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te the white round-leafed Saxifrage, of a pale yel- 
low Colour ; the other has a Leaf cut into three 
Segments. 
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Scabious ( Scabiofa ) its Decoftion in Wine, 
or its Juice, is good in Impofthumes, Cough, 
Pleurify, and other Difeafes of the Bread, and in a 
Shortnefs of Breath, Quinfy, &c. But it is chiefly 
defigned againft Scab and Itch. The Herb is 
Alexipharmac, Sudorific, Opening, Cleanfing, and 
Vulnerary. It promotes Spitting when the Lungs 
are duffed with thick, tough' Phlegm. * From 
three 
* For a Pleurify, the Syrup of Scabious Juice, drank in the 
Morning falling ; Stockerus. A Dram of powdered Burdock 
Root, drank in warm Water in the Morning and Sweat after 
it, quickly eafes the Pain and cures ; Alex. Benedifi. Or a 
Dram of powdered Seed of Ladies Thiftle/ drank twice a Day ; 
Oil, or the diftill’d Water of Corn Poppy Flowers, drank, but 
efpecially the powdered Flowers, is a Specific ; Ray. Or three 
Handfuls of the frefh Flowers infufed in their diftilPd Water, 
with a few Drops of Spirit of Vitriol or Sulphur ; ftrain off the 
Liquor and fweeten it with Sugar or Syrup of Corn Poppies, 
and ufe If the frefti Flowers are not to be got, pour hot 
Water on the dried, fprinkled with Spirit of Vitriol ; infuie, 
ftrain out, and fweeten as before for Ufe ; Jltmuller. Tinc- 
tures may be made the fame Way of Columbine or Daify with 
the Flowers ; powdered Milletoe given in Carduus, or Corn 
Poppy Water, three or four times a Day, is a ‘Secret ; Bowie. 
- —In the Scurvy, Scabious is very ufeful ; or a Diet 
Drink of Fir-tops, infufed in Table Beer and drank long ; Dr. 
Needham. Or take Fir Apples or Cones; Number four ; cut 
each into Quarters, add Leaves of green Wheat, two Ounces ; 
boil in white Wine Poffet Drink, three Pints to tv. o'; to the 
ftrained cold Liquor, add Spirit of Scurvy- graft, half an 
Ounce ; Syrup of Oranges and Apples, each half an Ounce ; 
mix, and Dole four Ounces twice a Day ; Bates's Dlfpin/atory. 
Or Juices of Sorrel, Fumitory, and Water Creffes, of each 
four Ounces ; let them Hand in a clofe cork’d Bottle till they 
fettle ; Dole fix Ounces of the clear Liquor drank failing daily j 
or juice of. Fumitory and W.aer Creftb:/ of each two Ounces ,• 
S prepared 
