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Swellings of the Spleen, Hardnefc of the Bowels, 
and aflwages Pains of the Side. 
Art 1 c. VIII. 0/ Sarcocol. 
Sarcocolla , Off. E^xoxoAXn, Gracor. Anfarot , Ana - 
Karon et Auzurut , Arab. Sarcocol is a gummous 
Juice, fomewhat refinous, conflfling of fmall, or, 
as it were, crumbled Grumes, of a whitifh Colour, 
reddifh white, or red, fpongious, friable, and fome- 
times mixed with Ihining Grains •, of a fubacrid, 
bitter Tafle, with a flat Kind of Sweetnefs, unplea- 
fant, and fomething naufeous. This Juice feerris at 
firft to concrete into Drops as large as a Pea, or 
Hazel Nut, and to be afterwards broken into the 
Grains above deferibed, which are not much larger 
than Poppy-Seed. It grows foft under the Teeth, 
diffolves in Water, and being put to a Candle rifes 
up into Bubbles, and then breaks out into a bright 
Flame. It ought to be chofen of a rare Texture, 
fpongious, white, and bitter. It is brought from 
Perjia and Arabia. 
There is another Sort of Sarcocol, in foul Lumps, 
of a brown Colour, of which Pomet makes men- 
tion ; but it ought to be reje&ed. 
No Author, either among the Ancients, or the 
Moderns, has deferibed the Plant which produces 
this Juice •, and it is flill unknown. 
In a chymical Analyfis , two Pounds of Sarcocol 
yielded two Ounces and fix Drachms of tranfjpa- 
rent, reddifh Phlegm, tailing a little faline, yet was 
fomewhat infipid, and gave Marks, though flight, 
of a urinous Alkali ; five Ounces, fix Drachms, 
and thirty fix Grains of reddifh acid Liquor ; two 
Ounces, three Drachms, and thirty fix Grains of 
Liquor, both acid, and urinous ; three Ounces 
and fix Drachms of fluid brown Oil ^ four Ounces 
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