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hifhed Tone of the mufciilar Coats of the 
Guts, whereby fome of the more grofs and 
tenacious Parts of the perfpirable Matter lies 
rarified in the Bowels, diftends their Coats, 
turns fharp, and pricks the Inteftines, the 
Ufe of Green Tea , drank pretty ftrong, is 
advifeable ; as is fmall Tea in bilious Cho- 
licks ; though Chicken Broth is better. It 
is alio good drank with Honey, in gravelly 
Pains, from fmall Stones, Sand, or muci- 
laginous Matter collected in the urinary 
Paflages. Nor is Tea ufelefs in feveral forts 
of Obftru&ions in the Liver, Spleen, Pan- 
creas, &c. for it thins the Blood, refolves 
the clofe compared, and wedged in ob- 
ftrudled Matter ; loofens and opens its Co- 
hefions, encreafes the decayed Tone of the 
VefTels, opens their narrowed Mouths to 
the circulating Mafs. In Hippo and Hyf- 
terics, Tea is good, if it agree with the 
Conftitution, and not drank too late to pre- 
vent Sleep, the chief thing wanted in the 
firft. And to abundance of People we fee 
it a good Cordial, cheers, revives, and raifes 
their Spirits, makes the Body light and 
lively, difpels thofe Clouds and Drowfinefs 
which generally attend a lax Fibre, a lan- 
F 2 guid 
