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pr the Herb eaten, or bruifed, and laid on Piaifter 
Ways, helps the Bite ofVipeis. A Piaifter of it 
is excellent in Ruptures. The diftill’d Water 
helps the Liver, and cures the Jaundice in eight 
Days. The Decodiion or Water is good for the 
Stone and Tooth-ach, * 
* For Children’s Ruptures, Powder of Wall Rue, taken forty 
Days. Powder or Deco&ion of Ladies Mantle drank ; Pow- 
der (or Decodtion) of Crofs-wort given in red Wine. Two 
Drams of fine Powder of Tooth-wort, taken in Broth forty 
pays ; or a Dram of powdered Adder’s-tongue, taken daily in 
red Wine ; or powdered Root of Solomons Seal taken in Wine ; 
or its Decottion in red Wine drank daily ; or powdered Seed of 
Plantain. In Children or grown up Perfons, a Dram of 
powdered Arum Root in Wine, and let the common Drink be 
an Infufion of Spleen-wort j or a Deco&ion in rough Wine of 
Dove’s-foot, and Cariine Thiftle Root in Wine drank ; or half 
a Spoonful of powdered Dove’s-foot Tops and Roots in Wine, 
drank every Night at Bed-time, for twenty-one Days ; or 
from one Ounce to two of Juice of Rupture-wort, in red Wine ; 
or a Dram of its Powder ; or fix Ounces of its Deco Sion daily ; 
or powdered Seed of Crefles made into a Piaifter, with the 
White of an Egg laid warm to the Part (haven, and a Dram 
pf the powdered Seed taken Morning and Evening in red 
Wine ; or an Ounce of diced Roots of Solomon s Seal, boiled 
in a Pint of Broth, to half a Pint, and eaten every Morning 
falling ; or take from two Scruples to a Dram of its Powder 
in red Wine daily ; or juice, Powder, or Decoction of Knot- 
grafs, taken daily ; rt nd a Poultife of the Mucilage of Comfry 
Root, renewed to the Part every other Day. But though 
thefe Things may fucceed in a Falling down of the Inteftines, 
from a Relaxation, either in Children, or weak Perlons, after 
any long 9 icknefs ; yet in a Breach of the Peritonaum , that they 
may have any Effedl, it is neceffary, i . That the Difeafe be 
pf late Standing or frefh. 2. That the Patient be kept open in 
his Body, and not fuffered to be bound. 3. That they lie 
as much on their Back as they can. 4. That Adults have a 
proper Trufs ; or Children be well rolled with broad Filleting, 
and kept from crying feverely. For a flelhy Rupture, 
Root of Reft-harrow confumes and wafles it, if a Dram of 
the Powder be drank daily for a long Time Fora Navel 
Rupture, the Herb Through-wax is a noble Medicine, whe- 
ther taken inwardly or ufed outwardly. Ex Collettionib . Cru/onis . 
267. Saffron 
