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Meafles there is nothing better than a Decoction of 
jthe Seed. The powdered Seed, taken every Morn- 
ing fading with Sugar, wonderfully ftrengthens the 
Sight ; or if the Seed is infufed in Vinegar, dry’d 
and mix’d with Sugar, and a little Cinnamon, it 
furprizingly preferves the Sight, even to the very 
old Age.' Nothing exceeds Fennel to cure Dim- 
nefs of Vifign. The Juice of the Leaves and Roots, 
or the diftill’d Water drop’d into the Eyes, does 
the fame. The Seed ftrengthens , the Stomach, 
takes away Loathing, and expels Wipd. It is alfo 
good for Difeafes of the Bread ; for the Plant 
opens, difcufies, refolves, is diuretic, breaks Wind j 
expedtorates tough Phlegm, increafes Milk, and 
foftens the Throat. The Seed corredls Purgatives. 
A Decodlion of the Root and Seed is good againft 
Fumes of Mercury. Put powder’d Sugar Candy 
into the hollow Stalk of Fennel, leal up the Stalk, 
and let it grow ’till the Sugar is melted, then pour 
it into a Bottle to be drop’d into the Eyes. The 
Seed provokes Urine, and eafes Pain of the Stone. 
Leaves and Seed boil’d in Barley-water, and drank, 
increafe Milk in Nurfes. It is good in a Hic- 
cough *, and cures Loathing. The Herb boil’d in 
Broth, and ufed in Spoon-meat, reduces or prevents 
Corpulency. A Decodlion of the Seed, in Urine 
drank, is an Antidote to the Biting of Serpents, 
and Poifon of Mulhrooms. The Seed and Root, 
boil’d and drank, open Obftrudtions of the Liver, 
Spleen, and Gall ; therefore proper in a Cachexy, 
Jaundice, Cramp, The Seed is proper for a 
Shortnefs of Breath, Wheezing, Stuffing of the 
Lungs, and promotes Menfes and Lochia. The 
Roots are much ufed in Drinks and Broth, to 
purify the Blood, provoke Urine, cleanfe the Liver, 
and reftore a frefh Complexion after long Sicknefs. 
Four Ounces of Fennel Juice, taken every Morn- 
