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Show 268 Of the MATERIA MEDICA. Of the MATERIA MEDICA. SARSAPARILLA RADTX, the Rm ofStzzjfnfm'M/a. It is brouofir from Amerz'm. it confil'ts of a great Number oflleridcr Roots alike Thicknel‘s 0i" fa. Goole-quill hanging from one Head. That is bu} which is longellt, of a brown Colour without and wliitiih within, and willfplit into {mall Strings, with a moderate Chiantity ofa nicely Sub. fiance. It is a great Dillblveiit, and carries ()fl‘Tei'c-iis rancid llumours, and is good in Catarrhs and cutaneous Foulnefl'es, particularly the ve. nereril. The [Jr/E is from sis. to 5h". in Siib‘lzuice, and 7,; Decoeiicn. I SASSAP‘RAX. This is :7. light {pungy Root with a hinges Bark, Alli-coloured without, and or a rully iron (,‘olour Within. 'l‘he'l‘ilc is acrid, {we iih, and fpieey. with a fragrant Smell. It is brriigtt from [fiigizzz'n and other Parts of.:,~2::rz'r.z. It has llimulating Properties and promotes iiifenfible Peripiration, Sweat, and Urine. lt incides and re- folves grois Vii-Cid Humours, and is of great Service in the Cachexy, Green-licknefs. cold C'itarrhel Di'ezifes, and the Pally. it is btneficiil in Pains of the Gout, and deler‘e the Title Of an Antivencreel ; \‘v'lit‘ll Nature is languid and unable to expel the inorbific h'latter by Sweat, E: is excellent, and in the c-.ld Pit of an ."igue. ZlC-L'OI' izig to [Pm-12. 'zis alfo in a Prr'ipneuinony after huppura‘tioo, in a l/Ofilicl l'uli ' and in Madiieis. The Daft in lnfufion or Decition is from 31‘s. :3 gij it is geneally drank as Tea. SCll..LA, the Sgusl/or SHE-071150". The hexapetaious white Flori-tr, of this Plant appear before the Leaves,:1iid grow in 1f no Cm: 3 and 3 To tliele a lh'Uit fueceeds which is alinuf‘: round and CCZ‘. 25.9, SEVNA. The Leaves of $371712 fliould be chofen green, well-dried, 3mm, and ofa {ubacrid and bitterilh Tafie. They are ufeful as :1 Put» zative in all Cafes where it is neceliary, being mild and yet eifeélual ; bu: yet they are up: to gripe. The College Forms 0! taking it are belt. The Do/i in lnfufion is from 3]. to ls. SERilijNTARlA VlRGlNlAN/l, [ringim'mz Shah-rout. This is 3; fibrous ll:nder light Root, brown externally and yellowifh within, of a fragrant and arorr.atic Smell, and a {ubacrirl and bitterii'h Talk. It is iliiiretic, (lialeOl‘u‘th, and alexipharmac, and is Often prekribed in ma.'Iv .aiit levers and ep‘idemic Di'enfes ; and allb in nervous and paralytic Lhi'tswhieh proceed from cold pituitous Huiiiours. The Do]: in Sufiflaw? is front Sta. t0 3} ln lyfig/iaiz. from 3j. to 3ij. SlNAl'l, lli' 1, ru-a'. This has .i cruciform Flower confifling of {our Petals, from the Calyx of which rifes 21 Phil, which turns to :1 filiquou : l'riiit, div:ded into two Cells by a It‘rpfum in the Middle, full of round- i‘li Seeds. l‘he Seeds are Very u.etil in all IJiflcales from tough i'lllcc'lli rind Criidities iii the Prim/F l'z'nrv; for they attenuate grois Vifcid Huiiiours and carry them off by Urine. They are good in iiypoehonn ‘li'ill'i JJElOi'dei‘s, Adhetions of the Spleen, tire jazzniice, Dropfy, (Ja- ciicxy, (Jreeiirfickiiei‘s, moilt Afihnxrs, and lleepy llileales. '1 hey excliean Appetite, help Digell‘ion, and are excelieiit for i'erfons in Ye'izs. li.;tei‘ii,illy thry are good in the itiiJ>-g<)ut. and laid to the Feet \Li'h lim‘le-radilh, a'tended with a iJiliiiuin they rel re the Head. The Uri oi‘tlie Seed whole is a Spoonful mice a Day, in tome Cafes, for a Month togetaei'. fills of three Lells, e nta'ning bimh Seeds. The Root is bulbous, . 