Foreign Vegetables' 185 
. Take of the Root of Horfe-Raddifh, frefli, and 
cut fmall, 31J. the Leaves of Scurvy-Grafs P. j. 
Raifins Honed N°. vi. and one Lemon, with 
the Bark, diced. Let them macerate with- 
out Heat in white Wine and common Water, 
a ftj. for 24 Hours in a Glafs-Veffel clofe 
Hopped, fhaking it now and then about. Pour 
the Liquor off, and ufe it as common Drink 
in the Scurvy. 
Take of the diftilled Water of Pellitory of the 
Wall ^iv. to which add Oil of fweet Almonds 
and Syrup of Lemon- Juice a |j. Make a 
Draught to be given in nephritick Diforders. 
Artic. VII. Of the Seville Orange. 
Malum aurantium , five Aurantium Hifpalenfe , Off, \ 
This Fruit is as well known to every Body as the 
former, and therefore a Defcription of it would be 
equally Superfluous. 
The Tree which produces it is the Malus au- 
rantia fruffu acido , Off. Malus aurantia major , C, 
B. P. 436. It grows in Italy y Spain , and Portugal ; 
as alfo in the Ifes d’Hieres upon the Coafl of 
Provence. 
The Juice of the Seville Orange is cooling, ex- 
tinguishes Thirft, and abates the Heat and Effer- 
vefcence of the Blood and Bile, and therefore is 
ufeful in Fevers. It is peculiarly efficacious againH 
the Scurvy : infomuch that the Dutch Sailors, when 
they have made long Voyages to the Eaft Indies or 
other remote Climates, where they generally con- 
trad the Scurvy, after they arrive at Portugal and 
can procure a fufficient Quantity of this Fruit to 
eat, are entirely cured of the Difeafe in a very Ihort 
Time. Being mixed with Water and Sugar, it 
makes an agreeable cooling Liquor, which is called 
Orangeat 
