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Elephantiafis ; but it muft be given in fmall Dofes, 
as from ten to twenty Grains, and to ftrong Bodies. 
Jt is corrected by Cinnamon, Anife, and Fennel. 
It promotes the Menfes much, in far.guine Conftitu- 
tions, where Steel and its Preparations are unfafe. 
It is better ufed as an Alterative, than an Evacuant. 
Dr. Po ordered an Infufion of wild white Hellebore 
in Vinegar, all Night, to be ftrain’d and given to 
mad People, and repeated. For Rednefs, Wrin- 
kles, and Pimples on the Face, he ordered this Li- 
niment which cured them : Take Powder of both 
Hellebores, of each a Dram *, Litharge a Dram and 
an half, Salt-Petre, Sulphur Vive, of each two 
Drams ; Meal of Lupins, three Drams; Quickftl- 
ver, kill’d in Lemon Juice, three Drams ; Oil of 
Olive, an Ounce and an half ; Oil of Tartar, half 
an Ounce •, Hens-greafe, an Ounce and an half" ; 
two Yolks of Eggs, boil’d hard •, frefn Butter, an 
Ounce and an half ; and Wax enough to bring it to 
aConflftence. For Tetters take juice of white Hel- 
lebore, Scordium, of each half an Ounce ; of 
Mugwort an Ounce and an half *, Powder of Arum 
Root, Antimony, Cerus, Frankincenfe, Myrrh,' 
Acacia, each a Dram ; beat all up in a leaden Mor- 
tar ; mix, and anoint with it. 
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Hemlock ( Cicuta ) being a Poifon, is not ufed 
inwardly, but outwardly, chiefly in Swellings and 
Inflammations of the Liver or Spleen. Its Poultile 
or Plaifter eafe Pains. It difcufles hard Tumours, 
or Ganglions , powerfully. Dr. Bowie gave twenty 
Grains of the powdered Root, in Malignant Fe- 
vers, and in Quartans, juft before the Fit, and or- 
dered the Sick to Bed ; he fays, it much exceeds all 
the Diaphoretics he ever tried.- Its Plaifter, with 
Gum Ammoniac, Hartman calls the wonderful 
Plaifter, 
