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it is clear. Four or five 
Spoonfuls, more or lefs, 
may be taken at a time, 
according to the Strength : 
of the Body. It ftrengthens 
the Stomach, quickens the 
Appetite, opens Obftrudti- 
ons , and purges C holer, 
Flegm, and Melancholy. 
PulvuTbur aloes is made in 
the following manner : 
Take of Frankincenfe one 
Dram, of Aloes haif a 
Dram; make it of the 
Confidence of Hony, with 
rhe White of an Egg, when 
you ufe it ; mix with it 
Hare-down - , apply it to the 
Wound, and bind it on. 
This is frequently ufed to 
ftop Bleeding. 
£lmomum. It heats, 
dries; and is aftringent. It 
difpofes to Reft, takes off 
Pain. Being applied to the 
Fore-head, it concocfts'and 
difeuffes Inflammations , 
and the Tumour called 
Meliceres. Mix’d withBa- 
fil, and applied, it relieves 
thofe that are bitten by Vi- 
pers ; . it eafes thofe that 
have the Gout ; it takes oft' 
Inflammations of the Eyes, 
the Decocftion of it is alfo 
gbod in the Stone of the 
Kidneys, and the Gout, 
’Tis mix’d with Antidotes, 
and Precious Ointments ; 
and that was the chief Ufe 
the. Antients made of it. 
Take of the Seeds of An- 
gelica skin’d onePound and 
! an half; of Sweet Fennel 
[and Liquorifh, each four 
i Ounces ; of Railings fton’d 
one Pound ; of the Leaves 
of Mug wort and Balm 
each four Handfuls;' of 
Carduus and Penny-royal, 
each two Handfuls ; of the 
Seed of Amomum four 
Ounces, of Milk and Wine 
fix Qunrts ; diftil them ac- 
cording to Art. This is a 
Prolifick Water. 
#nacamttmt Occident 
tallc , Cajou diclum. ’Tis 
called by fome Cajou, or 
Caffu-tree. From the Fruit 
is prefs’d out a Liquor,’ 
which being duly ferment- 
ed, becomes Vinous, and 
Intoxicating. The Fruit 
roafted, is much better 
than Chefnuts, and taftes 
as pleafantly as Almonds,, 
When it is raw it cannot 
be eaten fafely ; for it takes 
off the Skin of the Mouth, 
and occafions great Pain, it 
being very acrid andrough s 
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