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the fame Tree. Before the Pods are ripe they are 
moiftened with Water, and bruifed, and the Juice 
being exprelfed from them is evaporated to a due 
Confidence by Codtion, and formed into fmall Cakes* 
It confifts of a moderate Portion of acid Salt, a 
little alkaline Salt, a copious aftringent Earth, and 
a large Quantity of both thin and thick Oil. From 
thefe combined arifes a faline, aluminous, mucila- 
ginous Compound. 
It is reckoned incraftating, aftringent, and reper- 
cuffive. It ftrengthens the Stomach, quiets Vomit- 
ing, ftops Loofeneffes, and all Hemorrhages, by 
infpiftating the Blood, foftening the Acrimony of 
the Humours, and corroborating the folid Parts. It 
is given inwardly from jfs. to jj. either in Powder 
or a Bolus, or diffolved in fome proper Vehicle. 
Alpinus relates, that the Egyptians , againft Spitting 
of Blood, give a Drachm of it every Morning dif- 
folved in fome Liquor. He likewife propofes the 
fame to be inje&ed into the Uterus to ftay immo- 
derate Hemorrhages. In Egypt it is frequently em- 
ployed in Collyriums to ftrengthen the Eyes, and 
to preferve them from Inflammations, which are 
there very common ; and is advantageoufly ufed in 
repellent Gargarifms, to reftrain the Fluxion in the 
Beginning of Quinfeys. Alpinus moreover aliens, 
that nothing . is of greater Service in the Falling 
down of the Anus and Uterus , than a Solution of 
this Juice in a Decocftion of the Leaves and Flowers. 
He commends it alfo in Fomentation for gouty 
Pains : But in thefe Affedlions it is not fafe *, fince 
by its Aftringency it checks the ITumours, and often 
repels them to the internal Parts. 
Take of the true Acacia gfs. Conferve of red Rofes 
3j. red Coral prepared gfs. Syrup of Comfrey 
q. f. Mix and make a Bolus for Spitting of 
Blood. 
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