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Deco&ion of the Stalks makes Nurfes flow witli 
Milk ; it helps Children’s Colour, drank in Wine 
it is good for Afthmatics, and fuch as have the 
Strangury.-, the Juice drop’d into the Earseafes their 
Pains. Its Virtues are near the fame with Lettuce. 
The bruifed Herb laid on Warts foon takes them a- 
way. The Juice prevents Curdling of Milk in the 
Breafts ; three Spoonfuls of it drank in white Wine^ 
with a little Oil, caufes eafy and fpeedy Delivery in 
Child-birth, and that the Woman may walkprefently 
after. The bruifed Herb or Juice helps Inflamma- 
tions of the Eyes, Puftules, Wheals, Blifters, or o- 
ther Eruptions on the Skin, or fecret Parts ; is good 
for the Piles. The Water was ufed to wafli the 
Face. 
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Celandine the greater ( Chelidonium Majus) 
a Handful of the Root boiled in Rofe Vinegar, 
ftrain’d and Venice Treacle put to it, and a Glafs 
of it drank in Bed and Sweat after, both prevents 
and cures the Plague. Warts often rubb’d with 
the Juice of the Leaves, on the Decreafe of the 
Moon, are effedtually removed. The Juice of Ma- 
rigold Flowers does the fame. . The diftill’d Wa- 
ter of this Herb drop’d into the Eyes clears them, 
curing both their red Spots and thofe of the Face. 
The Bignefsof a Pinhead of the Extract of theHerb., 
put into the Eye in the Morning in Bed, not only 
takes off its outward Specks, but is mdft effectual in 
beginning Suffufions three or four Ounces of the 
Water with two Scruples or a Dram of the Root is 
a fuccefsful Experiment in a Dyfeotery. The Wa- 
ter, drank feveral Days together, cures the Jaundice, 
and King’s Evil. The powder’d Herb cleanfes and 
heals Wounds and Ulcers. Its Juice rubb’d on ef- 
fectually cures a Herpes miliar is and hnpcligines, Ga- 
renekrs will have it to be a Specific in Englijh Coil- 
