( *° 6 ) 
Tongue, from Heat. An Epithem of a Mucilage 
of the Seed made with Rofe Water is good in a hot 
Pain of the Head, if applied to the Forehead. The 
Seeds, fried and taken, flop a hot bilious Loofe- 
nefs. The Mucilage of the Seed with Rofe Water 
and Sugar-candy, drank, is good in hot parching 
Fevers, and Inflammations ; Hoarfenefs, and hot 
Diforders of the Lungs. The Mucilage in Plantain 
Water, and the Yolk of an Egg, is good in the 
Piles, and in Inflammations of any Part of the Bo- 
dy, and Pains from Heat *, as in a Megrim, Kead- 
ach, hot Impofthumes, Swellings, or Outbreak- 
ings on the Skin or Joints. And applied with Oil 
of Roles and Vinegar it was ufed in Children’s 
Ruptures, and Navel-ftarting, and heals chop’d 
Nipples, or fore Breads. Its Juice and Ploney 
help running Ears, and hinder Worms breeding in 
them ; mixt with Lard it cleanfes filthy hot Ulcers. 
The Herb being very cold fhould be ufed cautioufly, 
that it do no Hurt. 
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Fenugreek-Seed ( Fosnum gracum ) is a great 
Softener, Digefter, Ripener, Difcufler, and Eafer of 
Pain ; and either it, or its Mucilage, goes into moft 
Foultifes of thofe Intentions. It is often ufed in 
Emollient Ciyflers ; for it fheathes all Sharpnefs, 
fmooths and heals the Bowels. Its Decodlion is 
ufeful in feveral Female Diforders. Its Mucilage 
cures Blood-fhot Eyes. The Seed boiPd in Mead 
’till it is dififolved, then beaten up and boiled again 
with Honey, fofpread on a Cloth and applied, pre- 
fently eafes the Sciatica, and all Pains of the Joints. 
The Seed is excellent inDifeafes of the Eyes. Sweet 
Apples boiled up to aPcultife in Fennel and Vervain 
W 7 ater, then put through a Hair Sieve, then add 
Mucilage of Fenugreek difiolved in Rofe Water, 
with 
