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remedy for tooth-ache, either chewed or applied externally in 

 the form of a poultice, or a strong decoction as hot as can be 

 borne. 



The distilled water was highly recommended in calculous 

 affections by the learned Boyle, but it is now disused except as 

 a cosmetic. 



A decoction made by boiling half an ounce of the dried plant 

 in a quart of water down to a pint, is said to be diuretic, and 

 very efficacious in dropsy, jaundice, and obstructions of the 

 viscera. 



