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diflolve in Water • it miti- 
gates Acrimony, and is 
good for Fluxes, Coughs, 
and Catarrhs. Take of the 
Roots of the Greater Com- 
frey two Ounces, of the 
Leaves of Plantane and 
Moufe-ear, each oneHand- 
ful; of the Tops of Mal- 
lows andMaiden-hair each 
half an Handful; of Li- 
quorifh ral'p’d half an 
Ounce ; of Fine Flower 
; and Gum-Arabick, of Tra- 
gacanth and Bole-Armoni- 
ack, each one Dram ; of 
the Seeds of Lettice and 
Purflain, each one Dram ; 
of the Seeds of Red Rofes 
one Pugil ; make a Deco- 
<ftion in Rain-water to one 
Pint and an half ; ftrain it, 
andfweeten it with Sugar; 
make a Julep : Take eight 
Ounces every Morning for 
ten or twelve Days. This 
is good for an Ulcer of the 
Reins or Bladder. Take 
of the Roots of Marlh- 
mallows and the Greater 
Comfrey dried, each two 
! Drams ; of Gum-Arabick, 
and of the Gum of Cherry 
and Prune-tree, each one 
Dram • of Olibanum and 
1 Myrrh, each four Scru- 
ples; of the Seeds of White 
Poppy and Winter-Cher- 
ries, each one Dram and 
an half; of Camphire two 
Scruples; powder them all 
very fine ; and having ad- 
ded of Cerufs of Antimony 
a third part of the weight 
of all the reft, make a Mai’s 
for Pills with a fufficient 
quantity ofFew/ce-Turpen- 
tine : The Dofe is, one 
Dram, Mbrningand Even- 
ing. Thefe are excellent 
Pills for the fame purpofe. 
But if the Turpentine 
fliould occafion Pain, Juice 
of Liquorifli, diflolv’d in 
Pellitory-water, may be 
ufed inftead of it. 
0 um=Caranna t The 
Indians ufe it for Tumors, 
and all forts of Pain. ’Tis 
commended for thofe Dif- 
eafes which Tacamahaca is 
wont to cure ; but it is 
more effectual than that. 
’Tis brought fvomCarthage. 
Take of Gum-Elemi and 
Turpentine, each half and 
Ounce; of 01ibanum,Ma~ 
ftichandGum-Tragacanth 
each three Drams ; ofBolc- 
Armoniack one Ounce and 
and half ; of the Seeds of 
Nigella, Myrtle and Ba- 
lauftians, each one Dram ; 
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