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Decodlion of the Root in Water drop’d into the 
Eyes clears them from Films, Clouds, or Mills, 
that weaken the Sight, and hinders their Watering 
or Rednefs. The Root made into a Poultife, and ap- 
plied with Bean-flour to an inflamed Throat or Jaws, 
relieves them. The Juice of the Berries boil’d in 
Role Oil, or the Powder mixt with Oil, and drop’d 
into the Ear, eafes its Pain. A Decodlion of Leaves 
and Roots in Wine and Oil cures the Piles, and Fal- 
ling down of the Anus , or even Sitting over the 
Fumes of them does it. The bruifed Root diflill’d 
in Milk affords a fine Face Wafh. A Dram of 
the powder’d Root, given often with Cinnamon and 
Sugar, cures Palenefs, Cachexy, Scurvy, and Ob- 
llrudlions of the Vifcera. 
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Ash-Tree ( Fraxinus ) Bark and Wood, dry and 
attenuate, they foften the Hardnefs of the Spleen, 
and reduce its morbid Bulk. Some with Succefs 
have fubflituted this to the Jefuits Bark in Intermit- 
tents. The Juice of the Leaves and tender Sprouts, 
taken daily in a fmall Quantity, is ferviceable in 
Dropfles. The Salt of the Wood mixt with Diu- 
retics is a Sudorific, and fo is the Decodlion of the 
Bark. The Seed (called its Keys) warms and dries 
much, is ufeful in the Stone, Obflrudtions of the 
Liver, and Pleurifies. The Powder of the fully 
ripe dried Keys is a moll efficacious Remedy, not 
only for the Stone, but Jaundice and Dropfy,; Dofe 
a Dram in Wine. The Bark or Leaves boil’d in 
Vinegar and Water, and laid to the Stomach, flay 
Vomiting •, or boil’d in Wine and drank cure the 
Liver and Spleen. A few of the Leaves, taken 
every Morning in Wine for fome Time, both cure 
and prevent Corpulency. * 
20. Avens 
* The Bark boil’d in Spring Water is. good in the Gout, be 
ing Diuretic and Sudorific. Its lixivial Salt, taken in white 
Wine, 
