C U ( ) C Y 
nance pale. It cures a 
Stinking Breach. TheChy- 
mical Oyl of it is excellent 
for Wind, and Uterine Dif 
eafcs. An Empirick had 
mighty Succefs by pouring 
fome Drops of it upon a^ 
Toaft, and applying it to 
the Navel. Tis Town in 
abundance in the Ifland of 
Melita. The Piahfer of 
Cumin of the London- DiJ- 
pcnfatoyy is made in the 
following manner ; Take 
of the Seeds of Cumin, 
of Law rel- berries , and 
Yellow Wax , each one 
Pound ; of Rofin of the 
Pine two pounds, of com 
mon Rofln two pounds, 
of Oyl of Dill half a 
pound ; mingle them, and 
make a Plaifter. ’Tis good 
tor Windy Ruptures, and 
the like. 
in Latin Cu. 
lebx. 'Cubebs are like Pep- 
per, and fometimes a little 
larger. They heat and dry. 
They ftrengthen the Sto- 
mach when it is opprcfs’d 
with Wind orFlegm.They 
purge the Breaft, by carry- 
ing off clammy and grofs 
Humours. They relieve 
the Spleen , and expel 
Wind, and cure cold Dif-. 
eales of the Womb. Being 
chew’d with Maftick often, 
they ftrengthen the Brain, 
and draw Flegm from the 
Head. Being infus’d in 
Wine, they provoke Vene- 
ry, and heat the Stomach ; 
they cleanfe the Urinary 
Palfages, and expel Gravel 
from the Reins and Blad- 
der. They are an Ingre- 
dient in rheCompound Spi- 
rit and Water of Worm- 
wood of the London-Dif- 
penfatory. • 
Sveeet CppetefSh in La- 
tin Qyperus longus. The Root 
of it is Stomachick andU- 
terine. ’Tis chiefly ufed in 
provoking Urine and the 
Courfes. It takes off Cru- 
dities of the Stomach, and 
cures the Dropfie at the 
Beginning, and the Cho- 
Iick ; and cures a ftinking 
Breath, being chew’d in 
the Month. Being bruis’d, 
andboyi’d, or infus’d in 
Oyl, and applied to the 
Reins, it expels Gravel, 
and provokes Urine. If 
the Roots are powder’d, 
and mix’d with Hony and 
Sugar and a little Wine, 
and boyl’d together, and 
then 
