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Juice cools it. It is an excellent Stomachic, 
Antifcorbutic, and comes in good Play a- 
gainft Agues, and all Difeafes from a Vif» 
cidity of the Blood, becaufe it abounds with 
a fine fubtile Oil and volatile Salt, which 
give the Blood a greater Moment tun , break 
its Cohefions and Attractions, encreafe its 
Motion and Agitation in the VefTels, pro- 
mote Perfpiration, leflen the Quantity of 
Humours, and relieve the opprefled Veffels 
of a Part of their Load. 
But wherever the Blood is too thick, Le- 
mon Juice is hurtful, becaufe Acids thicken 
it more, and make the Veffels ftiffer and 
ftronger. Where an acid Salt prevails in 
the Blood, Lemons are prejudicial ; for they 
add to the Acidity, becaufe their Juice 
abounds in acid Salt and Phlegm, but has 
little Oil. Their Juice, ufed to Excefs^ 
cools too much, condenfes the perfpirable 
Matter, fills the Bowels with Wind. Hence 
Xndigeftion, Flatulency, Vapours, four Belch- 
ing, Gripes, and chronical Pains ; but Sugar 
added to the Juice, prevents its bad Effects, 
and makes it more friendly to the Stomach, 
as the firft fheaths up the Acidity of the 
laft, and hinders its pricking or paining the 
Coats and Nerves of the Bowels. They 
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