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Show m; g..." 536 L472 EXPLANATION of the TERMS of ART. Cuber}, Ref! Harrow The root refolves ini'pifi'atcd humours, opens obfiruétions of the Viiceru, cleanfes the kidneys and bladder ; and cures a fupprefiion of urine. '1 he dofd ofthe bark of the root is a dram. Upbz'agligflum, Adders Tongues; The leaves are accounted a great vulnerary inwardly and outwardly. The dqfl: in powder is a drum. Cphkfilmza, the Inflammation of the eye. it is at'ended with a pricking pain, and the vefi'els of the white of the eye are turgid with blood. Opbti‘filirrica. Medicines againfi the difor- tiers of the eyes. sz'im and Opr'iz'mm, have been ufed to fig. mfy elcéiarics. Off/ilé‘blauoj. A convulfion of the neck and {pine backwards. Opium, a gummy Rofin. C;cd:.'dock, the fame as the {aponaceous liniment, Ofcéd/j'amum, Balm of Ciziaa' This will ferve the purpofes of mofi balfams ifit can be met with genuine. The dofe is from fix drops to half a dram. OPZoamx, a gummy rofinous juice concreted into drops. Optiwr Ner'r/u:,th6 optic Nerve. Orixi'r, Hunger. Orgdfinus, a turgcfcence and violent motion of the liumours. Origamtm, wild Marjoram. Uni/mt, hitter or wild Vetch. The meal of the feed has been ufed outwardly as a rcfolvent. Ortbzpnw‘a, Shortnefs of breath. Grit/:4 Rice : This is good aliment in fluxes oftlre belly and a thin acrimoni- ous ftate ofthe juices. clam/1g, the Bone-binder. a foflile fub- fiance. It is faid to have a peculiar virtue in generating a Ctr/[us ; as alfo a to be good in the whites and intermit- ting fevers. The do 5 is from one dram to two. Q: SEpr'aa', Cuttle-fiih Bone. t is an ahforbent, and faid ti- be good in the whites. The (7'9er is from one fcruplc to two. Some ufe it as a dentrifice. ("f T5711»: '1 grime, Oiilerihclls. Thefe are we?! known as an abforbenr. The def: is from halt‘a dram to adram. {:flecfdgia, Ofleology. A defcription of the ‘An EXPLANATION of the TERMS ofART. Oxy‘cratum, Oxycrate. A mixture ofwa. Let and vinegar. kidneys and bladder, the moifi af'rhma, Oxydfr'cim, Medicines to fharpen the fight. grains to half a dram. Oxy‘ga/a, four Milk. Oxymrl, a mixture of Vinegar and Honey. Oxyla‘patium, {harp pointed Dock. 'Ihe root is fold to open obf'crué‘tions of the vifcera and to have a faint refemblanc e of the Virtues of rhubarb The dafs in decoction is an ounce. it has been ufcd externally in liniments for the itch. Ozaéna is an Ulcer inthe iniide of the nofe, with a fetid fmeil and a fanious or purulent flux, with or without the cor- ruption of the bones or grifiles. It is generally a fymptom of the French pox. P Paebm‘a, Piony an herb. Pa/Iirdrfs, a Mufcle- It rifes from the in. ternal protuberance of the hfimerus, and is inferted with a broad tendon into the palm ofthe hand. Pzz'lprérm, the Eye-lids. Pal/ma, the Palm-oil tree. The oil is ufcd externally to cafe pains in the nervous parts; as alfo ofthe gout and rheuma~ tifm, to relax contrafticns and to attenuate cold humours. Par/453a, an univerfal Medicine. Palpirzilio Cardis, a Palpitation of the heart. A convulfive motion of the heart. Ia‘nicum, a Seed. In fume places they make bread ofit. Pap/3w;- album, white Peppy. Pnpdwr rim-as, Wild Poppy. Papi/Zn, the Nipple of the Brcafl‘. P12171114, a fort of down that adheres to Seeds, as in the Dandelion. P43131152, Pufhilcs or Pimples. I'urnrrméft‘s flfidimiuix, a Tapping of the abdomen. This is performed with a trocher to let out the water in the drop- fy. Pararngfis 72varz?rfr. This is an opening made in the thorax ufnally bctu'ccn the ribs to difcharge matter contained in that cavity. Par'zhjy/fs, the Palfy. This is the lofs of lenfe and motion in any part. Partify rs. Cowllips. The flowers have foniething of a fl.:epy quality, and are commended againf'r the 12mg»), Pué/i‘, and zippy/my. They may he drank ‘5 bones. tea. (euBrr'um, an Ovary. This is the female ‘Igflig. 