2 12 A T R E A T I SE on 
Wine ; then drain and let the Liquor be 
drank to remove a flatulent Colick. 
The Oils by Diftillation and Expreflion, both of 
Nutmeg and Mace, having the fame Virtues, are 
made ufe of indifferently. They do good in 
Gripings of the Belly and nephritick Pains, given 
inwardly from gutt. j. to iv. Externally they are 
commended againd nervous Affections, the Palfy, 
Gout, and Catarrhs. They ftrengthen the Stomach, 
Hop Vomiting and the Hickup, and help the Con- 
coCtion of Food, being rubbed upon the Region 
of the Stomach : Upon the Navel they eafe the 
Gripes in Children, and upon the Temples have 
a gentle Quality of procuring Sleep. Mr. Ray re- 
commends the Oil of Nutmeg to anoint the Breads 
of young Maids that are too fmall, affuring us, 
that it makes them grow larger in a fhort Time. 
The Oils of both are often ufed in cathartick Pills 
as Correctors, and are frequently mixed with apo- 
pleCtick, cephalick, and hyderick Balfams. 
Take of the Oil of Nutmeg by Expreflion 5!]. 
Balfam ot Peru gfs. the diddled Oils of 
Mace, Wormwood, Mint, Cinnamon, and 
Cloves, a gutt. xij. Make a Balfam to be 
rubbed upon the Region of the Heart and 
Stomach, in Swooning, Anxiety at the Heart, 
Hickup, Naufea , Vomiting, bad Digedion, 
and Weaknefs of the Stomach. 
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