Culpeper’s herbs and their planets

Every modern table that puts rosemary under the Sun and wormwood under Mars descends from one book: Nicholas Culpeper’s Complete Herbal of 1653, which gives each plant a governing planet in a paragraph headed Government and virtues. This page reads that sentence out of the book for every herb, cites the page, and checks it against the library’s 1814 printing. The planet links to Agrippa’s table of the same planet on the correspondences page, so the two authorities can be read against each other. Nothing here is summarised: the sentence is Culpeper’s.

• Adder’s Tongue Or Serpent’s TongueMoon, Saturnp. 9It is an herb under the dominion of the Moon and Cancer, and therefore if the weakness of the retentive faculty be caused by an evil influence of Saturn in any part of the body governed by the Moon, or under the dominion of Cancer, this herb cures it by sympathy: It cures these diseases after specified, in any part…1814 printing agrees, p. 8.
• AgrimonyJupiter, Saturn, Mars, Mercuryp. 11It is an herb under Jupiter, and the sign Cancer; and strengthens those parts under the planet and sign, and removes diseases in them by sympathy, and those under Saturn, Mars and Mercury by antipathy, if they happen in any part of the body governed by Jupiter, or under the signs Cancer, Sagitarius or Pisces, and…1814 printing, p. 9: “It is an herb —”
• Alehoof, Or Ground-IvyVenus, Marsp. 13It is an herb of Venus, and therefore cures the diseases she causes by sympathy, and those of Mars by antipathy; you may usually find it all the year long except the year be extremely frosty; it is quick, sharp, and bitter in taste, and is thereby found to be hot and dry; a singular herb for all inward wounds,…1814 printing agrees, p. 11.
• AlexanderJupiterp. 13It is an herb of Jupiter, and therefore friendly to nature, for it warms a cold stomach, and opens a stoppage of the liver and spleen; it is good to move women’s courses, to expel the afterbirth, to break wind, to provoke urine, and helps the stranguary; and these things the seeds will do likewise.1814 printing agrees, p. 12.
• AlkanetVenusp. 9It is an herb under the dominion of Venus, and indeed one of her darlings, though somewhat hard to come by.1814 printing agrees, p. 7.
• All-HealMarsp. 8It is under the dominion of Mars, hot, biting, and choleric; and remedies what evils Mars inflicts the body of man with, by sympathy, as vipers’ flesh attracts poison, and the loadstone iron.1814 printing agrees, p. 7.
• Amara DulcisMercuryp. 7It is under the planet Mercury, and a notable herb of his also, if it be rightly gathered under his influence.1814 printing agrees, p. 6.
• AmaranthusSaturn, Venus, Marsp. 18It is under the dominion of Saturn, and is an excellent qualifier of the unruly actions and passions of Venus, though Mars also should join with her.1814 printing agrees, p. 16.
• And FogwortMarsp. 65It is under the dominion of Mars, and behold here another verification of the learning of the ancients, viz. that the virtue of an herb may be known by its signature, as plainly appears in this; for if you dig up the root of it, you shall perceive the perfect image of the disease which they commonly call the piles.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• And Thousand-LealVenusp. 272It is under the influence of Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 259.
• And Whortle-BerriesJupiterp. 38They are under the dominion of Jupiter.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• AnemoneMarsp. 18It is under the dominion of Mars, being supposed to be a kind of Crow-foot.1814 printing agrees, p. 16.
• AngelicaSun, Moon, Jupiterp. 17It is an herb of the Sun in Leo; let it be gathered when he is there, the Moon applying to his good aspect; let it be gathered either in his hour, or in the hour of Jupiter, let Sol be angular; observe the like in gathering the herbs of other planets, and you may happen to do wonders.1814 printing agrees, p. 14.
• ArchangelVenusp. 21… The chief use of them is for women, it being a herb of Venus.1814 printing, p. 18: “| The Archangels are somewhat hot and drier than the stinging Nettles, and used with better success for the stopping and hardness of the spleen, than they, by using the decoction of the herb in wine, and afterwards applying the herb hot into the region of the spleen as a plaister, or the decoction”
• Arrach, Wild And StinkingMoonp. 19Stinking Arrach is used as a remedy to women pained, and almost strangled with the mother, by smelling to it; but inwardly taken there is no better remedy under the moon for that disease.1814 printing, p. 17: “| Stinking Ar—”
• ArssmartMars, Saturnp. 21As the virtue of both these is various, so is also their government; for that which is hot and biting, is under the dominion of Mars, but Saturn, challenges the other, as appears by that leaden coloured spot he hath placed upon the leaf.1814 printing agrees, p. 19.
• ArtichokesVenusp. 124They are under the dominion of Venus, and therefore it is no marvel if they provoke lust, as indeed they do, being somewhat windy meat; and yet they stay the involuntary course of natural seed in man, which is commonly called nocturnal pollutions.1814 printing, p. 114: “They are un-”
• AsarabaccaMarsp. 23It is a plant under the dominion of Mars, and therefore inimical to nature.1814 printing agrees, p. 20.
• Ash TreeSunp. 24It is governed by the Sun: and the young tender tops, with the leaves, taken inwardly, and some of them outwardly applied, are singularly good against the bitings of viper, adder, or any other venomous beast; and the water distilled therefrom being taken, a small quantity every morning fasting, is a singular…1814 printing agrees, p. 22.
• BalmJupiterp. 27It is an herb of Jupiter, and under Cancer, and strengthens nature much in all its actions.1814 printing agrees, p. 23.
• BarberryMarsp. 28Mars owns the shrub, and presents it to the use of my countrymen to purge their bodies of choler.1814 printing agrees, p. 25.
• BarleySaturnp. 28It is a notable plant of Saturn: if you view diligently its effects by sympathy and antipathy, you may easily perceive a reason of them, as also why barley bread is so unwholesome for melancholy people.1814 printing agrees, p. 25.
• BeansVenusp. 31They are plants of Venus, and the distilled water of the flower of garden beans is good to clean the face and skin from spots and wrinkles, and the meal or flour of them, or the small beans doth the same.1814 printing agrees, p. 28.
• BeetsSaturn, Jupiterp. 34The government of these two sorts of Beets are far different; the red Beet being under Saturn and the white under Jupiter; therefore take the virtues of them apart, each by itself.1814 printing, p. 30: “The”
• Bird’s FootSaturnp. 39They belong to Saturn and are of a drying, binding quality, and thereby very good to be used in wound drinks, as also to apply outwardly for the same purpose.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Bishop’s-WeedVenusp. 39It is hot and dry in the third degree, of a bitter taste, and somewhat sharp withal; it provokes lust to purpose; I suppose Venus owns it.1814 printing, p. 36: “It is hot and”
• Bistort, Or SnakeweedSaturnp. 40It belongs to Saturn, and is in operation cold and dry; both the leaves and roots have a powerful faculty to resist all poison.1814 printing agrees, p. 37.
• Black CressesMarsp. 83It is a plant of a hot and biting nature, under the dominion of Mars.1814 printing agrees, p. 76.
