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Leaves of Laurel. It draws 
Flegtn from the Head, be- 
ing chew’d with Ralins; 
and it excites Appetite, and 
helps Concodtion. Mix’d 
with Pitch , it difcuffes 
King’s-Evil Swellings, and 
is good tor Cold and Crude 
Stomachs. There is a great 
difference betwixt Taking 
of it whole, and in Pow- 
der ; for the Powder caufes 
the Hickups, and inflames 
all theBowels: Theythere- 
fore that take it to help 
theirStomachSjfhould fwal- 
low it whole. And it is 
beft to feafon bak’d Meats 
with Whole Pepper ; for 
when it is powder’d it 
fticks to the Coats of the 
Stomach, and occalions in 
fome Conftitutions the 
Heart-burning , and the 
Hickups. ’Tis ufed out 
wardly in Gargarifms, and 
Sneezing-Powders. It takes 
off the Pain of the Teeth, 
arid affwages the Swelling 
of the Uvula, and is good 
for cold Difeafes of the 
Nerves. Pepper, and the 
Oil of it, is mightily com- 
mended forQuartan Agues, 
by feveral good Authors. 
Oil of Pepper outwardly 
ufed, is an excellent Remc- 
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medy for a'Palfie. Not 
oniy the Berries, which are 
properly call’d Pepper, are 
io biting, but alfo the whole 
Plant., i he Indians ufe 
LongPcpper in Ointments, 
for pains of the Members 
proceeding from Cold, and 
againft Poilons, and for 
Giddinels of the Head, Ca- 
tarrhs , and Dimnels of 
Sight, with good Succels/ 
The common lore of Peo- 
ple in India ufe, when their 
Stomachs have been a long 
while weak, to drink Wa- 
ter wherein a good quanti- 
ty of Pepper has been in- 
fus d : And they draw a 
very fiery Spirit from frefli 
Pepper, which they ufe for 
the fame purpoie. Pepper 
with a clufter’d Tail, and 
Long Oriental Pepper,have 
much the fame Virtues with 
thefe deferib’d. Take of 
Malaga - Sack three Pints/ 
of Rue, Ginger and Long- 
Pepper cut , each two 
Drains ; of Nutmegs one 
Dram ; boil them to the 
Gonfumption of a third 
part ; ftrain it , and add 
two Drams of^ew/ce-Trea- 
cle, and one Dram of Mi- 
thridate, and four Ounces 
of ftrong Angelica-water 5 
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