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’Tis ver^ aftringenfland 
therefore is ufed to cure 
the Whites, and Fluxes of 
Blood ; one Dram of the 
Powder of it, or fourOun- 
ces of the Decodtion of it 
in Wine , being taken 
Night and Morning. Three 
Spoonfuls of the diftill’d 
Water, taken two or three 
Mornings, cures Bleeding, 
and Ulcers of the Reiris 
and Kidneys. Outwardly 
applied, it cures Wounds, 
even when the Nerves arc 
cut. For Ulcers of the 
LungSjdririk three Ounces 
of the Deception made ih 
Water, or two Ounces of 
the Juice, Morning arid E 
vening. A Dram of the 
Powder taken in three 
Ounces of Plantaric-water, 
Morning and Evening, for 
fomc Days, is commcndcc. 
for a Confumption. 
Grent 
in Latin Cynog/oJJhri. The 
Root is thick, black with 
out, white within; it fmells 
Wdrfc than it taftes, it has 
an odd, lweet Tafte. The 
Stalks are about three or 
four Foot high ; they are 
divided into friapy Brandi 
es. The firft Year the 
Leaves are long, and fome- 
what brriad : The fecond 
Year, whefi it bears a 
Stalk, they ate fharp ard 
pointed, hoafy, foft, and 
doWny, and ftink. The 
Flowers ate of a fordid red 
Colour, divided, for fome 
tithe, irito fife pieces ; the 
Flowers and Seeds moft 
commohly bend to one 
parr, arid each is placed 
on a Foot-ftalk an Inch 
long, which hds no Leaf. 
The Leaves grow alter- 
nately td the Stalks, with- 
out Fodt-ftalks. It grows 
commonly among Rub- 
biflt , arid in Fields not 
cultivated. It flowers in 
June. 
It cools, and dries. ’Tis 
uled to flop Blood,aLoole- 
nefs, a Goriofrhsea, and 
Catarrhs. An Ointment 
made of the Juice, with 
Hony arid Turpentine , 
is much commended fof 
old Fiftulous Ulcers. The 
Pill made of Houh«Ps-< 
tongue is compounded ifi 
the following manner t. 
Take of the Roots of 
Hound’s-tdngue dried, of 
' the Seeds of White Hen- 
bane, 
