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I. A Liquid Juice. 2. An EJfence. 3. A Decaff i- 
on in Wine. 4. A Di filled Water. 5. An Oint- 
ment. 6. A Cataplaftn. 7. A Spirituous TinUure. 
8 . An Acid Tincture. 
' The Virtues. 
XI. The Liquid Juice of Herb and Root. It is a 
moft admirable Vulnerary ; taken to two Spoonfuls, 
or more, in the Diltilled Water of the Plant, it is 
effectual tp diffolve clotted or congealed Blood with- 
in the Body, which happens by means of any Wound, 
or by any Bruife or Fall-, and is very powerful to 
wafte away, confume, or deftroy that Humor which 
is the Caufe of Struma’s , Scrophula’s , Leprofies , 
Scabs, and other like Breakings out. 
XII. The EJfence. It has the fame Virtues, but 
is more powerful to the Intentions above named, be- 
ing outwardly applied, by bathing it upon Scrophu- 
lous Tumors, Hemorrhoids, Scabs, Scurff, Mor- 
phew, Leprofie, it is of lingular good ufe, becaufe 
it relilts the protrufion of the Humors which caufe 
them, and alfo waftes away what is contained in the 
parts afteebed } it alfo cleanfes, dries, and induces 
the healing of running Sores, old Ulcers, Fiftula’s, 
and the like ^ and may be taken inwardly as a Diet, 
in order to facilitate thofe Cures. 
XIII. The Decottion of the Roots and Herb in Wine. 
It is a lingular good Wound Drink , and of great 
efficacy (being conlfantly taken Morning, Noon, 
and Night to the quantity of half a Pint for a Dofe, 
for fome conliderable time) to cure inveterate and 
malign Filtula's , or which yield a malign Jchor, 
known by its putrid fubltance, ill color, and feetidi- 
ty. The fame is alfo no lefs effectual againft the 
Kings-Evil, or any other Knots, Kernels, Bunches, 
or Wens, growing in theFlelh, in what part of the 
Body foever. It is alfo of very good ufe to be ap- 
plied to the Haemorrhoids or Piles when they grow 
painful and fall down, and for fuch other Knobs, 
Tumors, or bunchings out, (as ficusin Ano ) which 
lbmetimes happens to the Fundament. 
XIV. The Di filled Water from the whole Riant. 
It is ufed for the fame purpofes, either to take in- 
wardly, or apply outwardly, by bathing, Efc. It is 
of good ufe for foul and putrid Ulcers, which are 
hollow or corroding, to ftay the malignity, and to 
dry up the fuperfluous virulent moifture of them. 
It alfo takes away all Rednefs , Spots, Freckles, 
Scurf Lfc. in the Face and Skin, or any other foul 
Deformity thereof, tho’ inveterate, as the Leprofie, 
Lfc. but it will be more effeUual if you dilfolve 
therein a proportional quantity of Nitre , Salt of 
Tartar, or Sac char um Saturni , according to the na- 
ture of the Difaffe&ion you apply it to. 
XV. The Ointment of Herb and Roots , but more 
efpecially of the frelh Roots. It is made according 
to the ufual Rule of making Ointments, but Authors 
have, left this Prefcription. Take the Roots, wafh 
them clean, bruife them, and put them into a Jar 
Glafs, or Earthen Pot, with a fufficient quantity of 
Butter, or Hogs Lard, or Beef Suet, mixt with an 
equal quantity of Oil Olive, which is the better of 
the three, tye over the Jar Glafs or Pot with a Blad- 
der, or Leather and brown Paper, and let it fo Hand 
in the hottelf Sun for 1 5 or 20 days, then afterwards 
upon a gentle Fire boil foftly for almoff an hour, 
and whilft hot if rain it forth, and keep it in a Jar 
Glafs or Gally-pot clofe covered for ufe. You may 
alfo make it by boiling the bruifed Roots and Leaves 
in Hogs Lard, or in Oil and Wax, and then ftrain- 
ing it out as aforefaid. It is exceeding good to a- 
noint with, in order to cure Scrophulous Tumors, 
or Swellings in the Neck, as alfo Ficus in Ano , and 
the Hemorrhoids or Piles, it eafes the pains, and 
many times difeuffes the Tumors, and if any of them 
are Ulcerated, it is of extraordinary ufe to heal all 
thofe kinds of Lllcers, as alfo Scabs, Leprofie, t SY. 
