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of the Herb, Juice, and Flowers, is ufed in thefe 
Cafes •, but the Juice is fo flimy, that making the 
Syrup requires fome Art, viz. that the Herb be well 
beaten, then fet forty-eight Hours in a Cellar, then 
drained, and the Juice clarified with Whites of 
Eggs. 
325 - _ ■ 
Wo.ad (Luteola) is bitter, but not fharp, bind- 
ing and drying, full of Salt; the wild Sort is mod: 
fo, and redds Putrefa&ion more. The culti- 
vated Woad dops Bleedings of all Sorts, either 
upward or downward. The Decodtion (but rather 
of the Wild) in Wine, cures the Hardnefs of the 
Spleen, efpecially if the Part is fomented with it. 
The Manured is better for green Wounds than the 
Wild, it quickly heals and clofes up their Lips ; it 
powerfully repreffes the corroding malignant Qua- 
lities of foul eating Ulcers, Cancers, and the like. 
It allays and difeuffes all hot Inflammations, St. 
Anthony's Fire, and hard Tumours and Swellings, 
and is of excellent Ufe in Quinfey and Scurvy. 
3 2 6 . 
Wood-roof (Afperula) infufed in Wine, makes 
merry, drives off Melancholy, is good for the 
Stomach and Liver, opens Obdrudtions, and cau- 
fes an Appetite. It is faid to expel Phlegm, and 
defend the Vitals from Infection; bruifed and ap- 
plied, it diffolves Impofthumes, cures Cuts, and 
frefh Wounds. 
32? * 
Wormwood ( Ahjinthium ) is of extenfive Ufe in 
Phyfic ; it is wanning and drying, ftrengthens 
the Stomach and Liver, excites an Appetite, opens 
Obftru&ions, and cures Difeafes arifing therefrom. 
