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Wheaten Bread, Many 
Virtues are attributed, by 
Ancient and Modem Au- 
thors, to this Plant. ’Tis 
chiefly ufed for Obftrudh- 
ons of the Lungs, for a 
Cough, Afthma, Obftru- 
dtions of the Courfes, and 
for Children’s Gripes. Out- 
wardly ufed, with Helle- 
bore and Hony, it cleanfes 
the Skin from Spots- ’Tis 
frequently ufed in Sweet 
Powders, for the Hair. 
’Tis alio good for the 
Dropfie, and the Jaundice ; 
it purges Water powerful- 
ly. The Juice of the Root 
is given for this purpofe, 
from half an Ounce to an 
Ounce and an half. A 
Gentlewoman cured feve- 
ral People of Dropfiesonly 
by giving the Juice of this 
Root : She order’d them to 
take four Spoonfuls every 
Morning in fix Spoonfuls 
of White- wine. An Ounce 
of the Frefh Juice has been 
ufed with good Succefs in 
a defperate Obftrucftion of 
the Belly'. It purges Flegm, 
Water and Choler : But it 
is now a-days only ufed 
for Dropfies. Take of the 
Roots of Florentine Iris and 
Hermodadtyls powder’d , 
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each fix Drams ; of the 
Plaifter Oxycroceum, and 
of the Mucilages, each two 
Ounces ; of the Refin of 
Pine one Ounce ; mix 
them, and moiiten them 
with Oyl of Worms, and 
make a Plaifter : This is 
ufed for the Gout. Take 
of the Roots of Florentine- 
Iris twelve Ounces, of the 
Wood ofRhodim twoOun- 
ces, of the Leaves of Mar- 
joram three Drams , of 
C loves one Ounce, of Li- 
mon-peel five Drams, of 
Cyperus-Root one Ounce, 
ofSweet-fmelling Flag fix- 
Drams, of Damask- Rofes 
four Ounces, ofRed-Rofes 
two Ounces ; of Benzoin, 
Styrax and Calamit, each 
one Ounce; of Laudanum 
half an Ounce - ; make a 
grofs powder. This is a 
fweet powder, and is very 
proper to fprinkle among!! 
Clothes, to preferve them 
from the Moth. If all the 
aforefaid Ingredients are 
deftill’d with ftrong Beer: 
in a common Still, fix-' 
Grains of Musk beingtied 
up in a Rag, and hang’d 
in the Receiver, you wi’l- 
have a perfum’d Water, 
that is very fit for Funerals. 
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