1$ A T R E A T I S E on 
five opening Roots or Mugwort q. s. Make a 
Bolus for the Jaundice and uterine Obftrudtions. 
Take of Turmerick ^fs. Troches of Vipers giij. 
Powder of Rhubarb and Saffron a gfs. Con- 
ferve of the greater Celadine %). Syrup of Fu- 
mitory q. s', to make an Eletffuary * of which 
^ij. may be tsaken twice a Day in the Jaun- 
dice. Or, 
Take of Turmerick-Root |fs. Saffron gr. xv. 
Rhubarb gij. Infufe them cold for twelve 
Hours in §xij. of ftrong white Wine, and di- 
vide the flrained Liquor into two Dofes. 
2. The other Species ^ which is called round Tur- 
merick, and by the Portugueze Ratz de Safrao , is 
the Root of the Curcuma radice rotunda , Parad. 
Batav . Prodrom. Manja-Kua , Hort. Malab . This 
is fomething weaker in its Virtues than the former, 
and is feldom ufed. 
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A r t i c. VIII. Of Gentian. 
Gentian a. Off. Ttvruzvi, Diofc. et Gracor . The 
Root of Gentian is about a Foot long, and as thick 
or fometimes twice as thick as one’s Thumb, pretty 
much divided, fungous, brown on the outfide, of 
a yellow Colour within tending to Red *, and an 
extremely bitter Tafte. It is brought from the Alps , 
* According to Mr. Miller's Description, it is of a yellow 
brown Colour. It ought to be chofen with great Care; be- 
caufe a poifonous Root has been lately brought over with it, 
which having been put into Medicines unknowingly m its ftead 
has produced very bad EfFedts. It is faid to have a ftronger 
Smell than Gentian. I have endeavoured to gain a more per- 
fect Knowledge of this Root ; but am informed by Mr. Black - 
fione , Apothecary (a Gentleman very curious and well verfed in 
botanical Inquiries) that the Plant to which it belongs is not yet 
afcertained ; fome affirming that it is the ‘Ihora Valdenjium , Lolel. 
others the Solatium lethal s. 
