( 25 ) 
Ounces, Saffron, Hog-Lice prepared, and Seeds of * 
Dwarf Elder, of each one Ounce •, then put to all 
and mix Caftile Soap, Alb. Sterc. Anferin. of each 
three Ounces, Balfam Capivi one Ounce, make 
an Eledluary. Dofe from half a Dram to two 
Drams, in any Obflrudlions, or Foulnefs of the 
Vijcera . 
2 6. 
Be tony ( Betonica ) is biting and bitter, it dif- 
cufies, attenuates, opens, and cleanfes ; it is a chief 
Cephalic, Hepatic, Splenetic, Thoracic, Uterine, 
Vulnerary, and Diuretic ; it is much ufed inwardly 
and outwardly, efpecially in Difeafes of the Head, 
fays Schroder. Wood Betony Tea, with dried 
Leaves of Wood Sage, and Ground-Pine, fweeten’d 
and drank warm, is a wonderful Remedy in the 
Gout, Head-ach, and Diforders of the Nerves ; if 
a llridl Ule of the Non-naturals be obferved at the 
fame Time, and proper Evacuations ufed at due 
Intervals : Nor is a Tea of dried Leaves and Flowers 
of Betony, and wild Angelica, ufelefs in the firft 
Cafe. I have known obftinate Head-achs, that for 
many Months had refilled all other moll probable 
Means, cured by daily Breakfalling, for a Month or 
fix Weeks, on a Decodlion of Wood Betony in new 
Milk, and llrain’d, The dried Leaf, fmoaked with 
Tobacco, has been ferviceable in fome Difeafes of 
the Head. The Roots are very different from all 
the other Parts ; they have a bad Talle, are often- 
five to the Stomach, caufe Loathing, Vomiting, 
and Belching. Antonius Mufa , Phyfician to the 
Emperor Auguftus , wrote a whole Book on this one 
Herb. Pliny is in downright Raptures with it. 
Diofcorides fays it is good in innumerable Dillempers, 
for it cures thofe who either loath, or cannot digeft 
their 
