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INTRODUCTION. 



figa is only to do good, they are the mCil 

 be chofen of any 



are to be exprefled ffbm Leaves or 

 Pwoots ; and in order to this, they are to be iiriL 

 beaten in a Mortar. There is no Form whatever 

 in which Herbs have Co much Effecfl, and yet 

 this is in a Manner unknown in the common" 



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Pracflice of Phyfic. 



Thele arc to be obtained in fome Plants from 

 the intire Herb, as in Water CrefTes, Brook- 

 lime, and others that have juicy Stalks; in others 

 the Leaves only are to be ufed, as in Nettles, and 

 the like, where the Stalk is dry and yields nothing; 

 but is troublefome in the Preparation. When 

 the Juice of a Root is to be had, it muft be freih 

 taken up, and thoroughly beaten. A marble 

 Motar and wooden Peftie, ferve befl for this Pur- 

 pofe, for any thing of Metal is improper: Many 

 Plants would take a Tindbure from it, and the 

 Juife would be fo impregnated with it, as to 

 become a different Medicine, and probably very 

 improper in the Cafe in which it was about to be 

 given. 



As thefe Juices have fometimes an illTalle, and 

 £S fome of them are apt to be cold upon the Sto- 

 mach, or otherwife to difagree with it, there are 



Methods to be ufed, to make them fit better upon 

 it ; and in fome Cafes thefe increafe their Vir- 

 tues. 



When the thick Juice, frefh drawn, is too coarfe 

 for die Perfon's Stomach ; it may be fuffercd to 



fettle and grow clear : A little Sugar may be 



ded alfo in beating the Herb, and in many Cafes, 

 as in thofe Juices given for the Scurvy, the Juice 

 ef a Seville Orange may be added,' which will 

 great improve the Flavour. 



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