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THE 
PHYSICAL PLANTS. 
AC AC 
A 
Cacta, L grow s 
in Egypt. 
The Juice of it 
prefs’d from the Cods, be- 
fore they are ripe, or from 
the Flowers or Leaves, is 
■ufed to {Lengthen the Eyes, 
and to take oft the Inflam- 
mation of them ; and to 
cure Ulcers of the .Mouth 
and Ears j and for Chops 
of the Lips. The Juice re- 
duc’d to a Powder, after 
it has been wafli’d in a 
Decodtion made with the 
Juice , or the Leaves or 
Flowers, and fprinkled on 
the Gums, andrub’donthe 
Teeth, fixes theTeeth when 
they are loofe. A Dram of 
it difl’olv’din fome Liquor, 
and taken every Morning, 
flops all Fluxes of Blood. 
Many Women that have 
been almoft deftroy’d by an 
immoderate Flux of their 
Courfes, have been cured 
by it. Clyfters made of 
theDecodtion ofthe Leaves 
and Flowers, and injected 
into the Womb, are ufcd 
for the fame purpofe : As is 
alfo the Juice powder’d, 
and diffolv’d in Decoctions, 
and ufed in the lame man- 
ner. In Fluxes of the 
Belly are often .ufed Cly- 
fters , made in the fame 
manner : And the Juice is 
frequently taken inwardly; 
A Decoiflion made of the 
Leaves and Flowers, and 
the Juice diffolv’d in it, is 
O 3 excel- 
