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Nettles Stinging ( Urtica Urens) are a 
great Diuretic, expel all Gravelly Matter. They arc 
an Antidote to Hemlock and Henbane ; eaten 
boiled they loofen the Belly, cleanfe the Reins, ex- 
pel Sand and fmall Stones, promote Spitting, and 
drive out the Meades. Their Juice or Syrup is ex- 
toll’d for Spitting of Blood, if four Ounces is drank 
every Morning for a Week, and a Decoftion of the 
Leaves drank after. The diftilTd Water, with 
Spirit of Wine, flops Spitting of Blood powerfully. 
The white Part of the Root put up the Nofe, and 
Snuffing their Water after, flays Bleeding at the 
Nofe. Outwardly they help putrid, gangrenous, 
and malignant Ulcers ; difcufs Hardnefs and Tu- 
mours. A Gargle of them helps the inflamed 
Uvula. The leffer Nettle bruifed and put up the 
Nofe, or its Juice fnuffed up, flops its Bleeding. 
The Seed is often ufed with Succefs in Difeafes 
of the Lungs •, as Aflhma, obflinate Cough, Pleu- 
rify, &c. The Seed provokes Urine, Menfes , and 
Venery, if the frefh Seed be boiled, and eaten with 
Butter for three Days ; or eat Hafle Nut-Kernels, 
preferved with Honey ; or drink Birch Water, or 
Wine ; or foment the Genitals with a Decoction of 
Columbine Seed and Herb. A Conferve of Nettle 
Flowers and Seeds is good for the Stone in the 
Kidnies, Difeafes of the Bread:, and Spitting of 
Blood. The Root is good in the Jaundice. Its 
Decotlion in Honey and Wine is good againfl cold 
Coughs, and Shortnefs of Breath. The Juice, gi- 
ven often with a little Sugar, cures an exceffive Flux 
of the Piles, when other Means fail. Their Sting 
is cured by their own Juice, Sallad Oil, or Oil 'of 
Rofes. People check too violent a Fermentation 
of Malt Liquors, and defend them againfl Thun- 
