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and Pledges dip’d in the Juice and put up the Nofe, 
flops its Bleeding. An Ounce of the Juice, or two 
Ounces of the Broth of the dried Herb, cures 
bloody Urine, on Spitting of Blood. And Sim . 
Pauli fays, it infallibly cures a frdh Clap. A 
Poultife of it to the Wrift is faid to cure Agues ; 
without Doubt it is an excellent Aflringent and 
Vulnerary. The greater Shepherd’s Purfe, with a 
weaved Leaf, contains much volatile concrete Salt ; 
more Lixivia!, and more Earth than moil other 
Plants •, hence it is fit to dififolve a too thick gru- 
mous Blood, whether render’d fo by too much 
Acid, too hard Labour, which had drained off 
the more watery Parts through the Skin, or by its 
being overcharged with earthy Principles. In 
LofTes of Blood, its Juice fhould be drank from 
three to fix Ounces •, or in Fluxes with Inflamma* 
lions. 
2S4. 
Silver-weed, or Wild Tansey {Argen- 
tina) cools moderately, aftringes, dries, and heals. 
It is good in Spitting of Blood, and in all Fluxes 
and Loofenefles of the Belly, or Uterus. It nota- 
bly wafles the Stone in the Reins, and is good for 
Wounds and Ulcers. It is famous for eafing the 
Pain of the Tooth-ach, preventing Putrefaction in 
the Gums. Applied in a Poultife with Vinegar and 
Salt to the Wrifls, and Soles of the Feet, it abates 
the Heat of Fevers powerfully. Its diftill’d Wa- 
ter is a Wall to beautify the Face. The Herb re- 
frains all Fluxes fo powerfully, that many have 
been cured both of thofe of the Belly and Uterus , 
only by wearing it between their Feet and Stock- 
ing Soles. It is good for frefh Ruptures. A Poul- 
tife of it boil’d with Salt, and applied, diffolves 
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