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as thick as one’s Thumb or thicker, cut tranfverfly 
into fhort Pieces, and encompaflfed with genicu- 
lated Circles, as it were, like Galangal ; of an afhy 
Colour on the outfide, but within yellowilh, and 
of a fubacrid, bitterifh, aromatick Tafte, and fra- 
grant Smell. 
The Englijh bring it from the Eaft- Indie s 9 and 
highly extol its Virtues ^ but of what Plant it is 
the Root I know not, for Cajjummunair is a fidtiti- 
ous Name, given it by fome Englijh Phyfician to 
conceal the Plant. 
We may conjedture from its fragrant Scent, and 
pungent, acrid, aromatick Tafte, that its Virtues 
are chiefly owing to a volatile, oily, aromatick 
Salt. 
It ftrengthens the Nerves, raifes and cheers the 
. Spirits, fortifies the Stomach and expels Wind. It 
is efteemed, both by the Indians and the Englijh , 
a moft excellent Remedy in an Apoplexy, Epilepfy, 
Vertigo orGiddinefs, Convulfions, Tremblings, hyf- 
terick Paflion, hypochondriack Affedlions, and 
Gripings of the Bowels. It is given in Subftance 
from £fs. to ^fs. A Tindture is made of it with 
. Spirit of Wine, and likewife an Extradt. The 
Tindlure is taken in Tea or Wine to gut. xx. or 
xxx. and the Extradi is ordered from gr. vj. to xv. 
A R T I c. V. Of CoNTR AYE RVA. 
Contrayerva et Drakena , Off. Contrayerva Hifpa - 
riorum , Jive Drakena Radix Clufii , Park. This 
Root is an Inch or two in Length and half an Inch 
thick, hard, denfe, and bunching out into Knobs 
or unequal Heads, of a reddifh Colour on the out- 
fide, or inclining to black, wrinkled, and covered 
on the Top of the Knobs, as it were, with Scales. 
It has a great Number of fmall Fibres fhooting 
from 
