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Virtues heal them. They give ft aJfo in Bloody 
Fluxes to one Dram or a Dram and a half. Outwardly 
applied, it makes the Skin more beautiful, finoother 
2 nd fofter, than any one known fort of Pomade. 
Cinnamon Tree yield alfo an 
Oil, which IS of a bitterifh Tafte, refembling Oil of 
Clovp mix d with a little good Oil of Cinnamon. It 
IS called Oleum MaJahathri, or Oil of Cinnamon 
Leaves. It is an Aromatick, and is reckoned an excel- 
lent Remedy in Headaches, Pains of the Stomach, 
and other Diflempers. 
The Oil of the Root of the Cinnamon Tree is 
properly fpeaking, an Oil of Camphire, the Roots af- 
fording a good Qiiantity of Camphire. About two 
Years ago, or fomewhat longer, I bought a Bottle of 
It of our Company at my own Price. 
There were feveral Botdes together in a Box, upon 
which was wrote in Low Dutch Defe OUteyten 
fyn tot cen gefchenk nyt Candia gefchikt that is, 
O/Zf ^eT e font as a Pt efent out of Candia, which 
Ihews that they are genuine, without any Adultera- 
tion ; accordingly they are very much efteemed. If 
this Oil be diftilled in Glafs VelTels, there comes over 
along with it, that fort of Camphire which the In^ 
dims call Camphire Baros^ or Camphire of Borneo^ 
which fhoots in thin tranfparent Chriflals, forming a 
beautiful Variety of Trees on the Recipient, not un- 
like thofe, which in very frofly Weather are to be ' 
feen upon Windows. This fort of Camphire is of 
very great Efficacy in Phyfick, and is gathered and 
kept for the King of Candia his own Ufe, who 
efteems it an excellent Cordial Medicine. But not on» 
ly the Camphire of Baros^ but alfo the Oil of Cam- 
Q- 2. phire, 
