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Spitting of Blood. The Afhes of the burnt Heads, 
applied, ftop immoderate Bleedings of the Piles or 
Anus ; yea if the Leaf is only rubb’d on them. 1c 
is fo powerfully binding and drying, that it won- 
derfully flops the Running of the Reins. A Decoc- 
tion of Soap-wort, drank, is alfo good in a Gonor- 
rhoea i and is good in all well cleanfed, foul, hol- 
low Ulcers, and to heal freffi Ruptures. 
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Ha rt’s-tongue ( Lingua Ccrvina ) is ufed in the 
Rickets, for Liver- growing. Swelling of the Spleen, 
Fluxes of the Belly, and Spitting of Blood. Out- 
wardly it cleanfes Wounds and Ulcers. Its Pow- 
der is good in Hyfterics, Palpitation, convulfive 
Motions, taken in Small Beer, or Pofiet Drink •, or 
its Decodtion in Water, or Infufion in Wine. It 
is good in the Heat of Liver and Stomach, and in 
a Gargle to ftop Bleeding of the Gums, and cure 
the Falling down of the Uvula. I have often ufed it 
with Succefs in Confumptions, and other Difeafes of 
the Bread, with other Vulneraries. Its Powder, 
made into Pills with Balfam of Gilead Dofe a Scru- 
ple thrice a Day, is a Secret in Spitting of Blood. 
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Hawk- we ed (Hieracium) is cooling, drying, and 
binding, good for Heat of the Stomach, and In- 
flammations. The Juice with Wine helps Di- 
geftion, expels Wind and Crudities of the Sto- 
mach ; it is ufeful in Difficulty in making Water. A 
Scruple of the dried Juice, with Wine and Vinegar, 
is good in a Dropfy. The Decodlion with Honey 
digefts Phlegm in the Lungs, and with HyfTop is 
good in a Cough. Boil’d in Wine, with wild Suc- 
cory, it is good in a flatulent Cholic, Melancholy, 
and a hard Spleen. It- foftly invites Sleep, checks 
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