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fmelling Flag, Elecampane, 
Cyperus, Bay-leaves, Indian 
Leaves orMace,Squinanth, 
Cardamoms, of each one 
Ounce and an half ; bruife 
them all grolly, and iteep 
them in Water and Wine, 
of each fourteen Ounces ; 
Oyl of Olives four Pounds 
and an half : perfect the 
Oyl by boiling it gently, in 
a double Veflel. it heats 
attenuates, digefts , and 
binds moderately ; and is 
good for cold and windy 
Difeafes of the Brain, Sto- 
mach, Reins,-Liver, Spleen, 
Bladder and Womb. 
True Englifh Stinking 
Dead-$C ttlC, in Latin Ga- 
leopjis. The juice 01 it 
given with Vinegar, is goou 
for Hemorrhoids, and takes 
off Warts, and ditculfes 
hard Tumors. A Deco- 
ction of it, or the Powder 1 
of the Herb, is commend- 
ed for Difeales of the 
Spleen. 
The Seed is 
chiefly in ufe. It expecftc- 
- rates, increafes Milk, and 
provokes Urine and the 
Courier,. ’Tis good for the 
Biting of Venomous Crea- 
tures, and is reckon’d Spe- 
cifick for Quotidian and 
Quartan- Agues, ’Tisufed 
outwardly in Epithems,and 
the like, for the Head-ach 
and to dry Catarrhs. An 
Oyl is prels’d out of it, 
which many ignorant Apo- 
thecaries ufe inftead of 
Nard-Oyl. For Catarrhs 
and a Coriza ufe the follow- 
ing Nodulus : Take of the 
Seeds of Nigella toafted, of 
Tobacco, Storax, and C ala- 
mint, each oneScruple; of 
Amber- greafe two Grains ; 
mingle them and tie them 
1 a Rag; let it be of- 
ten held to the Noftrils. 
For the Recovery of Smel- 
ling, Take of Roman Ni- 
gella a fuiiicient quantity, 
powder it, and mix it with 
old Oyl in a Mortar; lean- 
ing the Head back, and the 
Mouth fill’d with Water, 
let the Party fnutf fome of 
it up into his Noftrils . 
Take of the Roots of Sow- 
bread, and of Efula, each 
one Dram ; of the Seeds of 
i(o??MwNigella£half a Dram, 
with a fufticienr quantity 
of Hony make a Peffary 
for the Falling of the 
Womb. ’Tis an Ingredi- 
ent of the Syrup of Mug- 
wort 
