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driacal perfons, is left to the Learned to determine. 
He dillikes the cuftom they ufe in fapariy of drink- 
ing the leaves powdred , fuppofing that it may dry the 
the body too much, &c. 
He concludes warm water to be the moft natural^ 
and efFecStual Vehicle, as being pure, and void of all 
laline or otherways pernicious particles , and being 
more ready to abforb, and be impregnated with the 
Vertue hereof 5 which when armed with this power- 
full Vegetable, Nature eafily admits into its obfcure 
channels, and dark recefles; and by this means it is, 
that it fubdues thofe ftubborn Humours, which are 
never more elfedlually rooted out, then (as they came 
in,jby degrees, by Cuftom, and Habit. 
He approves well enough of the ufe of Sugar / as^ 
it ferves not only to qualifie the bitter taft, by its 
Iweetneffe which at the fame time is Correded by 
the Heat ; but as being good alloe for the Kidnyes, 
and Lungs. He thinks the difference of conftitutions 
too great to be infifted on, and therefore only fays 
this vi^. that thofe of a dryer Habit may take it 
more diluted, becaufe their (alts may more eafily 
be carried off: and for the Moifter and Hydropical 
temper He fuppofes this Water, if more ftrongly im- 
pregnated may make way for the Evacuation of the 
other. 
As to the times of taking it, tlie more empty the 
Stomack, the paffage will be the more eafy, and 
therefore in luch the more effed:aal : He condemns 
the ufe of it after meals i becaufe the Volatile 
part flyes off, before the meat is any ways dige- 
ited s after which the Concodtion is difficultly per- - 
formed ; becaufe the ferment, as well as the Vola- 
tility of the Chyle , is fuppreffed by the Aftringent 
Quality j which in thofe Circumftances oft proves 
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