Salmons 
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rhzea, ( Sc. It heals inward Ulcers of the Lungs, arid 
is good to cure fpitting of Blood. It is good again! 
Gravel, Sand, Slime and Tartarous Matter, Obitru- 
tting the Reins, Ureters and Bladder, and prevail* 
againft Vapors in Women, ObltruUions of the 
Womb, and Hyfterick Fits. Dole tiom one fpooii- 
ful to lour, or fix, mixt with any proper Vehicle. 
XV. T be Saline TmUure oj Seels , or Leaves. It 
powerfully opens OblfruU ions of the Womb, Reins, 
and Bladder, bringing away the Matter earning the 
ObftruUion : Outwardly, it is good to wafh the pan 
bitten by a Mad Dog, for it draws out the maligni- 
ty and Poifon. Dole inwardly j. or ij drams \n A rj- 
inart or Par fly Water, or any other proper Vehicle. 
XVI. The Oily Tintlure. It is an excellent thing 
againlt PunUures, and other Wounds of the Nerves, 
prevails againlt Cramps and Convulfions, inwardly 
given from twenty to thirty Drops, and outwardly 
ap £m T he Decoffion of the Root. Drank liberally 
for lome time, it has been found veiy good to ex- 
terminate the Keliques ot the trench Difeafe : The 
Decoaion of the Root, as alio of the Seed, is com- 
mended by Diofeorides againft the Tooth-ach, being 
held in the Mouth. It is alfo good to foment withal 
againft Burnings and Kibed heels : and made with 
Wine, and drank, it prevails againft the Strangury. 
XVIII. The Ponder oj ibeRoot. It is good againft 
fpitting Blood, helpful in Confumptions, and expels 
Sand, Gravel, and Tartarous Matter out ot the Reins, 
Ureters and Bladder. Dofe one or two drams in 
White or Red Wine, &c. 
XIX. The Fonder oj the Seed. Taken to one 
dram, in a proper Vehicle, it is an excellent thing 
againft Sand, Gravel, or Tartarous Matter in Reins 
or Bladder, and gives eafe in the Strangury, and 
other like Difeafes of thofe parts : and drank with 
Wine for forty days together, it wonderfully helps 
the Sciatica. 
XX. The Confcrve of the Roots. It is helplul in_ 
Confumptions, and good for fuch as are troubled 
with the Stone, ot any Flux of the Bowels. 
XXI. The Mixture. Take juice oj the Root, 
which make with Alicant two pounds : Old lent, a 
pint and half: mix them. Four ounces of this be- 
ing drank Morning, Noon and Night, ( after due 
purging) is good againlt the Running of the Reins 
in Men, and the Whites in Women. Or thus : 
Take Juice of the Root , made as aj or ej aid, twelve 
ounces : old Tent eight ounces : lolks of new laid 
Eggs, n a iiij : pouder of Acorns, an ounce and half : 
Nutmegs in ponder half an ounce : mix them. It 
has the Virtues of the former, befides which, it ea 
fes pain in the Reins, and wonderfully ftrengthens a 
weak Back. 
XXII. The Cataplafm. Made of the Leaves 
bruifei, with the White of an Egg , and laid on 
any' place burnt with fire, it takes the fire out, 
gives fudden eafe, and afterwards heals it. The 
Roots made into a Cataplafm by being beaten with 
Salt, and applied ( as Apuleim fays ) to the biting 
of a Mad Dog, cures it, and lb lpeedily frees the 
Patient from all danger. Columella lays, the Cata- 
plafm made of the Leaves beaten up with Salt, being 
laid upon the biting oiiVtper ( the part being firlt 
fcarrified with a Lancet ) draws out the Poifon. 
The former Cataplafm of the Roots with Salt, is 
more available than the former againft the Poifon 
of Serpents ; and being applied, is alfo good againft 
the King’s-Evil. 
XX1I1. The Salt from the AJhes. Taken in White 
Wine, Arfmart, or Parfley Water, from a fcruple to 
half a dram, it is good to provoke Urine, cleanfe 
the Urinary Paffages, and to carry oft’ the Watry 
Humor in Dropfies. 
C H A P. XCSX. 
Of BURDOCK Small. 
T HE Karnes. It is called in Greek, bi-Ata 
*j faayapov : In Latin, Xanthium : In the 
Shops, Lappa minor , Lappa imierfa , and by- lome, 
Slnmaria , and Bardaita tumor .- in tnglijh the 
Lejjcr or Small Burdock. 
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