Agrimony in wine
Original passage
It is of a clensing and cutting faculty without any manifest heat, moderately drying and binding; It openeth and clenseth the Liver, helpeth the Jaundice, and is very beneficial to the Bowels, healing all inward Wounds, Bruises, Hurts, and other distempers. and drunk is good against the stinging and biting of Serpents, and helps them that have foul, troubled, or bloody waters, and makes them piss cleer spedily; It also helpeth the Chollick, clenseth the Breast, and rids away the Cough. before the Fit, first removes, and in time rids away the Tertian or Quartan Agues: The Leaves and Seed taken in Wine, Stayeth the Bloody FluIllegible, length unknown. Marked as illegible in the transcription.. Illegible, length unknown. Marked as illegible in the transcription. appIllegible, length unknown. Marked as illegible in the transcription., being stamped with old Swines grease, it helpeth old sores, Cancers, and inveterate Ulcers; and draweth forth Thorns, Splinters of Wood, Nails, or any other such thing gotten into the Flesh; it helpeth to strengthen the Members that be out of joynt; and being bruised and applied, or the Juyce dropped in, it helpeth foul and imposthuIllegible, length unknown. Marked as illegible in the transcription.ned Ears.
Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physitian, or An Astrologo-Physical Discourse of the Vulgar Herbs of this Nation (1652 edition) · Entry “Agrimony. ♃” · vertues and use · lines 1285–1317 · passage culpeper-1652:herbal:agrimony:008
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- 1Solvent / vehicleProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.Wine“The Decoction of the Herb made with Wine”
- 2HeatProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.boiled“A draught of the Decoction taken warm”
- 3ProcessProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.decoction“A draught of the Decoction”
- 4FormProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.drink“A draught of the Decoction”
- 5Use (as written)ProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.the Tertian or Quartan Agues“the Tertian or Quartan Agues”
- 6PlantProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.Agrimony“Agrimony” (from the entry heading)
- PartNot stated in source
- Fresh or driedNot stated in source
- DurationNot stated in source
- FiltrationNot stated in source