1313116 35 0110.5 Fiii, having i‘everal Lame/7.2 or Coats. lt hzis no Sin." and t..e "l‘aii; i maid and bitter. They are to be choieii ireill, {0U illYCMlji'. plum P, anti 1' ii of 'luice lzi A."rirnony they exceed all with 0:7. kind; i-lwrz handled they will excite l'ul‘tules, and any l'art off-0 intellinc Motion ofthe liulphui'eous Parts or" the blood, by iiioilie ning the Solid and relloring their e, irbirzint .‘i/lotions, and lo become s pofi 5. Body {Olmhed ii-ith tire Fingers at that Titre \iill it‘h int: ab- Tliey in de, deluge. and colliquare {erous Viiciditia5 and pr? Fixpeftorzition and Urine, on wliieh Account they are of great i} ‘0 in Praetice. elpecially in Di'eafi-s of the lireait, the iiiuiil Allhml; (* chexy, DTOP‘Y, jaundiee. Quaitan Agnes, iui'iiocziti be either emetic or purg t've. l lhail only 012' \'6 here that Dir/z) aéis by :illuyrng the hot 'i'iICOOlng. liiiiiieeiiiig, aiiodyii‘s. and :iritiipzii'mflic \‘ irtues. (ii/m im- 0i gi‘e‘t Life in appealing convullive and epileptic Motions, which Pl'o'is's‘d "from o. i'i'c3d Lymplizi lodged in the Brain and its l\r‘; braves, is well as olitliol‘e o‘rtlie iiiiiizil l‘rlarroxv, by powerfu lly l'k Catxrrhs. 1 " rated Glands and other chronic Diibrdcrs, in which they chi £03,: prepare th: mucous Matter for l*‘racuation. SHUXNl IA, Seniority". In this Ciais are placed Pfli‘flé‘ci' iff, flat/'- "lfzirri/s'rr, Ax. . am, and Nam/m. which have been taken Nome oi" Cfpecizilly iii IanUl Will] Nitre, is excellent to iii/tryi- 1', dew/m: .. which are zilwzivs atteiidd with Pain and Watching, fliiil :01"?- A conlidertiblc 17W " "i 1-11163 Willi 1).'/i'i-,~‘;z;.'ii, and {o booms: an .Mntil‘pafiuodic and '5 I'Itiifi: (invez; from gr. iv. to gr. x. iiicli c613» " and; and 5e; jfrji'lm \Vlifca relax tie Spalnis or the liitcitiiies or iii/"Ln in liylleric hits. at partly by allaiiiig the Spain)" and-eating the ble the Quantity of lNitre. they are excel‘ent in the Dropiy Emlphritieal hialadies, being then more diuretic, The Powder is hit ven in ri'ls or a Bolas. ‘ . SCORDlUlW, Wat" Cermar‘ner. his has {mall nionogctaluIY-‘i hinted, qizinquefidous Fiowers, growing at the Joints of the hem‘CF- mi," having the Sim/21m; in the upper Lat-212m. A t'illil :iril‘es from W L IYX: which is fixed in the back Part of the Flower like :1 Nail. New," With {0" Emb'YOCS, which turn to four Seeds Contained in a (5' which was the Calyx of the Flower. This has iciolviiig, Iitteniin balfamic. and {udorific Virtues, and enters {ome ofiicinal Control?" but is {eldom or never prelbri'oed alone. STAR" Aim" lindpnrtlyy by their iapou'ziceous, gummrius. acrid baltfi‘higi‘. TClClYt: I")? [CIlIiClOLlu Huinours and open the Obllriitlions or the UlU'KlS m L;:HC minute Tube-i. in general we ihotild never have Reeourfe to friliw'ivhen . mile A/ma'yxm will fuflice, lueh as the Emulfions of Poppy. *‘Cfl, i\‘itre, Cinnabar, Moth, and Callor. h 5" NGIA, szmge. This is of a foft, lax. porous, compre fiible "'Uloilance, which readily imbibes Water. and is di rendcd thereby It CtZOUnideliei-ing .‘O. Rocm‘sw'fmd other Things in the Sea. lts plf ianl D'lzitaii' L" bumt, 15 in the kings-eVil, and to mate Spungc tents ior r..e - ion of Wounds. , STO- |