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iEll£Sl£C, in Larin Viola. 
The Leaves are cooling. 
The Flowers moiftcn, cool , 
and mollifie. They are 
reckon’d among the Cor- 
dial-Flowers, They are 
chiefly ufed in Fevers, to 
abate the Heat, and to eafe 
the Pain of the Head oc- 
cafion’d by it ; and for 
Coughs and Pieurilies. 
Purple-WiiQittS, in La- 
tin Viola martin Purpurea. 
The green Leaves of 
Purple-Violets are Mucila- 
ginous ; and therefore 
Cooling and Emollient in 
Pulteffes for Inflammati- 
ons. The Flowers are Mu- 
cilaginous, and a little A- 
cridandofa fragrantSmell 
the Syrup purges a little, 
Cools and lenifies Coughs, 
and is Diuretick. The 
Seeds are Mucilaginous, 
Acrid, and Diuretick in 
Emulfions; and fometimes 
Purge and Vomit. The 
Cordial Faculty lies in the 
Fragrancy. 
Maim, called Panfies, 
in Latin Viola Tricolor. 
T'he Leaves of Panfies 
are Hot, A-crid, Mucila- 
V I 
ftili’d Water fmells like 
them, and is Antiepilep- 
tickj outwardly the Leaves 
Mollify, Difcufs, Agglu- 
tinate, and cure the Itch 
in Baths. The Mucilage 
helps Gripes by the purg- 
ing Quality ; and helps 
Expectoration , by the 
Mucilge , and Acrimony. 
{Mtpers-gjafe, in La- 
tin Scor^onera. The Root 
is eaten with Meat, and is 
as fweet as Parfnip. 5 Lis 
much ufed for the Biting 
of Venomous Creatures, 
in Peftilential Fevers, for 
Melancholy , Palpitation 
j of the Heart, the Falling- 
! ficknefs, Giddinefs, Ob- 
ftrudions of the Bowels, 
Difeafes of the Womb, 
for the Jaundice, and at 
the Beginning of a Drop- 
fie. Take of the Roots 
of Scorzonera and Ange- 
lica, each fix Drams ; of 
the Leaves of Wood-Sor- 
rel with the Roots, two 
Handfuls ; of Rafpd 
Hart’s-horn and Ivory , 
each half an Ounce, of 
Liquorifh two Drams ; 
boyl them in a fufficient 
quantity of Barly-water, 
to one Pint and an half; 
ginous, and Mealy j and 
therefore Emollient : The 
Smell is ftrong, like O- j to the {train d Liquor add 
range-Flowers j the di- 1 R 2 °‘ 
