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vigorate the Veffels againft receiving fuch a 
Load 5 they are alfo good in great Hoarfe- 
nefs from a Load of fizy Juices upon the 
tracheal Veffels ; for thefe Reafons they are 
greatly profitable in hydropic or cachedtic 
Diforders, where from the Thicknefs of 
the Lymphciy its Indifpofition to Motion, 
and the Weaknefs, Laxnefs, and Diflention 
of the Veffels, the Lymphaticks are bur- 
den’d ; they are a fitting Ingredient in Meat 
or Medicine, againft Colledlion of Matter, 
Defluxion or Apoftemation in any particular 
Part, or in any great Flux of thick vifcid 
Matter upon any Ulcer or Sore, which pre- 
vents its healing : In antifcrophulous Inten- 
tions, they claim a Right of Aftiftance - y in 
the Fluor Albus they help to fcour and con- 
tradl the relaxed Glands and fweeten the 
Blood ; but in all thefe Intentions we muft 
make choice of Raifins of the Sun. Raifins 
are injurious to the Choleric, but agree bet- 
ter with the Aged, Weak, Hedtic, and Thin. 
Elder Berries contain much Oil, fome vo- 
latile Salt, more fixed Phlegm and Earth ; 
they are more acid than Dwarf-Elderberries ; 
the Juice of the Berries is not only medici- 
nal, but being made into Wine, fermented 
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