MU ( 1 ) 
M U 
Gallons of Ale. She drank 
of it conftandy. 
The Common 
in Latin Fungus efculentus. 
The whole fubitancc is 
Mucilaginous. The Smell 
is very Earthy ; therefore 
outwardly a very cooling 
Anodinc. The Noxious 
MulhromeSjCaufe a Stran- 
gulation in the Throat, for 
which Oyl and Vomiting 
are necelfary ; or die a 
Cholera Morins , in which 
Hen’s-Dung may be 
good. 
Du fly £pu(|)J0tttC , or 
Puff-la/ls, in Latin Fungus 
-pulverulent us. The Dult is 
very drying, and aftringent. 
It liops Blood in Wounds, 
and dries old Ulcers, and 
Hops the Blood of the He- 
morrhoidcs. It certainly 
curcsChilblains when they 
arc broken : The Sore be- 
ing dried with a Rag, ap- 
ply the dully Side, and let 
it lie on till they are well • 
if it chance to rub off, ap- 
ply it again. This I have 
often ufed, and it never 
fail’d me. This Dull is 
very prejudicial to the 
Eyes. 
^UtuirD, in Latin Si- 
nap i. It provokes Appe- 
tite ; is good for Mother- 
fits, the Falling-ficknefs, 
Lethargy, Palfie, and all 
other Difeafes of the Head, 
being put up the Nollrils, 
or applied in the manner 
of a Clyller. It provokes 
Urine, and the Courfes ; 
and is an Incentive to Vc- 
nery. It cures Catarrhs, 
and removes Hoarfncfs. 
It loofens the Belly, and 
difeufl’es Tumours* The 
Seed of it beat in a 
Mortar, and mix’d with 
White-wine, preferv’d the 
Lives of many Hundreds 
that were highly Scorbuti- 
cal, and in a languilliing 
Condition, in a certain 
Town that was long be- 
licg’d, and reduc’d to fo 
great Want, that the In- 
habitants were forc’d to 
cat nalty and unwholfom 
Things, whereby they be- 
came difeafed ; and many 
died before they thought of 
Mu Hard, which grew plen- 
tifully in the Town-Ditch ; 
which being ufed as above- 
faid, recover’d them all. 
Take of Mu Hard-feed 
bruis’d two Drams, of the 
M 3 Roots 
