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dors of this Root, which 
when they have hid 
in the Sand for fome Days, 
they dig tip for Man- 
drakes ; and by this Im- . 
pofturc thefe Knaves im- 
pofe on our Common Peo- 
ple. Conferee of White 
Briony-Roots, taken, twice . 
a Day, to the quantity of 
a Nutmeg, for a long 
time, cures the Falling- 
Sicknefs, and Mother-Fits. 
A piece of the Root put 
into the Pot the Sick 
drinks out of, > does the 
fame. The Compound-' 
water of Briony is mod in 
ufe. I have ufed this 
Compohtion that follows, 
with excellent Succefs, in 
Women’s Obdrutdions ; 
and it is,undoubtedlymuch 
better in Hyfterick Difca- 
fes , than the common 
Com pound -water of the 
London-Difyenfatory. Take 
of dried Briony-Roots, 
beaten to a grofs Powder, 
two Ounces; of the Leaves 
of Rue, and dried Mug- 
wort, each half a pound ; 
Savine dried, three quar- 
ters of an Handful ; of 
Featherfew, Catmint and 
Pennyroyal, dried, each 
half an Handful ; of the 
yellow Pill of one 
Orange ; of Mirrh half 
an Ounce, of Cador two 
Drams, of the bell: Nants- 
Brandy one Quart : Put 
them into a Glals, and let 
them infufc fix Days in 
warm Allies j then drain 
the Liquor odj and keep it 
in a Glafs-botrlc,well flop- 
ped. ’The Dofc is half a 
Spoonful, to be taken in 
three Ounces of Pcnny- 
rayal-water,fwectned with 
Sugar, Morning and li- 
vening. 
The Lees of Briony, cal- 
led in Latin Fcecula Brionix , 
arc made after the follow- 
ing manner : Take what 
quantity of tire Roots of 
Briony you pleafc, dice 
them, and prcl's out the 
Juice; this being kept in 
Velfels unmov’d, will in a 
few Hours depofc the Lees, 
or Fcecula ; which being 
lcparated by pouring the 
the Water away gently, 
mud be dried in a Glafs- 
Veffel. They arc ufed in 
a Droplie. 
or the 
wild Vine in Latin Bryonia 
nigra. 
The 
