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gious and inleflious Difeafes, even when Epidemi- 
cal, as Mealies, Small-Pox, Spotted Fever, Purples, 
the Plague alfo, and all Peftilential Diftempers. It 
is given with good Succefs before the Fits of Agues, 
to divert or hinder the Accefs, and to drive them a- 
way : in this Cafe it may be given to four, five or 
fix Ounces. It is a moft certain Remedy to kill 
Worms in Old or Young, whether in the Stomach 
or Belly. And by reafon of its Abfterfive and Sana- 
tive Properties , it is an excellent thing to be ufed 
Dietetically againlt the Poifon and Malignity of the 
French- Pox, and to clear the Patient of theReliques 
of the fame. It powerfully provokes Sweat, and 
therefore is good again!! the Plague, digefts Hu- 
mors, diffolves and difculfes Swellings * and is an 
excellent thing for fuch who are hurt by Blows, Falls 
or Bruiies, where fome inward Veflel may be bro- 
ken, to dilfolve, difperfe and expel the congealed 
Blood, and to confolidate the Vein •, and becaufe of 
its Conglutinating Property, it is good for fuch as 
are troubled with any Rupture or Burftennefs, this 
being daily drunk inwardly, and the Herb applied 
outwardly. _ . 
XII. The Infufion in Wine, or Decoction. Thele 
have both of them the Virtues of the Juice and Ef- 
fence, but in a much lefs degree, for which Reafon 
they ought to be taken in a much larger Dofe, and 
to be oftener repeated. They are good againft the 
gnawing Pains of the Stomach, as alfo Pains of the 
Sides and Pleura : and if they are made in Red 
Wine, are very profitable againft the Bloody-flux, 
and all other Fluxes of the Belly. 
XIII. The Syrup . It has the Virtues of the In- 
fufion and Deco&ion, and is available againft an old 
Cough, Hoarfenefs, Wheezing and Shortnefs of 
Breath : it opens Obftru&ions of the Lungs , and 
helps to expeftorate tough Flegm and other vifcous 
Humors out of thofe Parts. Mixt with the Pouder 
of Scordium , and applied to foul and putrid Ulcers, 
it abfterges them, dries, and very much contributes 
to their healing. 
XIV. The Pouder . It has the Virtues of the 
Juice, Effence, Infufion and Decoftion, but operates 
not fo fpeedily, and may be given in any convenient 
Vehicle, as in the diftilled Water, Infufion, Deco- 
aion or Syrup of the fame Herb, from half a Dram 
to a Dram. It facilitates the Labor, provokes the 
Terms, opens Obftru&ions of the Urinary Veflels, 
is good againft Ruptures, is an excellent counter- 
Poifon, kills Worms, and prevails powerfully . a- 
gainlt the Bloodv-flux, more efpecially if it is mixt 
with Pouder of ' Torment il-Poois a third part. ^ It is 
very good for moift running Sores and Ulcers in the 
Legs or other Parts, to cleanfe and dry them, and 
caufe them fpeedily to heal. 
XV. The Electuary. It is made of the Pouder of 
Scordium a Pound , mixed with three Pounds of the 
Rob of Juice of Crejfes made with Honey , adding at 
the end , Rofin in fine Pouder half a Pound. It is a 
noble Electuary for the Lungs it not only cures 
Afthma’s, Coughs, Colds,, Wheezing, Cfc. but alfo 
heals Ulcers of the Lungs, helping to expeUorate 
the rotten and putrid Matter from thence. Dofe 
one Ounce Morning and Night. 
XVI. Diafcordium. It is a compound ConfeU or 
Ele&uary in our Pharmacopoeia Londinenfis , lib. 4. 
cap. 22 Jett. 19. It was compofed by Eracaftorius , 
and inferted there ior its great Virtues and general 
Ufe. It is given againft Plague, Poifon, malign 
Fevers, Fluxes of all forts, Catarrhs, Vomiting, 
Coughs, Watchings, Afthma's, Pleurifies, Confump- 
tions. Whites and Reds in Women, 0 V. Dofe from 
one to two Drams at Night going to Bed, and as 
much in the Morning falling, as the Occafion may 
require : and it may be given to Children from a 
Scruple to half a Dram, in any convenient Vehicle. 
