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Chick-weed ( AIJine) a defpifed good Herb, 
betaufe it is common, and not Exotic ; it is cooling, 
moiflenirig, and very nqurifliing ; Tome plead it to 
be a little Aflringent. It? inflpid Water was ufed 
to be given to Children for Fits, and its juice is yet 
ufed for their Gripes. The Herb is profitably given 
in Broth, and other Diet for an Atrophy, Hedic, 
Confumption, Inflammations of the Lungs, Bread, 
or Sides. It fafely and powerfully cool ail feverifh 
Heats, and Heat of Urine. Its Decodion in Wort 
has cured a black Jaundice when other things fail’d. 
It is certain that its Juice outwardly applied warm 
with Cloths or Spunges, and often renewed, cools 
the Heat of the Liver, or other Vi feus powerfully. 
The Herb applied in a Poultife, or its Juice ufed as 
above, or its Decodion in Fomentations, are all 
wonderful and efficacious Coolers and Difcuflers of 
putward Inflammations. But for this Purpofe the 
belt Poultifes are made of it, Rag-weed, and Ground- 
fel roafled under hot Afhes in a Cabbage Leaf, for 
Boiling diffipates their nitrous Salts and weakens them 
piuch. Its Decodion ufed outwardly flops the im- 
moderate Flux of the Piles, and eafes their Pain. Its 
Infufion or Decodion in Wine is a great Reflorative 
after long Sicknefs or violent Fevers. Its Powder 
is ufed for the Falling Sicknefs ; or laid to the Piles 
it prefently flops their Flux. The juice is vulnera- 
ry and cleanfing, it heals fore and inflamed Mouths, 
and ufed in Diet is good againfl fpitting of Blood. 
It diffolves and difeufles coagulated Milk in the 
Breads. The Herb helps the Appetite and Digeftion. 
The Juice ufed as above is effedual againfl all hot 
Impoflhumes and Swellings, Rednefs of the Face, 
Wheals, Pimples, Itch, Scab, Cramps, or Con- 
yulfions, whether the juice be ufed alone or mixt 
