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that are moift and cold, and fubjeâto generate Vifcidities, and whatobftruös and fouls the Vifiera, andretards the contractile Force of theFibres ; but in none of thefe Cafesdoes the prefent Practice acknow-ledge it. As a Sternutatory, hdoes frequently good fervice; for itpowerfully drains mucous Humoursout of the Head. It is not fopungent as to be immediately feltupon taking, like the Tobacco Snuffs ;but after fome time it rnakes theNoie run very much, and not un-frequently Blood it felf, if its ufebe long continu'd. The ufual wayis to take near a Scruple going tobed, for three or four Nights to-gether ; and by the next Morningits Operation will be very fcnfible,tho it occaikms little or no iheez,-ing, unlefs by the Acrimony ofthe Humours which drain oft", andirritate the Fibres in their Paf-fage.

48z. E u p h o R B 1 1, Id. Thisis a Gum, or rather infpiflated Juiceof a Tree, which Authors muchdiffer about. DoJomus defcribes itas a Plant; but Diofcorides mentionsit as a Tree. Etmuller fays, the'Euphorbium of theAnticnts is notknown to us ; and that the Vegeta-ble which produces it, is not in theacquaintance of the modern Bota-nifls. Moil make it a ferulaceousliant, i and íbme of our Gardensihew Specimens of that kind. Hoff-man, who was no incurious Wri-ter, lays it is an infpiflated, or ra-ther indurated Juice of an Indianlithymal ¡ and we find it titled inHerman's Catalogue, TithymallusMauritaniens, aphyllos, angulcfus orfpinofus, ex quo Euphorbium ojficina-rum. It is io extremely hot andpenetrating, as to prove even Catt-fiic : wherefore, aitho it is men-tion'd as a Purge in many Authors,

againil ferous and vifcous Humoursand its Dole aiTign'd from half aScruple to a whole one; yet it isnow never given inwardly, becaufeits Violence tears off the neceifaryMucus, or Covering of the Stomachand Bowels, and occafions Dyfente-ries. As a Sternutatory, it is to beufed very cautioufiy, and never tobe taken alone, but mixed in a final!quantity with ibme other Pouders,proper to ibften the Fibres, andguard them againfl the intolerableHeat of the Euphorbium. In pound-ing it there may be much danger ;becaulè without great care, fo muchwill fly up the Nolirils, as to domi (chief. It is of good ufe inChirurgery, in cleanfing very foulUlcers, and exfoliating of cariousBones. Etmuller's Reaibn for thisis, becaufe its Alkaline Qualitiesdeftroy the Acids which erode Ul-cers, and even the Bones them-felves, ib as to induce Rottennefs.Hildanus greatly recommends it inthe like Intentions.

485.ELLEBORI Alb 1, White iHellebore, called allô Veratrum al-bum. It grows on lome Mountainsin Germany. The Antients gavethis inwardly as a Purger of Phlegmand vifcid Humours ; but its violentOperation Iras expelld it now frominternal ule : and it remains at pre-fent in Medicine, little otherwifethan as an Errhine. And eventhus, its Irritations are lb great, as tomake it not prudent to venture it-alone ; and therefore it is join'dto other things which abate itsVehemence. It is alio prepar'din feme Lotions for cutaneousFoulnefles, and is luccefsful often-times in deterging thofe little Ulce-rations which blotch and deformthe Skin, and are lometimes infec-tious, or what the common Peoplecall catching.

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