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cruel Gripes. The TVild Arache is as cold, but 
drier than the Garden Arache j it is ufed outwardly 
for Inflammations. 
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Asarum or Asarabacca Roots eaten raw caufe 
violent Vomiting, but boil’d in Water they open 
Obftrudlions, are diuretic, and the Remedy of flow 
Fevers, efpecially from obftinate Obftrudtions in the 
Hypochondres. The Roots work more mildly than 
the Leaves, whofe Powder taken too freely has 
proved fatal to the Strong. The Dofe of the Root 
in Subftance is, from half a Dram to a Dram 5 
in Infufion from one to three Drams ; it brings up 
thick Phlegm, and Bile by Vomit. The powder’d 
Leaves are a good Sternutatory in an Apoplexy or 
Lethargy, as is the frefli powder’d Root of Mafter- 
wort , laid about the Grinders in the Mouth ; or the 
Infiilion of dried Sage for common Drink ; or Muf- 
tard Seed Poflfet Drink after due Evacuations. Afa- 
rum Leaves are given in Infufion or Decodfion from 
four Ounces to nine. The Herb is a wonderful 
Diuretic, and Emenagogue, the fmaller it is beat- 
en, more diuretic and lefs purgative it is ; it has 
excellent Effedts in a Dropfy, Jaundice, Tertian, 
and Quartan Fevers, and is good in Arthritic and 
Sciatic Pains, its Decodtion in Wine or Water, be- 
ing fweetened and drank. The more it is boil’d, the 
lefs it purges. 
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Asparagus is one of the opening Roots, it is 
diuretic, waftes the Stone and brings it away ; it 
warms and dries a little, it difcufles ; it removes 
thick and tough Matter from the Liver, Spleen, and 
Kidnies *, for which Purpofes the Root is ufed in 
Decodtion, as it is in Gargles for the Tooth-ach, and 
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