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of the Back, that have confined and almoft diftraCted 
the unhappy Sufferers, kept clofe to Bed for many 
Weeks, and could neither move nor be fhifced ; 
the Mucilage was only rubb’d on the Vertebra of the 
Back, Evening and Morning for fome i 'ays. Why 
may it not hate the like Eftedt in feveral other 
Pains ? 
106. 
Feverfew ( Matricaria ) its Decocftion, drank, is 
trfeful in Uterine Diford ers •, it expels Menfes , After- 
birth, and cures Hyfterics. It anfwers all that can 
be expe£ted from Bitters. The Herb, or its Juice, 
kills Worms as furely as Wormwood or Centaury, 
and is ufeful in the Gout. Its Juice, taken to four 
or five Spoonfuls, moves the Belly like all other 
good Deobflruents. Its Smell is fatal to Bees. Its 
very Name declares it a Febrifuge. Its Leaves 
warmed in a Frying-Pan, and laid on the hinder 
Part of the Head, and renewed feveral Times, eafe 
the Megrim. Its Deco&ion brings down the 
Lochia , and if they either flop, or come fparingly, 
or Hyfterics fupervene, a Decodtion of this, with 
Camomile Flowers and Mugwort, brings them 
down afrefh, and all Pains, Stoppage, and Symp- 
toms ceafe prefently. I have often known its De- 
coction ufed with good Succefs *, the Liquor was 
drank warm at going to Bed, and the (trained out 
Herb applied in 4 a Poultife to the Sharebone, taf 
provoke the Menfes: Or the Deco&ion drank, 
and a Stove of the boil’d Herb fat over : Or 4 
Decodtion of it and Brook-lime drank, and a Poul- 
tife of the Herbs applied as before ; they all anfwer 
that fame Purpofe. It is alfo good for all Colds in 
the Uterus or Pudenda. The Decodtion, drank with 
Honey, is very good in Colds, Coughs, Stuffing 
of the Breaft, and to cleanfe the Reins and Bladder 
from 
