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Freely after it. The diftilPd Water, fnuffed up the 
Nofe, flops its Bleeding. Six Ounces of the Wa- 
ter drank, with an Ounce of fine Sugar, wonder- 
fully flop the Bleeding of the Breafl, Stomach, or 
Liver. To prevent its violent Purging, it fhould 
be mixt with Maftich or Nutmeg, or a Scruple of 
Rhubarb. It is alfo of great Service in the Cholic, 
and hard Swellings of the Spleen, The Roots bea- 
ten with a few Peach-ftone Kernels, and bitter Al- 
monds, and infufed three Days in Aquavitae : A 
Drop or two of this exprefs’d Cream, drop’d into 
noify or deaf Ears, has a very good Effedt. A 
Gargle of the Juice, with Honey or Plantain Wa- 
ter, cures all Sores in the Throat, Mouth, or 
Tooth-ach. The Herb warms, dries, cuts pow- 
erfully, and purges the Head. It is given inwardly 
with great Caution, but moflly outwardly. — < 
Sotv Thistle, See Carline Thistle. 
291. 
Speedwell oeFluellen ( Veronica Mas)t he Male 
is bitter, Sudorific, Vulnerary, Cleanfing, Diure- 
tic, and fit to eafe the Lungs, loaded or obftrudted 
with glutinous or purulent Matter. A Spirit of 
the Infufion of the Herb, fome Days in Wine, 
drawn off by the Alembic, two Ounces of this 
Spirit, given with a little Treacle, in malignant 
Fevers, fweat very powerfully. The diflill’d 
fimple Water of the Herb, drank, is excellent for 
Ulcers of the Lungs, Stone, and Vapours, efpe- 
cially if a Dram of the Herb, and as much of the 
Middle Bark, of Bitter- fweet ( Selanum fcandens , 
vel Dulcamara) be infufed in two Ounces of the 
Water. A Syrup or Extradl of this Herb purifies 
the Blood, and is good in all Difeafes of the Skin *, 
but the Parts fhould be wafhed in its Water or De- 
codtion at the fame Time, or in fome vitriolic 
Solution. 
