They only take the leaf and clap it upon the sore.
[To heal an Impostume.] For an Impostume in the Throat, we take the rind of the Tree Amaranga and bruise it and rub it with green Turmeric, and wrap it up in a Plantane leaf, and bury it in hot ashes, and there let it lye an hour or two till the fire hath well qualified it.

Then the Patient takes it, and keeps chewing it for a day or two swallowing the spittle.

The Virtue of this I my self can testifie being exceedingly ill with a sore Throat, and could not swallow.

By the use of this I was well within a day and a night.
[For a hurt in the Eye.] For a sore or hurt in the eye, they take Oulcande-cole, Goderacole, two herbs, the juyce of each, and womans milk and having mingled them, drop them into the eye.

I had a Thorn of a considerable length run into the gray of my eye, and put me to great pain, the Chingulays advised me to use this means, assuring me how successful it was wont to be; but I was loath to tamper with so tender a place; and thanks be to God, after some days the Thorn fell out of it self.
[To cure the Itch.] It is a speedy Cure of the Itch, to take Coudouro giddi, a fruit of a Tree in form somewhat like a Mussel but bigger.