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Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure · William Thomas Fernie — chapter 101 of 101 · ~264 words · public domain

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WOUNDS, to Heal. Adder's-tongue Fern . . . 188 Agrimony . . . 19 Anemone, Wood . . . 21 Balm . . . 40 Bugle . . . 510 Comfrey . . . 120 Cow-dung poultice . . . 126 Daisy . . . 145 Fern, Royal . . . 186 Figwort (gangrenous) . . . 51 Good King Henry . . . 228 Goosegrass . . . 238 Hemlock, Water . . . 252 House Leek . . . 275 Hyssop, green . . . 279 Marigold . . . 328 Marsh Mallow . . . 328 Pea . . . 416 Peppermint, apply . . . 342 Plantain, greater . . . 434 Potato flour . . . 445 Primrose salve . . . 418 Prunella, Selfheal . . . 510 Puff Ball powder (to stay bleeding) . . . 366 Resin (Honey) . . . 260 Rosemary, Wild . . . 474 Saint John's Wort oil (deep wounds) . . . 288 Sanicle . . . 509 Solomon's Seal . . . 525 Thymol . . . 564 Turnip poultice . . . 574 Tutsan . . . 290 Valerian . . . 584 Watercress poultice . . . 131 Woundwort, Hedge . . . 615 " Water . . . 616 Yarrow . . . 618

"Farewell, sweet flowers!--whose time is fitly spent For all delights of colour, and of scent: And after death for cures! May I my days with equal uses fill, Living to work some benefits: and still Having an end like yours!" Robert Herrick, 1650

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