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from betwixt which (when the Sun is up) runneth a
juice, which is good for green [fresh, unhealed]
wounds, being powred therein, also for bruises. It
presently [instantly] taketh away the paine. The leaf
bruised hath the same effect.
6. [REMEDIES FOR] TOOTHACH
Haxl. MS. 4254, fol. 13a.
(a) For Toothach. Take of Ants and their egs
a pot full, and put pot and all over the fire till all the
Ants and egs be converted into ashes, with which ashes
rub any rotten tooth, and it will drop out.
(£) Take Butchut teah [? bichua^ bichutl^ stinging-
nettle], which is a broad leafe with prickles on it
Put a good quantity of those leaves into a pot and to
them put the rines [rinds] or sides of pomegranates.
To the top of this pot fasten with chanam [chund^
lime] another pots mouth. These put over the fire
and let boyle untill you think |- is boyled away; and
the rest strayned and applyed is good for toothach.
7. [REMEDIES FOR] CHOLIQ
HarL MS. 4254, fol. 26.
(a) The Hindoo Doctor at Pattana saith That to
breath[e] a Veine which runs betwixt the Knuckle of
the Ring finger and Little finger on right hand and so
runns upon the ring finger, to breathe that veine neare
the Knuckle on the 3d joynt of the ring finger is a
present Remedy for the By Goola \bal gulma\ or Wind
choliq. Also for the said distemper, or for terrible
gripeing in the guts : To take a Junk \jonK\ or hors-
leach alive, and with a powder they have, they give it
to a man who swalloweth downe the horsleach along