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Jaundice, coagulated Bicod •, * but eipecially in 
Pains of the Nerves and Joints, and Supprefiion of 
Urine. Mathiolus adds, that it is good in the 
Plague, Worms, and cold Difeafes of the Head. 
It is ufed outwardly to creeping Ulcers, raging 
Pain of the Piles, Ears infefted with Worms, Scab, 
and Itch. Its inward Ufe dries Catarrhs. Its 
diftill’d Water, or Deco&ion in Wine, has been 
ferviceable in the Gout •, and is little inferior to wild 
Betony. Its Decodtion is celebrated for Stoppage 
of the Mevfes : It is proper to be added to De- 
codtions againfl other Gbflrudtions. Ray fays 
about Cambridge it was called the Englifo Treacle ; 
being found an Antidote againfl Poifon. He fays 
one, noted for curing the King’s Evil, gave a De- 
codtion of the Herb in white Wine, from a Quart 
to a Pint •, Dofe, two Spoonfuls, Evening and 
Morning for a Month. Then he gave Infufion 
in four Pints of white Wine, of Rofemary and 
Hart’s-tongue, of each a Handful, cut and infufed 
twenty-four Hours j Dofe, eight Spoonfuls twice 
a Day ; and alfo fomented the Parts affedted with 
their Decodtion. The ./ Egyptians admire its Pow- 
der for Intermittents ; and Country People have 
cured Quartans with its Powder, taken fome Days 
in Broth : Sim. Pauli fays a Woman, long racked 
with a violent Pain in the Uterus , was cured by a 
Decoction of this Herb in Chicken Broth ; it loofened 
her Belly, and caufed a large Difcharge of Bile and 
Phlegm, upon which fhe recovered. The Leaves of 
the common fmall Germander are bitter, aro- 
* To diffolve coagulated Blood, a warm Decodlion of Daify, 
or a Tindture cf its flowers, with Phlegm of Vitriol, is excel- 
lent ; or a Decodtion of Chervil, in Wine or Water ; or drink 
.thrice a Day a Decodtion of Doves-foot, Cranes-bill, or a 
Decoction of Herb Robert ; or of Self-heal, drank ; or a Poul- 
tifc cf JFlix-weed. 
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