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B R 
B R 
which is a Specifics for this 
Difeafe * and therefore 
we need not charge Chil- 
dren fo ftridtly not to eat 
them. They do, indeed, 
cccafion Children’s Heads 
to be fcabby ; but it is 
becaufe they eat immode- 
rately of them : And fo 
any other Fruit would 
produce the fame Effed. 
A plealant and generous 
Wine may be made of the 
Juice of the Berries, prefs’d 
out, and fermented with a 
little Sugar. A Syrup 
made of the Juice, is very 
good for Heat of Urine. 
*Tis moll commonly 
prefcrib ? d in Gargarifms 
to cure Sore Mouths : 
Take of Bramble-tops, of 
the Leaves of Columbine, 
Cyprus and Sage, each one 
Handful ; boyl them in 
two Quarts "of Water 
wherein Iron has been 
quench’d till one is con- 
fum’d : Add, Allum, one 
Dram and an half ; Hony 
of Rofes, one Or nee : 
Make a Gargarifm, where- 
with' wafh the Mouth of- 
ten in a Day. 
ISrftuk fee Buckwheat. 
irhitc-ffizion]) , in La- 
tin Brionia alba. The Root 
is as thick as ones Arm, 
white and fungous, of a 
bitter and acrid Taftc. It 
fends forth pliant Twigs, 
channeli’d, and fomewhat 
hairy ; which fpread them- 
felves far and wide by the 
help of their 1 mdrels, and 
climb up every thing that 
is near. The Leaves arc 
like Ivy-leaves, but larger; 
they are hairy, and green. 
The Flowers, joyn’d toge- 
ther, come out of the 
Wings of the Leaves, and 
are of a whitilh Co- 
lour. It grows frequently 
in Hedges. 
It purges ftrongly W a- 
tery and Phlegmatick Hu- 
mours. 5 Tis proper for 
the Difeafes of the Spleen, 
Liver and Womb ; for it 
opens the Obftrudions of 
thefe Parts. It drains the 
Water of Hydropical Peo- 
ple by Vomit and Stool. 
It provokes the Courfcs, 
helps Delivery, cures the 
Suffocation of the Womb, 
and the JJthua. 
Juglers and Fortune-tel- 
lers make wonderful Mon- 
Iters 
