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good in Worms, efpecially if Bitters be in- 
fufed in it. In all Fluxes of the Belly, 
Crollius , Quercetan , and JVoIfius pretend a 
great Secret of the Juice of the Berries, e. g. 
Flower made into a Pafte and baked, then 
pounded and baked again with frefh Juice, 
and fo a third time ; one Dram of this, 
with a little Nutmeg in a foft roafted Egg, 
they fay, cures the mod obftinate Loofe- 
nefs 5 but it is fo aftringent, that they gave 
two or three Purges of the Syrup of Elder- 
Flower made with Elder-Flower Water. In 
a great Conflipation, Hippocrates and Mgi- 
neta recommend Juice of Elder Leaves, or 
their Water with the Syrup of the Flowers. 
There is alfo an hyfterick Spirit made of 
Elder, which cures Vapours, brings down 
the Menfes , expells Birth and After-birth. 
Hippocrates cured mod uterine Diforders by 
Things prepared out of this Shrub, as Hy - 
drops Uterinus , fuppreiTed Lochia , Inflam- 
mations or Ulcers of the Uterus , &c. Ar- 
thritick and rheumatick Pains receive great 
Relief by attenuating and fweetening the 
Blood by gentle Purgation and Sweating $ 
thefe the Eider afford. Thus I have given 
a fhort Detail of the Benefits the Elder Tree 
affords 
