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eainft the Head-ach, Megrim, Lethargy, Vertigo, | ter Oil never groV 5 rank. It is made either by In 
Epilepfy, Apoplexy, Palfy and Gout. folation. or Disreltion in Balneo. or a band Heat 
‘X.T he Preparations. Of this Plant the Root is 
molt efficacious •, the Flowers next ; then the 
Leaves, which are the meanett part thereof. You 
may have, I. A Juice of the Root or flowers, or oj 
the whole Riant. 2. An Effence of the fame. 3. 
An \nfuJion of Root or flowers in Wine. 4. A 
Ponder of the Root , or f lowers, or Lc-n'es. 5. An 
Oil by Infufion or Inflation. 6 . A Liquor of the 
f/ornrs. 7. A difli/led Water of Roots or flowers. 
S. A Spirit of Roots or f lowers. 9. An Errhine. 
The Virtues. 
XI. The Juice of Roots or flowers, or of the whole 
Plant. It ftrengthens the Brain and Nervous Parts, 
is good againlt the Lethargy, Vertigo, Megrim, 
FaUing-ficknefs, Apoplexy and Palfy, revives the 
Animal and Vital Spirits, ftrengthens a weak Me- 
mory, and is profitable againlt the Gout. Dofe a 
Spoonful or two Morning and Night in a Gluts of 
Canary or White Lisbon, fluffing fome of it alfo 
(as a liquid Errhine) up the Noitrils, every Even- 
ing, an Hour before Bed-time. 
XU. The Effence of flowers or Roots, or both. 
It has all the Virtues of the liquid Juice, but of 
greater Strength, and pleafanter to be taken, and 
may be given in the fame quantity with that, and 
ufed in both the fame Methods. ’Tis doubtlel's a 
Specifick againlt the Epileply and Palfy, and for 
which Purpofes it is not to be defpifed. If places 
affetted with the Gout be bathed therewith, as hot 
as can be endured, it gives Eafe, and in a fliort time 
removes the Difeafe. Dropt into the Eyes, it eafes 
their Pain, abates their Inflammation, and cures an 
Ophthalmy, as alfo that Difeafe called the Pin and 
Web. ' . 
XIII. The Infufion of the Root or flowers in Wine. 
It has all the Virtues of the Juice and Effence, but 
lefs powerful ; and therefore may be given from 
three to fix Ounces, in the Morning falling, an 
Hour before Dinner, and laft at Night going to 
Bed. It comlorts the Heart and Vital Spirits, 
ftrengthens the Brain, and makes a ftrong Memory. 
It is good againlt the Palpitation or Trembling of 
the Heart or other Members, opens ObftruQions of 
the Bowels, and prevails againlt Hypochondriack 
Melancholly, Dullnefs, Droufinefs, Lethargy, and 
other cold and moilt Difeafes of the Head, Brain 
and Nerves. It fo opens Obftruftions of the Ner- 
vous Parts, and of the Brain, that being taken for 
fome time, it prevents the coming of an Apoplexy, 
or the Induction of that Difeafe, by ftrengthening 
the Parts, and preventing the Caufe. 
XIV. The Ponder of the Root, or flowers, or 
Leaves. Inwardly taken, it has all the Virtues of 
the Juice, Effence and Infufion, but operates not fo 
fpeedily nor fo powerfully as the two firft, becaufe 
the Force or Power thereof is firft to be extrafted 
out of the Subftance of the Pouder,by the Stomach -, 
the which, if the Stomach is weak, will be but ve- 
ry faintly performed. It may be given from half a 
Dram to a Dram, or more, every Night at Bed- 
time, in Wine or fome other convenient Vehicle ; 
and the fame Dofe every Morning fatting, in like 
manner. If it is ihuft up the Noftrils, it purges 
the Head and Brain of fuperfluous Humors, which 
proceed from Cold and Moifture, and prevails againlt 
all thofe Difeafes of the Head and Brain which pro- 
ceed from the fame. It is an excellent Medicine, 
and not to be defpifed. 