It is thus made : Take Scordium in fine pouder one 
Ounce fine Bole an Ounce and half -, Terra Lemnia , 
Biftort , Cinnamon , Cajfia Lignea , Dittany oj Creet , 
Gent ian , Torment il , ( all thefe in fine pouder) Gum 
Arabic k , Galbanum , Storax Calami t a , of each half 
an Ounce G inger , long Pepper , Seeds of Sorrel , of 
each two Drams in fine pouder -, Opium a Dram and 
half ■, Canary eight Ounces \ Sugar of Rofies a Pound , 
clarified Honey two Pounds and half : mix and make 
an Eletluary according to Art. The Opium in this 
Prefcript is much too little, being to the whole 
Compofition only as 1. to 310. which is an inconfi- 
derable Proportion. Should Opium one Ounce be 
the Proportion, it would yet be but as 1. to 58. 
which is ftill confiderably too little, where any Ef- 
fects from the Opium are expefled. 
XVII. The Ointment or Balfam. They are ex- 
cellent Wound- Medicaments, and cure fimple green 
Wounds at two or three times drelfiDg. If to every 
Pound of the Balfam three Ounces of the Pouder of 
Scordium be added, and one Ounce of Pouder of 
Tobacco , it will be one of the bell Topicks for di- 
gefting, cleanling, incarnating, drying and healing 
any running old Sore, putrid Ulcer or Fiftula, in 
what Part of the Body foever. 
XVIII. The Cataplafm. If ft is made of the dry- 
ed Herb mixed with Honey, and applied to fimple 
green Wounds, it heals them. If it is applied to 
foul and putrid Ulcers, it cleanfes, dries and heals 
them. If it is applied to Excrefcencies in the Flelh, 
as Wens, and the like, it repercufles the Matter, 
hinders them from encreafing, and prevails againft 
them fo as to difeufs or difperfe them. Applied to 
the Gout, it eafes the Pains thereof 
XIX. The diftilled Water. It is Cordial and A- 
lexipharmick, and is good againft fainting and 
fwooning Fits, Sicknefs at Heart, caufed by any 
malign or peftilential Miafmata or Vapors, (Stc. but 
it is chiefiy ufed as a Vehicle, to convey the other 
Preparations of this Herb into the Body. 
XX. The Spirituous Tintture. It is highly Cor- 
dial, good againft all the Deliquiums of the Spirits, 
Faintings, cold Sweats, Weaknefs, Poifons and poi- 
fonous Vapors, Sicknefs at Heart, Agues, Etc. and 
has all the Virtues of the Juice and Elfence, but is 
to be given in a much leffer Dofe, viz. from one to 
three Drams, in fome fit Vehicle. 
XXL The Acid TinSure. There are but few 
things in the whole Republick of Medicine, which 
are fo powerful againft the Plague and all Peftilen- 
tial Poifon, as this Medicament is, becaufe it ftrikes 
at the Root of the Malignity and Venom, undoing 
it in its Principle and Elfence. It not only cures the 
Plague and all Peftilential Difeafes, but it is alfo a 
noble ProphylaUick, or Preferver from the Conta- 
gion and lnfeflicn. I commend it againft the Spot- 
ted Fever, the Purples, Calenture, all burning and 
malign Fevers, the Bitings of mad Dogs, Serpents, 
Vipers, Rattle Snakes, Stinging of Scorpions j be- 
caufe, if wifely given, and in a due or fit Dofe, it 
will do more in an Hour than many other Medicines 
will do in a Week : it is to be given in all that the 
Patient drinks, whether Ale, Beer, Wine, Poffet- 
drink, Grewel or Broth, and fo many Drops at a 
time as to make it pleafantly lharp, refembling the 
Acidity of a Linton. It is a noble Medicine, and 
ought to be kept always in a Readinefs by one. 
XXII. The Oily Tinfture. Anointed on the Back- 
Bone, and upon the Parts affefled , Morning and 
Night, it is an excellent thing againft Numbnefs, 
Trembling of the Limbs, Palfies, Convulfions, CJ c. 
it is alfo of extraordinary Ufe, being applied to 
Punflures of the Nerves or Tendons, for- it prefent- 
ly eafes the Pain, abates the Tumor, prevents Con- 
vulfions, 
