The family dictionary, or, Houshold [sic] companion wherein are alphabetically laid down exact rules and choice physical receipts for the preservation of health ... directions for making oils, ointments, salves, ... chymical preparations, physical-wines, ales and other liquors and descriptions of the virtues of herbs, fruits, flowers ... and parts of living creatures used in medicinal potions, ... likewise directions for cookery, ... also the way of making all sorts of perfumes ... together with the art of making all sorts of English wines, ... the mystery of pickling and keeping all sorts of pickles ... : to which is added as an appendix the explanation of physical terms, bills of fare ... : with the art of carving and many other useful matters / by J.H.

Garlick: It provokes the Courses, and Urine; and helps the Bitings of Mad Dogs, and other venomous Creatures: It kills Worms in Children, and avoideth tough Phlegm, pur∣ging the Head, helping the Lethargy. It is a good Pre∣servative against, the Plague; also cures Sores and Ulcers, takes away Spots, and Ble∣mishes in the Skin, and eases Pains in the Teeth; breaks Imposthumes, and eases Pains in the Ears. It hath a special quality to discuss the Incon∣veniences coming by corrupt Airs, and Mineral Vapours, or by drinking unwholsom Waters or Liquors; as also by unadvisedly taking Wolf-bane, Henbane, or Hemlock, or other dangerous Herbs. It is held good in the Jaundice, Cramp, Convulsions, Falling-sickness, the Piles or Hemor∣rhoids, and such like Diseases proceeding from Cold. But it has not its Vertues without its Vices; for it heats very vehemently; and all such hot Simples send up ill Vapours to the Brain. In Cholerick Persons it will encrease the Choler; and in those that are troubled with Melancholy, it will attenuate the Humours, and cause strange Fancies and Visions in the Head; there∣fore let it be taken inwardly with great Moderation; but for outward Applications you need hot be so strict.