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CaDamomS, in Latin 
Cardamomi. They have a 
gentle Heat, that is very 
agreeable to Nature. They 
provoke Urine and the 
Courfes, and open Obftru- 
<5tions of the Liver and 
Spleen, and efpecially of 
the Melentery ; in which 
Obftru&ions they do Won- 
ders ; they are alfo good 
to help Conception. They 
are an Ingredient in 
the Compound-Water of 
Wormwood, ofth e London- 
Difpenfatory. 
Cartljamt# , or Ba- 
flard-Sajfron. The Flowers 
bruis’d are ufed inftead of 
Sauce; and they colour 
the Meat of a Saffron co- 
lour. They loofen the Bel- 
ly, and are good in the 
Jaundice. But the chief 
ufe of the Flowers is, for 
dying of Silks and Cloth. 
Some adulterate Saffron, 
by mixing it with thefe 
Flowers. The Seed of it 
bruiz’d, and taken in Broth, 
purges clammy Flegm by 
Vomit and Stool ; upon 
which Account it is rec- 
kon’d amongft Flegma- 
goges? 'Xis very good for 
the Bread:, and is excel- 
lent for expelling Wind ; 
wherefore it is very good 
for Cholicks, and an Ana- 
farca. But it is offenfive 
to the Stomach, and there- 
fore Stomachicks ought to 
be mix’d with it; asAm 
nife-feeds, Galangal, Cin- 
namon, and the like. The 
Operation of it fiiould be 
quicken’d, by adding things 
that are acrid ; as Carda-f 
moms, Ginger, Sal Gem- 
ma:, and the like. The 
Dofe of it, in Infufion, is 
from three Drams to fix. 
Hofmannus fays, the Husk 
Ihould be taken off with a 
Knife, tho’ it be difficult ; 
for the beating of it with a 
Peftle, lofesthe Oyly Sub- 
ftance, wherein the Virtue 
lies. The ElePtuary, cal- 
led Diacarthamum , of the 
London-Difpenfatory. Take 
of the Species of Diatraga- 
canthfrigd half an Ounce, 
of the Pulp of Prefer v’d 
Quinces one Ounce, of the 
Marrow of the Seeds of 
the Baftard-Saffron half an 
Ounce, of White Ginger 
two Drams, of Diagrydi- 
um powder’d a-part, three 
Drams, of White Turbith 
fix Drams, of Manna two 
> Q 4 Ounces, 