XVI. The Cataplafm. It is made of the Herb, or 
of the Root, or of Herb and Root, being beaten in 
a Mortar till they are foft-, being applied it cures 
Simple Contufions, caufed by any Blow or Fall, dil- 
folves the coagulated Blood , and loon heals the 
Hurt or Wounded part} and it is alfo no lefs efte- 
£tual againft Struma’s, or the Kings-Evil, and to 
diffolve any bunchings out, Wens, or Kernels in the 
Threat or other parts. 
XVII. The Spirituous TinUure. It Hops inward 
Bleedings, and expels Wind out of the Stomach and 
Bowels, corrects the cold pituitous Humor which 
breeds the Kings-Evil Kernels, and other like Tu- 
mors, in any part of the Body} and is very efficaci- 
ous againft the Colick, the pain of the Spleen, and 
Hypochondriack DifaffeUions. Dofe from two 
drams to four in the Diltilled Water, or in Wine, 
or other proper Vehicle, Morning and Night. 
XVIII. The Acid TinUure. It ttrengthens and 
fortifies the Stomach, and rectifies the Juices in their 
firft Concoftion, preventing the generating and con- 
creeting of that Matter, or thofe Humors which breed 
Struma, or the Difeafe called the Kings-Evil. It 
caufes a: good Appetite, and a ftrong Digeftion, and 
powerfully opens the ObftruUions of the Stomach, 
Liver , and Spleen , and therefore abfolutely cures 
the Rickets in Children, of which I have had a par- 
ticular Experience feveral times. Dofe lb many 
drops as to make the Ale, Beer, or Wine grateful. 
CHAP. CCLXIV. 
Of F I G W O R T Great Foreign. 
I. / "T -V H E Names. It is called in Latin Scrophula- 
X ria major Peregrine, and by reafon the Roots 
are without Tubers, or Knobs, it is called by fome 
Scrophularia major abfque Tuber culis : in Englifh 
Foreign Great Figwort. 
II. The Kinds. Authors have given us many Kinds 
of this Plant, divers of which we can never come 
at, but fo many of them as may be found growing 
in the Gardens of the Curious here in England , 01- 
may poffibly grow in fome of our Plantations beyond 
Sea in America , we fhall here give you the Defcrip- 
tion of} and thofe are, 1. Scrophularia major Ame- 
ricana , Scrophularia Cretica prime Clujij , American 
or Cretick Great Figwort. 2. Scrophularia major 
Americana altera , vel Indica altera , Scrophularia ma- 
jor Hifpanica , Scrophularia foil A Laciniatis Bauhini , 
The Second Indian or American Great Figwort. 3. 
Scrophularia Flore luteo , Bauhini, Scrophularia maxi- 
ma Montana Columns, Great Figwort yellow Flow- 
ered. 
III. The Defcriptions. The Firfl, or American or 
Cretick Great Figwort, has a Root which Is of about 
a Fingers thicknej's , which fpreads it felf out into 
feveral Branches , running under the Superficies of 
the Earth not very deep , and having many fibres 
fpringing from the fame. From this Root rifes up a 
fqu are corner’d green Stalk, browniih on the fide 
next the Sun, at the bottom of which grow feveral 
large and long Winged Leaves, fet upon pretty long 
Footftalks, made of many parts, and almoftin fa- 
fhion like the Common Thifle , but without Prickles. 
The Leaf is large, and much cut in on the edges, 
making 
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