• Black HelleboreSaturnp. 131It is an herb of Saturn, and therefore no marvel if it has some sullen conditions with it, and would be far safer, being purified by the art of the alchymist than given raw.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• BlitesVenusp. 43… They are all under the dominion of Venus.1814 printing, p. 39: “They are all —”
• Blue-BottleSaturnp. 45As they are naturally cold, dry, and binding, so they are under the dominion of Saturn.1814 printing agrees, p. 41.
• Borage And BuglossJupiterp. 44They are all three herbs of Jupiter and under Leo, all great cordials, and great strengtheners of nature.1814 printing agrees, p. 40.
• Brank UrsineMoonp. 46It is an excellent plant under the dominion of the Moon;1814 printing agrees, p. 42.
• Briony, Or Wild VineMarsp. 47They are furious martial plants.1814 printing agrees, p. 43.
• Brook Lime, Or Water-PimpernelMarsp. 48It is a hot and biting martial plant.1814 printing, p. 44: “It is a hot and”
• Broom, And Broom-Rapeno planet namedp. 49The juice or decoction of the young branches, or seed, or the powder of the seed taken in drink purges downwards, and draws phlegmatic and watery humours from the joints; whereby it helps the dropsy, gout, sciatica, and pains of the hips and joints; it also provokes strong vomits, and helps the pains of the sides,…1814 printing, p. 45: “The juice or”
• Buck’s HornSaturnp. 50This is also under the dominion of Saturn; the virtues are held to be the same as Buck’s-horn Plaintain, and therefore by all authors it is joined with it.1814 printing agrees, p. 46.
• Buck’s-Horn PlantainSaturnp. 50It is under the dominion of Saturn, and is of a gallant, drying, and binding quality.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• BugleVenusp. 51This herb belongs to Dame Venus: If the virtues of it makes you fall in love with it (as they will if you be wise) keep a syrup of it to take inwardly, an ointment and plaister of it to use outwardly, always by you.1814 printing agrees, p. 47.
• Burnet SaxifrageMoonp. 230They are both of them herbs of the Moon.1814 printing agrees, p. 217.
• Butcher’s BroomMarsp. 48It is a plant of Mars, being of a gallant cleansing and opening quality.1814 printing, p. 45: heading found, the governing sentence not read by the OCR.
• Cabbages And ColewortsMoonp. 56… The Moon challenges the dominion of this herb.1814 printing, p. 51: “The Cabbages or Coleworts boiled gently in broth, and eaten, do open the body, but the second decoction doth bind the body.”
• Calamint, Or Mountain-MintMercuryp. 58It is an herb of Mercury, and a strong one too, therefore excellent good in all afflictions of the brain.1814 printing agrees, p. 53.
• Campion, WildSaturnp. 61They belong to Saturn, and it is found by experience, that the decoction of the herb, either in white or red wine being drank, doth stay inward bleedings, and applied outwardly it does the like; and being drank, helps to expel urine, being stopped, and gravel and stone in the reins and kidneys.1814 printing agrees, p. 56.
• Carduus BenedictusMarsp. 61It is an herb of Mars, and under the sign of Aries.1814 printing agrees, p. 56.
• CarrawayMercuryp. 62This is also a Mercurial plant.1814 printing agrees, p. 57.
• CarrotsMercuryp. 62Wild Carrots belong to Mercury, and therefore break wind, and remove stitches in the sides, provoke urine and women’s courses, and helps to break and expel the stone; the seed also of the same works the like effect, and is good for the dropsy, and those whose bellies are swelling with wind; helps the cholic, the…1814 printing agrees, p. 57.
• CelandineSun, Moonp. 64This is an herb of the Sun, and under the Celestial Lion, and is one of the best cures for the eyes; for, all that know any thing in astrology, know that the eyes are subject to the luminaries; let it then be gathered when the Sun is in Leo, and the Moon in Aries, applying to this time; let Leo arise, then may you…1814 printing, p. 58, reads it differently: “This is an herb of the Sun, and under the celestial Lion, and is one of the best cures for the eyes;”
• Chervilno planet namedp. 70The garden Chervil being eaten, doth moderately warm the stomach, and is a certain remedy (saith Tragus) to dissolve congealed or clotted blood in the body, or that which is clotted by bruises, falls, &c.1814 printing, p. 64: heading found, the governing sentence not read by the OCR.
• Chick-Pease, Or CicersVenusp. 72They are both under the dominion of Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 66.
• ChickweedMoonp. 71It is a fine soft pleasing herb under the dominion of the Moon.1814 printing agrees, p. 65.
• CivesMarsp. 74I confess I had not added these, had it not been for a country gentleman, who by a letter certified me, that amongst other herbs, I had left these out; they are indeed a kind of leeks, hot and dry in the fourth degree as they are, and so under the dominion of Mars;1814 printing, p. 68, reads it differently: “It is under the — dominion of the Moon.”
• Clary, Or More Properly Clear-EyeMoonp. 74It is under the dominion of the Moon.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• CleaversMoonp. 76It is under the dominion of the Moon.1814 printing, p. 69: “It is under the”
• Clove GilliflowersJupiterp. 117They are gallant, fine, temperate flowers, of the nature and under the dominion of Jupiter; yea, so temperate, that no excess, neither in heat, cold, dryness, nor moisture, can be perceived in them; they are great strengtheners both of the brain and heart, and will therefore serve either for cordials or cephalics,…1814 printing, p. 107: “They are gallant, fine, temperate flowers, of the nature”
• Clown’s WoodsSaturnp. 76It is under the dominion of the planet Saturn.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• ColtsfootVenusp. 78The plant is under Venus, the fresh leaves or juice, or a syrup thereof is good for a hot dry cough, or wheezing, and shortness of breath.1814 printing agrees, p. 72.
• ColumbinesVenusp. 77It is also an herb of Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 71.
• ComfreySaturnp. 79This is an herb of Saturn, and I suppose under the sign Capricorn, cold, dry, and earthy in quality.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• CoralwortMoonp. 80It is under the dominion of the Moon.1814 printing agrees, p. 74.
• Cow ParsnipsMercuryp. 184Mercury hath the dominion over them.1814 printing agrees, p. 170.
• Cowslips, Or PeaglesVenusp. 82Venus lays claim to this herb as her own, and it is under the sign Aries, and our city dames know well enough the ointment or distilled water of it adds beauty, or at least restores it when it is lost.1814 printing agrees, p. 75.
• Crab’s ClawsVenusp. 83It is a plant under the dominion of Venus, and therefore a great strengthener of the reins; it is excellently good for inflammation which is commonly called St.1814 printing agrees, p. 76.
• CrosswortSaturnp. 85It is under the dominion of Saturn.1814 printing agrees, p. 78.
• CrowfootMarsp. 86This fiery and hot-spirited herb of Mars is no way fit to be given inwardly, but an ointment of the leaves or flowers will draw a blister, and may be so fitly applied to the nape of the neck to draw back rheum from the eyes.1814 printing agrees, p. 79.
