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u\ obftrucled Menfes , Palpitation of the Heart, 
Fainting, and Dropfy. Its Seed is commended 
in the Stone •, the Root, Flowers, and Seeds are ufed 
outwardly in foul and malignant Ulcers, Ulcers 
of the Bread:, and Biting of venomous Beads. 
Half a Pound of the Root fteeped all Night in 
Wine, then boil’d to a third Part, and drank warm, 
and Sweat encouraged. Water is thereby expelled 
fo powerfully from under the Skin, that it burlls 
out at the very Soles of the Feet. A Decoftion 
of the Root in Wine cures the Gripes, Stinging 
of Serpents, &c. A Poultife of the Seed cures fore 
Nipples or Breafts. A Decoftion of the Root is 
preferable to that of Scornozera ; it works pow- 
erfully by Urine and Perfpiration, and its Infufion 
in Wine fweetened, brings the Menfes. It is ufed 
outwardly in Poultifes, Lotions, Ointments, &c. to 
Ulcers and Tumours, as well as Birth-wort. 
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Succory (Cichorium) is a choice Plant taken 
any Way *, for a too hot and obflrudled Liver, 
whether eaten raw in a Salad, or boiled, or the 
Juice, Decodtion, or Powder is ufed ; for they 
attenuate, cleanfe, and cool, and brace a little. 
Crato extols the Ufe of its Root in Heflics. The 
Waters of the Flowers are excellent in Inflamma- 
tions of the Eyes, and Dimnefs of the Sight. 
Wood Succory is good in the Gout. Spigelius 
fays, In a hot Diforder, there is nothing comes 
up to, or can exceed the Powder of wild Succory, 
gathered in May, and dried in the Shade, if a 
Dram of it be daily taken in Chicken Broth, 
four Hours before Dinner, and at Going to Bed. 
Sim . Pauli and Rhodius fay, it is alfo good in the 
Hypo and inflammatory Gout. A Handful of 
its Roots and Leaves, boiled in Wine or Wa- 
ter, 
