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INTRODUCTION, sxxlll 



This lafT: Method is the beft, but People will not 

 be prevailed upon to do it, unlefs the Talle of 

 the Herb be agreeable: For the Flavour is much 

 flronger hot, than it is cold. 



Infufions in the Manner bf Tea; ire to b^ 

 made juft as Tea, and drank with a httle Sugar; 

 The others are to be nlade in thisMannef. 



A Stone Jar Is to be fitted with a clofe Covers 

 the Herb, whether frefli or dried, is to be cut to 

 pieces, and when the Jar has been icalded out 

 with hot Water, it is to be put in : Boiling Water 

 is then to be poured «pon It ; and the Top is 

 to be fixed on : It Is thus to ftand four, five, or 

 fix HourSj or awholeNight, according to the Na- 

 ture of the Ingredient, and then to be poured 



off clear. 



It is Impoffible to dire£l the Quantity in general 

 for thefe Infufions, becaufe much more of fome 

 Plants is required than of others : For the moll 

 Part, three Quarters of an Ounce of a dried Plants 



or tvv-d Ounces of the frefh gathered. The bed 



Rule is to fuit it to the Patient's Strength and Pa- 

 late, it is intended not to be difagreeable, and to 



have as much Virtue of the Herb as is necelTary : 

 This is only to be known in each Kind by Trial j 

 and the Virtue may be heightned, as well as the Fla- 

 vour mended, by feveral Additions. Of thefe Su- 

 gar and a little White-Wine, are the moft familiar, 

 but Lemon Juice Is oiten very fervlceable, as we . 

 find in Sage Tea; and a few Drops of Oil of Vi- 

 triol, gives Colour and Strength to a Tindure of 

 Rofes."^ Salt of Tartar makes many Infufions 

 ilronger alfo than they would be, but it gives them 

 a very difagreeable Tafte. It is therefore fit only 

 for fuch as are to be taken at one Draught, not for 



fuch as are to be fwallowed in large Quantities 



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