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by taking Aloes too often, 
But, outwardly applied, it 
is very aftringent. Aloes 
kill and expel Worms: Be- 
ing mix’d with Vinegar, 
Ithe following Cautions are 
to be obferv’d. Firft, It is 
;not to be given to thofe, 
whofe Difeafes proceed on- 
ly from a fimple Intcmpc- 
andtbe Gall of an Ox, ries, without Matter ; for 
fuch do not want Evacua- 
tion, nor a Medicine that is 
fo drying ; for, inftead of 
Evacaution, it ocCafiotis a 
Confumption in fuch : But, 
on the contrary ; *cfs ufed 
with very good SucCefs in 
thofe that are of a cold and-, 
moifl Conftitution. Se- 
condly, It ought not to be 
prefer! b’d to Old People. 
Thirdly: It ought not to be 
ufed too frequently ; efpe- 
cially, not daily , as fame 
order it. And Fourthly/Wb- 
men with Child mull not 
take it ; for it provokes 
the Courfes powerfully. 
Thofe things which are ad- 
ded for the Corredlion of 
it are, Mace, Nutmegs, 
Cloves, Cinnamon, Spike- 
nard, Sweet-fmellingFIag, 
Saffron, and the like. The 
Operation ofit is quicken’d 
by wafhing it in a Deco- 
dlion of Rhubarb, or in an 
Infufion of Rofes. ’Th 
faid, that Maftick, Traga- 
canth, Bdellium, and th£ 
like, mix’d with it, pre- 
vent 
and applied to the Navel, 
it does the fame. It cures 
the Jaundice, and prevents 
Putrefa&ion. And, mix’d 
with Myrrh, it preferves 
dead Bodies a long time 
from Corruption. Some 
think the Virtue of Mum- 
my proceeds wholly from 
theAloes,wherewithBodies 
were wont to be embalm’d. 
The Powder of Aloes, ,ufed 
outwardly, flops the Flux 
of theHaemorrhoidal Veins. 
Diffolv’d in Wine, it pre- 
vents the Falling of the 
Hair, Mix’d with Medi- 
cines for the Eyes, called 
Collyria , it quickens the 
Sight. Mix’d with Hony, 
it cures Ulcers of the Privy 
Parts, and a Fiftula, and 
Sore Mouths, and a Stink- 
ing Breath. It {huts the O- 
rifices of the Veins, and fo 
Hops Bleeding. Outward- 
ly applied, it thickens anc 
dries , and the Powder 
of it conglutinates frefh 
Wounds, and skins them 
foon. In prdcribing Aloes, 
