G U 
( 281 ) G ^ 
T" - -wr 
4 - 
Frankincpnfe is more efte- 
iftual thanrheFrankincenfe 
it i'elf, and is more aftrin- 
gent. The Smoke of Fran- 
kincenle was formerly ti fed* 
to take off Inflammations 
of rhe Eyes, and to flop 
Fluxes : But it is not ufed; 
now-a-days. But the moft 
ancient and remarkable ufe 
of it was in holy Things ; 
for they facrificed and per- 
fume their Temples with 
it : And the lame ufe is 
made of it now-a-days in 
Chirftian Churches. It has 
been alfo ufed, which isvery 
ft range, in all Ages, and in; 
all Nations, and by People^ 
of all forts of Religions, to 
purifie the Bodies of the 
Dead. It was called Oli- 
banum by the Greekj, from 
an Ajfyrian Youth of that 
Name ; who, as it is fa- 
buloufly reported, being 
malicioufly flain for his pi- 
ous Behaviour towards the 
Gods, was turn'd into this 
Shrub, called Arbor Thuri- 
fera. Upon which Ac- 
count they affirm, that no- 
thing is more pleafing to 
the Gods than the Smellof 
Frankincenfe. 
0um*3DpoiJ«ina)e : See 
|0a«ar HercUlv. 
i • 
©um^agapenHm.Thc 
Plant, whole Juice it is, : .i$ 
unknown. It opens difcuC- 
fes, attenuates and clcanfes. 
*Tis uled for pains of the 
Side and Breaft, and for 
Ruptures. It cleanfes the 
Lungs of thick matter that 
fticks to them. ’Tis uled 
in theFalling-ficknefs, and 
for Difeales of the Spleen, 
and the Pallie, it provokes 
the Courfes ; and, taken in 
Wine, it cures thofe that 
are bit by Venomous Crea- 
tures. It takes oft* Mo- 
ther-fits, being held to the 
Noftrfls with Vinegar. 
’Tis reckon’d among the 
ftrongeft Purgers 5 but Me- 
fue fays, it hurts the Sto- 
mach and Liver. It may 
be corrected with fuch 
Things as are aftrin- 
geot, and preferve the 
Tone , as, with Ma- 
ffick, Spike, and the 
like. Schroder reckons the 
Virtues , in fliort , thus : 
’Tis Very drawing : It 
purges clammy, grols and 
watery Humours from 
the Stomach, Guts, Womb, 
Reins, Brain, Nerves, Joints, 
and Breaft j wherefore it 
is good forDropfies, Old 
Coughs, 
