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orientate , Cuminum ditlum, lnft. R. H. It is Town 
in great abundance in the Ifland of Malta. 
Cummin-Seed, in a chymical Analyfis , affords a 
large Quantity of Oil, and of Phlegm both acid 
and urinous. It therefore contains an aromatick, 
oily ammoniacal Salt. 
It helps the Concodlion of Food, and difcuffes 
Wind ; is very ferviceable in the flatulent Colick, 
Tympany, and Giddinefs arifing from bad Digefti- 
on, either internally or externally ; Though for 
internal Ufe Caraway-Seed is commonly preferred, 
as being more agreeable. 
Cummin-Seed is often applied in Plaiders, to 
remove Pains in the Sides, Bread, Stomach and 
Belly, and is frequently put into carminative Clyders. 
Its effential Oil is prefcribed to gut. iij. in Dif- 
orders proceeding from Wind} and is fometimes 
dropped upon hot Bread, and applied to the Na- 
vel. 
Sweet Fennel Seed. 
Semen Fceniculi dulcis , Off. This is a long driated 
Seed, much larger than that of the common Fen- 
nel •, as alfo of a paler Colour, and fweeter Talte. 
The Plant producing it is the Foeniculum dulce , C.B P. 
Feeniculum dulce majore et albo Semine , J. B. It 
grows in mod Southern Countries, but the Seed is 
laid to come to us from Germany. 
It is carminative, domachick, peftoral, diure- 
tick, and fudorifick. It gives great Eafe in co- 
Jick Pains, expelling Wind both upwards and down 
wards : Whence this common Adage, 
Semen Fceniculi referat Spiracula Guli. 
Itincides thick flimy Humours in the Stomach, 
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