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anfwers not that Intent any other time. The De- 
coction of the dried Herb in Poflfet Drink, drank in 
fmall Dofes, provokes Sweat*, in a large Dofe it 
vomits. The Germans efteem its Wine an Uni- 
verfal Remedy. Both its Water and Powder bear 
a very great Charadler with Sim . Pauli , and Andreas 
de Villa Nova , not only for healing putrid and ob- 
Ilinate Ulcers, but curing the Cancer itfelf, whereof 
they produce Inftances. It is certainly a good Sto- 
matic and Antifcorbutic. 
52. 
Carline Thirties (Carlina) Helmont fays, its 
Root, Juice, or Extradl drive away Sleep both 
healthy and morbid *, this Thiftle is Sudorific and 
Alexipharmac, prevents Contagion, and cures pefti- 
kntial Fevers *, it is Diuretic, brings down th tMen- 
fes , kills Worms in the Belly, and is good in Dropfy 
and Hypo. The dried Root boil’d in Broth helps 
Defluxions of Rheum on the Eyes, Teeth, Nofe, 
or Lungs ; but Boiling lofes its Volatile Parts. It is 
good for Nerves and Womb* drank in Wine it is 
an Antidote agaiuft Plague or Poifon. 
The black Carline made into an Ointment 
with Vinegar, Flour of Brimftone, and Lard, 
cures Itch, Tetters, and all Deformities of the 
Face and Skin ; it helps foul Sores and (linking Ul- 
cers : A Gargle of it is commended in the Tooth- 
ach *, but, being a great Poifon and never ufed in- 
wardly, I rtiould not put its Decodtion in the 
Mouth. 
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Sow Thistle ( Sonchus ) green and tender, 
is eaten as Cole, fays GaUn> efpecially its Root ; a 
Deception 
