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| For when the Difeafe is of this Nature, it is to no 
Purpofe to give Ipecacuanha , unlefs the Ufe of it 
be continued for fome Time, with the Affiftance of 
cordial and alexipharmack Medicines. For Inftance, 
in an epidemical and malignant Dyfentery, 
Take of the univerfal Eledtuary with a double 
Quantity of Rhubarb giij. Powder of Ipeca- 
cuanha gr. x. Make a Bolus. 
In Cafe of great Weaknefs, it will be proper to 
order the following cordinal and anti-dyfenterick 
Mixture immediately after the Evacuation. 
Take the Confedlion of Hyacinth and Diafcor- 
dium a gj. Powder of Ipecacuanha gr. x. 
Syrup of Quinces ij. Cinnamon- Water gfs. 
Plantain and Baum-Water a ^iij. Mix and 
let a Spoonful be taken every Hour. 
The Day following. 
Take of Diafcordium gj. Brqfile - Root gr. j. 
Make a Bolus, to be repeated Morning and 
Evening till the Patient is quite recovered. 
Although the Virtues of this Root render it a 
Specifick in the Dyfentery, yet its Efficacy is not 
fo certain againft other Fluxes of the Belly ; and 
it is even more fuccefsful in a confirmed Dyfen- 
tery, than during the firft Stage of it. For in the 
Beginning, the Heat of the Blood is too immo- 
derate, and the morbid Ferment too impetuous and 
unruly for the Medicine to take Effedt: But when 
the Difeafe Is confirmed, or in its Decline, the mor- 
bi'fick Matter, which is then feparated from the 
Blood* 