• Cuckow-PointMarsp. 87It is under the dominion of Mars.1814 printing agrees, p. 80.
• CucumbersMoonp. 88THERE is no dispute to be made, but that they are under the dominion of the Moon, though they are so much cried out against for their coldness, and if they were but one degree colder they would be poison.1814 printing agrees, p. 81.
• Cudweed, Or CottonweedVenusp. 82Venus is Lady of it.1814 printing agrees, p. 75.
• DaisiesVenusp. 88The herb is under the sign Cancer, and under the dominion of Venus, and therefore excellently good for wounds in the breast, and very fitting to be kept both in oils, ointments, and plaisters, as also in syrup.1814 printing agrees, p. 81.
• Dandelion, Vulgarly Called Piss-A-BedsJupiterp. 89It is under the dominion of Jupiter.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• DarnelSaturnp. 90It is a malicious part of sullen Saturn.1814 printing agrees, p. 83.
• Devil’s-BitVenusp. 91The plant is venereal, pleasing, and harmless.1814 printing, p. 490: heading found, the governing sentence not read by the OCR.
• DillMercuryp. 90Mercury has the dominion of this plant, and therefore to be sure it strengthens the brain.1814 printing agrees, p. 83.
• DockJupiterp. 92All Docks are under Jupiter, of which the Red Dock, which is commonly called Bloodwort, cleanses the blood, and strengthens the liver; but the yellow Dock-root is best to be taken when either the blood or liver is affected by choler.1814 printing agrees, p. 84.
• Dog MercuryMercury, Venusp. 162Mercury, they say, owns the herb, but I rather think it is Venus’s, and I am partly confident of it too, for I never heard that Mercury ever minded women’s business so much: I believe he minds his study more.1814 printing, p. 150, reads it differently: “Mercury, they””
• Dog’s-Grass, Or Cough GrassJupiterp. 94’Tis under the dominion of Jupiter, and is the most medicinal of all the Quick-grasses.1814 printing agrees, p. 86.
• Dove’s-Foot, Or Crane’s-BillMarsp. 94It is a very gentle, though martial plant.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Down, Or Cotton-ThistleMarsp. 95Mars owns the plant, and manifest to the world, that though it may hurt your finger, it will help your body; for I fancy it much for the ensuing virtues.1814 printing agrees, p. 88.
• DragonsMarsp. 96The plant is under the dominion of Mars, and therefore it would be a wonder if it should want some obnoxious quality or other: In all herbs of that quality, the safest way is either to distil the herb in an alembick, in what vehicle you please, or else to press out the juice, and distil that in a glass still, in sand.1814 printing agrees, p. 88.
• Duck’s MeatMoonp. 95Cancer claims the herb, and the Moon will be Lady of it; a word is enough to a wise man.1814 printing agrees, p. 87.
• Earth ChesnutsVenusp. 71They are something hot and dry in quality, under the dominion of Venus, they provoke lust exceedingly, and stir up to those sports she is mistress of; the seed is excellent good to provoke urine; and so also is the root, but it doth not perform it so forcibly as the seed doth.1814 printing agrees, p. 64.
• ElecampaneMercuryp. 100It is a plant under the dominion of Mercury.1814 printing agrees, p. 91.
• EndiveJupiterp. 98It is a fine cooling, cleansing, jovial plant.1814 printing agrees, p. 90.
• English TobaccoMarsp. 245It is a martial plant.1814 printing agrees, p. 230.
• Eringo, Or Sea-HollyVenusp. 101The plant is venereal, and breeds seed exceedingly, and strengthens the spirit procreative; it is hot and moist, and under the celestial Balance.1814 printing agrees, p. 92.
• EyebrightSunp. 101It is under the sign of the Lion, and Sol claims dominion over it.1814 printing agrees, p. 93.
• FennelMercuryp. 105… I suppose the reason of its benefit this way is because it is an herb of Mercury, and under Virgo, and therefore bears antipathy to Pisces.1814 printing agrees, p. 96.
• FernMercuryp. 102It is under the dominion of Mercury, both Male and Female.1814 printing agrees, p. 94.
• FetchVenusp. 77It is under the dominion of Venus.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Feverfew Or FeatherfewVenusp. 104Venus commands this herb, and has commended it to succour her sisters (women) and to be a general strengthener of their wombs, and remedy such infirmities as a careless midwife hath there caused if they will but be pleased to make use of her herb boiled in white wine, and drink the decoction; it cleanses the womb,…1814 printing agrees, p. 94.
• Fig-Wort, Or Throat-WortVenus, Moonp. 107Some Latin authors call it Cervicaria, because it is appropriated to the neck; and we Throat-wort, because it is appropriated to the throat. Venus owns the herb, and the Celestial Bull will not deny it; therefore a better remedy cannot be for the king’s evil, because the Moon that rules the disease, is exalted there.1814 printing, p. 97: “| Some Latin authors call it Cervicaria, because it is appropriated to the neck; and we Throat-”
• Filipendula, Or Drop-WortVenusp. 107It is under the dominion of Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 98.
• Five-Fingered GrassJupiterp. 73This is an herb of Jupiter, and therefore strengthens the part of the body it rules; let Jupiter be angular and strong when it is gathered; and if you give but a scruple (which is but twenty grains,) of it at a time, either in white wine, or in white wine vinegar, you shall very seldom miss the cure of an ague, be…1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Flax-Weed, Or Toad-FlaxMarsp. 109Mars owns the herb: In Sussex we call it Gallwort, and lay it in our chicken’s water to cure them of the gall; it relieves them when they are drooping.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Flea-WortSaturnp. 110The herb is cold, and dry, and saturnine.1814 printing agrees, p. 101.
• Flower-De-Luceno planet namedp. 112The herb is Luner.1814 printing, p. 102: “The herb is — Lunar.”
• FlowersMoonp. 149It is an herb of the Moon, and under the sign Cancer; neither do I know a better preserver of the sight when it is well, nor a better cure for sore eyes than Eyebright, taken inwardly, and this used outwardly; it is cold in quality.1814 printing, p. 314: heading found, the governing sentence not read by the OCR.
• Fluellin, Or LluellinMoonp. 113It is a Lunar herb.1814 printing agrees, p. 104.
• Flux-WeedSaturnp. 111This herb is saturnine also.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Fox-GloveVenusp. 114The plant is under the dominion of Venus, being of a gentle cleansing nature, and withal very friendly to nature.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• French BeansVenusp. 32These also belong to Dame Venus, and being dried and beat to powder, are as great strengtheners of the kidneys as any are; neither is there a better remedy than it; a dram at a time taken in white wine to prevent the stone, or to cleanse the kidneys of gravel or stoppage.1814 printing agrees, p. 29.
• FumitorySaturnp. 115Saturn owns the herb, and presents it to the world as a cure for his own disease, and a strengthener of the parts of the body he rules.1814 printing agrees, p. 105.
• Garden ArrachMoonp. 19It is under the government of the Moon; in quality cold and moist like unto her.1814 printing agrees, p. 16.
