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S qjj ills ( S cilia ) their Root either in Oxy- 
mel, Vinegar, Wine, or Infulion, exceeds the 
whole vegetable Kingdom, for cutting, thinning, 
diffolving, and expelling out of the whole Body 
Phlegm, or grofs Humours, by Spitting, Puking, 
Urine, and Stool *, and for dimulating and roufing 
up Adtion and Motion, in the languid, dull, lax, 
and weak Solids ; hence its amazing Succefs in 
redoring phlegmatic, bloated, cachedlic, adhmatic, 
hydropic, idteric, and cacochymic Habits ; whe- 
ther put into Eledtuary, Julaps, Infufions, De- 
codlions, or Apozems, or given alone in a mode- 
rate Dofe, it is an admirable Vomit to all Ages 
and Condituticns •, it loofens the Belly, and pro- 
vokes Urine at the fame Time. It is therefore mod 
proper for Stuffings of the Lungs, or Loading of 
the Bread with tough, thick Phlegm ♦, for a palled 
and relaxed Stomach *, for the Jaundice, and in 4 
begun Dropfy, mixt in any of the above Forms of 
Medicines. In duffed, bloated, worn out Habits, 
where the Cafe was quite defperate, and all other 
Helps proved ufelefs, I have known a Solution of 
Gum Ammoniac, in Tindture of Saffron, drawn 
in Treacle Water, with Oxymel of Squills, have 
furprifmg Effedls. X have known a Puke of Oxy- 
mel, given every other Day to Children in the 
Chin-cough, have good Succefs. 
297. 
Star-wort (Sea,) ( Tripolium ) two Drams 
of it in Wine purge off watery Humours by 
Stool and Urine. The Root is hot and fharp, 
an Antidote againd venomous Poifon. It is a 
good Vulnerary for green Wounds, Ulcers, Sores, 
Hurts and Bruifes. 
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