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ofBalfam, to make them 
more acceptable to thePeo- 
ple. There are many Ob- 
fervations of dangerous 
Wounds that have been 
cured in a fhort time by 
$he ufe of this Balfam. It 
fleanfeth fordid Ulcers. It 
doth much good in the Bi- 
tings of Serpents and Scor- 
pions, inwardly taken, or 
outwardly applied. Half 
a Dram of it taken every 
Morning, is good in the 
Plague, and a good Pre- 
servative againft it. Two 
Scruples, or a Dram of it 
is very good in Chronical 
3Fevers,occafion s d by crude 
and cold Humours, or by 
Obftu&ions of the Bow- 
els. It clears the Sight , 
and is good in Difeales of 
the Ears. Befides, ’tis ufe- 
fulinConvulfions that pro- 
ceed from Cold and Moi- 
fture ; alfo for Giddinefs, 
Falling-ficknefs,Palfies,and 
the like ; for Coughs that 
proceed from a cold Hu- 
mour ; for Difficulty of 
Breathing, and Catarrhs ; 
for Crudities, and Wind in 
the Stomach ; for a moift 
and cold Intemperie? of the 
Womb ; for Barrennefs, 
the Whites, Difficulty of 
B A 
Urine, occafion’d either by 
Wind or Gravel. Women 
alfo make ufe of it to beau- 
cifie the Face. Lobelius 
wrote a whole Book of the 
Virtues of it. It grows on- 
ly in the Land of Judea. 
Peruvian Mfam, in 
Latin Balfamum e Peru . 
’Tis of great Virtue in out- 
ward and inward Difeales. 
’Tis hot and dry. Jt dif- 
lolves, digefts, and dilcuf- 
fes. Some Drops of it ta- 
ken in a Morning faffing, 
is good in an Afthma. ’Tis 
good for the Intemperies of 
the Stomach, and Weak- 
nefs of the Bowels. It c- 
pens Qbftrudfions , and 
takes off the Chilnefsofthe 
Breaft , and Hypochon- 
dra’s, being anointed with 
a warm Hand. By rub- 
bing ot it on the Head, it 
ftrengthens the Brain, and 
prevents Convulfions, and 
the Palfie, and ftrengthens 
all the Nerves. When a 
Nerve is prick’d, it takes 
off the Acrimony of the Sa- 
nies , from whence pro- 
ceed Pains and Convul- 
fions. When Animals are 
wounded, or bit by Ve- 
nemous Creatures, by In- 
fill 
