460 MEMOIR ON TflE 



corrcrponded with the wonders afcribed to 

 it by the Chinefe. 



I'he immoderate ufe of ginfeng would 

 foon bring on death. The rich are con^ 

 tented with taking, in the morning, a fmaU 

 quantity of it, equal in weight to about a 

 grain of corn. When taken in fmall doles, 

 cither infufed or in powder, it is falutary 

 for old men, and thofe who are exhaufted 

 by exceffes : but it is prejudicial to young 

 people, and to thofe who are of a warm 

 temperament. The flrength and virtue of 

 this root is fo great, that the fame dofe of it 

 will ferve twice for infufion without any 

 additioji. 



The bcfl ginfeng ought to be freO^ heavy, 

 of a ilrong fmell, and free from caries and 

 vporm-holes. The Chinefe name of k fig^ 

 niiies rcfcmblance to the ibighs of a man. 



Nankin 



