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the Bloody Flux. Half a Dram of the Berry- 
ftones, drank in Wine, provokes Urine, and expels 
Sand, Gravel, and lmall Stones furprifingly. A 
few of the powdered Stones drank every Morning, 
for feven Days, in a Glafs of Pennyroyal Water, 
with a little Saffron, is a fure Remedy to bring 
down obftructed Terms. A few of the Stones, 
eaten before a Debauch, are faid to prevent Drunk- 
en nels. The Berries, eaten by ftrong Rufticks, 
purge violendy upward and downward. A large 
Dofe of Powder of the unripe Berries is one of Alex- 
is's Secrets againft the Plague ; for a Dram in 
white Wine is a ftrong Sudorific. The Oil of the 
diftill’d Berries is powerful againft all Difeafes of the 
Joints, provokes the Menfes , expels Gravel, and 
cleanfes fordid Ulcers. From two Drams to four of 
the juice of the Tree digefts and repels in a Quinfy. 
The Juice of the Leaves fnufPd up the Nofe cleanfes 
the Plead effectually ; it alfo eafes the Pain, ftays 
the Running, and heals old obftinate Ulcers of Ears, 
or Nofe ; if it is too fharp, it may be mixed with Oil 
of Rofes. Take Ivy I. eaves two or three Hand- 
fuls, rough Barley as much, boil both clofe in Wa- 
ter, and pour them out into a Pipkin, or narrow- 
mouth’ d deep Veffel, to receive the Steam into the 
Mouth and Throat for a Quinfy. A Woman was 
famous and cured Hundreds of poor People cf a 
Quinfy by this : Take Powder of Album Gr tecum. 
Cinnabar, and Honey, of each alike •, make round 
Balls to hold^in the Mouth, and fwallow as they 
diffolve-, it feldom fails. For Deafnefs, take Gum 
Ivy roll’d long, when hot and moift ; put it into 
th^TEar in a Piece of very thin Tiffany, let it lie till 
the Ear begins to run, and pull the Roll back : Dr. 
Po. For Corns, wafli the Feet and cut the Corns 
in the Wane of the Moon daily, apply frefh Ivy 
Leaves to them, and in fifteen Days they will fall 
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