• Garden Bazil, Or Sweet Bazilno planet namedp. 29This is the herb which all authors are together by the ears about, and rail at one another (like lawyers).1814 printing, p. 26: “| This is the herb which all authors are together by the ears about, and rail at one another (like lawyers.) Galen and Dioscorides hold it not fit to be taken inwardly; and Chrysippus rails at it with downright Billingsgate rhetoric;”
• Garden TansyVenusp. 246Dame Venus was minded to pleasure women with child by this herb, for there grows not an herb, fitter for their use than this is; it is just as though it were cut out for the purpose.1814 printing agrees, p. 232.
• Garden ValerianMercuryp. 256This is under the influence of Mercury.1814 printing agrees, p. 242.
• Garden-RueSunp. 220It is an herb of the Sun, and under Leo.1814 printing agrees, p. 205.
• GarlickMarsp. 116Mars owns this herb.1814 printing agrees, p. 106.
• Gentian, Felwort, Or BaldmonyMarsp. 117They are under the dominion of Mars, and one of the principal herbs he is ruler of.1814 printing, p. 107: “They are un-”
• GermanderMercuryp. 118It is a most prevalent herb of Mercury, and strengthens the brain and apprehension exceedingly when weak, and relieves them when drooping.1814 printing agrees, p. 108.
• Golden RodVenusp. 120Venus claims the herb, and therefore to be sure it respects beauty lost.1814 printing agrees, p. 110.
• Gooseberry BushVenusp. 121They are under the dominion of Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 112.
• Gout-Wort, Or Herb GerrardSaturnp. 120Saturn rules it.1814 printing agrees, p. 110.
• GromelVenus, Marsp. 121The herb belongs to Dame Venus; and therefore if Mars cause the cholic or stone, as usually he doth, if in Virgo, this is your cure.1814 printing agrees, p. 111.
• Ground Pine, Or ChamepitysMarsp. 195Mars owns the herb.1814 printing agrees, p. 180.
• GroundselVenus, Sunp. 122This herb is Venus’s mistress-piece, and is as gallant and universal a medicine for all diseases coming of heat, in what part of the body soever they be, as the sun shines upon; it is very safe and friendly to the body of man: yet causes vomiting if the stomach be afflicted; if not, purging: and it doth it with…1814 printing agrees, p. 113.
• Hart’s-TongueJupiterp. 124Jupiter claims dominion over this herb, therefore it is a singular remedy for the liver, both to strengthen it when weak, and ease it when afflicted, you shall do well to keep it in a syrup all the year;1814 printing agrees, p. 114.
• Hawk-WeedSaturnp. 126Saturn owns it.1814 printing agrees, p. 116.
• HawthornMarsp. 126It is a tree of Mars.1814 printing agrees, p. 117.
• Hazel-NutMercuryp. 124They are under the dominion of Mercury.1814 printing agrees, p. 115.
• Heart TrefoilSunp. 255It is under the dominion of the Sun, and if it were used, it would be found as great a strengthener of the heart, and cherisher of the vital spirits as grows, relieving the body against fainting and swoonings, fortifying it against poison and pestilence, defending the heart against the noisome vapours of the spleen.1814 printing agrees, p. 241.
• Heart’s-EaseSaturnp. 123The herb is really saturnine, something cold, viscous, and slimy.1814 printing agrees, p. 114.
• Hedge HyssopMarsp. 130They are herbs of Mars, and as choleric and churlish as he is, being most violent purges, especially of choler and phlegm.1814 printing, p. 120: “| They are”
• HemlockSaturnp. 127Saturn claims dominion over this herb, yet I wonder why it may not be applied to the privities in a Priapism, or continual standing of the yard, it being very beneficial to that disease;1814 printing agrees, p. 117.
• HempSaturnp. 128It is a plant of Saturn, and good for something else, you see, than to make halters only.1814 printing agrees, p. 118.
• HenbaneJupiter, Saturnp. 129I wonder how astrologers could take on them to make this an herb of Jupiter; and yet Mizaldus, a man of a penetrating brain, was of that opinion as well as the rest; the herb is indeed under the dominion of Saturn, and I prove it by this argument: All the herbs which delight most to grow in saturnine places, are…1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• HerbJupiterp. 81It is under the dominion of Jupiter.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Herb BonetJupiterp. 26It is governed by Jupiter, and that gives hopes of a wholesome healthful herb.1814 printing agrees, p. 23.
• Herb RobertVenusp. 131It is under the dominion of Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 122.
• Herb True-Love, Or One-BerryVenusp. 132Venus owns it; the leaves or berries hereof are effectual to expel poison of all sorts, especially that of the aconites; as also, the plague, and other pestilential disorders;1814 printing agrees, p. 123.
• Holly, Holm, Or Hulver BushSaturnp. 138The tree is Saturnine.1814 printing agrees, p. 128.
• HopsMarsp. 134It is under the dominion of Mars.1814 printing agrees, p. 124.
• HorehoundMercuryp. 135It is an herb of Mercury.1814 printing agrees, p. 125.
• HorsetailSaturnp. 136The herb belongs to Saturn, yet is very harmless, and excellently good for the things following: Horsetail, the smoother rather than the rough, and the leaves rather than the bare, is most physical.1814 printing agrees, p. 126.
• Hound’s TongueMercuryp. 137It is a plant under the dominion of Mercury.1814 printing agrees, p. 127.
• Houseleek Or SengreenJupiterp. 136It is an herb of Jupiter, and it is reported by Mezaldus, to preserve what it grows upon from fire and lightning.1814 printing agrees, p. 126.
• HyssopJupiterp. 133The herb is Jupiter’s, and the sign Cancer.1814 printing agrees, p. 123.
• IvySaturnp. 139It is under the dominion of Saturn.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Juniper BushSunp. 140This admirable solar shrub is scarce to be paralleled for its virtues.1814 printing agrees, p. 130.
• KnapweedSaturnp. 142Saturn challenges the herb for his own.1814 printing agrees, p. 131.
• KnotgrassSaturn, Sunp. 142Saturn seems to me to own the herb, and yet some hold the Sun; out of doubt ’tis Saturn.1814 printing agrees, p. 132.
• Ladies Bed-StrawVenusp. 33They are both herbs of Venus, and therefore strengthening the parts both internal and external, which she rules.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Ladies-Smock, Or Cuckow-FlowerMoonp. 145They are under the dominion of the Moon, and very little inferior to Water Cresses in all their operations; they are excellently good for the scurvy, they provoke urine, and break the stone, and excellently warm a cold and weak stomach, restoring lost appetite, and help digestion.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Ladies’ MantleVenusp. 143Venus claims the herb as her own.1814 printing agrees, p. 133.
• LavenderMercuryp. 144Mercury owns the herb; and it carries his effects very potently.1814 printing agrees, p. 133.
• Lavender-CottonMercuryp. 144It is under the dominion of Mercury.1814 printing agrees, p. 134.
