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Wood Mercury, or Doc Mercury (Cynsr 
crambe ) is more Purgative, and often vomits. I 
have heard of a Dofe of it taken, that caufed a Su- 
perpurgation and Death ; and others have ufed it 
with very good Succefs. Horftius commends the 
following Clyfter in the Stone, Cholic, and Hypo- 
chondriac Melancholy : Take Mercury, Althaea, 
Agrimony, and Betony, of each two Handfuls ; Pen- 
nyroyal, Marjoram, Bayberries, of each a Handful ; 
Senna, oneOunce; Camomile Flowers, half a Hand- 
ful ; boil to a Pound and {train ; add common Oil, 
three Ounces; Salt, a Dram or two ; mix and itijed. 
The Mercuries are rarely ufed inwardly, but only 
externally. It and Beet Roots, boiled in Broth, 
loofen the Belly, if eaten an Hour before Dinner. 
198. 
Millefoil or Yarrow (. Millefolium ) being very 
Aftringents, Hop Blood and Fluxes from any 
Part, as from Wounds, Nofe, Mouth, Stool, 
Uterus , or by Urine or Piles. It is alfo good in 
Vomiting, Retention of Urine, Stone, Gravel, 
Whites, &c. Applied outwardly, it is good in 
the Head-ach, in the Cure of Wounds, Piles, Rup- 
tures. Tumours of the Yard, &c. It is fo great a 
Diuretic, that it caufes Bloody Urine ; and its Leaf 
or Juice, put up the Nofe, make it bleed. It is 
the rough, harfh Millefoil, that is the Aftringent ; 
and the bitter, fays Hoffman , that is the Aperient, 
which opens Obftrudlions, and diffolves. It expels 
Urine, and kills Worms. Its Decodtion, drank, 
prevents Abortion. Its Juice clears the Rednefs 
and Bloodinefs of the Eyes. A Draught of the 
Decodtion before the Ague Fit* three or four times, 
cures it, and helps Incontinence of Urine. The 
N 4 Juice, 
