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in whom they procure 
Sleep, help Concodion, 
and prevent fowre Belch- 
ings. They open Ob- 
ftrudions, force the Cour- 
ies and Urine, and pro- 
cure infenfibie Tranfpi- 
ration. But they injure 
thofe that are Cholerick ; 
they dpecially difturb 
there Heads, and caufe 
troublcfome Dreams, and ' 
offend their Eyes. OJd 
Women cut a raw Onion 
and infufe it in Water all 
Night, and the next Mor- 
ning give the Water to 
Children , to kill the 
Worms, with good fuc-j 
cels. A large Onion I 
hollow’d, and fil’d with [ 
Venice - Treacle , and co- 
ver’d, and then roafted 
under hot Afhcs, and ap- 
plied (the outward Skin 
being pull’d off) in the 
manner of a Cataplafm, 
mollifies effectually hard 
Swellings, and opens them. 
A raw Onion pilled, and 
applied prefently, with a 
little Salt, cures Burns, 
if the outward Skin is not 
ulcer’d ; for it draws out 
the Fire, and prevents Bli- 
fters. 
£D?Cljl0, It heats and 
moiftens, and taftes fweet. 
‘Tis chieffy us’d for a pro- 
vocative to Venery ; it I 
comforts the Womb, and jj 
helps Conception. Take 1 
of the Salt of Satyrion half 
a Scruple in Malaga-Wine 1 
often, after the Fluxes of i 
the Courfes. This has j 
■ made many Wo men F ru it- s 
ful ,Di fifty ricnof the London- ■ 
Dijpenfktory, is made in 
the following manner : 
Take of the Roots of Or- 
chis three Ounces j Dates, 
1 bitter Almonds , Indian- 
Nuts, Pine-Nuts, Fiftich- 
Nuts, Ginger Candied , 
Eryngo Nuts Candied , 
each one Ounce ; of 
Cloves, Galingal , long 
and black Pepper, each 
three Drams ; of Ambcr- 
greafe one Scruple , of 
Musk two Scruples , of 
Pen ids four Ounces , of 
Cinnamon and Saffron , 
each half an Ounce j 
of Malaga- wine three - 
Ounces , of Nutmegs , : 
Mace , Grains of Para- j 
dife , each two Drams ^ 
of Afh-tree-keys, the Bel- 
ly and Loins of Scinks , 
of Fadidous Borax and 
Ben* 
