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who took the Bark, either in Subftance or Extradt, 
fweated plentifully without Inconvenience or Lofs 
of Strength. Befides this manifeft Operation by 
Sweat, the Belly was preferved free and open ; 
and where the Patient was difficult to fweat, it 
fometimes operated three or four Times by Stool 
{cum Euphoria ) without Irkfomnefs, in the fame 
Manner as if a gentle Cathartick had been given. 
In Women it reftored the menftrual Difcharges 
which had been fuppreffed in the Beginning of the 
Fever, as alfo the haemorrhoidal Flux when it was 
obftruCted. 
In Germany this Bark is oftentimes ufed for the 
true Peruvian Bark. The Phyficians afcribe to it 
a refolvent, and fomewhat diaphoretick, tonic, 
and lenient Virtue. Thefe Qualities arife from its 
conftituent Principles ; which are not only fulphu- 
reous, vaporous and fubtile, but alfo refinous, 
terreftrial and fomewhat aftringent, as is demonftra- 
ble from its Smell, Tafte, and chymical Analyfis. 
The celebrated Stably in particular, tells us, that 
he has found this Bark to be an excellent Medi- 
cine in Diftempers of the Breaft, wherein it has a 
lenient, difcutient, and calming Property : That 
in a Peripneumony, Pleurify, and efpecially in a 
Diarrhoea attending acute Fevers, and a Dyfente- 
ry, it more effectually mitigates (as he is pleafed 
to fpeak) than any other Remedy whatfoever. 
[In the Beginning he prefcribed the TinCture of 
Cafcaril, mixed with that of Pimpinella alba , from 
gutt. xxx. to xl. but in the Increafe and State he 
ordered the compound refolving Powder which 
follows, to be taken Morning and Evening from 
9fs. to 9j. and about the Decline he gave the 
Bark itfelf reduced to a fine Powder ; but the Dofe 
of this was lefs (viz.) from gr. x. to xv. and not 
fo often repeated. 
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