INTRODUCTION, xxxl 



To the Roots, it is often proper to add a little 

 White Wine in the bruifing, and they will operate 

 the better for it. Thus for Inflance, the Juice 

 of the Flower-de-luce Root, will not flay upon 

 many Stomachs alone •, but with a little White-* 

 wine added in the Bruifing, all becomes eafy : 

 And its EfFcds 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- 

 cafion, a few Grains of powdered Ginger be added, 

 there will be fcarce any Fear of the Medicine dif- 

 agreelng with the Stomach, and its EfFefts wU! 

 be the famCj as if it had been bruifed and prelTed 

 alone. 



Infufions are naturally to be mentioned after 

 the Juices, for they are in many Cafes ufed to fup- 

 ply their Place. Juices can only be obtained from 

 irefh Plants, and there are Times of the Year 

 "^"^vhen 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 whole Juice cannot be had. 

 Is there to be found dried and preferred • and if 



tliat have been done according to the preceeding 

 Direflions, 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, extra<5ls fo much of its 

 Qualities, as to ftand in the Place of the other. 

 Otten indeed the Virtues are the fame : In fome 

 Plants they are greateft from' the Infufion ; bur 

 then fome others loofe fo much in drying, that 

 an Infufion fcarce has , any thing. But it is not 

 only as a Help in the Place of the other, that 

 this Preparation is to be ufed, for Infufions are 

 very proper from many frefh Herbs ; and are of 



from many dry ones, of which when 



frefh, the Juice would have been worth 



jj 



Infufions 



/ 



