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in, Latin! 
Confolida Regalis. The 
Juice of the powers, and 
the dcftill’d Water clear 
the Sight, and ftrengthen 
it : And home fay, that 
looking always upon it 
does the fame ; wherefore 
they take care to hang it 
always in fight. l Tis luc- 
ccfsfully ufed in V ulnerary 
Potions a Decoction ofthe 
Flowers in Wine, with a 
Dram of Saffron , opens 
Obftriuftions. 
iUatLfcBOJt , in Latin 
Plumbago Plinii. It cures 
Horfes when they are gal- 
led, and prevents Worms 
breeding in the Sores, be- 
ing bruis’d and applied. 
2ltgnum^aioe&lt heats 
and dries, and comforts all 
the Bowels, efpecially the 
Heart and Womb. It re- 
creates the Vital and Ani 
mal Spirits, and therefore 
is good for Fainting. Jt 
kills Worms. ’Tis ufed fre- 
quently in Cordial Epi- 
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thems. Being chew’d in 
the Mouth, and the Mouth' 
waffl’d with a Decoction, 
of it, it cures a Stinking 
Breath, Tis ufed for Per- 
fumes ; and being dried 
and powder’d, and fprink- 
led upon the Body, itfmells 
well. A Dram of the Root 
taken inwardly, removes- 
fuperfiuous Humours from 
the Stomach, ftrengthens 
ir, and mitigates the Heat 
of it. It eafes the Pain of 
the Sides and Liver, and 
does good in the Bloody- 
Flux, and for the Gripes. 
A piece of this Wood, 
with the Gum flicking 
on it , was prefented to 
the Royal Society, by the 
Honourable Mr. Boyle. It 
tafted juft like the Wood, 
and the Colour of it was 
like pure Succotrine- Aloes. 
’Tis laid that a Milk flows 
from this Tree, which is fo 
virulent, that if it chance 
to drop into the Eyes, it 
occafiens Blindnefs ; and if 
it fall upon any other part 
of the Body, it caufesBli- 
fters,and anlmflammarion. 
The true Ligrfum-Aloes 
grows in Malacca, and in 
the Ifland Sumatra. Take 
of Labdanum andMaftich, 
each 
