El ( 9 1 ) F I 
Courics, and expels the 
After-birth : It cures the 
Suffocation of the Womb : 
It docs all a bitter Herb 
can do. It cures Fevers. 
Bees cannot endure it ; 
wherefore thofe that a- 
bound with good Humours 
in the Body, and are moff 
apt to be lfung with Bees, 
may fccure themfelvcs , 
when they walk in Gar- 
dens where Bees arc, by 
carrying Feverfew in their 
Hands. Take of Fever- 
few one Handful, warm 
it in a Frying-Pan, apply 
it twice or thrice hot ; this 
cures an Hemi crania : And 
the crude Herb applied to 
the top of the Head, cures 
the Head-ach. A Deco- 
btion of it, with the Flow- 1 
ers of Camomile , cures 
Hiftcrical Symptoms, and 
forces the Child-bed Pur- 
gations in great Abun- 
dance. 
jfic^trec, in Latin Fi- 
cus. Frefh Figs, if they are 
ripe, are very foon con- 
codfed. Galene ate no other 
Fruit, after Twenty eight 
Years of Age, than Figs 
and Raifins. They are Pe- 
dtoral, and are ufed by 
Phyficians in Difcafes of 
the Lungs. Some Women 
eat them to facilitate Deli- 
very : And Brandy burnt 
on Figs, is frequently ufed • 
to cure a Cough. Figs, 
outwardly applied, ripen, 
moliific, and attradh Be- 
ing beat with Leaven and 
Salt, they break Peftilen- 
tial Buboes, and other Tu- 
mours, in a few Days. 
King Hezekiah ufed the 
fame Medicine, with Ad- 
vice of the Prophet, 2 King. 
zo. 7. ’Tis faid that Figs, 
frequently eaten , breed 
Lice. The Juice of the 
Fig-Srcd is very biting, and 
may be reckon’d amongft 
the C-aufficks ; and may be 
ufea to cure Warts, and 
other fordid Excrefcen- 
cies of the Skin. Take 
of Raifins of the Sun ftc- 
ned, one Ounce • of Se- 
beftens and Jujubes, each 
fifteen, Dates fix, fat Figs 
eight, French Barley one 
Ounce, Liquorifh half an 
Ounce, ’ 6f the Leaves of 
Maiden-hair, Hylop, Sca- 
bious and Colt’s-foot, eacE 
one Handful: ; hoyl them 
in three Pints 'of Fountain- 
water, till a third part be 
confumed : The Dofe is 
