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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 
stomach, helps concoction, stays vomiting, 
_ kills worms in the stomach and bowels, it 
mitigates the pains in the teeth, and is pro- 
fitably given in fevers of choler. 
Mint water strengthens the stomach, 
helps concoction and stays vomiting, distil 
it in the latter end of May, or beginning of 
June, as the year is in forwardness or back- 
wardness, observe that in all the rest. 
Chervil water distilled about the end of 
May, helps ruptures, breaks the stone, dis- 
solves congealed blood, strengthens the 
heart and stomach. 
The water of Mother of Time strength- 
ens the brain and stomach, gets a man a 
good stomach to his victuals, provoke urine 
and the menses, heats the womb. It is in 
its prime about the end of June. 
The water of Marigold flowers is appro- 
priated to most cold diseases of the head, 
eyes, and stomach: they are in their vigour 
when the Sun is in the Lion. 
The distilled water of Centaury comforts 
a cold stomach, helps in fever of choler, it 
kills worms, and provokes appetite. 
Maudlin and Costmary water distilled in 
May or June, strengthens the liver, helps 
the yellow jaundice, opens obstructions, 
and helps the dropsy. 
Water-cresses distilled in March, the 
water cleanses the blood, and provokes 
urine exceedingly, kills worms, outwardly 
_ mixed with honey, it clears the skin of mor- 
phew and sunburning. 
Distil Nettles when they are in flower,the 
water helps coughs and pains in the bowels, 
provokes urine, and breaks the stone. 
Sazifrage water provokes urine, expels 
wind, breaks the stone, cleanses the reins 
and bladder of gravel, distil them when 
rey are in flower. 
__‘The water of Pellitory of the Wall, opens 
SS dpbruitions of the liver and spleen, by 
‘drinking an ounce of it every morning; 
cleanses the reins and bladder, and eases 
of the bowels coming of wind. 
Distil it in the end of May, or beginning 
of June. 
Cinquefoil water breaks the stone, 
cleanses the reins, and is of excellent use in 
putrified fevers. Distil it in May. 
The water of Radishes breaks the stone, 
cleanses the reins and bladder, provokes 
the menses, and helps the yellow jaundice. 
Elicampane water strengthens the 
stomach and lungs, provokes urine, and 
cleanses the passages of it from gravel. 
Distil Burnet in May or June, the water 
breaks the stone, cleanses the passages of 
urine, and is exceeding profitable in pes- 
tilential times. 
Mugwort water distilled in May, is ex- 
cellent in coughs and diseases proceeding 
from stoppages of the menses, it warms the 
stomach, and helps the dropsy. 
Distil Penny-royal when the flowers are 
upon it: the water heats the womb gallant- 
ly, provokes the menses, expels the after- 
birth; cuts, and casts out thick and gross 
humours in the breast, eases pains in the 
bowels, and consumes flegm. 
The water of Lovage distilled in May, 
eases pains in the head, and cures ulcers in 
the womb being washed with it; inwardly 
taken it expels wind, and breaks the stone. 
The tops of Hops when they are young; 
being distilled, the water cleanses the blood 
of melancholy humours, and therefore helps 
scabs, itch, and leprosy, and such like dis- 
eases thence proceeding; it opens obstruc- 
tions of the spleen, helps the rickets, and 
hypochondriac melancholy. 
The water of Borrage and Bugloss dis- 
tilled when their flowers are upon them, 
strengthens the heart and brain exceed- 
ingly, cleanses the blood, and takes away 
sadness, griefs and melancholy. 
Dodder water cleanses the liver 
spleen, helps the yellow jaundice. 
Tamarisk water opens obstructions, and 
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