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XXI. The Cataplafm of the Leaves , Roots, or 
Seed , or all of them. Applyed it gives eafe in the 
Gout, difcufles and cures fimple recent Contuiions : 
laid to Womens 1 'woin and hard Breafts, it foftens 
the Tumor and Difcufles it: and applyed to the 
Eyes, which are inflamed with heat, or fwoln, it 
quickly gives eafe and relief, more efpecially if 
Early Flower be mixed therewith. 
XXII. The D filled Water of the whole Riant. 
it is a familiar Medicine with Nurfes to give their 
Children, when they are griped in their Stomach 
or Belly with Wind, or (harp Humors, which they 
call the Frets, and is no lefs available than Saxi- 
frage Water for that purpofe, as alfo for thofe 
which are of elder Years. Riverius (as I remem- 
ber) commends it as an admirable thing, (a few 
grains of Salt of Tartar being di Helved in it) againft 
the Stone, Sand, Gravel, Strangury, and other like 
Diftempersof the Urinary paflages 
XXIII. The Spirituous Tintture of the Seed. It is 
admirably Somatick,caufes a good Appetite and Di- 
geftion, expels Wind, and eafes the gnawing pains of 
that Bowel; and is very profitable againft Fainting, 
Swooning, Convulfions, Colick, and the like : Dofe 
almoft half a Spoonful in a Glafs of Wine, Morn- 
ing and Night. 
XXIV. The Acid Tintture of the Seed . It is 
profitable againft Vapors, and Fits of the Mother, 
weaknefs and ficknefs of the Stomach , want of 
Appetite and Digeftion : It is fingular againft all 
Sorts of Poifons-, cures all forts of Burning and 
Malign Fevers, and refills the Poifon and Malig- 
nity of the Plague or Peftilenceit felf, and' all forts 
of Peftilential Fevers. Dofefo many drops at a time 
(in all that the Sick drinks) as may give it a 
grateful or pleafing Acidity. 
XXV. The Oily Tintture of the fame. It power- 
fully provokes Urine and the Terms : gives prefent 
eafe in the Strangury, Stone, Gravel, Tartar, Lfc. 
obftrufting the Urinary paflages. It facilitates the 
Birth of a Woman in Labor, forces away the After- 
Birth, and prevents or eafes After-Pains: Dofe 
from 15 to 30,. or 40, or more Drops, dropt into 
Sugar, and then mixt With Fenny Royal Water , 
or other Vehicle proper for the Patient. 
XXVI. The Cbymical Oil of the Seed. It po- 
tently cures the Cholick, all inward pains of the 
Stomach and Bowels, Convulfions, Palfys, Carus, 
Lethargy, and other Difeafes of the Head, Brain, 
and Nerves, proceeding from obftruUions, cold | 
and moifture, or other remote and hidden Caufes. 
It forces away the Birth, and After-birth, and gives 
prefent relief in the Strangury, Stone, Gravel, or 
any obftru&ion or heat of Urine. Dofe from 8 
drops to 1 6 drops or more, to be taken in the fame 
manner, and in the like Vehicle, asis directed in the 
giving of the' Oily Tintture aforegoing. 
XXVII. The Powers. They may be given from 
a Dram to 3 Drams or half an Ounce in any pro- 
per Vehicle Morning and Night againft the Cholick, 
Convulfions , Palfy , Stone, Strangury, and all the 
Difeafes for which the Juice, Effence, Decottions , 
Tintture s, or Chymical Oil are given : This Medi- 
cament is more pleafant than any of them, and 
operates with much more fpeed. 
XXVII. The Elixir. This has all the Virtues 
of the Powers, and more potent in its operation, 
and therefore may be given from 1 Dram to 2 
Drams in a Glafs of Wine, Morning, Noon and 
Night, or when extreamity or occafion may require 
it, either in a Glafs of Wine, or in any other fit 
Vehicle. ’Tis indeed an admirable Preparation. 
CHAP. DXL. 
Of P A R S L Y Macedonian. 
0 R, 
Mountain P A R S L Y. 
T if E Karnes. It is called in Greek. 
n*T esrirmr, SiA/m MavJbmir; MnuJb,’,. 
Lati/ie , Apium Macedonicum Petrapium 
. Selmuni , vel Fetrofelinum Macedonicum : and 
in hnglijh, Macedonian Parjly , Mountain Far fly. 
and Stone Parjly. . . 
P- She Kinds. What the Macedonian Farjly 
or Stone P arjfy of Dio/corides was , is hard now 
to determine, by reafon he is fo deficient in his 
Delcription thereof: what our Modern Authors 
account for the fame, we (hall here give you; 
two kinds of which they have Defcribed to 
us , viz. 1. Fetrofelinum Macedonicum quibufdam , 
The firft iuppofed Stone Parfiy of Macedonia, and 
that it was thought to be, by Matthiolus , Label 
Doioneus, Lugiunenfis , Fabernzmontanus . and 
Lajtor Dunwtes, in their times, and ftill continues 
to be thought io in our Days, and that defervedly- 
tor that the forms of the Roots, Stalks, Leaves 
flowers and Seed, fo nearly relembles our Common 
str/Iy, and the qualities of the Seed are anfwera- 
ble to the properties which Galen does appropriate 
to it. Fetrofelinum Macedonicum forte Dale- 
yhampij , The fecond fuppofed Stone Partly of 
Macedonia ; this feems to be the Fetrofelinum 
Flint;, and differs from the former, in the form 
ot the Leaves, as being finer cut than any of them 
tor which reafon as I fuppofe it is that Baubinus 
calls it Apium Montanum folio tenuiore , but agrees 
much with it, in the qualities, (harpnefs and bit- 
rernefs of the Seed. Now becaufe thefe Stone 
Farjhes grow upon Hills and Mountains they 
may properly enough be called alfo Oreofelina or 
Apia Montana Mountain Parflies. III. But of 
the Mountain Parfiy , properly fo called, there are 
leveral Kinds, which by reafon they are altogether 
of the fame Nature and Qualities with the for- 
mer, we (hall take the Liberty to Treat of them 
in this place, the chief of which are the three fol- 
lowing, viz. 3. 'Of tioinmr JVsi/tt, Oreofelinum 
vulgatitts , Mont apium, Apium Montanum vulgatius 
Oreofelinum Dodonti-, Oreofelinum majus Lobelif- 
Clufij & hugdunenfis ; Apium Montanum Da/e- 
chainpij , The more Common Mountain Partly 
4. <Qf»rixin» amlirly, Apium Montanum veri- 
us Selmum Feregrinum Clufij , Baubino ; Apium 
Feregrinum Cicuue folio Bauhini , The truer 
Mountain Parfiy, or the Oreofelinum verum Dial- 
coridis. ;. Oreofelinum Parifenftum Lugdunenfis ■ 
Apium Montanum Farifenjium : Apium Montanum 
Nigrum, The Paris, or Black Mountain Parfiy. 
The Def criptions. 
III. The fil l}, or Firft fuppofed Stone Partly 
of Macedonia. Its Root is fmewbar thick, Jhon 
and white, perifbing in our Country , after it hae 
yielded its Seed, tho’ not fo as it is /aid, in the 
