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and Inflammation of the Eyes. The Juice with 
Vinegir cools thofe Parts where Pudules, Wheals, 
and Pimples break forth. The Juice with Oil of 
Rofes is good for Women’s fore Breads ; for Burns 
by Gunpowder, or by Lightning. The thickened 
Juice made into Pills with Gum Tragacanth and 
Arabic, and taken, is good againd making 
Bloody Urine *, fome ufed the diftill’d Water for the 
Tooth-ach. 
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Q jj ince-tree. ( Cydonia ) The Fruit, from 
its noble Aftringency, is mod agreeable to the Sto- 
mach •, it is good in a Cosliaca , and for them that 
have Bloody Fluxes or Bilious, or Spitting of Blood, 
and in all Kinds of Fluxes ; but its Bracing and 
Aftringency, is much lefiened by Boiling, Eaten 
before Meat it binds the Belly, but after Meat it 
loofens it. In hot Fevers when the Gullet is parch’d 
and Swallowing hurt, a Mucilage of the Seed made 
with Frog-fpawn Water is excellent. Though the 
Fruit binds, yet it provokes Urine ; but in a Heat 
of Urine, either with or without an Ulcer, it muff . 
be refrained. The Wine of Quinces is adringent, 
grateful to the Stomach, Bowels, and Kidnies. The 
Marmalade, often eaten, is good for Women with 
Child, for it not only {Lengthens the Infant, and 
gives it a fine Complexion, but prevents Abortion, 
and CMifes quick and eafy Labour to the Mother. 
The Juice boil’d up gently to the Confidence of a 
Syrup, and half an Ounce of it given to Infants, 
and more to the grown up, fetches up tough 
Phlegm from the Lungs : or gives a verv mild 
Puke, or moves the Belly and {Lengthens, the Sick. 
Sylvius extols it highly. The Seed fprinkied and 
foftened with Rofe Water, and brought to a thick 
Mucilage, is good for Burns and Paiching of the 
Tongue, 