'l‘he ufe of it is uncertain, notwithflanding all the fine things that lays been {aid about it. t in [areira bra-m, 3 Root. It cures hmmorrhages and fluxes of all kinds. It is efficacious in nephritic complaints and l {uppreflion of urine 2 in ulcers. of the 3(4an and jaundice. The dofi is from twelve an ounce hi two ounces. Per/Irina Mini, dead Arfmart. Pump/armor, an inflammation of the diaphragm. Pump/Spa, a palfey of all parts beneath the head. Pm'afiindmbe, is an inflammation of the mufclcs of the pharynx, with a conti- nual fever. Parrgbrica, Parcgorics, medicines to cafe ain. Pisa/Ir, a kind of palfey which fucceeds the colic and dry belly-ach. Parietaria, Pellitory of the Wall. Two or three ounces of the juice of the leaves will cleanfe the kidneys from fand and gravel. They are us'd in emollient cataplafms, fomentations and clyf'ters. Paron‘ycbi‘a, a VVbitlow. Parbn'dur, tumois of the glands behind the ears' Parox‘yfmur, a paroxyfm or fit. Thus there is an hyfteric fit, a fit of an ague, a fit of the gout, €93. Pdflindra 170.5%, garden parfnips. Paflimica [flog/Iris, wild parfnips. The feed of each is faid to be a fpecific againft hyfieric fits. Pat/o, a Peacock. A dram of the dungis given againi'r the vertigo and epilepfy. Penmpby'l/um, Cinquefoil. Itis afiringcnt and good againf} a flux. The dofc is from half a dram to a dram. Parbognmim'mm, is the proper and infeparabie fign of any difeafe, and belongs not only to one, but to all of the fame kind. Patbolbgia, Pathology, a part of mcdicme which treats of the difeafes of a human body, their differences, caufes and effefts. Prfi'orzi/fa, Peflorals, are medicines appropriated to the diforders of the brcaft and Inn 5. , Puflsrgfr major, a mufcle which rifes from the clavicle, ficrnum, and all the true ribs, and is inferred four fingers breadth below the neck of the bumcrus. vi'um, a bath for the feet. . . 1': Ram?!) a receptacle in each ludney, 537' to half an ounce ; to adults, from half it is a great vulnernry, and Its dccofiiori in wine u'ill (top a gangrene in a finpri(in; manner. Per/z'cziria 1mm, biting Arfmart. it is .1 deteifive and vulneran Herb ; as alfo diuretic, and proper to cwmfe the UHnary paffagcs. It is likewifc recommended for the jaundice and (lronfy. The rife of the leaves in powder made into a bolus is a dram. Some bruifc the leaves, and apply them to old ulcers to cleanfe them, and to confume fungous flefh. Perfbra‘mr, a mufcle which nrifes from the internal protuberance .iF rhe l'lumerus and Radius. It is uilided into four ten- dons, which are infei'tcd mm the phalanx of the four fingers. Pg'ffamnx, it< origin is the fnpcrior part and middle of the u/m. 'i ha is divi- ded into four tendons, uhich perforate the tendons of the pmcedine, and end in the beginning ofthe i.. d grimly-x. Prri‘dntbirim, is the molt common !. iii of calyx ofa flower. It often crnii‘ts of feveral fmall leaves; but if it is monophyllous, or With one leaf oulv, it is divided in various manners. it does not always involve the whole flower. Prricdrdim, the membrane that contains the heart as it were in a bag. Peritdrpizzm, belongs to fruit, and is plac'il on the germs". it grows thicker, and contains the feeds. Sometimes it is wanting. Pain-3mm", the membrane that immediately invcils the fkull. It is thin, but pretty flrong. Pi'rz'mzéum, is the ligamentous future between the firm: and the Strimm. Prerfleum, is a nervous and vafculous membrane of very acute fenfc, invcfling all the bones internally and externally. except the teeth and the places where the mufclcs are inferred. Pcrz'pnrmnbnia, an inflammation of the lungs. See Fair-fry] auxin/(.7. into which the urine is fccretcd, from Fez-1;... Into: moms, the periflaltic motion. whence it paifes to the urcters. ‘ Pepe, a Pompion. The feed formerly us d is now laid afide. The ilomach and inteltines have .1 fungulir motion of conflric‘lion and dilata- .Pf-rflm Molar, a Peach-tree. progrefiively, from the upper parts to the lower. The organ of this motion. are the annular fibres, which run fpi- A fyrup made of the flowers is a hydragoguc, and is ufeful in catarrhs, the rheumatifm, apoplexy, paifcy, and diforders of th brain from a redundant ferum. The d2]? :6 children is from two drums tion, which is fo Call‘d. It proceed! rally or like a fcrew from the afjpl'agu; to the 1mm. .Perirwmhmr, is a thin, meOtl‘; and ("P99'! ii iii .. |