• LettuceMoon, Mars, Sunp. 145The Moon owns them, and that is the reason they cool and moisten what heat and dryness Mars causeth, because Mars has his fall in Cancer; and they cool the heat because the Sun rules it, between whom and the Moon is a reception in the generation of men, as you may see in my Guide for Women.1814 printing agrees, p. 135.
• LiquoriceMercuryp. 147It is under the dominion of Mercury.1814 printing agrees, p. 137.
• LiverwortJupiterp. 148It is under the dominion of Jupiter, and under the sign Cancer.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Loosestrife Or Willow-Herbno planet namedp. 148This herb is good for all manner of bleeding at the mouth, nose, or wounds, and all fluxes of the belly, and the bloody-flux, given either to drink or taken by clysters; it stays also the abundance of women’s courses; it is a singular good wound-herb for green wounds, to stay the bleeding, and quickly close…1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• LovageSunp. 150It is an herb of the Sun, under the sign Taurus.1814 printing agrees, p. 139.
• LungwortJupiterp. 150Jupiter seems to own this herb.1814 printing agrees, p. 140.
• MadderMarsp. 151It is an herb of Mars.1814 printing agrees, p. 141.
• Male And Female PeonySunp. 191It is an herb of the Sun, and under the Lion.1814 printing agrees, p. 176.
• Mallows And MarshmallowsVenusp. 154Venus owns them both.1814 printing agrees, p. 143.
• Maple TreeJupiterp. 155IT is under the dominion of Jupiter.1814 printing agrees, p. 144.
• MarigoldsSunp. 157It is an herb of the Sun, and under Leo.1814 printing agrees, p. 146.
• MasterwortMarsp. 158It is an herb of Mars.1814 printing agrees, p. 147.
• Meadow Trefoil, Or HoneysucklesMercuryp. 254Mercury hath dominion over the common sort.1814 printing agrees, p. 240.
• Meadow-Rueno planet namedp. 219Dioscorides saith, That this herb bruised and applied, perfectly heals old sores, and the distilled water of the herb and flowers doth the like.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Mellilot, Or King’s Claverno planet namedp. 160Melilot, boiled in wine, and applied, mollifies all hard tumours and inflammations that happen in the eyes, or other parts of the body, and sometimes the yolk of a roasted egg, or fine flour, or poppy seed, or endive, is added unto it.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• MintVenusp. 163It is an herb of Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 151.
• MisseltoSun, Jupiterp. 165This is under the dominion of the Sun, I do not question; and can also take for granted, that which grows upon oaks, participates something of the nature of Jupiter, because an oak is one of his trees; as also that which grows upon pear trees, and apple trees, participates something of his nature, because he rules…1814 printing agrees, p. 153.
• Mithridate MustardMarsp. 250Both of them are herbs of Mars.1814 printing agrees, p. 236.
• Moneywort, Or Herb TwopenceVenusp. 166Venus owns it.1814 printing agrees, p. 154.
• MoonwortMoonp. 166The Moon owns the herb.1814 printing agrees, p. 154.
• MossesSaturnp. 167All sorts of Mosses are under the dominion of Saturn.1814 printing, p. 155: “All sorts of |”
• MotherwortVenusp. 168Venus owns the herb, and it is under Leo.1814 printing agrees, p. 156.
• Mouse-EarMoonp. 169The Moon owns this herb also; and though authors cry out upon Alchymists, for attempting to fix quicksilver by this herb and Moonwort, a Roman would not have judged a thing by the success; if it be to be fixed at all, it is by lunar influence.1814 printing agrees, p. 157.
• MugwortVenusp. 170This is an herb of Venus, therefore maintains the parts of the body she rules, remedies the diseases of the parts that are under her signs, Taurus and Libra.1814 printing agrees, p. 158.
• MulleinSaturnp. 171It is under the dominion of Saturn.1814 printing agrees, p. 159.
• MustardMarsp. 173It is an excellent sauce for such whose blood wants clarifying, and for weak stomachs, being an herb of Mars, but naught for choleric people, though as good for such as are aged, or troubled with cold diseases.1814 printing agrees, p. 160.
• Nailwort, Or Whitlow-Grassno planet namedp. 174It is held to be exceedingly good for those imposthumes in the joints, and under the nails, which they call Whitlows, Felons, Andicorns and Nail-wheals.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Nep, Or CatmintVenusp. 175It is an herb of Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 162.
• NettlesMarsp. 176This is also an herb Mars claims dominion over.1814 printing agrees, p. 163.
• One BladeSunp. 179It is a precious herb of the Sun.1814 printing agrees, p. 166.
• One-BladeSunp. 42It is a herb of the Sun, and therefore cordial; half a dram, or a dram at most, of the root hereof in powder taken in wine and vinegar, of each a little quantity, and the party presently laid to sweat, is held to be a sovereign remedy for those that are infected with the plague, and have a sore upon them, by…1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• OnionsMarsp. 180Mars owns them, and they have gotten this quality, to draw any corruption to them, for if you peel one, and lay it upon a dunghill, you shall find it rotten in half a day, by drawing putrefaction to it; then, being bruised and applied to a plague sore, it is very probable it will do the like.1814 printing agrees, p. 166.
• Or Wall PennywortVenusp. 141Venus challenges the herb under Libra.1814 printing agrees, p. 131.
• OrchisVenusp. 179They are hot and moist in operation, under the dominion of Dame Venus, and provoke lust exceedingly, which, they say, the dried and withered roots do restrain.1814 printing agrees, p. 166.
• OrpineMoonp. 181The Moon owns the herb, and he that knows but her exaltaration, knows what I say is true.1814 printing agrees, p. 167.
• Osmond Royal, Or Water FernSaturnp. 103Saturn owns the plant.1814 printing agrees, p. 94.
• Other DoddersSaturnp. 93All Dodders are under Saturn.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Our Lady’s ThistleJupiterp. 249Our Lady’s Thistle is under Jupiter, and thought to be as effectual as Carduus Benedictus for agues, and to prevent and cure the infection of the plague: as also to open the obstructions of the liver and spleen, and thereby is good against the jaundice.1814 printing agrees, p. 234.
• ParsleyMercuryp. 182It is under the dominion of Mercury; is very comfortable to the stomach; helps to provoke urine and women’s courses, to break wind both in the stomach and bowels, and doth a little open the body, but the root much more.1814 printing agrees, p. 168.
• ParsnipsVenusp. 183The garden Parsnips are under Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 169.
• Pellitory Of SpainMercuryp. 187It is under the government of Mercury, and I am persuaded it is one of the best purgers of the brain that grows.1814 printing agrees, p. 173.
• Pellitory Of The WallMercuryp. 188It is under the dominion of Mercury.1814 printing agrees, p. 174.
• PennyroyalVenusp. 189The herb is under Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 175.
• Pepperwort, Or DittanderMarsp. 192Here is another martial herb for you, make much of it.1814 printing, p. 177: “| Here is an-”
• PeriwinkleVenusp. 192Venus owns this herb, and saith, That the leaves eaten by man and wife together, cause love between them.1814 printing agrees, p. 178.
