158 A Treatise on 
able to the Breaft, Lungs, Wind-pipe, Kidneys, 
Bladder, and Liver. In Roughnefs or Drynefs of 
the Jaws, they have a foftening Efficacy, and are 
conducive in all Difeafes of the Breaft and Lungs, 
by promoting the ConcoCtion and eafy Expectora- 
tion of Phlegm. But to anfwer thefe Intentions 
Raifins ought to be (toned ; for otherwife they 
have an aftringent Virtue, are helpful in bad Di- 
geftion, and proper to eat in a Dyfentery, Loofe- 
nefs, or hepatick Flux. 
In inflammatory Fevers, or an hot State of the 
Bile, both Raifins and Currants ought to be avoid- 
ed ; for in thefe Diforders they increafe the Eflfer- 
vefcence of the Humours. Being too frequently 
eaten they are prejudicial to the Gums, as they vel- 
licate and difpofe them to Putrefaction. They are 
often ufed in peCtoral Ptifans to foften the Acri- 
mony of the Humours, and in DecoCtions to cor- 
rect the difagreeable Tafte of other Medicines. The 
ufual Quantity in Prefcription is one Ounce to every 
Pint of Liquor. 
Take Raifins (toned and cut fmall 5iv. Boil in 
Ifeiv. of Water to foiij. and keep the (trained 
Liquor for a peCtoral DecoCtion. 
Take of this DecoCtion and Lime-Water a. p. 
Mix and give jvi. twice or thrice a Day. This 
is an efficacious Remedy in a Catarrh. 
Take of Sarfaparil gvi. Currants |viij. Boil in 
ffexij. of Water till a fourth Part is evapo- 
rated. In the (trained DecoCtion (lake ft>fs. of 
Quick-Lime, and when it has ftood to fettle 
decant the clear Liquor. The Dofe is ^iij. 
three or four Times a Day in Catarrhs, Ulcers 
of the Lungs, and fcrophulous AffeCtions. 
Take Raifins (toned ^ij. Liquorice (haved and 
bruifed 3L boil in fciij. to feij. adding towards 
the 
