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Wounds, 'Tis uled out- 
wardly for Swellingsofthe 
Spleen, Mother-fits, and 
the like, If any one is lub- 
jedt to the fdling-fickneis, 
let j$fa Fcetida be held to 
his Nofe as foon as the Fit 
comes. Take of Afa F*ti- 
da oneOunce,of theLeaves 
of Rue oneHandful, of the 
beft Vinegar one Pint ; 
boyl them in a Veflel of a 
narrow Mouth : Let thofe 
that are fubjedt to Vapours 
and Mother-fits receive the 
hot Vapour of it into their 
Mouths and Noftrils often 
in a Day. Take of Afa 
Fcetida, Caftor, andMyrrh, 
each one Scruple ? of the 
F icculti, or Lees of Brio- 
ny half a Scruple ; of the 
Seeds of Rue, and of Saf- 
fron, each eight Grains ; 
with Syrup of Mug wort 
make twelve Pills : Three 
or four may be taken at a 
time. But if the Patient 
cannot take Pills, they may 
be dilfolv’d in Mugwort- 
water. Thefe Pills are ve- 
ry good in Hyfterical Dif- 
eafes, and for Mother-fits. 
But when the Fits are very 
violent, the following Pills 
arc ufed very fuccelsfully, 
and do moft commonly 
B A 
take them off; Take of A- 
fa Foctida one Scruple, of 
Caftor fix Grains, pf Lau- 
danum three Grains 3 make 
three or four Pills , let the 
Patient take them prefent- 
ly. The Fetid Pills, tho 
they are Purging, may be 
conveniently given in the 
Fit, for they do not ufe to 
work till the Fit is over. 
1 he Dole is half a Dram. 
The Plant, whereof Afa 
Fcetida is the Juice, (for it 
is prefs'd out of a Root) 
grows in the Perfan Em- 
pire. 
B. 
T HE True , Naturally 
fam-rm, in Latin 
Baljamuvn vcrurn. TheBal- 
fam of it, called Opobalja- 
mum , has been famous in 
all Ages for curing of 
Wounds : And fo effectual 
has it been accounted, that 
other Vulnerary Oyls and 
Ointments have taken 
their Names from it: And 
therefore Quacks and 
Mountebanks grace their 
Medicines with the Name 
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