B I ( 2Z2 ) B I 
Birth-wort grows every 
where in the Hedges, in 
Italy-, France and Spain. 
ai&lfcopj&toeca, in La- 
tin Ammi. The Seed of it 
is one of the four Lelfer 
hot Seeds. It incides, o- 
pens and dries. ’Tis good 
for the Gripes, Difficulty 
of Urine, and the Biting 
of Venomous Creatures ; 
and alio forces the Courfes. 
’Tis mix’d with Bliftering 
Plaifter to prevent Difficul- 
ty of Urine, which ufually 
comes upon the ufe of fuch 
Medicines : But the ufe ol 
it, asofCummin, are Cau- 
fes of pale Colour. ’Tis 
of excellent ufe for Barren- 
nefs, a Dram of it pow- 
der’d, being taken in Wine, 
or frefii Broth, every other 
Day, three Hours before 
Meals : But it ought not 
to be given above four or 
five times. ’Tis an excel- 
lent Medicine in this Cafe, 
and has often been found 
fuccefsful. But the Huf- 
bandmuft not be concern’d 
with his Wife on the Days 
flie takes the Seed. To 
which End, and alfo for 
the Whites, an Uterine 
Clyfter being firft ufed, 
fays Simon Paulus, I have 
given the following Pow- 
der to many Barren Wo- 
men ; whereby they prov’d 
with Child, and were free’d 
from the Whites. The 
Defcription of the Uterine 
Clyfter is as follows : Take 
cf the Roots of Long and 
Round . Birth-wort, each 
two Drams ; of Gentian, 
and Zedoary, each one 
Dram ; of Ground Ivy, the 
Lelfer Centory, of Birth- 
wort, andRofemary, each 
one Handful ; of Balm, 
and Red Mug- wort, each 
half an Handful ; of the 
Lelfer Cardamons half an 
Ounce; cut and beat them 
fora Decodtion for an Ute- 
rine Clyfter. The Defcri- 
ption of the Powder is as fol- 
lows: Take of Speed-well, 
of the Seeds of Biffiop’s- 
weed, each half an Ounce ; 
of the Lelfer Cardamons, 
offharp Cinnamon, each 
two Drams ; of Sugar- 
Candy a fourth part of the 
weight of all the reft * 
Make a Powder according 
to Art : Take of the Roots 
of Elecampane, Smallage* 
Fennel, and Orris dried, 
each one Ounce and an 
half 5 of the Roow of Va- 
lerian 
