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h good for a weak Stomach and all Difeafes of the 
Nerves, eafes Pleuritic Pains, and expels Wind. 
Outwardly it is laid to the W rifts in Agues, to the 
Bite of a Mad Dog, to Carbuncles, to the Head in a 
Megrim, and to the Soles of the Feet in burning and 
malignant Fevers. Women with Child mult not 
be too free with it. Its Decodtion in Wine is a 
good Gargle for rotten Teeth, and fcorbutic Gums. 
It is a great Preferver of Chaftity. It (Lengthens 
Sight much. Its Infufion in Wine, drank, is a 
good Prefervation againft the Plague, malignant 
and epidemic Difeafes. A Drop of its Oil, given 
Children on Sugar, kills Worms. An Ounce of 
its Juice, with half an Ounce of Honey of Squills, 
is a prefent Remedy in the Falling Sicknefs ; for 
which Rue, but chiefly its Seed, is much commend- 
ed. Its Syrup or Conferve is good in Difeafes of 
the Head and Stomach. So is its Infufion in white 
Wine, to promote the Menfes. Rue beaten up with 
the White and Yolk of an Egg, fried and laid to 
the Navel, is good in Hylterics. A Decodlion of 
Wild and Stone Rue is noted for* expelling Stone 
and Gravel. The Seed is faid to be an Antidote a- 
gainft all dangerous Medicines, Poifons, or Dif- 
eafes, efpecially if Figs and Walnuts be added to 
it. Rue Leaves, eaten, fweeten the Breath after 
eating Garlick, Onions, Leeks, or Shallots. A 
Deco&ion of it, with dry Dili Leaves and Flowers, 
drank, and applied warm to any Part, eafes aril 
Pains and Tortures. The fame drank relieves the 
Pains of the Bread, Sides, Difficulty of Breathing, 
a Cough, the tearing Pains of the Sciatica, and of 
the Joints, if at the fame Time a Liniment of the 
Herb or Juice, with Lard and Camphire, be rubb’d 
on and applied. Its Deco&ion or Infufion in Oil, 
given in Cly Iters, eafes the windy Cholic, and 
Flatulency^ Hardnefs or Swelling of the Uterus, 
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