( igo ) 
Sicknefs *, and that the outward Application of its 
Leaves is good in a Palfy. 
208. 
Mug-wort {Artemi fid) fays i Tourncfort , be- 
fides federal acid Liquors, affords fome volatile, 
concrete, and very lixivial fix’d Salts, with much 
Sulphur and Earth, Schroder calls it Uterine ; it 
expels MenfeSy Birth, and After-birth, and cleanfes 
off Filth, whether ufed inwardly or outwardly in 
Bath, Fumes, or Lotions. Its Decodtion with 
Sugar and Honey eafes a Cough, and waftes th& 
Stone. Three Drams of the Powder drank in 
Wine, fays Parkinfon , is an excellent Remedy in the 
Sciatica ; efpecially if a little Gum Guajac, Cam- 
phire, and Snake Root, be added to the Powder, 
and the following Liniment ufed outwardly, every 
Morning at the fame Time : Take bruifed Ants 
Eggs, half an Ounce •, Caftile Soap, an Ounce 
and a half ; bed Brandy, fix Ounces ; pound the 
firft two well together in a Mortar •, then mix with 
the Brandy over a Chafing-difli of Coals, and make 
a Liniment •, Camphire and Opium may be added. 
I know of no outward Application, near fo effec- 
tual. It has cured thofe that have been fome Years 
Bed-rid, and under the mod didradting Pains, and 
their Thighs and Legs emaciated ; and why may it 
not be as fuccefsful in other Arthritic Pains, if tried 
J for a Month ? * A large Dofe of Mug- wort, or its 
Juice, 
* For Sciatic Pains; Two or three Drams of powdered 
Mug-wort given in Wine. A Poultife of frefti white Briony 
Root, applied warm to the Part two or three Times. A De- 
ception or Infufion of Elecampane Root drank. A Decoftion of 
St. John’s Wort Flowers drank forty Days ; or two Drams of 
the powdered Seed taken often in Wine. An Infufion, Decoc- 
tion, or Syrup of Lady’s-fmock ( Nafiurtium Pratenfe ) or its 
exprefs’d Juice, drank, A Poultife of bruifed Comfry Roots 
fpread 
