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g-S, he took Decoftion of Honey-fuckle, fix Oun- 
ces ; Honey of Rofes, two Ounces •, Diamoron. 
one Ounce and an half ; all mixt and fharpen’d 
with Spirit of Vitriol for a Gargle ; or for ulcerated 
Mouths, he ufed a Decoflion of Honey-fuckles, 
Plantain, and Barley, a Pint ; Honey ofRofes, two 
Ounces and a half •, Diamoron, two Ounces; all 
mixt, fharpen’d with Spirit of Vitriol, and ufed in 
a Gargle. If the Ulcers were large and foul, he 
firft touched them with Oil of Vitriol. For Ulcers 
on the Lip like Cancers, he ufed wafh’d Aloes, 
.half an Ounce-, prepared Salt, two Drams-, Honey, 
four Ounces ; mix and drefs with it. 
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Hops (Lupulus) their firft Buds boil’d and eaten 
in the Spring, as Afparagus, though they nourifh 
little, yet open Obftruftions of the Liver and Spleen, 
Ioofen the Belly, cleanfe the Blood and Reins from 
Gravel and Sand, and take off Stoppage of Water. 
The Tops or Roots boiled have the fame Effect, 
but hotter than the moifter Buds ; by Purifying the 
Blood, they are of great Ufe againft Scab, Itch, 
Tetters, Ringworms, Morphew, fpreading Sores, 
and all Eruptions on the Skin, and Difcolouring. 
A Decoflion of the Flowers and Tops, drank, is 
faid to expel Poifon. Half a Dram of the Seed, taken 
in Drink, expels Worms, Urine, and Menfes. 
The Flowers and Heads, put into W omen’s Bathes, 
cure Swellings of the Uterus , and Strangury. The 
Juice of the Leaves drop’d into the Ears cure their 
putrid Ulcers fleep’d in Whey they gently purge 
off Choler. A Syrup of their Juice cures the Jaun- 
dice, eafes the Head-ach from Heat, and tempers 
the Heat of Liver and Stomach, and is good in ob- 
flinate Agues from Choler. Clufius gives a Receipt 
of them, how to recover Hair fallen off by the 
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