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exceeding fpongy and light, like the Pile Marin* y 
but fo very tough, that break they would not, and 
I with much Difficulty cut one of them ; it had no 
Nucleus, but was the fame throughout * file was per- 
fectly cured ever after. The Powder either of 
Leaves or Berries, taken from one to two Drams in 
a Glafs of Brandy, Evening and Morning for fome 
Days, cures Stitches, violent Pains of the Sides, 
Back, Belly, or Stomach, cf longer Continuance, 
or coming as this Woman’s did, by Fits. One, 
noted for the Cure of a Rheumatifm, had no other 
Method or Secret, but the tender. Buds, or young 
Leaves of PI oily boiled in Water, {train’d, and the 
Liquor fweetened with Moloffes ; the Sick drank 
half a Pound of this warm in Bed, at each Bofe, t ill 
the Pain was quite gone ; it was a moft powerful 
Sudorific all the While, and Plenty of fmall Liquors 
were drank to dilute it. 
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Honey Suckles ( Periclymenum ) Leaves and 
Flowers are Clean ling, Refolving, and Digefting ; 
like Hylfop, Savory, or Wild Marjoram. With 
Figs and Liquorice, it effectually caufes Spitting up 
of thick Phlegm that fluffs up the Lungs. The pow- 
der’d Leaves, or Flowers, or their Water, cleanfe 
and dry up foul, moift Ulcers, and clear the Face 
from all Difcolouring or Deformity. The Oil of 
the Flowers by Infolation is good in Cramps, Con- 
vulfions, Palfies, and other cold Difeafes of the 
Nerves. The Water given with Lavender Seed 
haflens the Birth. It is a very hot and drying Plant. 
fiorder fays, a DecoClion of Honey-fuckle, Plan- 
tain, and Barley, {train’ d, and a little Sugar of 
Lead put to it, is a fine Gargle for fore Mouths ; 
or a Lotion for Sores or Ulcers. In dangerous Ve- 
nereal Ulcers of the Throat, after Mercurial Pur- 
ges, 
