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IO9. 
Fir-tree (silkies) though the dry and liquicl 
Rofins of this Tree are much ufed in Phyfic, yet, 
pot being of Britijh Preparation, I Jfhall pafs them. 
Fir Tops are much ufed in Infufions in Diet 'Drinks, 
for the Scurvy, and Scorbutic, and Arthritic Pains 
and in Obftru&ions of the Liver, Spleen, and Kid- 
nies, which it cleanfes well. 
1 10. 
Flax or Lint ( Linum ) the moil wonderful 
and ufeful of all Herbs : With what Oratory do 
Pliny and Bauhinus extol its Ufes ? But I (hall only 
Butter, well beaten up and applied warm ; or Oak Leaves and 
Acorns boiled in Vinegar, applied warm in little Bags, and of- 
ten renewed. Boil Elder Leaves very foft, drain off the Liquor, 
and foment with it warm ; then anoint with SalL.d Oil, and ap- 
ply a Poultife of the boiled Leaves j or Elder and Broom Blow- 
ers beaten up with May Butter, and fet a Month in the Sun ; 
then buried another Month under Ground ; take them up, boil, 
drain, and keep the Ointment for Ufe : Or take frefh Fig-wort 
Roots, one Part, May Butter two Parts, pound them together, 
put them in a clofe Earthen Pot, cover it well, and fet them fif- 
teen Days in a very moife Place ; then take them out, boil them 
gently, and drain out the Liquor for a Liniment ; or ufe a 
Poultife of the Roots boiled foft in Water ; or its frefh Root ta- 
ken up in the Spring, and tied on the Loins to touch the Skin ; 
or the greep, or dry Leave's, or Roots taken in Meat or Drink j 
are all good $ or ufe a Fumigation of two Handfuls of greater 
Houdeek, boiled in white Wine ; or an Ointment of Cork 
Afhes, LjnfeedOil, and the Yolk of an Egg mixt and applied ; 
or Powder, Juice, or Syrup of Mullein taken inwardly ; or its 
Flowers in an Ointment with frefh Butter, made by fetting them 
in the Sun * then boil them loftly, and drain but the Liquor for 
Ufe ; or ule a Fomentation of the Plant in Biackfmith’s Trough 
Water. For too great a Flux of the Piles, fprinkle on the 
Part Powder of Birch-tree Fungus ; or of Puff-Balls drewed 
on ; or drink a Decoflion of Burnet thrice a Day ; or foment 
with a Decoftion of Mullein Flowers ; or of Perriwinkle boiled 
in Biackfmith’s Trough Water ; or drink two Ounces of Nettle 
Juice twice a Day. 
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