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Blood, and caufing the Fibres to lhake off 
their flimy adhefive Mucus . They are very 
ferviceable in Hcadachs, and all Pains which 
proceed from a rarefied and thin Blood, 
ilretching and paining the Veflels. They 
reftore the Crafis of the decayed Blood very 
fuccefsfully. Their Acidity makes their Ufe 
very fuccefsful in an Overflowing of the 
Bile, or where there is a Predominancy of 
bilious Humours in the Body, becaufe they 
draw up the relaxed Strainers of the Liver, 
and give a too fluid Blood a better Con- 
llftence. 
They are no lefs ferviceable in a Diabetes % 
for altho’ they be diuretic, yet they thicken 
the Blood like other Acids, contrail the re- 
nal Glands, and check the Force or Power 
of the Alkali in the Blood. They are ex- 
cellently adapted to very hot and dry Wea- 
ther and Climates, and to bilious Conftitu- 
tions, and fuch as are difpofed to Chache- 
xies and Dropfies. They are no lefs ufeful 
to fuch as have weak and relaxed Fibres 
and Veffels. They give an agreeable acid 
Tafte to feveral Sauces and Meats. They 
are moll efficacious in Vomitings, Specially 
of green, yellow, rufty Matter. Their out- 
ward Rind, or Peel, heats the Body as the 
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