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Sores, and to Burns. The 
Seed powder’d, and taken 
forty Days together, cures 
the Hip-Gout. ’Tis laid, 
it provokes Venery. 
Take of the Seeds of 
Burdock two Drams , 
of Wild-Carrot-Seeds one 
Dram, of Salt of Amber 
one Dram, Oyl of Nut- 
megs half a Scrapie, Balfa- 
vnim Capivii a fufficicnt 
quantity; make fmall Phis, 
take four Morning and 
Evening, This is a good 
Diurctick Medicine. But 
the Root is chiefly us’d. 
Take of the Roots of 
Bur-dock three Ounces, of 
SarfarapilU fix Ounces, of 
the Wood of Gniacum 
three Ounces, of the Bark 
of the fame one Ounce, 
of the Roots of Notty 
China three Ounces, of 
SaJJ'aphras one Ounce and 
an half, of Harts-horn and 
Ivory, rafp’d, each one 
Ounce ; of Red and White 
Sanders, and ofthefwcct- 
fmelling Flag , each fix 
Drams ; of Raifins of the 
Sun, Iton’d, one Hand- 
ful ; of the Seeds of A- 
nife and Fennel, each half 
an Ounce: Infufe them in 
eight Quarts of Fountain- 
water for twenty four 
Hours in B. M. and cover 
the Veffel clofe;then boyl 
it with a gentle Fire, till a 
third part of the Liquor is 
con fum’d ; towards the 
latter end of Boyling, add 
of the Tops of Eye-bright, 
Betony, dried Sage, and of 
the Cordial-Flowers, each 
one Pugil; of Woody Cof- 
fin half an Ounce; of Nut- 
meg.s, ntfinber two; ftrain 
it for uic. Take half a 
Pint four times a Day. 
The Le/Ter-)15itrhOCk, in 
Latin Bardana Minor. The 
lelfer Burr hath Leaves 
far fmaller than the foi- 
mcr, of a greenifli over- 
worn Colour, like thofe of 
Orach, nicked round a- 
bout the Edges : The 
Stalk is a Foot and an half 
high, full of little black 
Spots , dividing it feff 
into many Branches : 
The Flowers before the 
Burrs come forth com- 
pafs the fmall Stalks round 
about ; they are but little, 
and^quickly fade away : 
Then follows the Burs, 
or the Fruit., our of 
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