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difeafe, meafles, purples, &c. expelling the venom and infeétion from the heart by 
perfpiration ; if the green root be not to be had, the powder of the dry root is as ef- 
fectual, a drachm thereof being taken every morning. The decoétion likewife of 
the herb and roots made in wine, and drunk, worketh the fame effe@ ; and fo doth 
the diftilled water of the herb and root, being fteeped in wine for a night, and then 
diftilled in dalneo marie. The water thus diftilled, taken with fome Venice treacle, 
and the party prefently laid to fweat, will expel any venom or poifon, or the plague, 
fever, Occ. for it is an ingredient of efpecial refpeét in all antidotes or counter-poi- 
fons. Thereis not found any root more effeétual to help any flux of the belly, fto- 
mach, {pleen, or blood, than this, to be taken inwardly, or applied outwardly. The 
juice doth wonderfully open obftructions of the liver and lungs, and thereby in fhort 
{pace helpeth the yellow jaundice : fome make cakes hereof, ds weil to ftay all fluxes 
as to reftrain all choleric belchings, and much vomiting, with loathing. Andreas 
Valefius is of opinion, that the decoétion of this root is no lefs effeétual to cure the 
venereal difeafe than guaiacum; and it is not unlikely, becaufe it fo mightily re- 
fifteth putrefaction. Lobel faith, that Rondeletius ufed it as hermodaétils for joint- 
achs: the powder alfo, or decoétion to be drunk, or to fit therein as a bath, is a 
fine remedy againft abortion in women, if it proceed from the weaknefs of the inward 
retentive faculty: as alfo a plafter made therewith and vinegar, applied to the reins 
of the back, doth much help, not only this, but alfo thofe that cannot hold their 
water, the powder being taken in the juice of plantane; and it is alfo commended 
again{t the worms in children. It is very powerful in ruptures and burftings; as 
. alfo for bruifes and falls, to be ufed as well outwardly as inwardly. The root here- 
_ of, made up with pellitory of Spain and allum, and put into an hollow tooth, not only 
affuageth pain, but ftayeth the flux of humours which caufed it. Tormentilis no lefs 
effectual and powerful a remedy for outward wounds, fores, and hurts, than for in- 
ward, and is therefore a {pecial ingredient in wound-drinks, lotions and injections 
for foul, corrupt, rotten, fores and ulcers of the mouth, or any other parts of the 
body ; and to put either the juice or powder of the root into {uch ointments, plafters, 
and fuch things as are to be applied to wounds and fores. It alfo diffolveth all 
knots, kernels, and hardnefs, about the ears, throat, and jaws; and the king’s evil, 
if the leaves and roots be bruifed and applied thereto. The fame alfo eafeth the pains 
of the {ciatica, or hip-gout, by reftraining the fharp humours that low thereto, The 
juice of the leaves and roots, ufed with a little vinegar, is alfo a fpecial remedy againft — 
the running fores of the head o 
eruptions in the fkin, proc 
fe€tual for the piles, or hemorrhoids, if 
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they be wathed and bathed therewith, or — 
5E with» 
rother parts, fcabs alfo, and the itch, or any fuch S | 
eeding of falt and fharp humours, T he fame alfo is ef-— 
