Part 93

"The Eugh--obedient to the bender's will."

In olden times the Olitory, or Herb-garden, formed an important annex to all demesnes having any pretensions to completeness, and was under "My Lady's" special charge. In fact, the culture and preparing of Simples formed a part of every lady's education. "My Lord's" retainers and tenants, when out of sorts, were treated with these wholesome remedies, and were directed to find in Simples the cure for all ordinary ailments.

Good George Herbert, of Country Parson celebrity, taught, 1620:-- "In the knowledge of Simples, wherein the manifold wisdom of God is wonderfully to be seen, one thing should be carefully observed, which is, to know what herbs may be used instead of drugs of the same nature, and to make the garden the shop; for, home-bred medicines are both more easy for the Parson's purse, and more familiar for all men's bodies. So where the Apothecary useth either for loosing, Rhubarb, or for binding, Bole Armena; the Parson useth Damask, or White Roses for the one, and Plantain, Shepherd's Purse, or Knotgrass for the other: and that with better success. As for Spices, he doth not only prefer home-bred things before them, but condemns them for vanities, and so shuts them out of his family, esteeming that there is no spice comparable of herbs to Rosemary, Thyme, Savory, Mints: and of seeds to Fennel and Carraway. Accordingly for salves his wife seeks not the city, but prefers her garden and fields, before all outlandish gums. And, surely, Hyssop, Valerian, Mercury, Adder's tongue, Yarrow, Melilot, and St. John's Wort, made into a salve, and Elder, Camomile, Mallows, Comphrey, and Smallage, made into a poultice have done great, and rare cures!"

INDEX.

AGE, Old, to Promote. Agrimony, Hemp . . . 19 Apples . . . 27-31 Chamomile . . . 86 Chervil . . . 101 Cider . . . 81 Elder . . . 168 Fennel . . . 182 Fig . . . 196 Honey . . . 258 Lemon . . . 303 Mountain Ash . . . 350 Oat drink . . . 397 Orchis Salep . . . 405 Sage . . . 490 Sago . . . 155 Sea Holly (Eryngo) . . . 499 Sugar . . . 257

AGUE, and Intermittent Fever. Agrimony, Hemp . . . 19 Chestnut, Horse . . . 102 Cinquefoil, Creeping . . . 515 Cloves oil . . . 396 Feverfew . . . 193 Flag, Sweet . . . 202 Lemon . . . 302 Mercury, Dog's . . . 332 Nettle . . . 385 Parsley seed . . . 409 Parsnip, Wild . . . 414 Plantain, Ribwort . . . 435 Rush, sweet-scented . . . 480 Sage . . . 492 Skullcap, Greater . . . 517 Sunflower . . . 547-549 Verbena-vervain . . . 588 Woodsorrel . . . 611 Yarrow . . . 618

ALBUMINURIA, see URINE.

ANEURISM of Heart. Club moss . . . 115

ANTISEPTIC and Germ Destroying. Agrimony . . . 19 Angelica . . . 24 Camphor . . . 338 Carrot . . . 88 Centaury . . . 97 Cinnamon bark . . . 390 Clove . . . 395 Currant, Red, juice . . . 138 Elecampane . . . 173 Garlic . . . 215 Hop . . . 266 Juniper . . . 294 Mountain Ash jelly . . . 350 Mustard flour . . . 377 Onion tribe . . . 211 Orange . . . 403 Peppermint . . . 340 Rosemary . . . 473 Rue . . . 478 Sage . . . 490 Sorrel . . . 161 Tamarind . . . 551 Tansy . . . 554 Tar . . . 582 Thistle, Sow . . . 558 --Carline . . . 558 Thymol . . . 563 Tomato . . . 569 Wormwood . . . 355,612

APPETITE, to Improve. Asafetida (Garlic) . . . 220 Lettuce . . . 309 Orange . . . 403 Parsnip . . . 414 Samphire . . . 497 Sorrel . . . 161 Yarrow . . . 618

ASTHMA. Anise . . . 26 Bee propolis . . . 260 Cabbage, Red . . . 75 Coltsfoot (to smoke) . . . 118 Elder . . . 166 Elecampane candy . . . 173 Garlic . . . 215 Horehound, white . . . 267 Hyssop . . . 278 Mace . . . 395 Mullein . . . 361 Mustard, Hedge . . . 382 Nettle . . . 387 Onion tincture . . . 212 Pine, yellow (pillow) . . . 577 Primrose, Evening (with diarrhoea) . . . 450 Rosemary, wild (gouty) . . . 475 Sow Thistle . . . 559 Speedwell . . . 528 Vernal grass (Hay) . . . 241

ATROPHY and Wasting. Acorn (of children) . . . 16 Daisy (from youthful indiscretions) . . . 144 Dandelion . . . 151 Iceland Moss . . . 501 Truffle . . . 371 Vine (of young women) . . . 588

