INTRODUCTION. XXxi 
To the Roots, it'is often proper to add a little 
White Wine in the peg and they will operate 
the better for it. Thus for Inftance, the Juice 
of the Flower-de-luce Root, will not ftay wu 
many Stomachs alone; but with a little White- 
wine added in the Bruifing, all becomes eafy : 
And its Effects are not the lefs for the Addition. 
The fame Addition may be made to fome of the 
colder Herbs; and if a little Sugar, and upon Oc- 
eafion, a few Grains of powdered Ginger be added, 
there will be fcarce any Fear of the Medicine dif 
agreeing with the Stomach, and its Effects will 
be the fame, as if it had been bruifed and prefied 
alone. 
_Infufions are naturally to be mentioned afters 
the Juices, for they are in many Cafes ufed to fup- 
ply their Place. Juices can only be obtained from 
frefh Plants, and there are Times of the Year 
when the Plants are not to be had in that State. 
Recourfe is then to be had to the Shop, inftead of 
the Field, the Plant whofe Juice cannot be had}: 
is there to be found dried and preferved; and if 
that have been done according to the preceeding 
Directions, it retains a great Part of its Virtues ; 
in this Cafe it is to be cut to pieces, and hot Wa- 
ter being poured upon it, extracts fo much of its 
ities, as to ftand in the Place of the other. 
Often indeed the Virtues are the fame: In fome _ 
Plants they are greateft from the Infufion; bur. - 
then fome others loofe fo much in drying, thae 
an Infufion fcarce has any thing. But it is not 
only as a Help in the Place of the other, thar 
this Preparation is to be wfed, for Infufions are 
very proper from many frefh Herbs; and are of 
great Virtue from many dry ones, of which when — 
_ trefh, the Juice would have been worth little. 
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