• PimpernelSunp. 194It is a gallant solar herb, of a cleansing attractive quality, whereby it draws forth thorns or splinters, or other such like things gotten into the flesh; and put up into the nostrils, purges the head; and Galen saith also, they have a drying faculty, whereby they are good to solder the lips of wounds, and to…1814 printing, p. 179: heading found, the governing sentence not read by the OCR.
• PlantainMars, Venusp. 195It is true, Misaldus and others, yea, almost all astrology-physicians, hold this to be an herb of Mars, because it cures the diseases of the head and privities, which are under the houses of Mars, Aries, and Scorpio: The truth is, it is under the command of Venus, and cures the head by antipathy to Mars, and the…1814 printing agrees, p. 181.
• PlumsVenusp. 197All Plums are under Venus, and are like women, some better, and some worse.1814 printing agrees, p. 182.
• Polypody Of The OakSaturnp. 198Polypodium of the Oak, that which grows upon the earth is best; it is an herb of Saturn, to purge melancholy; if the humour be otherwise, chuse your Polypodium accordingly.1814 printing agrees, p. 183.
• PoppyMoonp. 201The herb is Lunar, and of the juice of it is made opium; only for lucre of money they cheat you, and tell you it is a kind of tear, or some such like thing, that drops from Poppies when they weep, and that is somewhere beyond the seas, I know not where beyond the Moon.1814 printing, p. 186: heading found, the governing sentence not read by the OCR.
• Prickly Asparagus, Or SperageJupiterp. 24They are both under the dominion of Jupiter.1814 printing agrees, p. 21.
• PrivetMoonp. 203The Moon is lady of this.1814 printing agrees, p. 189.
• PurslainMoonp. 202’Tis an herb of the Moon.1814 printing agrees, p. 188.
• Raddish, Or Horse-RaddishMarsp. 206They are both under Mars.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• RagwortVenusp. 207Ragwort is under the command of Dame Venus, and cleanses, digests, and discusses.1814 printing agrees, p. 192.
• Rattle GrassMoonp. 207They are both of them under the dominion of the Moon.1814 printing agrees, p. 193.
• Rest Harrow, Or CammockMarsp. 208It is under the dominion of Mars.1814 printing agrees, p. 194.
• RhubarbMarsp. 217Mars claims predominancy over all these wholesome herbs: You cry out upon him for an unfortunate, when God created him for your good (only he is angry with fools.) What dishonour is this, not to Mars, but to God himself.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• RocketMarsp. 209The wild Rockets are forbidden to be used alone, in regard their sharpness fumes into the head, causing aches and pains therein, and are less hurtful to hot and choleric persons, for fear of inflaming their blood, and therefore for such we may say a little doth but a little harm, for angry Mars rules them, and he…1814 printing agrees, p. 194.
• Rosa Solis, Or Sun DewSunp. 212The Sun rules it, and it is under the sign Cancer.1814 printing agrees, p. 199.
• RosemarySunp. 214The Sun claims privilege in it, and it is under the celestial Ram.1814 printing agrees, p. 200.
• RosesJupiter, Venus, Moonp. 211What a pother have authors made with Roses! What a racket have they kept? I shall add, red Roses are under Jupiter, Damask under Venus, White under the Moon, and Provence under the King of France.1814 printing agrees, p. 195.
• Rushesno planet namedp. 221The seed of the soft Rushes, (saith Dioscorides and Galen, toasted, saith Pliny) being drank in wine and water, stays the lask and women’s courses, when they come down too abundantly: but it causes head-ache; it provokes sleep likewise, but must be given with caution.1814 printing, p. 208: “| The seed of the soft Rushes, (saith Dioscorides and Galen, toasted, saith Pliny) being drank in wine and water, stays the lask and women’s courses, when they come down too abundantly: but it causes head-ache; it provokes sleep likewise, but must be given with caution.”
• Ryeno planet namedp. 222Rye is more digesting than wheat; the bread and the leaven thereof ripens and breaks imposthumes, boils, and other swellings: The meal of Rye put between a double cloth, and moistened with a little vinegar, and heated in a pewter dish, set over a chafing dish of coals, and bound fast to the head while it is hot,…1814 printing, p. 209: “| Rye is more digesting than wheat; the bread and the leaven thereof ripens and breaks imposthumes, boils, and other swellings: The meal of Rye put between a double cloth, and moistened with a little vinegar, and heated in a pewter dish, set over a chafing dish of coals, and bound fast to the head”
• SaffronSunp. 222It is an herb of the Sun, and under the Lion, and therefore you need not demand a reason why it strengthens the heart so exceedingly.1814 printing agrees, p. 209.
• SageJupiterp. 223Jupiter claims this, and bids me tell you, it is good for the liver, and to breed blood.1814 printing agrees, p. 210.
• SamphireJupiterp. 226It is an herb of Jupiter, and was in former times wont to be used more than now it is; the more is the pity.1814 printing agrees, p. 212.
• SanicleVenus, Marsp. 226This is one of Venus’s herbs, to cure the wounds or mischiefs Mars inflicts upon the body of man.1814 printing, p. 213: “This is one”
• Sauce-Alone, Or Jack-By-The-Hedge-SideMercuryp. 228It is an herb of Mercury.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• SavineMarsp. 229It is under the dominion of Mars, being hot and dry in the third degree, and being of exceeding clean parts, is of a very digesting quality.1814 printing agrees, p. 215.
• Scabious, Three SortsMercuryp. 232Mercury owns the plant.1814 printing agrees, p. 218.
• Sciatica CressesSaturnp. 84It is a Saturnine plant.1814 printing agrees, p. 77.
• ScurvygrassJupiterp. 233It is an herb of Jupiter.1814 printing agrees, p. 220.
• Self-HealVenusp. 234Here is another herb of Venus, Self-heal, whereby when you are hurt you may heal yourself: It is a special herb for inward and outward wounds.1814 printing agrees, p. 221.
• Shepherd’s PurseSaturnp. 235It is under the dominion of Saturn, and of a cold, dry, and binding nature, like to him.1814 printing agrees, p. 221.
• SmallageMercuryp. 236It is an herb of Mercury.1814 printing agrees, p. 222.
• Solomon’s SealSaturnp. 225Saturn owns the plant, for he loves his bones well.1814 printing agrees, p. 212.
• Sopewort, Or BruisewortVenusp. 236Venus owns it.1814 printing agrees, p. 223.
• SorrelVenusp. 237It is under the dominion of Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 223.
• Southern WoodMercuryp. 239It is a gallant mercurial plant, worthy of more esteem than it hath.1814 printing agrees, p. 225.
• Sow ThistleVenusp. 238This and the former are under the influence of Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 225.
• Sow-Fennel, Or Hog’s-FennelMercuryp. 106This is also an herb of Mercury.1814 printing agrees, p. 97.
• Spignel, Or SpikenardVenusp. 240It is an herb of Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 226.
• Star ThistleMarsp. 241This, as almost all Thistles are, is under Mars.1814 printing agrees, p. 227.
• Stinking GladwinSaturnp. 119It is supposed to be under the dominion of Saturn.1814 printing agrees, p. 109.
