then cut into Slices, and 
infus’d in Broth, they tafte 
like Candied Ginger. The 
Twigs and Roots dried in 
the Sun, and fprinkled with 
Vinegar, and beat to pie- 
ces, perfume Clothes. The 
S panifh and Italia» t W omen 
life the Roots of it fo pre- 
par’d, for Perfumes. One 
Dram of the Powder of the 
Root, with a Spike of La- 
vender, haftens Delivery, 
and expels the-Secundirie. 
Take of the Roots of Ele- 
campane , Sweet-fmelling 
Flag, and Cyprus, each 
half an Ounce ; of the 
Leaves of Mint , Sage , 
Marjoram, Calamint, and 
Wormwood, each half an 
Handful ; of Cyprus-nuts, 
Myrtles, Galls and Balau- 
ftians, each one Dram ; of 
Red Rofesone Pugil; boyl 
them in equal parts of 
Smith’s Water and Red 
Wine, to a Quart ; in the 
{train’d Liquor diflolve one 
Ounce of Salt and Allum ; 
foment the Region of the 
Pubis and Perineum hot , 
Morning and Evening. 
This is commended for an 
Incontinence of Urine. 
b; 
in Latin 
Daciylus. ’Tis aftrin- 
gent, and is hied for Fiuxes 
of the Bell y, and the Whites. 
It Hops Bleeding, and cures 
Wounds. The Frefh are 
more aitringeut than the 
Dry, but they occafion the 
Head-ach j and if many of 
them are eaten they intoxi- 
cate when they are dry. 
They ftop Spitting cf 
Blood, and are good for 
the. Bloody-Flux. A De- 
codfion of them is a ve- 
ry aftringent Gargarifm. 
Boyl’d in Wine, they take 
off Proud Flefh, and Cica- 
trize Ulcers. A Dfcco&ion 
of it makes the Hair black. 
And being taken inwardly, 
it cures Difeafes of the 
Reins and Bladder. When 
they are ripe they are good 
for an Hoarfnefs and 
Coughs , Difficulty of 
Breathing, a Pleurifie, and 
a Peripneumonia. They 
are an Ingredient of the 
P* iforal Decodtion of the 
1 ndon-Difpenf a tory. Take 
c. j Dates cleanfed number 
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