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three hours, the styptic virtue not coming forth in 

 lesser time. Alum, galls, juice of sallow, syrup of 

 unripe quinces, balaustia, the whites of eggs boiled hard 

 in vinegar. 



Astringents which by their cold and earthy nature may 

 stay the motion of the humours tending to a flux. 



Sealed earth, sanguis draconis, coral, pearls, the shell 

 of the fish dactylus. 



Astringents which by the thickness of their substance 

 stuff as it were the thin humours, and thereby stay 

 fluxes. 



Rice, beans, millet, cauls, dry cheese, fresh goats- 

 niilk. 



Astringents which by virtue of their glutinous substance 

 restrain a flux, and strengthen the looser parts. 



Karabe, 1 mastich, spodium, hartshorn, frankincense, 

 dried bull's pistle, gum tragacanth. 



Astringents purgative, which, having by their purgative 

 or expulsive power thrust out the humours, leave behind 

 them astrictive virtue. 



Rhubarb, especially that which is toasted against the 

 fire : myrobalanes, tartar, tamarinds, [an Indian fruit 

 like green damasens.] 2 



Astringents which do very much suck and dry up the 

 humours, and thereby stay fluxes. 



Rust of iron, crocus martis, ashes of spices. 



. ! Perhaps he meant the fruit of Karobe. Note by Tenison. 

 2 So bracketed in the original. 



