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Show , new"? 254, Of the MATERIA MEDICAJ with a Spiflitude of the Fluids, and an lnfarélion of the Vif'ceramhp gutter Laxaiire'c: are belt. fuch as Hom e and film. When tenaciou; viicid Humours are in Fault and lurk in the Prim/2 War, and caufe want of Appetite, Tenfions of the Hylior/szdri a, Belchings, and Flatulencies men give 715mm! Sa/tr in alarger Dole with a {ufiici ent Quantity ol Liquor, and then they \viilpurge oil: the thick vifcid Recrements. When an flyia' is rm'exzdmzt, as in melancholic and hypochondriac Diforders, as allb in Quartans which eludes the Force of other Purges , except Alanna, then Mayra/fa cz/[m will be mofi efficacious, nor ihould it be giver. when there is no Acid in the Stomach to difl‘ol ve it. Though Cm'amt/ is reckoned by fome a lenient Cathartic, and is given to expel Worms, yet Experience has {hown that it is dangerous to Inform. Neutral Salts exhibited from :ls. to jj diffolved of Liquor are a {afe Purge, and mile no Commo in a fuflicient Quantity tion in the Blood, rib: weaken the Appetite, nor dejec‘t the Strength. They are much bet. ter than Vegetable Purges, elpecially when thick tenacious Humour: lurk in the Prime Vim, or in the Veilel s. And even purging mineral Waters are more. or lefs efficacious in Propor tion to the Salts wnich they contain. , LlCHEN CliTEREUS TERRESTR IS, mm". This is a [.z'rlrermia'rr, and is of a middl AW) coloured Ground Li'vtre Nature between a Fur/gm :md 21 Mq/t. It is dellitute of Stalks and adhere s to the Earth by {mail Fibres ; but it has Palm and digitated AIh-c oloured Leaves, flat above and ol‘a reticu lar Texture underneath. It grows on Commons and open Heaths, and is hell gathered from Autumn to Winter. its chief Ufe is in the Palm-1': flan/)jiss, or Powder againl't the Bite of a mad Jog. W'Ybir/J fie. LIMONIA M ALUS, the Lemonw-ee. It bears a rofaceous Flower. generally with five Petals placed in a Circle, from whofe Calyx ariies a Piilil which turns to :2 Fruit which needs no Defcription. The ‘uice is more acid than that of Oranges, and confeq uen‘tly more cooling. Tl" Peel confiilts of a great Number of Veil‘e‘ls full of an eli‘entuil U-l Chewed in the Mouth, it mends the Breath, and, by its Bit: ‘53 flrengthens the Stomach, and kills Worms. it expels Wind, digclletude Rumours in the Stomach, and is cordia l and alexiterial. ltii frequently indie Life ofin 'l‘int‘tures and lnfulions, againft Diforderscf the Stomach. An E/a'q/[zcc/Elzrum made with it is very properly mixt 1.". cordial and Ptornuchic juicps. The Do/é of the Pat! is from gift‘v ‘0 J or the Elia/Act/Fnrum from gr. if. to gr. x. LINUM, F/zzx. This has a F/O‘LL‘EI‘ like 2 Pine, confiil ta‘is placed in a Circle, arifing from apmialnéfllaut, and ing offii'e P5as it "are tubu- lated Calyx. A Pg'li/ proceeds from the fame Calyx which changes intd alglobou‘s and generally ucuminated Fruit, comp/ fed of leverfil C‘?'.":" r gaping inwards. full oi'oval Seeds, flat on one Side, and pciritt d 0:The 5.51 called LINSEED is only in Cid, which oheun...‘ With Oil and a Muciloge, and theref ore is emolli anothcr. ent. lubricvring. "de flergent. it is good in DilealeS of the Email, Smaprei‘iion of g Sharp Pains, hard Labour. and the Strang uiy from telring (,1. vi, '1 he d") Do/e in Emquzom is from 311'. to 31v. in Times of tizzi been made into Bread and eaten, but it dillended the vaochc "11' Of the MATERIA NIEDICAQ 2;"; rendered the Face and other Farts tumid. The Farina or Meal is rem lblvent, emollient, ripens Tumors, and cafes Pain. when applied in Calal‘ms. See 019an Lz‘ni. ta LUJULA, W'OMT/érrgl' beers an‘open, monopetelous, camoaniform, and quinquefidous flower. A Fri/12‘! rites from the (rt/)3» which teams to he drove into the lower Part of the i lower it t "a! oil, which turns into ' gaping Outward _ an oblong membraneceous Fruit, divided 3 . ly from the Bafis to the Apex, full of rcdtliln Seeds, which whe. ripe ii, out from the Elaflicity of the Calyptrae, it is a Kind of~ Treftvil with Leaveslil'fi a Heart. Thefe have the fame Virtues as the Leaves or" Sorrel, but are more grateful. The Dye of the dcpurnted juice is from 3"}. to 3i} M. MACIS, Mam. This grows like Net-work on the hard woody Shell in Which the Nutmeg is encloled. That which has the llr‘ongell and final} Smell, and is recent, tough, oily, and nearly ofthe Colour of 53.5fron is hell. It has the lame Virtues as Ratings, which See. r1316 Dq [7 in Powder is from Bis. to 3fs. lle]ORANA, Jliaijomm. Towards the Top of the Stalks and Branches there arife Spill" from the Wings of the Leaves with [wily/ilk) Sqmwm, from between which proceed very fmall, monopetalous, labia- ted whitilh Flowers, whole upper Lithium is upright, bifidous, and roundilh, the lower tripartite. From the Calyx rifes a Pifiil fixed in the back Part of the Flower, attended with four Embryoes which turn into the fame Number of (mail i‘eddiih Seeds covered with a (Sap/lilo, which v9.5 the Cmflx of the Flower. The Lame; of Illa/jam": conlill: of volatile Parts, and are nervine, tonic, dil'cutient, enrmiizative and co- phalic. lt is given in an A‘sm‘a of the Parts, trembling Pally, Vertigo, cold Tumors, Catarrhs of the Head, 21 Cor-yea, Obllrnc‘iions of the Nellrils. for they have a great Ptarmic Quality ; .nd lilteuile in Delefts of lmelling. They are alfo recommended in Weaknefs of the Stomach, lilatulencies, the Whites, Obliruftions of the Menfcs, Retention of the Altenbirth, and inoill Ailhmas. They open and ran Tone of the minute i" .. ages of the Brain, f-ibfiding through are the Lnxity, and cure cold Dilbrders of the Head and Brain. The Dole in Pow-der is from Bj. to 3.1:. Or the Leaves may he drank as Tea. The Powder is an Err/Jiue of the hiuhei't Note. ll'lALVA, JIM/m5. The lion-gr is monopctalous, Campaniform, open, and quinquefidous, divided aimoft to the very Bottom, whofe Colour is purple ltriped with white. From the Bottom ariles a pyra- midal Tube full ol‘purplilli Stamina. A Piilil proceeds from the Calyx Fu‘icdiu the Bottom of the Flown/er like 21 Nail, which turns to a flat mind l-‘ruit, {emetimes :icuniinetcd, generally wrapped in the Calyx, "Elli-ling ofl'cvmal L‘ells plated round about the Axis each contuining "Culiurin Seed. This is the principal of the four emollient Herbs, and 1tSDccoélion is uleliil in Complaints uriling from the Acrimony Cl lhc Humouis, in Heat and Sharpnel's of Urine ; in the Strangury and the Gravel. But itis chiefly employed in emollient Clyi'ters and Complaints. |