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powerfully difcuffes, refolves, and attenuates ; is 
commended for deterging Ulcers, efpecially fuch 
as are venerea], for refolving Tumours, confuming 
fungous Fiefh, forwarding the Exfoliation of Bones, 
and flopping their Caries ; and it appeafes the Ach- 
ing of a rotten Tooth by deflroying the Nerve. 
By fome it is given inwardly, diluted with Spirit 
of Wine and tempered with Sudorificks, from 
gut. ij. to xv. or xx. to provoke Sweat : But the 
effential yellow Oil is much lefs difagreeable to 
take, and no lefs efficacious for purifying the 
Blood of noxious Humours, which it expels by 
infenfible Perfpiration or Sweat. It is alfo com- 
mended by fome in the Venereal Difeafe, to be 
taken every Day for fome W r eeks from gut. iv. to 
xij. in a Deco6lion of Guaiacum, or its diftillcd 
Water *, but Quickfilver, as we have laid, is here 
far preferable. 
Laftly, fome Phyficians extol a Decodlion of 
Guaiacum in the Fluor albus by Way of Injection. 
Art i c. III. Of Sanders. 
It is generally believed that the feveral Species of 
this Wood were Strangers both to the ancient 
Greeks and Latins. The Arabians firfl made Men- 
tion of them under the Name of Sandal ; and the 
later Greeks , who followed the Footfleps of the 
Arabians , have alfo mentioned them. Neverthe- 
lefs Salmajiu r, in his Exercitationes Fliniaine , fup- 
pofes the Sagalina ligna , which the Author of the 
Feriplus or Voyage round the World fpeaks of, to be 
Sanders, and therefore not unknown to the Greeks : 
But as Diofcorides and Galen are quite filent about 
them, we may conclude that they were at that 
Time never, or at leafl very rarely ufed in Phy- 
fick, At prefent we meet with three Sorts of Wood 
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