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Menftruum receives the 
more Oyly or Balfamick 
Part of the Myrrh. Some 
•ufe to evaporate this Tin- 
dure to the Confiftence of 
an Extrad, bur then they 
lofethe more Volatile Part 
of the Myrrh ; wherefore 
’tis better to ufe the Tin- 
dure, as above defcrib’d. 
Oyl of Myrrh, per deli- 
quium, is made in the fol- 
io wing manner : boil Eggs 
until they be hard, then 
cutting them in two, fepa- 
rate. the Yolks, and fill the 
White with Myrrh pow- 
der'd ; fet them on little 
Sticks plac’d conveniently 
on purpofe, in a Plate, or 
Earthen Pan, in a Cellar, 
or fome fuch moift place, 
and there will deftil a Li- 
quor to the bottom of the 
Veile! ; -put it out, and 
keep it for ufe : , This is 
call’d Oyl of Myrrh. ’Tis 
good to take awa^ Spots 
and Blemiihes in the Face, 
applied outwardly. Myrrh 
is a Gummy Juice, thatde- 
ftillsfroma Thorny Tree, 
of a middle heighth, by In- 
cifions that are made into it. 
This Tree gro ws common- 
ly in Ethiopia and Arabia . 
The Ancienrs were wont to 
colled from the fame Tree 
a Liquor that fell from it 
without Incifion, which is 
called Statfeji : ’Tis a li- 
quid Gum, and, ir is pro- 
bable, has more Vritue than 
common Myrrh, becauleit 
is the more fpirituous pan: 
which filtrates through the 
Pores of the Bark., 
N. 
f^Eltitii in La- 
tin Nardus Celtica. It 
heats and dries, provokes 
Urine, ftrengthens the Sto- 
mach, and difcufles Wind. 
’Tis frequently ufed in Lo- 
tions for the Head. It 
grows frequently upon the 
Alpes . 
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Spike in Latin 
Nardus Indica, Jive Spica 
Nardi. ’Lis much of th§ 
fame Virtue with the for- 
mer. ’TisHcpadckjisgood 
for the Jaundice, and the 
Stone in theKidneys.Nard- 
Oyl is made in the follow- 
ing manner :Take of Spike- 
nard three Ounces ; of 
Zvlarjoram two Ounces j 
Wood of Aloes, Sweet- 
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