BACK, Injury to Spine. Saint John's Wort . . . 289

BILIOUS Disorders, and Jaundice. Agrimony . . . 18 Apple (sluggish liver) . . . 27 Asparagus . . . 37 Barberry . . . 42 Carrot . . . 89 Celandine, Greater . . . 99, 603 Chickweed . . . 106 Cinquefoil, Creeping . . . 516 Dandelion . . . 149 Egg . . . 150 Flag, blue (bilious sickness) . . . 199 Gooseberry, red . . . 225 Grape cure . . . 239, 588 Hemp Agrimony . . . 20 Hop . . . 264 Hyssop, Hedge . . . 280 Ivy cup (spleen congested) . . . 282 Knapweed . . . 296 Lemon juice . . . 301 Lime . . . 317 Marigold . . . 327 Mullein (with megrims) . . . 361 Orach . . . 229 Orange . . . 402 Parsnip, wild . . . 414 Radish tincture . . . 487 Samphire (spleen congested) . . . 498 Spindle . . . 531 Spleenwort fern . . . 190 Strawberry . . . 539 Succory (melancholy) . . . 541 Tamarind . . . 551 Thistle, Blessed . . . 558 --Milk . . . 557 Toadflax . . . 567 Tomato . . . 571 Water Pepper (with sore fundament) . . . 606 Woodruff . . . 609 Wormwood (with melancholy) . . . 612 Yew (severe) . . . 622

BLADDER, see Urine.

BLEEDING. Acorn . . . 17 Agaric, Oak (amadou) . . . 370 Bistort, great . . . 607 Bramble . . . 54 Burnet Saxifrage . . . 431 Cinnamon (from bowels) . . . 392 Comfrey . . . 120 Fern, Hart's tongue . . . 187 Goosegrass . . . 233 John's Wort, Saint . . . 288 Lavender, Sea (from kidney) . . . 300 Lemon . . . 303 Mistletoe (from womb) . . . 348 Moss, Iceland (from lungs) . . . 500 Nettle, White . . . 386 Periwinkle, Lesser . . . 428 Plantain, Water . . . 436 Puff-ball . . . 366 Quince . . . 454 Saffron (from nose) . . . 489 Sanicle . . . 509 Shepherd's Purse . . . 514 Sloe . . . 518 Strawberry (root and leaf) . . . 537 Tormentil . . . 573 Turpentine (from lungs, or kidneys) . . . 577 Yarrow (from nose) . . . 618

BLOODLESSNESS. Marigold, Marsh . . . 330

BOILS. Daisy . . . 144 Dock . . . 159 Fig . . . 196 Groundsel . . . 245 Honey . . . 259 Parsley, Stone . . . 413 Radish (carbuncle) . . . 457

BOWELS and Stomach. CATARRH-- Grape . . . 239 Quince seed . . . 452

BRAIN. TO STRENGTHEN-- Apple . . . 27 Balm . . . 41 Cress . . . 127 Oat . . . 154 Rosemary . . . 470 Sage . . . 491

CONGESTION OF-- Darnel (active) . . . 243 Lettuce, wild . . . 311 Saffron . . . 488

ANGRY EXCITABILITY-- Cat Mint . . . 345

BREAST. CANCER OF-- Goosegrass . . . 233 Marjoram . . . 332 Parsley . . . 411

SWOLLEN WITH MILK-- Parsley leaves . . . 409 Yarrow (sore nipples) . . . 618

BRONCHITIS. RECENT CATARRH-- Daffodil (children) . . . 143 Eyebright . . . 176 Fig . . . 197 Flax, Linseed . . . 263 Yarrow . . . 617

CHRONIC-- Angelica . . . 24 Anise (of children) . . . 25 Coltsfoot . . . 119 Elecampane . . . 174 Garlic . . . 215 Ginger . . . 392 Horehound, white . . . 267 Hyssop . . . 278 Ivy, Ground . . . 284 Mace . . . 395 Moon Daisy . . . 147 Mustard, white . . . 381 Onion . . . 210 Radish . . . 456 Rue compress . . . 477 Sow Thistle (wheezy) . . . 559 Sundew . . . 544 Tar . . . 581 Turpentine . . . 577 Yew . . . 622

BRUISES. Agrimony . . . 19 Bryony, white (black eye) . . . 66 Caraway poultice . . . 83 Chervil . . . 101 Comfrey . . . 120 Daisy . . . 145 Elder, Dwarf . . . 172 Fern, Royal . . . 186 Hyssop (black eye) . . . 279 Mullein oil . . . 362 Pea . . . 416 Shepherd's Purse . . . 513 Solomon's Seal (broken bones) . . . 525 Verjuice . . . 238 Vinegar poultice . . . 240 Yarrow . . . 618

BUGS, to Expel. Agaric . . . 369 Lavender . . . 297 Tansy . . . 553