XV. The Oil by Infufion or Inflation. It is made- 
by Infufion of the flowers or Roots in choice flo- 
'snee Oil, or rather in Oil of Ben, becaufe this lat- 
folation, or Digeltion in Ba/nco, or a Sand Hear, 
for fourteen Days or more, then preffed out, and 
the Infolation or Digeltion repeated thrice more, 
tor the compleating thereof. Anointing herewith, 
it hinders the fpreading of the Leprofv, and takes 
away Scabs and Ringworms, Scurf, Morphew, 
Yellownefi, Tanning, Sun-burning, and other De- 
formities thereof; and this it does lb much the 
more effeftually, if the Parts a fleeted be firft well 
bathed with either Juice or Effence, as hot as the 
Patient can endure, every time before the Anoint- 
ing. It gives Eafe in the Gout, being anointed up- 
on the Part. 
XVI. The Liquor of the flowers. It is thus 
made according to Gerard. Take a Glafs, which 
fill with Flowers of May-Li/lies or Lilly Conva/ly , 
Itop it clofe with a Cork dipt into Wax, or with a 
Glafs Stopper, and fet it in an Ant-hill for a Months 
fpace or longer, and then take it out : fo will you 
find a Liquor in the Glafs, which decant from the 
Flowers, and keep it for Ufe in another Glafs clofe 
llopt with a Glafs Stopper. Outwardly applied, 
it gives Relief in the Gout, and other Pains of the 
Nerves and Joints. Inwardly taken Morning and 
Night, a Spoonful at a time in a Glafs of Wine, or 
of the Infufion at Set/, it. aforegoing, it is an ex- 
cellent thing againlt the Epileply, Palfy, Lethargy, 
and other cold and moilt Difeales of the Head and 
Brain. 
XVII. The ch fulled Water of Roots or flowers. 
Authors aferibe the fame Virtues to it which is gi- 
ven to the Juice, Effence and Pouder, but as it is 
much weaker than thofe Preparations, fo it ought 
to be given oftener, and in larger Dofes, as from 
two Ounces to four or fix Ounces, either alone by 
its felf, dulcified with double-refined Sugar, or mixt 
with fome of the Infufion in Wine. If it is dropt 
into the Eyes, it is faid to help their Inflammations, 
Pin and Web, Cloudinefs, Dimnels of Sight, hut 
this it more excellently performs, if you dulcify it 
a little with choice Honey. It is good againlt Scurf, 
Morphew, Scabs, Tettars, Ringworms, and other 
Deformities of like kind, by walhing the Parts at- 
fefted therewith -, but it will do it more effeftual- 
ly, if it is mixed with a proportional part of Oleum 
Tartari per deliquium. The Water alfo eafes the 
Pain and affwages the Swellings coming by the 
Stinging of Bees, Wafps and Hornets, being appli- 
ed to the Part. Taken to the quantity of fix Oun- 
ces, it helps thofe who are poyfoned by the Biting 
of a Mad Dog -, but I am confident that the Juice 
or Effence being taken inftead • of it, will be much 
more effeftual : and being drunk for forty Days to- 
gether, it cures the Epilepfy or Falling-ficknefs. 
The fame Water drank, is faid to help the Strangu- 
ry, as alfo the Pain at Heart, the Inflammation of 
the Liver, and to ftop the Overflowing of the 
Courfes. 
XVIII. The Spirit of the Roots or flowers. It 
may be diftilled from new Wine, or from Brandy 
after fome fmall time of the Flowers Digeltioti 
therein. A Spoonful of this Spirit being drunk, re- 
[tores Speech to fuch as have loft it thio’ the Dead 
Pally; it comforts the Heart, ftrengthens the Brain, 
revives the Spirits, fortifies the Memory, and re- 
frefhes the whole Human Frame ; is gobd againlt 
Huntings, Swoonings, and Palpitation, or Trem- 
bling and Beating of the Heart : it is alfo good a- 
gainft the Epilepfy, Vertigo, Lethargy and Apople- 
xy ; for being drunk with a few Grains of Pepper , 
and two Drams of the Powers of Lavender, it is 
faid to prevail againlt the Apoplexy, cure the Co- 
lick, and defend the Heart againlt the Biting of Mad 
Doas or the Povfon of other Venomous Beafts. 
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