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Explanation Botanical and Phyfical Terms 
of Art not chared up in their Places. 
A Ggliitinents^ are fuch Plants, or Parts of 
Plants as will ealily form tnemfelves in- 
to a Jelly._ Their glutinous Nature Iheaths the 
fliarp Particles of a thin and poor Blood, ren- 
ders it ol a better Conliftence, and by lelfening 
the Rapidity of it’s Circulation, gives it Time 
to depolite luch Parts as will give Nutrimept to 
the Solids. This kind of Simples are of great 
Service in Hectick Fevers and Confamptions, in 
Fluxes^ Strangury., and all Diforders proceed- 
ing from iharp Humours, fuch are the Flowers 
and Roots of Comfrey, Hounds tongue., White 
Mullein., Colts-Foot,&:c. 
Alexipharmicks, by this Name are underftood 
all Plants, which by the aromatic Warmth and 
extraordinary Subtilty of their Parts, inllead 
of cauling any organic Motion, pafs the Lac- 
?eals, attenuate the Blood, and force any lurk- 
ing malignant Particles in it from the inward 
and nobler Parts to the Surface of the Body, 
and increafmg Perfpiration, make a Difcharge 
by the Glands of the Skin. Of this Family are 
Angelica, the Root of Burnet Saxifrage, Calamint, 
Baum, and the moll powerful of all Saffron. 
Alteratives, are Medicines which pccafion a 
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