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Inflammations. The Flowers of the white Violet 
ripen and difiolve Swellings. Their Seed refills the 
Poifons of Scorpions. The green, or dry Herb, 
and Flowers, are good in a identify, Difeafcs of 
the Lungs, and Hoarfenefs; to blunt and fofren 
fharp Humours, Heat of Urine, Pains of the Back, 
Kidnies and Bladder, and for theLiver and Jaundice. 
A few Drops of Spirit of Vitriol, put to the Infufi- 
on or Decoftion, make it more cooling, quench 
Third:, and allay Heat more, and give them a 
more grateful Colour and Tafle. 
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Viola tricolor (Heart* s^eafe) or (three Faces 
under a Hood) is a little warmer, yet very temperate, 
and by its glutinous Juice mollifies in a lower De- 
gree than Mallows, as they are weaker than Marfh- 
mallows. This is alfo reckoned good in Difeafes 
of the Lungs, and for Convulfions and Epilepfy, 
and that its Decoction is good to wafh fcabb’d, or 
itchy Parts. Some old-fafhion’d Folks ufe its Juice, 
or diflill’d Water, for green Wounds and old 
Sores. 
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Whitlow (Far onychia rutaceo folio) Grafs is not 
only good to be applied, either bruifed or in a 
Poultile, to the Whitlow on the Fingers End-, 
(which is often the Crifis or Dregs of fome other 
Difeafe, and, as fuch, requires to be treated with 
Alexipharmacs and Sudorifics •, fee Sim. Pauli) but 
ufed with Succefs in an Ointment for the King’s 
Evil. The honourable, Mr. Boyle fays, that Whit- 
Iow-grafs cures a Brochocele, or great thick 
fwelled Neck, 
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