wo ( m ) wo 
lcribcs half a Scruple of the 
Oyl of the Seeds, to be ta- 
ken in a convenient Li- 
quor, for the cure of Quo- 
tidian and Quartan Agues. 
If the Oyl cannot readily 
be had, give a Spoonful 
of the juice ofWormwood 
with Wine, at the begin- 
ning of the fit, to provoke 
Sweat : The Sick being 
well cover’d. art holme 
fays-, he has ufed with ve- 
ry good Succefs for Gan- 
greens, Sea-water, where- 
in Wormwood has been 
boyl’d. I have, fays Hor- 
jlius , learned by experi- 
ence, that green Worm- 
wood put in the Shoes, 
has corrected a cold intem- 
per ies of the Stomach. And 
Veflingius declares, that 
he has cured many Peo- 
ple of the Dropfie, with 
the extra# ofWormwood. 
elpecially one, whofe Belly 
fwelled lo mightily in the 
Summer, that the Carti- 
lages of the baftard Ribs 
on the right Side, were torn 
by the great extenfion from 
the Bones. And Ftpufner 
fays, that a Perfon who 
had a violent hot Deflu- 
xion in the Eyes, infomuch 
that the Humour almoft 
icalded the whole Face,was 
cured by applying the Juice: 
of Wormwood, i mixt with 
the white of an Egg. For 
a Loofnefs occafioned, by 
the eating of the Summer 
Fruits immoderately, pur- 
ging being firft us’d:Worm- 
wood-wine foon takes it 
off, which is made in the 
following manner. Take 
of dried Wormwood one 
handful, of Wine one Gal- 
lon • ftop it up well in a 
Veflel, and let it remain, 
inlnfufion. This Wine is 
alfo ufed to ftrengthen the 
Stomach, to procure an 
Appetite, and for a Drop- 
fie. The Roots are not 
bitter, but fweet, Aroma- 
tick, and hot like Chervil.* 
and are Diuretick, Carmi- 
native, and Stomachicko 
Dr. Grew fays, there is a 
Turpentine in Wormwood 
Roots, and alfo an aftrin- 
gency in Wormwood, and 
in all ftrong Bitters. 
y; 
The pefotvee, in La- 
tin Taxus. The Ferries 
are mucilaginous and 
fweet, and are eaten in- 
nocently, but the Seed 1151 
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