G A ( 2 6y ) G A 
* Tis good for the Palpita- 
tion of the Heart, ufed 
with the Juice of Plantan. 
The Powder of it taken in 
good Wine, or Balm- wa- 
ter, or in the juice of Bor- 
rage, cures Fainting, pro- 
ceeding from a cold Caufe. 
The Germans ufe to give it 
to thofe that are about to 
be Lee Blood, to chew it 
jn their Mouths, to prevent 
Fainting. It grows fpon- 
taneoufly in Malabar and 
; Java. 
Ctelbanum. Tis a fat 
Juice, but cannon be' dif- 
iolv’d with Oyl ; in Water 
| it may. ’Tis of a middle 
Nature, betwixt a Gum 
and a Refin ; for it will 
burn like Relin, and dif- 
lolvein Water like a Gum. 
Tis of a yellow Colour, 
and of a foft Subftance, 
like Wax. It taftes bit- 
rerilh and acrid, and fmells 
very ftrong. The chief ufe 
pf it is, to mollifie and di- 
geft. ’Tis ufed inwardly 
to provoke theCourfes, to 
haften Delivery, to expel 
the Secundine, and a dead 
Child. Tis alfo outward- 
ly ufed in Child-bearing, 
for the Courfes, for Mo- 
ther-fits, and for Giddinefs 
The Fume of it is good in 
rhe Failing-fickneis , for 
Mother-fits, and for Faint- 
ing, and the iike. ’Tis faid 
by feme of the Ancients, 
chat he that wafhes his 
Hands with a Solution of it 
may fafely handleSerpents: 
But the Truth of it may 
be well doubted. Take 
of Galbarmm, and choice 
Myrrh, each one Dram 
and an half ; of Caftor fix- 
teen Grains; with a fufli- 
cient quantity of the Bal- 
lam of Peru : Make twelve 
bills of each Dram : Give 
three at Bed-time, drink- 
ing upon them three or four 
Spoonfuls of Compound- 
Briony-warer : Continue 
the ufe ofthefe Pills thirty 
Days. Thefe Pills are ve- 
ry proper in Hy fterick Dif- 
eales. Take ofGalbanum 
dilfolv’d in Tincture ofCa- 
ftor, and ftrain’d, three 
Drams ; Tacamahaca two 
Drams ; mingle them ; 
make a Plaifter to be ap- 
plied to the Navel. This 
Plaifter is very proper in 
HyfterickDifeafes. Tis an 
Ingredient of feveral Plai- 
fters of the London-Dijpen- 
fatory • as, of the Plaifter 
’ of 
