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Purpofe, which has a Quart of Honey ad- 
ded to each Gallon of Juice, As Birch 
Wine is a great Diuretick, it is very fer- 
viceable in a Strangury, or partial Obflruc- 
tion of Urine from a Vifcidity of the Blood* 
or Infarction of the Parts, becaufe it clears 
the Paffages, removes the obflructing Cau- 
fes, and brings off Urine freely. It is of 
good Ufe in fcorbutick Habits, contracted 
by Intemperance, an unequal Mixture or 
Sizinefs of the Blood for thefe Reafons. It 
is alfo a good Gargle for tumefied Tonfils 
or Glands of the Mouth, caufing Spitting 
and Difcharge of much ropy Phlegm. In 
a word, it is the moft inoftenfive and truly 
ufeful of all our factitious Wines. 
But feeing it is fo powerful a Diuretick* 
Thinner of the Blood, and Promoter there- 
by of Perfpiration, it is injurious to very 
thin, lean, and hectic Bodies, becaufe it 
promotes a Wafte and Atrophy too much. 
Neither is it to be ufed in a Strangury, from 
the Saltnefs and Sharpnefs of the Blood 
caufing an Inflammation of the Parts, and 
Heat and Scalding of Urine ; for all Diu- 
reticks ftimulate thofe Parts, encreafe the 
Afflux of Blood to them, and exafperate 
the 
