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ereded exactly. Apples differ according to their 
Taffe •, the Sweet loofen the Belly, the Sour bind it, 
and provoke Urine •, the Rough ftrengthen both 
Stomach and Bowels.- Crabs are very rough, 
acid, and aftringent ; their Juice is ufed inftead of 
Vinegar ; it makes Fifh boil’d in it firmer and bet- 
ter tailed. Crab Juice and Barm laid to Inflamma- 
tions are ufeful, or the Juice drop’d into inflamed 
Eyes •, it is a proper Wafh for fcrophulous Ulcers, 
if they are wrap’d up after in Wool, moiften’d with 
Neatsfoot Oil •, they bind the Belly, and ftrengthen 
• the Stomach of longing Women. A Decodlion of 
the Leaves is a proper Gargle for the Mouth when 
dry, rough and furr’d in hot Fevers, nor is it amifs 
if they fwallow a little of it their Verjuice is good 
for Heat and Weaknefs of the Stomach, and for great 
Belchings and Vomitings. Cloths wet in the Juice 
and applied draw Fire out of Burns, &c. 
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Apricots ( Armeniaca ) they are better than 
Peaches ; they neither putrefy nor turn acid fo fcon 
on the Stomach, and are generally fweeter and more 
grateful to it •, but too great Freedom with them will 
occafion fhort Fevers. The exprefs’d Oil of the 
Kernels is good to anoint the inflamed Piles, and 
for the Swellings of Ulcers, Roughnefs and Chaps 
of the Tongue, Pains of the Ears, and Hoarfnefs. 
Mathiolus fays, that five Ounces of the Oil with one 
Ounce of Mufcadine Wine expels the Stone, and 
helps the Cholick. The Kernels infufed in Brandy 
make a fine Ratefee ; but bitter Almonds are often 
fubftituted. 
io. 
Archangel ( Lamium ) or Dead Nettle, a Con- 
lerve of the Flowers of the white, taken daily, is faid 
to 
