Saxifrage (Askham)

This is the entry for saxifrage from Askham's Herbal.

Saxifragia

Thys is hote and drye in the .ii. degre, for the stone seeth the roote of it in wyne and drynk it. Also it is good for the dis ease of the Colyke and the strangury, and the pouder of it bee eaten with an egge, it is good for the same. It may be kept in his vertue three yeare.