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thrown upon Gledes, and is proper to wear 
upon the Head in moift and pituitous Affec- 
tions, or in long Pains arifing from Catarrhs 
and Cold. 
Take of the Oil of Cloves gutt. ij. Oil of Cin- 
namon gutt. viij. Tindture of Ambergreafe 
gutt. j. Sugar-Candy ^fs. Make a Powder to 
be kept in a Veffel clofe ft opt. The Dofe is 
gj. in red Wine or Sack to ftrengthen the 
Stomach and help Digeftion. 
Artic. XIV. Of the Nutmeg, Mace. 
Nux Mofchata y Nux Myriftica et Aromatica y Off, 
Giauziban y Avicen . Jeuzbave vel JuJbaque y Serapion . 
Mo<rp£QXa£UOV, K cZgVOV |tAU£E\}/tXo\', OC^U^OcllHOV, 
Grcecor . recent . The Nutmeg is the Kernel of a 
Fruit, of a firm and compadt Subftance, yet eafily 
breaking into Pieces in a Mortar. It is fattilh, 
odorous, and fomewhat wrinkled on the outfide, 
where the Colour is almoft cineritious ; but within 
is marbled or variegated with reddifh brown and 
whitifh yellow Veins, running here and there with- 
out Order. The befl are heavy and fat, and 
being pierced with a Needle emit an Oilinefs. In 
the Shops we meet with two Sorts. The one has 
the Shape of an Olive, a pleafant aromatick Smell, 
and an acrid, aromatick Tafte, with fome aftrin- 
gency. This is called Nux Mofchata fcemina y the 
female Nutmeg , and is very much ufed. The 
other is longer and almoft cylindrical, has an aro- 
matick Smell and Tafte like the foregoing, but is 
inferior to it, and not fo often made ufe of. This 
is called by fome Nux Mofchata Mas , the male 
Nutmeg . With thefe we fometimes find Nuts 
of irregular Figures, which are to be ranked un- 
der the Lufus Natura^ or thofe Productions that 
deviate 
