548 The Complete Engliíh Dijpenfatory* Part IV.

« 5 iv. Sarfaparilla, China, Juniper-

< Berries, ana § ii. Shavings ofSan-* ders, yellow and red, Hartfhorn,

< Ivory, Liquorife, and fvveet Fen-« nel-Seed, ana | i. Harts-Tongue,« Liverwort, Agrimony,and Ground-« Ivy, ana ra. ii. crude Antimony,' tb i. grofly powder'd and ty'd in« a Rag by it felf.'

This is levell'd againft that kindof Scurvy which aviles from Excefsof Choler, and hot aduft Humours ;becaufe moft of the Ingredients areof a foftning emollient Nature, thatwillobtund and (heath the rigid irri-tating Particles of the Blood, andthereby prevent their Miichiefs uponthe Fibres and fmall Glands. Thistherefore is of that kind which areproperly call'd Sweetners, and itscontinued Ufe will be of great fer-vice to fmooth and foften acrimo-nious Humours,and remove all thofeDiforders that arife from a hot ir-ritating Blood. It may be drank atdifcretion. The Wort muft be veryftrong, elfe the Juices will lower itfie much, as will fubjeft it to decayand turn four. Of this kind of An-tifcorbutics we have the leaft choiceof any, not many Authors rightlydiftinguifhing it, which is fo com-mon, as to deferve as much Atten-tion as any.

Cerevifia Scorbutica Aperiens, AnOpening Brink aiainft the Scurvy.' TakeRootsof fharp-pointedDock,' It, fs. Horfe-Radifh, ? ii. Guaicum,« 5 iv. Juniper-Berries,Orange-Peel,c ana * i. Winter's-Bark, Muftard-' Seed, long Pepper, Cloves, anac 5 ii. Raifins of the Sun, g iv.

* Scurvygrafs, Brook-lime, Water' CreiTes, Clivers, ana m. iv. Hang

* all in Cong. iv. of Ale.'

This is juft the reverfe of thefarmer ; for as that is contriv'd tofend in foft emollient Particles intothe Blood, to render it fmoother,

this fills it with Particles which arefubtle, volatile, and pungent, andintended to render more fluid, andfitter for Circulation and due Secre-tion, a fizy heavy Blood. This istherefore moft convenient wherethere is an Over-bulk, and a Ten-dency towards Rheumatifms andDropfies : Whereas in the formerExtreme, Perfons are generally lean,aifive and fiery in temper. Andthis difference, in what generallypaffes under the name of the Scurvy,is of the utmoft confequence to beduly attended to in Prcfcription :Becaufe in the former fort all thofewhich conftantly pafs for Antiscor-butics, -viz.. that abound with vo-latile acid Particles, as thofe of theScurvygrafs kind, are direftly de-ftruitive 5 and in the latter, Emol-lients and Abforbents, which are thetrue and only Sweetners in a ftriir.fenfe, altho they are of great notealfo amongft Antifcorbutics, yetthey are equally injurious ; whileboth of them are of admirable fer-vice under proper Direction. Butfuch Difficulties occut likewife in allthe Inftances of Praftice : whichmuft be a continual Admonition,how far the moft common Medi-cines require the Conduit »f a skil-ful Advifer.

Serum Scorbuticum, A Whey a-gainfl the Scurvey. ' Take Leaves' of Succory and Sorrel, ana m. xii.' Fir-Tops, Scurvygrafs, and Wa-' ter-Cr'efTes, ana | iv. Coriander-' Seeds, % i. When bruifed, add to' them Juice of Oranges, § iv. com-' mon Whey of Milk, tfciv. After' a little ftanding, prefs out hard,' and fweeten with a little fine Su-' gar, and clarify for ufe.'

This is a cooling cleaning Li-quor, and may be of ufe to rincethe common Emunírories, butcan^not extend its Efficacy much beyond

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