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ty Pains, and the Sciatica $ 
and for Pains in the Arms; 
and has been alfo us’d for 
Venereal Pains, with good 
Succefs. Take of Com- 
frey-Roots half a Pound, 
flice them, and put them 
into an Earthen Pipkin , 
with half aPoundof. Alicant y 
and half a Pound of Loaf- 
Sugar ; cover it with a 
Paper, and bake it in an 
Oven, as you do Apples : 
Eat, Night and Morning, 
two or three Slices of the 
Comfrey,and take aSpoon- 
ful or two of Syrup pre- 
fently after. This was pre-, 
fcrib’d for a Lady with 
Child, that had her Courf- 
es immoderately, by Do- 
ctor Willis. And it has cu- 
red feveral others. 
«Skt-CotalItK0, in Latin 
CoralUna , ’Tis one, two, 
or three Inches high, hoa- 
ry, and of an Afh-colour, 
fometimes yellowifh, red- 
difh, or whitifh. It has a 
bundance of thinBranches, 
jointed fometimes, with 
fmall Twigs growing on 
the fide. It fmells like a 
Fifh ; the Tafte alfo is falt- 
ilh, and unpleafant: It 
cracks between the Teeth, 
like Sand j and is eafily re- 
duc’d to Powder, by rub- 
bing it with the Fingers. 
It grows upon Rocks, and 
on Shells and Stones near 
the Sea-fide. 
’Tis not foft when under 
water, as C&falpnus writes. 
Being grofly powder’d, it 
kills and expels Worms : 
Half a Dram is given to 
Boys, not Ten Years of 
Age ; a Dram to grown 
People. This is much 
commendedfor theWorms : 
Take ofCoralline andCal- 
cinMHearts-horn,each half 
a Scruple, of Virginia - 
Snake-weed one Scruple ; 
make a Powder : Let the 
Child take d third part of 
it Morning and Evening, 
in a fmall Draught of the 
white Decodtion. 
Female-<ZtolXit\, Dog- for ~ 
ry , or Gatter-tree, in Latin 
Gornus fcemina. It grows 
commonly in Hedges. The 
Wood of it is fo very hard, 
efpecially when it is dry, 
that it can fcarce be cut. 
Some People make Oyl 
of the Berries, for their 
Lamps. 
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