upon Sugar, letting it foak into it, or mixing it 
well with it, and then todiffolve the Sugar in fome 
Cordial Water, or Wine, or Sack Whey, or other 
Proper Vehicle, by' which means the Oil will be the 
better incorporated therewith, and then it is to be 
drunk up. , 
XXXIV. P otefl ater, or Rowers. Thefe haveall 
the Virtues of the Juice, Effence, Spirit, and Oil 
aforegoing, as alfo of the Elixir following. But 
tho they may, and do much exceed the Juice, Ef- 
jcnce, and Spirit in their ftrength by their Sublimi- 
ty and Exaltation ; yet they fall below the Force 
and Excellence of the Elixir, in the next SeSion , 
■ which anfwers to all the Intentions of the whole 
Plant. Thefe Powers may be givenMorning, Noon, 
and Night, from 40, to 80, or 100 Drops in a 
Glafs of Wine, or other Liquor conducing to the 
Intention for which they are given. They Facilitate 
the Birth, bring away the After-Birth, and caule a 
1 due cleaning altetwards. 
XXXV. Elixir Ruta:, Elixir of Rue. Take 
Vomers of Rue a Quart : Rue in fine Vouicr 4 
Ounces : Ground very well in a hot Mortar with 2 
Ounces of highly calcin'd Salt of Rue : mix all to- 
gether, digejl cold for a Month , Jhaking the Glafs 
once or twice a Day : then being fully fettled, de- 
cant the clear Elixir, and keep it in a Glafs clofe 
ft Opt for ufe. Or thus, Take of our Spiritus Left us 
a Quart ; Rue in fineJPoudcr. 6 Ounces ; mix and di- 
gejl cold for a Month, Jhaking the Glafs once or twice 
a ‘Day-, then the laces being fubjiiei decant the 
clear Elixir, and keep ft clofe Jlopt for life. It is 
a great and' famous Antidote, and Counter Poifon, 
not only againft all Vegetable and Animal Poifons’ 
but againft the molt contagious Malignity , and 
mighty force of the Plague and Peftilence, whether 
given as a Prophylaaick , or as a Curative. It is 
alfo a powerful thing againft the Meafles, Small 
Pox, Spotted Fever, and all forts of Malign 
Burning, or Peftilential Fevers : It effeflually cures 
the Bitings ofMad-Dogs, Rattle Snakes, Vipers, 
and of all other Venomous Serpents or Creatures, 
deftroying their Poifon in its&oor and Effence. It 
drys up Watery Humors in Dropfies, eafes pains in 
the Ears, being mixt with Oil of Bitter Almonds 
and dropt into them. It helps dimnefs of Sight 
being mixt with a Gall of a Cock and a little Honey’ 
and lb dropt into the Eyes. It eafes all forts of 
Pains and Torments whatfoever, being inwardly 
taken and outwardly applyed to the place; but 
it is not too often to be taken inwardly, becaufe 
it is apt to dty up and confume the Seed, and de- 
llroy the Generative Power and Faculty. It helps 
pains in the Brett and Sides, Stitches, Plurifies 
inward bruifes, Coughs, Colds, Hoarfnefs, Wheez- 
ing, ffiortnefs of Breath, Althma, Inflamation of 
the Lungs, and the (baking Fits of Agues. It is 
powerful againft the Wind Cholick, gripings in 
the Guts, ficknefs and pain at Stomach, warming, 
comforting and cheriffiing thofe parts, prevails 
againft Surfeits, and caufes a good Appetite, and a 
ftrong Digeftion. It is prevalent againft Vapors, 
Fits of the Mother, and other difqrders of the 
Womb: and being given in time of Labor, it faci- 
c* Water, or fome other Cordial Water, or in Sack 
Whey, or in a Glafs of Generous Wine, in the 
Morning balling, and-at Night going to Bed, and 
lometimes once or twice it* the Day beiides, accot- 
v y°v« 16 %'S enc y °f Ae Diieafe. 