• Stoneno planet namedp. 183Its operation is very prevalent to provoke urine, and to break the stone.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Stone-Crop, Prick-Madam, Or Small-HouseleekMoonp. 244It is under the dominion of the Moon, cold in quality, and something binding, and therefore very good to stay defluctions, especially such as fall upon the eyes.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• StrawberriesVenusp. 242Venus owns the herb.1814 printing agrees, p. 228.
• Succory, Or ChicoryJupiterp. 243It is an herb of Jupiter.1814 printing agrees, p. 229.
• Sweet Chervil, Or Sweet CicelyJupiterp. 70These are all three of them of the nature of Jupiter, and under his dominion.1814 printing agrees, p. 64.
• Sweet MarjoramMercuryp. 157It is an herb of Mercury, and under Aries, and therefore is an excellent remedy for the brain and other parts of the body and mind, under the dominion of the same planet.1814 printing agrees, p. 146.
• Sweet Maudlinno planet namedp. 158The Virtues hereof being the same with Costmary or Alecost, I shall not make any repetition thereof, lest my book grow too big; but rather refer you to Costmary for satisfaction.1814 printing, p. 147: “| The Virtues hereof being the same with Costmary or Alecost, I shall not make any repetition thereof, lest my book grow too big; but rather refer you to Costmary for satisfaction.”
• Sweet, Or Mead SweetVenusp. 204Venus claims dominion over the herb.1814 printing agrees, p. 190.
• The Bay TreeSun, Saturnp. 30I shall but only add a word or two to what my friend has written, viz., that it is a tree of the sun, and under the celestial sign Leo, and resists witchcraft very potently, as also all the evils old Saturn can do to the body of man, and they are not a few; for it is the speech of one, and I am mistaken if it were…1814 printing agrees, p. 27.
• The Beech TreeSaturnp. 37It is a plant of Saturn, and therefore performs his qualities and proportion in these operations.1814 printing agrees, p. 34.
• The Birch TreeVenusp. 38It is a tree of Venus; the juice of the leaves, while they are young, or the distilled water of them, or the water that comes from the tree being bored with an auger, and distilled afterwards; any of these being drank for some days together, is available to break the stone in the kidneys and bladder, and is good…1814 printing agrees, p. 35.
• The Black Alder-TreeVenusp. 14It is a tree of Venus, and perhaps under the celestial sign Cancer.1814 printing agrees, p. 12.
• The Black Thorn, Or Sloe-Bushno planet namedp. 251All the parts of the Sloe-Bush are binding, cooling, and dry, and all effectual to stay bleeding at the nose and mouth, or any other place; the lask of the belly or stomach, or the bloody flux, the too much abounding of women’s courses, and helps to ease the pains of the sides, and bowels, that come by overmuch…1814 printing, p. 237: “All the parts of the Sloe-Bush are binding, cooling, and dry, and all effectual to stay bleeding at the nose and mouth, or any other place; the lask of the belly or stomach, or the bloody flux, the too much abounding of women’s courses, and helps to ease the pains of the sides, and bowels, that come by overmuch”
• The Bramble, Or Black-Berry BushVenusp. 42It is a plant of Venus in Aries.1814 printing, p. 38: “It is a plant of”
• The BurdockVenusp. 55Venus challenges this herb for her own, and by its leaf or seed you may draw the womb which way you please, either upwards by applying it to the crown of the head, in case it falls out; or downwards in fits of the mother, by applying it to the soles of the feet; or if you would stay it in its place, apply it to the…1814 printing agrees, p. 50.
• The Butter-Bur, Or PetasitisSunp. 54It is under the dominion of the Sun, and therefore is a great strengthener of the heart, and clearer of the vital spirit.1814 printing agrees, p. 50.
• The Cherry-TreeVenusp. 68It is a tree of Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 62.
• The Common Alder-TreeVenusp. 15It is a tree under the dominion of Venus, and of some watery sign or others, I suppose Pisces; and therefore the decoction, or distilled water of the leaves, is excellent against burnings and inflammations, either with wounds or without, to bathe the place grieved with, and especially for that inflammation in the…1814 printing agrees, p. 13.
• The Common White Saxifrageno planet namedp. 229It is very effectual to cleanse the reins and bladder, and to dissolve the stone engendered in them, and to expel it and the gravel by urine; to help the stranguary; for which purpose the decoction of the herb or roots in white wine, is most usual, or the powder of the small kernelly root, which is called the seed,…1814 printing, p. 216: “| It is very effectual to cleanse the reins and bladder, and to dissolve the stone engendered in them, and to expel it and the gravel by urine; to help the stranguary; for which purpose the decoction of the herb or roots in white wine, is most usual, or the powder of the small kernelly root, which is called”
• The Dwarf-ElderVenusp. 97Both Elder and Dwarf Tree are under the dominion of Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 89.
• The Elm TreeSaturnp. 98It is a cold and saturnine plant.1814 printing, p. 89: “It is a cold and —”
• The Fig-TreeJupiterp. 108The tree is under the dominion of Jupiter.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• The Fuller’s Thistle, Or TeasleVenusp. 250It is an herb of Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 235.
• The Furze BushMarsp. 115Mars owns the herb.1814 printing agrees, p. 106.
• The Hedge-MustardMarsp. 174Mars owns this herb also.1814 printing agrees, p. 161.
• The MedlarSaturnp. 159The fruit is old Saturn’s, and sure a better medicine he hardly hath to strengthen the retentive faculty; therefore it stays women’s longings: The good old man cannot endure women’s minds should run a gadding.1814 printing agrees, p. 148.
• The Melancholy ThistleSaturn, Marsp. 248It is under Capricorn, and therefore under both Saturn and Mars, one rids melancholy by sympathy, the other by antipathy.1814 printing agrees, p. 234.
• The Mulberry-TreeMercuryp. 170Mercury rules the tree, therefore are its effects variable as his are.1814 printing, p. 158: “anes eae the Tree, therefore are its effects variable”
• The OakJupiterp. 178Jupiter owns the tree.1814 printing agrees, p. 164.
• The Ordinary Small CentaurySunp. 67They are under the dominion of the Sun, as appears in that their flowers open and shut as the Sun, either shews or hides his face.1814 printing agrees, p. 61.
• The Peach TreeVenus, Marsp. 185Lady Venus owns this tree, and by it opposes the ill effects of Mars, and indeed for children and young people, nothing is better to purge choler and the jaundice, than the leaves or flowers of this tree being made into a syrup or conserve.1814 printing agrees, p. 171.
• The Pear TreeVenusp. 186The Tree belongs to Venus, and so doth the Apple tree.1814 printing agrees, p. 172.
• The Poplar TreeSaturnp. 199Saturn hath dominion over both.1814 printing agrees, p. 185.
• The Quince TreeSaturnp. 205Old Saturn owns the Tree.1814 printing agrees, p. 190.
