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W I 
W I 
fus’d in Small Beer, and 
drank for feme Days, 
cures King’s-Evil-Swell- 
ings, without any fenfible 
Evacuation. See Mr. 
Boy l, of Specific!^ Reme- 
dies, png. 155 . 
in Latin 
Lyjimach'ia. 
Willow-herb has long 
and narrow Leaves of a 
grayilh green colour, in 
diape like the Willow, or 
SalloW Leaves, Handing 
three or four one againit 
another at Several di dan- 
ces roundabout the Stalk; 
which toward the top di- 
vides it felf into many 
other Branches, on the 
tops whereof grow tufts 
of fair yellow Flowers , 
confiding of five Leaves 
a peice, without fmell : 
which being pad, there 
cometh forth Seed like 
Coriander. The Root is 
long and flender. It 
grows plentifully in moid 
Meadows. It Flowers in 
June and July , and often- 
times until Augujl. It is 
cold, dry and very adrin- 
gauL The Juice accord- 
ing to, Diofcoridesy is good 
{againd: the Bloody Flux 
Joeing taken either by Po- 
tion or Clyder. Its ex- 
cellent good for green 
Wounds, and dancheth 
the Blood ; being alfo 
put into the Nodrils, it 
doppeth the Bleeding ar 
the Nofe. The Smoke, 
of the Burnt Herb drives 
away Serpents, and kills 
Flies and Gnats in a 
Houfe ; which Pliny 
fpeaks of in his 25th 
Book. Snakes (fays he) 
crawl away at the Smell 
of Loodrife. The • fame 
Author affirms in his 26th 
Book, lad Chapter, that 
it dieth Hair Yellow , 
which is not very unlike 
to be done becaufe the 
Flowers are Yellow. 
Wtmtewlimv, in La- 
tin Alkekengi . The Ber- 
ries are Diurettck, Ne- 
phritick, and Lirhontrip- 
tick. They are alfo good 
for the Jaundice ; they 
may be cither infus’d in 
Wine , or boyl’d in 
Polfet-drink , or pow- 
der’d, and taken in any 
Liquor. One that took 
eight of the Cherries every 
Change of the Moon, was 
cured of the Gout ; tho* 
before 
