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’Tis Cordial, ana Alexi- 
pharmick. The green Herb 
is put into Wine, to chcar 
f the Heart; and it renders 
it very plealant,by' impart- 
ing an Aroinatick Smell 
and Talte to it. ’Tis a 
good Prefervative againft 
the Piague, and orher con- 
tagious Difearcs. ’Tis al- 
fo aftringent t Of ex- 
cellent ule in immoderate 
Fluxes of the Courfes and 
Belly, and in all Hemor- 
rhages, and to dry and 
heal Wounds and Ulcers, 
,and the Biting of a Mad- 
Dog. The following Wa- 
ter was much ufed in the 
laft Loniion^hgne : Take 
of the Tops of Burnet , 
Rolcmary, Wormwood , 
Sun-Dew, Mug wort, Dra- 
gon's Scabious: Agrimony, 
Balm, Carduus, Bctony, 
the Idler Centory , one 
Handful each ; of the 
Roots of Tormentil, An- 
gelica, Peony, Zedoary , 
Liquoriflj andEIecampanc, 
each half an Ounce ; of 
the Leaves of Sage, Ce- 
landine and Rue, of the 
Leaves and Flowers of 
Marigolds, each oncHand- 
• ful ; cut them, and infufc 
them three Days in four 
Quarts of the belt White- 
wine ; then diftil them 
carefully , and keep the 
Water for ufe. The Dole 
was four Spoonfuls. 
)15tttnet*&a]riftage, in 
Latin PimpineUa Saxifraga . 
The Roots , Seeds, and 
Leaves, are of a Sweet, 
Aromatick, Hot, Parfly 
Taftc, and Diuretick Ver- 
tue, but much more hot 
and pungent than Parfly. 
315lltter45ttt , or Peftb* 
lent-wort, in Latin Pet a fit it, 
Firft it lends forth a Stalk 
about nine Inches high,that 
is concave and downy, 
with narrow, (harp Leaves 
on it. At the top is a long 
fpiked Head of Flowers, of 
a purplilh Colour. When 
the Flowers fade, and the 
Stalks die, larger Leaves 
fuccccd, like the Leaves of 
Colts-foot, but twice or 
thrice as large, or larger i 
hook’d near the Foot-ftalk; 
they are almoft round, and 
indented about the Edges. 
The Root is thick and bit- 
ter, and creeps much. It 
grows in moift places,and 
near the Banks of Rivers, 
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