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r® the Breaft. He advifes that, wherever we meet 
with Melilot and Fcenugreek abfolutely, in Au- 
thors, cnly their Seeds are underftood. A Fomen- 
tation of a Decoction of Melilot, Agrimony, and 
Camomile, is belt for tiie Anus inflamed, except it 
is from fome fliarp things applied to it, then ufe a 
Fomentation of new Milk. For the Legs inflamed, 
a Fomentation of Melilot may be ufed ; but the 
Leaves of Elder, warmed in a Frying-Pan till they 
begin to fweat, then applied like a Poultife ; cr a 
Poultife of Oats, boiled in ftrong Wine and laid 
on-, or the warm Juice of Plantain, rubb’d on, are 
much better, fays Stocker us : Who fays, that, for 
Ulcers on the Legs, Powder of burnt Horfe Ra- 
difli Root, fprinkled on, cleanfes and heals the moilt 
Sort. As Etmuller extols, as a Specific, a Deco&ion 
of Self-heal, with Salt Prunella, ufed for a Gargle 
in Inflammations of the Tonfils ; for whofe Ulcers, 
Grulingus commends the Gargle of boil’d Vervain 
often ufed : Who alfo orders a Poultife of Dwarf 
Elder, and Rue Leaves, to be applied to inflamed 
Tefticles. 
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English Mercury, good Henry, or all 
good. {Bonus Henricus , Lapathum unBuofum) The 
Root is drying and cleanfing, the Herb molli- 
fying and loofening, inwardly. Sim. Pauli fays, 
it makes an excellent Difcuflive, Digeftive, and 
Anodyne Poultife for Gouty Pains, thus : Take of 
the frefli Leaf without the Flowers, five Handfuls j 
dried Flowers of Elder and Camomile, of each 
two Handfuls ; boil to a Mucilage in Elder Water, 
then mix Powder of Gum Caranna, and Camphire, 
of each half an Ounce i make a Poultife and apply. 
The Leaf, laid on Wounds or Sores, cleanfes their 
foulnefs, heals and clofes them up wonderfully. 
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