AND COMPLETE HERBAL; 18y 
the fame taken with nutmeg and fugar, about the quantity of a nut, helpeth the ftran- 
guary, and is very good againft excoriations or going off of the fkin, or flux of the 
privities. It is alfo an excellent remedy for green wounds, efpecially thofe of the 
head, for it cleanfeth and healeth fpeedily. 
GUC Gwe rc 8 
IT is fo univerfally known, that I fhall decline troubling my readers with any 
defcription of it. 
- Government and Virtvzs, Mars owns this herb. It sopoketh urine and wo- 
mens’ courfes, and helpeth the biting of mad-dogs and other venomous creatures ; 
it killeth worms in children, cutteth and bringeth forth tough phlegm, purgeth the 
head, helpeth the lethargy, and is a good prefervative again{t, and a remedy for, any 
plague fore, or foul ulcer; it taketh away fpots and blemifhes of the fkin, eafeth 
‘pains of the ears, and ripeneth and breaketh impofthumes and other {wellings, It 
has been noticed that onions are equally effectual for the faid purpofes, but garlick 
hath many peculiar virtues which the onion cannot boatt of ; for inftance, it hatha — 
‘fpecial quality to remove all inconveniences proceeding from corrupt agues or mine- 
ral vapours, or from drinking ftagnated or unclean water ; as alfo by taking of 
wolf-bane, henbane, hemlock, or other poifonous herbs. It is alfo exceeding good 
in hydropic difeafes, the jaundice, falling ficknefs, cramps, convulfions, the piles or 
hemorrhoids, and other cold difeafes. However, having fhewed its many virtues, 
it is alfo neceffary that its vices fthould not be concealed ; its heat is very vehement, 
and every thing of that defcription naturally conveys ill vapours to the brain; in cho- 
leric cafes it adds fuel to the fire; in men opprefied with melancholy, it extenuates 
the humour, and confounds the idea with ftrange vifions and fancies, and therefore 
ought to be taken with the ftricteft care by thofe whofe ill-difpofition of body 
Will not admit of a liberal application. A few cummin feeds, ora green bean or 
two being chewed after eating garlic, will entirely remove the difagreeable imell of 
| the breath proceeding therefrom. — 
STS GENTIAN. 
- CAELED alfo felwert and baldmony. 
-Atis acknowledged that the gentian ufed by us fome years ago, was inporeed é 
_ from beyond the fea, but we have fince happily found that our own country is. by 
_ Bo means deficient of thofe bleffings which can contribute to the health of man 
There are two forts of gentian the growth of this kingdom, which ae bee oe ‘oved 
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