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Roots of Garlick one 
Ounce, of Black-Soap two 
Ounces, of Black-Salt one 
Ounce ' y make a Cata- 
plafm to be applied to the 
Soles of the Feet. This 
is ufefulin Fevers, to draw 
the Humours from the 
Head. 
Hedge-tybuft&tti, in La- 
tin Eryfimurn. The Root 
is white, woody, and tin- 
gle, and taftcs acrid ; fel- 
dom fo thick as the Little 
Finger. The Leaves are 
jagg’d and hairy, and like 
Shepherd s-purfe, but they 
are blunt at the Ends. The 
Stalk is about three Foot 
high, hairy, and branchy. 
The Flowers are fmall and 
yellow, and confift of four 
fmall Leaves ; they are 
placed on long Spikes, 
flowering by degrees. The 
Cods are lhort, fcarce a 
Finger long, round, hairy, 
and grow flat to the Stalk, 
upon lhort Foot-ftalks ; 
they end fliarp. It grows 
upon Walls, and among 
Rubbafh, and in Hedg- 
es. 
A Deco&ion of it in 
"W ine is good in the Cho- 
j lick. The Syrup of it is 
much in ufe, and is made 
in the following manner : 
Take of frelh Hedge-Mu- 
ftard, Roots and all, fix 
Handfuls , of the Roots of 
Elecampane , Colt’s-foot 
with the Juice of it, of Li- 
quorifh,each two Ounces j 
of the Leaves of Borrage, 
Succory, and Maiden-hair, 
each one Handful and an 
half ; of the Cordial- 
Flowers of Rofemary, and 
Betony, each half an 
Handful ; of Anife-fceds 
half an Ounce ; of Rai- 
fins of the Sun cleanfed 
two Ounces ; infufe them 
a whole Day in Water 
and Mead, each two Pints 
and an half ; of the juice 
of Hedgc-Muftard cla- 
rified eight Ounces ; boyl 
them in B. M, To two 
Qua rts of the Juice, pref- 
fed out hard, and clarified, 
add four Pounds and an 
half of Fme Sugar: Make 
a Syrup in B. M. accord- 
ing to Art. This is an 
excellent Medicine for 
Coughs, and other Dif- 
eafes of the Lungs. 
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