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to be good for the Whites, and for Melancholy. 
The Herb, with the red Flower, bruifed and ap- 
plied, is faid to difcufs all Kinds of Swellings, and 
heals Inflammations, Bruifes, Wounds, and putrid 
Ulcers ; and fome will have it that a Conferve of 
the Flowers will flop exceffive Menfes. A Hand- 
ful of the Herb with white Flowers warmed between 
two hot Bricks, and laid to Tumours, opens them 
much in one Night, and, when opened, the follow- 
ing is to be ufed ; viz. fix Spoonfuls of unripe Sal- 
lad Oil, an Ounce of May Butter* put them in black 
Wool moiftenedjin Neatsfoot Oil, apply it; and let 
the Sick every Morning and Afternoon drink 
Broom-flower Water. This Herb is reckon’d one 
of the Specifics in the King’s Evil. 
II. 12. 
Arache ( Atriplex ) (flanking) is cooling and 
moiflening, it is eaten boil’d as Cole ; it is famous 
for opening the Belly ; hence fome number it with 
the five opening Emollients, tho’ it is moflly ufed 
in Clyfters, and Epithems ; its Seed powerfully 
purges and vomits, but neither fafely nor eafily. 
Diofcorides gave its Seed with Mead in the J aundice. 
It is an Antidote to the Mifchiefs from the Ufe of 
Cantharides ; its Juice applied to Tumours diflblves 
them ; applied to the Gout with Vinegar and Nitre 
it eafes the Pain, but it is not advifeable. — Sea Ar - 
rache from its being more fait purges more, and is 
very toublefome to the Belly ; but eaten in fat Broth, 
it is good in a Dropfy ; and prevents too great Cor- 
pulency, and preferves from Putrefadlion. The 
Smell of the former is good for Women in Hyfterics. 
The Herb or Juice kills Worms in the Sores of 
Horfes, Cattle, or Sheep. The Juice is ufeful in a 
Suffocation of the Womb, and for Inflammations. 
The Seeds vomits and purges feverdy, and with 
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