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down, the Leaves laid upon the Crown of the head will draw it up, andifit fhould 
rife higher then is meet, as oftentimes it doth, if it be laid to the Soles of the 
Feet it fetcheth it down, and being applyed to the Navel it fuffereth it to ftir nei. 
ther way, fo that it muft needs be an excellent remedy for fuffocations, gc. The 
~ faid Leaves are good to be laid upon e/d Sores and Ulcers, and being applyed on 
places troubled with the (hrinking of the Sinewes or Arterses they give much eafe 
asalfo tothe Gont. Being bruifed with the White of an Egge, and applyedtoany 
place burnt with fire, it taketh out the Fire, gives fodaine Eafe, and heales it upaf 
terwards, and fo it doth Kibed heels. The Deco@ion of them fomented on an 
fretting fore or Cancer, ftayeth the corroding quality, but then it muft be after- 
wards annointed with an Oyntmeut made of the fame Liquor, Hog/greafe, Nitre, 
and Vinegar boiled together: The Juice of them, or rather the roots themfelyes 
given to drinke with old Wine,doth wonderfully helpe the ditings of Serpents, 
and the Reot beaten with a little Salt'and laid on the place, fuddainly eafeth the 3 
paine thereof, and helpeth thofe that are bitten bya mad Dog. The Juice of the 
faid Leaves taken with Honey provoketh Urine and remedseth the pain of the 
Bladder, and the feed is much a encnded to break the Stone, and to caufeit to 
_ be expelled by Urine, and is often.ufed with other Seeds and things to that pur- 
pofe, as alfo for Stiches in the fide, and the Sciatica, being drank many dayesto- 
gether. The roots may be preferved with Sugar, and taken fafting or at other 
times for the faid purpofes,and for Confumprions, the Stone and the Lask, Adram 
of the Roots taken with Pine Kernells, helpeth them that {pit foul, maczery, and 
bloudy fiegme, by reafon of an Ulcer of the Luxgs or the like. The root clean 
_ picked and wafhed, ftamped and ftreined with AZa/m/ey, helpeth the running of 
the Reines in AZen, and the whites in Women, and ftrengthneth the back , if there 
be added thereto the yolkes of Eggs, the powder of Acornes and Nutmegs brew- 
ed and mixed together, and drunk firft and laft. The young Stalks being peeled 
and eaten raw with Sa/e and Pepper, or boiled in the broth of fat Meat, is not only 
.  pleafant to be eaten, but increafech feed, and ftirreth up bodily Luft. The roots of 
the Batterburre taken with Zedoary and eAngelica, or without them, are of great 
force againft the Suffocation of the Adother, provoke Womens Courfes,expell Uriney 
and kill the flat and broad +ormes in the Belly. The faid Roots are by Jong expe> 
rience found to be very available againft the Plagwe and Peffilentiall Feavers, by 
provoking Sweat ; and ifthe powder thereof be taken in Wine, it alfo refifteth the — 
force of any other poyfon. The Decoction of the Root in Wine being taken is fin- 
gular good for thofe that whee/e much, and . foort-winded. The powder of the 
Root doth effeQually heal all xanghty Ulcers, or fretting Sores, and running of 
bee App the powder By ar roi ot onthem. An Ors re of the ioe 
Root, is good againft all aking and cold Feavers, being applyed before the Fit, 
it fcoureth away all the filthine fe of the Skin, and is good for the extreame cold- 
— neffe of the jayntsand Sinewes. It is faid to cure the Farcicn in Horfes, being gi- 
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