206 RECIPES. 
FOR THE SCIATICA. 
~ Take a gentle physic—I prefer the Reformed Botantic and 
Indian Physic ; or use cold bathings and sweat together, with 
the flesh brush, twice a day ; or apply leaves of crowfoot and 
butter-cup, bruised, for six hours; or drink cold water, one 
half pint morning and evening ; or apply pounded burdock 
and elecampane, cold. This usually cures in twenty-four 
hours, but it causes pain. Or boil nettles till soft, foment with 
the liquor, and then apply the herb as a poultice. It has 
cured Sciatica of long standing. Or boil mountain mint and 
drink a decoction of it morning and evening. Or apply flan- 
nels dipped infold lye boiled with salt, as hot as you can 
bear it, for an hour. Or apply a plaster of meed made of 
pit-coal (called sea-coal) and water. This also cures Palsy, 
weakness of the limbs, most disorders of the legs, swellings, 
stiffness of the joints, and all sores. 
‘The Sciatica is a violent pain in the hip, chiefly in the joint 
siaeraads bone, 
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PRICKLY ASH BARK OR BERRIES, 
sail good for chronic fheumatim, tooth-ache, scrofulous hu-- 
ns 
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AN INWARD ULCER. 
Drink tar water morning and evening ; or a decoction of 
pimpernell, 
SHARP URINE, 
Take two spoonfuls of ground ivy. anna 
