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Figs, Number twenty- two ; Lentils, grofly bruifed, 
one Ounce*, rafp’d Hart’s-horn, half an Ounce ; 
all boil’d in a Quart of Poflfet Drink, or Milk and 
Water, and drank, ripens and fills the Small Pox 
moft powerfully; and, if they are only full of Water, 
a Decodtion of Lentils, drank, exceeds all. 
170. 
Lambs Lettuce ( Valerianella ) cools and moi- 
ftens, is a little Laxative, is fomewhat of the Na- 
ture of Lettuce, and ufed for it in the Spring. 
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Lavender ( Lavendula ) being of fubtil, fine 
Parts, is proper for Head and Nerves ; it is chiefly 
ufed for Catarrhs, Palfy, Cramp, Vertigo, Le- 
thargy, Shakings of the Joints, Expelling Urine, 
Mcnfes , and Foetus { for which it is often prefcribed to 
Women in Labour) and in windy Gripes of the 
Belly. Outwardly, it is ufed in Lees to wafh the 
Head and Joints. It is chewed to repel the Ca- 
tarrh to the Palate, that it fall not on the Breaft. 
Its diftill’d Water fmelled to is a great Reviver of 
the Spirits; the Compound is good for the Head, 
and a great Cordial. The Conferve of the Flowers 
anfwers the Purpofes of the Herb. The two fol- 
lowing are taken for great Secrets in hard Labour : 
Firft, Powder of Lavender Seed, half a Dram ; 
Seeds of Plantain and Endive, of each two Scru- 
ples ; Pepper, a Scruple ; mix, and take in Ho- 
ney-fuckle and Endive Waters, of each' three 
Ounces: Secondly, Powder of Lavender-feed, half 
a Dram ; of prepared white Amber and Borax, of 
each two Scruples ; Oil of Cinnamon, fix Drops ; 
rnix for three Dofes, to be given in Rheni/h Wine. 
Oil of Spike, or any other Oil rubb’d on the Head, 
kills Lice. A Decoction of Lavender Flowers, 
Horehound, 
