the Virtues. 
XV. The Liquid Juice of the green Leaves and 
Roots. It opens the obltru£tions of the Liver, 
Spleen, and Reins ; carrvs off the (harp, fait , and 
acrimonious Humors which caufe Scabs, Puflies, 
Itch, running Sores, ScurfF, Mnrphe c, Pimples, 
and other like deicedations of the Fielh'aid 
Skin; being inwardly taken from one Spoon- 
ful to two, three, orjfour , every Morning 
and Night, and outwardly applied to the parts 
affefled , during all the Spring and Fall of the 
Leaf 
XVI. The DecoUion of the Green Leaves or 
Roots made in White Wine , or in Whey. It has 
all the Virtues of the Liquid Juice , but muff be 
given in double or trebblequandty, you mrycorrei.i 
it by adding towards the end of the DccoJ.on 
little Indian Spicknard. , or fome choice Ginger vei 
thinly fliced. If it is done for External tiles, tilt 
DecoUion or Infufton may be made in White Wine 
Vinegar, and fweetned with Honey. And fo it be 
co.nes an effeEhtal Remedy to cleanfe and heal ol. 
running Sores, and other Ireakugs out in tlr 
Skin. Dropt into the Ears it takes awiv the'- 
Pains. Gargled in the Mouth , it is Laid t 
eafe the Tooth-ach , and being drank it cures th 
Jaundice. 
XVII. The Vender of the Seed. Given to a 
Dram in rough Red Wine, Morning and Night, i 
lbps all forts ol Fluxes of the Bowels, chiefly th 
Bloody Flux: it eafts alfo the Gnawings an 
’ Gripings of the Stomach, ffrengthens it, and takes 
away the loathing of Meat. 
XVIII. 7 he DecoUion or Infufton of the Ttryed 
Roots, in Whey , or White Port Wine. Take Rheu- 
barb which thinly Jlice a Ounces : Clarified Whey, 
or rather White Lisbon Wine 3 Pints: Infufe in'] 
fimmering heat , or a Sand heat for 8 Hours dofe 
covered : then decant the Infufton and dulcfy u 
with Honey for 8 Dofes. If it is made in Clarified ’ 
Whey, it ought to be boiled half an Hour, then 
framed out and fweetned with Honey as aforefaia 
It 3 little Cream of Tartar be added in the bifufi 
on or Boiling , it will make the Medicament Work 
the better. It is an Excellent th’ng to purge Cho- 
ler and Flegm, and cleanfe the Stomach and Bow- 
els; and is profitable againft Afthmu’s, Coughs 
Colds, VVheezings , obitruflions of the Lungs’ 
Liver, Spleen, and Reins: and is profitable againft 
the Dropfie, Jaundice, Gout, Scurvy, Kings-Evil 
and other Diftempers of thofe Parts; it cleanfes 
the Stomach, Bowels and Reins, is good aga inti 
Agues, provokes Urine, and clears the Eye Sight. 
There is a Compound Infufton , which is thus made 
Take Rheubarb very thin fliced 2 Ounces ■ which 
Infufe in Rofe Water -, Extraffs of Sena andCartha- 
-mus Seeds of each half an Ounce ; Syrup of Rofes 
Solutive 8 Ounces-, Cinatnon Water 2 Ounces- mix 
them for 7 or 8 Dofes. it has all the Virtues of 
the Simple Infufton, but Works fomething brisker. 
XIX. The Imitate of Rheubarb. Take the beff 
Rheubarb thin fliced. Liquorice well brie fed, of each 
2 Ounces ; Raifons fioncdN" Ac; Annifeeis bruifei 
1 Ounce ; Sugar Candy 6 Ounces ; Spirit of Wine 
2 Pounds ; mix, digefi according to Art, and /train 
out for Vfe. Dofe 2 , 2 , or 4 Spoonfuls in a 
Morning againft the Cholick, and Griping of the 
Guts, which it wonderfully Cures. If it be di- 
gefted 8 or to Days in a gentle Sand heat, fluking 
the Glafs 2 or 3 times a Day, and then letting it 
'■***■’ — -- , ~ 5 1 iiv-l 1 1 CIUI 
fettle, the clear is to be decanted, and >.ept 
in a 1 
Bottle dole flop for file. It Purges gently, and 
col lefts and expels Acrid and Tarrarous Humors 
a- hiring to the Tunicles of the Vtjcera , which 
c-mes violent Pams and Gripings ; for which it is 
indeed a Specifick ; and one of the Choifelt chines 
tn Nature., gamft all the Weakness and Ddtempels 
of the Bowels, efpecially it accompanied wuh 
painful dt-|eft:ons. It is of Angular ufe 10 Purge 
belt as are troubled with any Ample Gononhxa 
Weeping O, Gleet, as alb the Whiles in Women’ 
UiuyciUls being premifed For tho’ it Purges 
yet it is but gently, and lb (Lengthens admirably 
and flops all forts of Fluxes as Diarrhea’s Dyfen- 
W LientenJs^ to a wonder. 
