C A 
G A 
( 4f ) 
* Ti* much us’d in the 
Kuchin; for it is baked in 
Bread , and mixed with 
Cheefc , and bey I’d in 
Broths. ’Pis fold in the 
Shops candied. 1 he Root, 
when it is tender, is as ef- 
' fedtual as the Seed, and 
eats more plcafantly than 
Parfnips. Take of the 
Seeds of Caraways, Co- 
riander and Sweet Fennel, 
each fifteen Grains ; of 
white Amber one Dram ; 
of the yellowPill of Citron, 
of the Flowers of Rofc- 
mary, one Dram and an 
•half; of Nutmeg hair a 
Dram ; of the fineil Sugar 
three Ounces ; make a 
grols Powder of them all : 
Take half a Spoonful of it 
after Meals, to help Di- 
geftion. 
Wild- in Latin 
Dan ens Ojfinarum. 
’Tis Uterine and Diure- 
' tick : ’ bis chiofiy ufed in 
Obltrudf ionsof the Gourf- 
cs, in a Suffocation, for the 
Pain of the Matrix, and 
for a Flatulent Cholick, the 
Hickop , Oblfreclicn of 
Urine, and an old Cough. 
The Seeds of it infus’d in 
Beer, and drunk, is much 
commended by fome Mo- 
dern Authors, especially by 
Charlton , for the Strangury, 
and the Stone in the Kid- 
nies. Two Drams of the 
Seedinfus’dinW hite-winc, 
and drunk , is good, for 
Mother-fits. The little 
purple Flower of it is 
counted a certain Reme- 
dy fortheFalling-Sicknefs, 
Mr. Boyle , in his Book of 
the Ufefulnefs of Natural 
Philofophy , faySj That 
difcourfng once 'with an 
Eminently Learned and 
Experienc’d Phyfciam of 
the Antinephritical Vir- 
tue of the Seed of this 
Carrot , fermented in 
fmall Ale , he fmilingly 
told him , That he found 
its Efficacy hut too great j 
for, having preferib d it 
to fome of his Rich Pa- 
tients, who were wont 
frequently to have re- 
courfe to him ’ for the 
Stone ; after the Ufe of 
this Drink for a pretty 
while , he J el dom^ heard 
of them any more ♦ 
Mr. Boyle preferib’d one 
j Ounce 
