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the latter Account it is ufed in Excefles of the Menfes , 
Hemorrhoids and Bloody Fluxes. All Dyers Plants, 
contain very fine Parts, fit to penetrate and open 
Obflrudlions *, mod: of them provoke Urine and 
Menfes, and are good for Liver, Spleen, and Jaun- 
dice. A rough Tafle in Plants denotes their A- 
flringency. Its Decodlion is good in the Palfy, 
Sciatica, Abortion, Bruifes, Blows, Falls, (Ac. The 
Root is chiedy ufed both inwardly and outwardly, 
as in Confco.fions with Blacknefs and Bluenefs. Its 
Seed, taken with Vinegar and Honey, is good in 
Swellings and Hardnefs of the Spleen. In a Stoppage 
of the Menfes, a hot Decoflion of the Leaves is 
good to lit over. The Leaves and Roots, beaten and 
applied, take offiDifcolourings of the Skin, as Frec- 
kles, Morphew, Spots, Scurf, (3c. The Root, with 
the Oil of Turpentine, makes a good Balfam for a 
Cough, in weak, fluffed, phlegmatic Lungs. 
184. 
Maiden-hair ( Adicntum) boiled in Wine 
or Mead and drank regularly for fome Days, cures 
Obflruflions of the Liver, expels the King’s-evil, 
clears Diforders of the Lungs, is good for Difficul- 
ty of Breathing, expels Melancholy by Urine, foft- 
ens hard Tumours of the Spleen, and promotes 
the Menfes. The Decodlion, Syrup, Conferve, or 
Powder of the Herb, check Fluxes of the Belly, 
and cool Inflammations of the Liver. Its Decoc- 
tion hinders Falling off of the Flair, and is good in 
the St. ne, and Making Urine by Drops. The 
dried Herb is beft, for ufed green it is Laxative 
and brings away Choler and Phlegm ; eafes the 
Stomach, Liver, and Lungs ; purifies tile Blood 
and gives a good Colour ; and expels Humours that 
breed Obftrudlions in the Liver and Spleen. A 
Pecpction of the Herb, in Oil of Camomile, dif- 
foives 