-pnlfura Rlabarbari Abfinthiata, Worm- 
wood Tincture of Rheubarb. Lake Rheubarb very 
thin fliced, or grafiy bruifei 4 Ounces, Wormwood 
! at er Compound a fuart . mix in a Bn t Head duett 
n a gentle Sand heat for , 4 Days, /baking', he Bottle 
"ice a Day then being Jett fed aniline , decant the 
-ear I injure and keep it for ufe. You may alfo 
01 want of the Wormwood Water , make it with 
h bet innamon Water , or any other Cordial Water 
■ ' , may anb cr the Intention of the Medicine! 
bias both a Purging and an Aftringent Property, 
Z ZZ 8emly ( ?° Ier ’ Fle S™, and clammy 
.irtarous Humors, which caufe the Cholick and 
bwek 5 Tt cZ G Z \ ftom the Stomj cli and 
oweh Befides which it has a Cordial and 
strengthening V irtue and is efpecially good for 
MinftF a - Ch ’- Hear f- L,ver and Spleen, and is good 
gamlt Fainting and Swooning Fits, andSickndsat 
■eart. It opens obftruftions of Liver and Spleen 
uies the Jaundice, and all forts ol Fluxes of the 
lowels, as alfo the Hepatick Flux, fiom its 
".ftmigent Property. And indeed I know it to be ■ 
Specifick in the molt Vehement Fluxes of the 
wo els and will do that fin thofe cafes) which 
: Thoufand other Medicines will not do. I have 
-ured Chohcks and Vehement Gripings of the 
dowels with it of feveral Months tending, and 
hat after all other Medicines I had ufed, had 
tailed. You may ufe it thus. Take of this 
l injure an Ounce- White Lisbon Wine in which 
1 few Leaves of Seana have been Infufed 4 
Ounces-, Syrup of Damask Rifes half an Ounce - 
■ “ 1 ft The B ° d F bein g Ihfficiently cleanfed’ 
it you would (top a Flux therewith, and ftrengthen 
the parts, g,ve it thus. Take of this TinUure, 
of TmBure of Catechu , Syrup of Red Pop- 
rZi °h t,Z ? unce ; Cinnamon Water, 
Black Cherry Water, of each an Ounce and half, 
mix for a Dofe. nnd let the Sick take theTinffure 
in Diops all the Day long, in any thing they Drink 
about 40 or 50 Drops at a time. In a little time it’ 
win 1 ° a ter and corroborate the Bowels, and the 
whole habu of the Body, that the Patient will think 
himfelf to bealmolta new Man. 
. hxtrailum Rhubarb arv Extract of Rhen 
barb. Take Rheubarb thin fiiced, or rather in 
grnfs Ponder 8 Ounces -, Cinnamon, in grofs 
Pouder , Ounce ; RheniJh Wine 2 Starts, Sptnt 
of II me a Pint -, June of Lintons a quarter of a 
Pint-, mxdtgef) 30 days in, a gentle Sand beat , 
/baking the Bottle 2 or 2 times a day, le, it fen', 
and decant the clear, which Abfiral/ i„ Balneo to the 
confifiency of an Ex, raj (referving the Spin, drawn 
off for other ufe,,) to every Ounce of the ExtraS 
add C'ymical Oil of Orange Peels, aS.ruple-, and 
keep „ c/of e covered for ufe. Dofe from a Scru- 
p.erohalfa Dram, or a Dram, in the Morning 
tailing. Ic expels Choler, Flegm, andM lancho- 
iy trom Sromuch and Rowels , opens oof r &ions 
ot Liver, Spleen, and Reins, is good againft the 
Rickets in Children, Scabs, running Soris, Jaun- 
dice, 