. XXXVI - The Spirituous TinSure. It has all 
the Virtues of the Juice, EJJence, Spirit, Rowers 
and E/mr, buf m a much lbwer degree of Powlr 
and Efficacy: out it may be of good Service and 
and ufe where the Powers or Elixir are not to be 
had. It may be given from one Dram to three in 
any Cordial Water , or Generous Wine, Morning 
Noon, and Night. 6 ’ 
TinSure. Is is a peculiar 
thing agamft the Plague and .Spotted Fever; and in 
all malign and peftilential Difeafes ; it deftroys the 
malignity, and fo extricates the Patient in the great- 
elt danger, if the hopes of Life be notpaft. Dofe 
40 or 60 Drops at a time in Scordium Water An- 
gelica Water, or fome Generous Wine a a’ or A 
times a Day. 
p XX ?M 11 ^' The Oily TinSure. It provokes Urine 
Powerfully, and is profitable againlt the Stone, 
band Gravel , Strangury , and other Difeafes of 
the Urinary parts; as alfo againft the Cholick 
gripings of the Guts, Wind and other Difeafes of 
the bowels. Inwardly taken Morning, Noon, and 
Night, from 1 j to 30 Drops or more, it is a moft 
excellent thing againft numbnefs, Trembling of the 
Limbs and Palfie, more efpecially if the parts 
jfteaed and Spina Dorjl, be Morning and Night 
f “ fome “Stable time. 
AXX 1 X The Saline Tinlture. It is chiefly for 
External ufes gives eafe in the Gout in Hands or 
Feet and other like pains in the External parts of 
the Body. It is alfo a good Cofmetick, and is pro- 
htable againlt Tanning, Sunburning ScurfF Mor- 
phew Pimples Putties, Difcolorings, Tettars 
King- Worms, and other Breakings out, and Defor- 
mtties of the Skin; the Skin (firft waffit dean with 
warm Water) being waffit or bathed therewith e or 
3 times a Day. 
CHAP. DCV, 
Of RUE Medow. 
L JW Ic is called in Greek, Barts: 
litates th^Birth ,yand brings away the After-Birth, 
and after a very admirable manner eithei*prevents 
or Cutes After-partis. It effeftually kills Worms of 
all forts, whether in old or young, and outwardly 
applyed eafes pains of the Gout, proceeding from 
a cold Caufe, whether in the Hands, Knees, Hips, 
or Feet , for which it is a very admirable thing! 
Outwardly by bathing it alfo upon the Back Bone, 
it is very beneficial againft the Fits of Agues. It 
may be given from half a Dram, to a Dram or 
mote, mixt with fome proper Syrup, or in Angeli- 
resr, & earinas, i Vireo, as fome 
think, eo quod dum germine protrudit eleganter 
virect: in Latino, ThaliSrum ; ES’T halietrum alio 
Ruta paluflris & Ruta pratenfis: and fome ’have 
called it Vigamum, quaPt , nib««r, which is Ruta - 
others Ffeudo-rhabarbarum (but very unproperlv 
for it is no Rheubarb of any kind) but 1 fupnofe 
they fo called it from the yellow color of the Root 
and its truly purging and binding Qualities in all 
which, it is very like to Rheubarb. In Englifh 
Aleaovo Rue. * J ’ 
, II ; fhe Kinds. Authors make ten or more Kinds 
of this Plant, but we (hall deferibe only the five 
following, as being Inhabitants of our Country or 
of our American Plantations. 1 . ThaliSrum mains 
vulgare Lobehj-, Ruta Sylveflris Cefalpini, Riga- 
mum Lugdunenfis I ThaliSrum Germanicum lat, fo- 
lium Camerarij-, Saxifrage Lutea Gefneri ; Our 
common greater Medow Rue. 2. ThaliSrum ma- 
jus album Hifpanicum ; ThaliSrum ttalicum Camera- 
rij, Great Spaniffi Me 3 oW Rue. 3. ThaliSrum 
minus, Dodonxi, Ruta pratenfis tennifo/ia Lobelii 
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