214 The Ufeful Family Herbal. 
lour, foft, and extremely fragrant, nearly a Per- 
fume. It is an excellent Balfam, nothing ex- 
ceeds it as a Remedy for the Whites; and for the 
Weakneffes left after venereal Diforders. It is 
alfo good in Diforders of the Lungs; and it works 
by Urine, and difladges Gravel. There was a ° 
Cuftom at one Time of mixing it among Per- 
fumes, but of late it has been neglected, and is 
‘grown {carce. 
| ‘The Liquip STORAX TREE. 
 STYRAX LIQUIDA ARBOR. 
| Alee Tree, fo much we hear of it, is Native of 
* ™ the Ea/t-Indies, butvery ill defcribed tous. We 
are told the Leaves are large, and the Flowers 
fragrant, but of what Form they are no Body has: 
told us, or what is the Fruit. All that we ufe is 
a liquid Refin of a very peculiar kind, which we 
are told is obtained by boiling the Bark, and the 
_~ young: Shoots of this Tree in Water; the Refin 
__ twims at the Top, and they {cum it off and ftrain 
36, but it will not all ‘pal through. It is from — 
~ hence that we fee two kinds ; the one finer, 
thinner, and purer, the other thicker and coarfer; 
this laft kind is more common than the better 
Sort, and it is generally ufed, 
It isa Balfam of the Nature of the T urpentines; 
and is good againft the Whites, and the Weak- 
neffes that follow venereal Diforders. Some have 
ufed it alfo in Difeafes of the Lungs, but it has 
never been in great Repute: on thofe Occafions. — 
ico is fometimes put ‘into Ointments intended for — 
old Ulcers; and it is faid to be ufed this Way 
With pM Muccde eye on) se 
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