• The Sea ColewortsMoonp. 57The Moon claims the dominion of these also.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• The Service-Treeno planet namedp. 235… If they be dried before they be mellow, and kept all the year, they may be used in decoctions for the said purpose, either to drink, or to bathe the parts requiring it; and are profitably used in that manner to stay the bleeding of wounds, and of the mouth or nose, to be applied to the forehead and nape of the…1814 printing, p. 221: “Services, when they are mellow, are fit to be taken to stay fluxes, scouring, and casting, yet less than medlers.”
• The Tamarisk TreeSaturnp. 246A gallant Saturnine herb it is.1814 printing agrees, p. 231.
• The Wallnut TreeSunp. 262This is also a plant of the Sun.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• The Willow TreeMoonp. 265The Moon owns it.1814 printing agrees, p. 250.
• The Woollen, Or, Cotton ThistleMarsp. 249It is a plant of Mars.1814 printing agrees, p. 235.
• The Yellow Water-Flag, Or Flower-De-LuceMoonp. 109It is under the dominion of the Moon.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• ThistlesMarsp. 247Surely Mars rules it, it is such a prickly business.1814 printing agrees, p. 233.
• Thorough Wax, Or Thorough LeafSaturnp. 251Both this and the former are under the influence of Saturn.1814 printing agrees, p. 237.
• ThymeVenusp. 252… It kills worms in the belly, and being a notable herb of Venus, provokes the terms, gives safe and speedy delivery to women in travail, and brings away the after birth.1814 printing, p. 238: “| It is a noble strengthener of the lungs, as notable a one as grows; neither is there scarce a better remedy growing for that disease in children which they commonly call the Chin-cough, than it is.”
• TongueSaturnp. 240Saturn owns it.1814 printing agrees, p. 227.
• Tormentil, Or SeptfoilSunp. 253This is a gallant herb of the Sun.1814 printing agrees, p. 239.
• Turnsole, Or HeliotropiumSunp. 254It is an herb of the Sun, and a good one too.1814 printing agrees, p. 240.
• Tustan, Or Park LeavesSaturnp. 255It is an herb of Saturn, and a most noble anti-venerean.1814 printing agrees, p. 241.
• VervainVenusp. 257This is an herb of Venus, and excellent for the womb to strengthen and remedy all the cold griefs of it, as Plantain doth the hot.1814 printing agrees, p. 243.
• VioletsVenusp. 259They are a fine pleasing plant of Venus, of a mild nature, no way harmful.1814 printing agrees, p. 244.
• Viper’s BuglossSunp. 260It is a most gallant herb of the Sun; it is a pity it is no more in use than it is.1814 printing agrees, p. 246.
• Wall Flowers, Or Winter Gilli-FlowersMoonp. 261The Moon rules them.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Wall Rue, Or, White Maiden-HairMercuryp. 152Both this and the former are under the dominion of Mercury, and so is that also which follows after, and the virtue of both are so near alike, that though I have described them and their places of growing severally, yet I shall in writing the virtues of them, join them both together as follows.1814 printing agrees, p. 141.
• Water AgrimonyJupiterp. 12It is a plant of Jupiter, as well as the other Agrimony, only this belongs to the celestial sign Cancer.1814 printing agrees, p. 10.
• Water BetonyJupiterp. 34Water Betony is an herb of Jupiter in Cancer, and is appropriated more to wounds and hurts in the breast than Wood Betony, which follows: It is an excellent remedy for sick hogs.1814 printing agrees, p. 31.
• Water CressesMoonp. 84It is an herb under the dominion of the Moon.1814 printing agrees, p. 77.
• Water LilyMoonp. 146The herb is under the dominion of the Moon, and therefore cools and moistens like the former.1814 printing agrees, p. 136.
• Water-CaltropsMoonp. 60They are under the dominion of the Moon, and being made into a poultice, are excellently good for hot inflammations, swellings, cankers, sore mouths and throats, being washed with the decoction; it cleanses and strengthens the neck and throat, and helps those swellings which, when people have, they say the almonds…1814 printing agrees, p. 55.
• WheatVenusp. 264It is under Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 249.
• White LiliesMoon, Marsp. 147They are under the dominion of the Moon, and by antipathy to Mars expel poison; they are excellently good in pestilential fevers, the roots being bruised and boiled in wine, and the decoction drank; for it expels the venom to the exterior parts of the body: The juice of it being tempered with barley meal, baked,…1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Wild ClaryMoonp. 75It is something hotter and drier than the garden Clary is, yet nevertheless under the dominion of the Moon, as well as that; the seeds of it being beat to powder, and drank with wine, is an admirable help to provoke lust.1814 printing agrees, p. 69.
• Wild Tansy, Or Silver WeedVenusp. 247Now Dame Venus hath fitted women with two herbs of one name, the one to help conception, and the other to maintain beauty, and what more can be expected of her?1814 printing agrees, p. 232.
• Wild Thyme, Or Mother Of ThymeVenusp. 252It is under the dominion of Venus, and under the sign Aries, and therefore chiefly appropriated to the head.1814 printing agrees, p. 238.
• Wind MarjoramMercuryp. 156This is also under the dominion of Mercury.1814 printing agrees, p. 145.
• Winter And Summer SavouryMercuryp. 228Mercury claims dominion over this herb, neither is there a better remedy against the colic and iliac passion, than this herb; keep it dry by you all the year, if you love yourself and your ease, and it is a hundred pounds to a penny if you do not; keep it dry, make conserves and syrups of it for your use, and…1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Winter-CherriesVenusp. 69This also is a plant of Venus.1814 printing, p. 63: heading found, the governing sentence not read by the OCR.
• Winter-GreenSaturnp. 122Winter-green is under the dominion of Saturn, and is a singularly good wound herb, and an especial remedy for healing green wounds speedily, the green leaves being bruised and applied, or the juice of them.1814 printing agrees, p. 112.
• Winter-Rocket, Or Cressesno planet namedp. 210This is profitable to provoke urine, to help stranguary, and expel gravel and stone.1814 printing, p. 195: “This is profitable to provoke urine, to help stranguary, and expel gravel and stone.”
• WoadSaturnp. 266It is a cold and dry plant of Saturn.1814 printing agrees, p. 250.
• Wood BetonyJupiterp. 36The herb is appropriated to the planet Jupiter, and the sign Aries.1814 printing: heading not found in the scan.
• Wood SorrelVenusp. 238Venus owns it.1814 printing agrees, p. 224.
• Wood-SageVenusp. 224The herb is under Venus.1814 printing agrees, p. 211.
• Woodbine, Or Honey-SucklesMercuryp. 267… It is an herb of Mercury, and appropriated to the lungs;1814 printing, p. 251: “Doctor Tradition, that grand introducer of errors, that hater of truth, lover of folly, and the mortal foe to Dr.”
• WormwoodMarsp. 270Will you give me leave to be critical a little? I must take leave. Wormwood is an herb of Mars, and if Pontanus say otherwise, he is beside the bridge;1814 printing, p. 254: heading found, the governing sentence not read by the OCR.
• WoundwortSaturnp. 227Saturn owns the herb, and it is of a sober condition, like him.1814 printing agrees, p. 214.

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