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Purge ; the Nuts are certainly an Antidote againft 
Plague and Poifons. A Deco&ion ot the outer 
Bark of the Nut, poured on the Earth, makes 
Worms creep out ftrangely. Ray fays, the Nuts 
have a peculiar Faculty to bring down the Men- 
f es , when other Medicines have been ufed in vain $ 
firft foak them in warm Water, then blanch them, 
put the Kernels two Days in Aqua Vita , and eat two 
or three every Morning ten Days before the Time. 
A Decoftion of the Leaves, ufed externally, is 
good in the Evil, if a little Sugar is put to it, and 
Cloths dipp’d in it, and applied to the Sores. No- 
thing exceeds the Oil of the Nut, in the Stone, 
whether given inwardly or in Cly iters. The Pow- 
der of the dried Catkins, from a Scruple to a 
Dram, given in Wine, is furprizing in the Stran- 
gulation of the Womb •, and good in a Bloody 
Flux. 
Water- Pimpernel See Brook-lime and Male- 
Pimpernel. Water -Plantain. See Plantain. Wa- 
ter -Hyjf op. See Hyfiop. Water -Germ under. See 
Germander. Water-Beck. See Dock. Water-Cref- 
fes. See CrefTes. Water -Lilly . See Lily. White- 
Lilly. See Lilly. Wild-Flax. See Flax. Wild-Sage . 
See Sage. V/ood- Mercury. See Mercury. Water- 
Fern , or Oflmond-Royal. See Fern. Water-flag , 
or Flower-de-luce. See Orrice. Water- Mint. See 
Mint. Waier-Hemfly or Water -Agrimony. See 
Hemp. 
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Vervain ( Verbena ) formerly called Her ha Sacra , 
was much admired, being good in Difeafes of the 
Head, from cold Humours ; in Difeafes of the 
Eyes and Bread; ; in obitinate Coughs, in Obftruc- 
tions of Liver, Spleen, and Jaundice ; in Gripes, 
and Bloody Flux, It waftes and expels the Stone, 
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