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given a lift of feveral plants, that are afbu ally the 

 fame as are found in North America, 



3P. Sapor Medigamentorum. J. Rudherg, 



After having prennifed fome general obferva- 

 tions on all the antient fe6ls of phyficians, and 

 felicitated the prefent age on the rejection of all 

 hypotheles and opinions not fupported by expe- 

 riments ; and confidered the general phyfiology 

 of the human body, Dr. Roberg proceeds to his 

 fubjed, which may be regarded as a very inftruc- 

 tive comment on the '^6^(\ Aphorifm of the Rhi- 

 lofophia Botanic a, " Sapida in fiulda et folida cigunt 

 under which all vegetable fimples are arranged 

 into eleven clalTes, founded on diftin6lions arifing 

 from their fenfible qualities, principally as they 

 afFed the tafte, as follows : 



1. Sicca. 



2. Aquofa. 



3. Vifcofa. 



4. Salfa. 



5. Acida. 



6. Styptica. 



7. Dulcia. 



8. Pinguia. 



9. Amara. 



10. Acria. 



11. Naiifeofa, 



Under each of thefe heads refpedive fimples are 

 arranged, and the comment is fubjoined, explain- 

 ing the mode of their a^ion^ and effe^ls^ both on the 

 JqM$ and fluids ; and frequently fpecifying the par- 

 ticular difeafes in which they are employed. A 

 fet of apt corollaries arc added \ and, upon the 

 whole, this little trad is by no means unworthy 



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