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ofer þam wyrtum þonne þu hie ofgoten hæbbe.
over the plants when you have soaked them.
Lxviiii. Gif men sie maga afurod and forþunden: genim holen leafa micle twa hand fulla. Gescearfa swiþe smale. Wyl on meolcum oþþæt hie syn wel mearuwe. Pusla snæd mælum. Ete þonne .vi. snæda, on morgen .iii. and on æfen .iii. and æfter his mete. Do þus .viiii. niht leng gif him þearf sie.
Lxviiii. If the stomach of a person is sour and swollen: take two large handfuls of holly leaves. Cut into very small shreds. Boil in milk until they are very soft. Pick out a bit at a time. Then eat six morsels, three in the morning and three at night and after his food. Do thus seven nights long if he has need [of it].
Gif mon biþ aþunden: ete rudan and drince. He biþ hal.
If person is swollen: eat and drink mountain rue. He will be whole.
Wiþ magan wærce: rudan sæd and cwic seolfor and eced bergen on neaht nestig. Eft, gnid on eced and on wæter polleian. Sele drincan. Sona þæt sar toght.
For stomach pain: taste mountain rue seed and quicksilver and vinegar after a night's fast. Afterwards, grind pennyroyal in vinegar and in water. Give to drink. Soon the soreness will go away.
LXX. Wiþ wambe wærce: ofgeot polleian, and drince, and sume binde to þam nafolan and wite georne þæt sio wyrt aweg ne aglide. Sona biþ sel.
LXX. For womb pain: soak pennyroyal, and drink [it], and bind some to the navel and guard [it] carefully so the herb will not slip off. Soon [it] will be well.
Wiþ magan wærce: wuduþistles þone grenan mearh þe biþ on þam heafde sele him etan mid hatan ele.
For stomach pain: give the green marrow that is in the head of a wood-thistle to him to eat with hot oil.
Wiþ wambe heardnesse: geclænsa giþcorn. Gnid on ceald wæter. Sele him drincan.
For womb hardness: cleanse a caper spurge. Grind [it] in cold water. Give [it] to him to drink.
Lxxi. Wiþ springe: gnid saluian wiþ hunig. Smire mid. Sona biþ sel. Eft, wyrc sealfe: nim hand fulle spring wyrte and hand fulle wegbrædan and hand fulle magþan and hand fulle niðewearde doccan
Lxxi. For an ulcer: grind common sage with honey. Smear [the ulcer] with [it]. Soon it will be well. Afterwards, make a salve: take a handful of caper spurge and a handful of greater plantain and a handful of chamomile and a handful of the lower part of yellow pond lily.
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