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hypochondriacal and hysteric complaints. For these purposes 

 the expressed juice was given in the dose of a table-spoonful 

 every three hours, or an infusion was made with an ounce of the 

 flowers in a pint of white wine, which was taken in the quantity 

 of a wine glassful at a time. A conserve and a distilled water 

 were also directed to be made with the flowers. 



The refrigerant and aperient virtues of the plant, which are 

 not considerable, must reside in the saline juice of the stem 

 and leaves, therefore the preparations made with the flowers 

 are not indebted to borage for their efficacy. 



