Foreign Vegetables^ 3 
it is an ufeful Ingredient in all Antidotes whatfoever. 
It is commended by moft Phyficians to (Lengthen 
the Stomack, difcufs Flatulencies, appeafe Grip- 
ings of the Belly, refolve ObftrudHons of the Womb 
and Spleen, promote the Menfes , and to increafe the 
Motion of the Blood and Spirits; and it is alfo 
reckoned alexipharmack. 
It is ufually given either in Subftance or Infu- 
(ion: In Subilance, from gr. xij. to 3fs in Infufion 
to 5 ij. 
Take of the Root of Acorus in Powder gr. xv. 
Elecampane gr. x. Ambergreafe gr. iij. Sugar- 
candy 9 j. Mix, and make a Powder, or with 
q. f. of the Syrup of Quinces make a Bolus. 
This is a good Remedy in Weaknefs of the Sto- 
mach. 
Take of the Root of Acorus diced gij. Infufe in 
^vi. offtrong Wine or warm Water, and give 
the ftrained Liquor to raife the Appetite, ap- 
peafe a flatulent Colick, and to prevent conta- 
gious Diftempers. 
The Roots candied are agreeable to the Palate and 
Stomach. They are coin mended in Catarrhs to dry 
up and wafte the fuperfiuous Moifture ; and the 
Turks eat them in a Morning againfl: the Contagion 
of noxious Air. 
Artic. II. Of Angelica. 
Angelica Saliva, C. B. P. Imperatoria Saliva , Inft . 
R. H. The Root of Angelica is three Fingers 
thick, full of Fibres, on the outfide of a dark 
Colour and wrinkled, but within white, foft and 
fucculent, having an acrid, bitter Tafte, and a plea- 
fant aromatick Smell. It is brought from Bohemia, 
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