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Show 250 Of the MATERIA MEDICA. within and not bitter. Of the MATERIA MEDICA. a grol‘s Vilcid Sordes belets the Primaf Vim ; in obflinate Diarrhoeas attended with Colic Pains, as alfo in the Heart-burn from a too great Repletion of the Stomach. It is a principal ingredient in bitter Infufions, H. HEDERA TERRESTRlS, Grozmrlfrty. ‘The Flowers are mono~ Wines, and Tinctures ; and like other Bitters, it IS a V eriniluge, Tellores petalous, labiated, and blue, let in a verticrlated Manner at the Joints of a languid Appetite, takes away Loathing, andflhelps Digellion. in Agnes 3i. mult be given a_ lltlie before the 1‘12. (mafrqv lays The Dofe in Subltrince is lioni sis, to 31) lhe Extrafl‘from 3fs. to Biiij. In Decoflz‘m 3ij Some Surgeons make ieuts of tins Root to dilate , . Vounds and finuous Ulcers. GLYCYl‘tl-IJZA, Liqz/arz‘re. It has {mall Il‘rlulili papilionaceoiig Flowers, difpofed at the Top as it were like 2. Spike, whole Plilll riling "rem the Calyx turns intoa reddilli Pod half an lnch long, which j,bivalved and monocapfulur, and contains (mall, hard, flat, renil‘oim Seeds. The Root is emollient, lheaths Acrimony. lubricates and at the fame Time deterges the Pallhges, and incrafl'ates the Humours. lt has :1 peculiar Power of removing it tenacious Mucus in the Thorax, and of promoting Expeftoration. It is likeWife given in AfPEVUCEj of‘ihc hauces, moil't clammy Coughs, acrid Catarrhs, bilious Diloruers, ilis Heart-burn, Heat and Difficulty of Urine, and the Gravel. 'l'he 1);;2 in Subli'ance is 5i. ln lnfufion or Decoftion g} GUAlACUM LlGNUM, the W'wdry‘Guaiat. .. ' It is called likcwilc Ligmzm Vitae, Ligimm lizalrum and Lz'gnum 53726171022. This is a blackilli, hard, denl'e, and ponderous Wood ; with a fragrant Smell and an} acrid bitter-ilh Tulle. it has refolving, cleanfing, diaphoretic. and diuretic Qualities, and is accounted a Specific in the venereal Difcale. Iris I likewife prel'cribed with Succels in vifcid Catarrhs, cutaneous l'oulncllcs, ir-W'wm .._ :25r It is recommended in intermitting Fevers when in obilinate Cmyzre, and moill Coughs. Given feal'onably it is pretalent againfi the Cachexy, and the Droply Anal‘arca In an lzillance or two it has been found i‘uccel'sful againll cancerous Ulcers and Cancers. Some prefer the Bark to the Wood, and they are both bell given in Decoctions. They agree belt with cold Conllitutions, and may he dan- gerous to the hot audibilious. A Powder of the watry Extract taken a Snuff purges the Head. 552 Err/hirer. Some cry this up lagainll Oh-l firuétions of the Liver, Spleen, the jaundice, rheumatic Pains. and .‘1‘1 arthritic Dil'orders. The 0:}; ol‘tlie Bath: in Decoflion 15 from?"to 3vi. of the \Vood from 3T5. too :g‘j ol‘the watt-try Extrafl gr. uni ‘ 4 GRANATA l\'lr\l:U5,firve l'UNlCA. the Pmnegrmlmfflr/rm: 1:) bears a red, rofaceous, pentapetalous Flower, in the Middle 0}. mind are many Stamina with their Ami-er, whole campanii‘orm' Ca‘él‘." is lAC wife "3d, above an liicli long, and divided into five pomteonrl‘oachnl. which afterwards crown the Navel of the l'ucceediig Fruit. . i' nc Cf turns into a globous Fruit. bay Colour, of an the Stalks. The upper Laéim is bifidous and reflected to the Sides, the lower is divided into {our Segments. The Pi/iz'! is {mall with two Horns, and the {What is oblong with Edges divided into five ihort Seg- ments. When the Flower decays it bellies out and is pregnan t with four oblong fmooth Seeds. This Her!) is aperient, abllergc nt, dilcutient, and vulnerary, and is particularly recommended in Diforders of the Kid~ neys. bloody Urine, and the Gravel. As alfo in internal Ulcers i‘pitting ofBlood; in obllinate Coughs, in Tubercles and tartareo and us Tn.durations of the Lungs; in Diarrhceas and Dyienteriex With this they make Gill-ale, {0 much admired by fome for cleanfin g the Blood. The Dq/e of the Powder is from 3j. t0 Sij. in Infufion from Mj, to Mir. 0f the deputatcd Juice from gij. to jiij. ' HELLEBORUM NIGRUM, Hm H‘l/zéarc, has rolaceou s Flow: ersconlilling of five Petals, firl'c white, then purplilh. :tt lalt greenilh, and without a Calyx. There is a numerous Collet‘lion of Siamnnz in the Middle, between which and the Petals is 21 Comm of twelve or fifteen yellow Comm/a. in the Middle is a Pillil compoied of lix 52'le ru/tz', which turn into membranaceous cornieulated Si/rgrzre or Pods, gu- zhered into a szp/tzrlitm, which are Full of Seeds. The Root of this l‘lant, if genuine, is a drallic Purge, and has a violent Operation. and fliouid be given to none but i'trong robufi Patients. It is account ed a great Melanagogue, and operates on the grofs languineous Humours, ufually called melancholic and atrabilarious. It acts particul arly on the Jute/C firm "flu/22, as Experience tef'tifies, and for that Realon promote s the Piles. lfit is given againll Madnefs it mull: be preceded with Bleeding, and Baths of loft Water, and then it is likely to be efficacio us. Some lglV WHITE HELLEBORE is the lalt Refuge in manical Cafes, and "hit it will effect a Cure When all Things have been tried in vain. I" .a fllong EVE/fr and Cat/yarn}, and none but this Difcafe can warrant its Ul‘e. The Dq/é is gr. x. {ays Boer/Jaatvc ; Bj. fay others. Some l3:,"[1/aC/lH£[/eéai‘e in {mail Doles is proper to open Obllrucl ions of the Glands, and that it will promote the Menfes when Steel fails. The Ex- frag? 'made with Rain VVatrr is given from gr. xij. to Sj. 01' 3(5. 0:: hie Fibres may be put into g '. of boiling Milli, which mull iland all - lgllti and the Colature taken in the Morning. Or, R Extrafz‘ Hal/5.40.7". Align 3i. Crtmor. Tart. 3(3. Jl'z'i-U. @110"- yfi Fizz! 301m. The [Siam] when ripe is ofa light read 1 allringent Talle. This is called h/lA‘LIij‘Lg; I which is a firong Aflringent and given prudently may be ulelul Kiri; Fluxes of the Belly, Hzemorrhages, the Whites,and Gonorrhea. iii. Dov/e in Powder is from Sis. to 3i. ln Decofiion to an Ounce. U» Wardly it is ufed in Gong/£1 and Cbflcrr. iiEDiRA l‘iLAPArm-a JAR PTUM, 7m». This is plentiful in r».'m.c,;m-», and is bl'jllglit to us cut into Pieces. The belt is blackilh outwardly and Will" «1 littl- red'lifh, marl-zed with circular rofiuous Particles, lt mull 3. .p‘?"dCl'Olls not curious, and apt to flame when held to a Candle. "-1515 a celebrated Purge. and much uled among the CCLleIICJi‘: Perp'26, And I l~ I ‘Illl lll llllll ll-W |