A. L ( 200 ) 
A L 
Conferve of Red Roles 
half an Ounce, of the Stalks 
of Lettice candied one 
Ounce, of Prepar’d Coral 
two Drams ; with Syrrup 
of Violets, and of Water- 
Lillies, make an Opiat. 
This is ufed in the Uterine 
Fury. Give the quantity 
of a Nutmeg, Morning 
and Evening. 
Every pure Salt 
is io called, that is without 
an Acid. ’Tis drawn from 
the Afhes, or the Calx oi 
any Matter extraded by a 
Lee. ' ’Tis proper to all 
things, liquid and folid. 
The Word is deriv’d from 
K a ly* the Name of a Plant, 
with which Glafs is made. 
It eafily ferments with ar. 
Acid ; and, together, the} 
are the Caufe of all Inte- 
ftine Motion : Nothing 
grows, or increases, with 
but thefe two.. Alcali is 
Three-fold ; y'fc Volatile 
Alcali , which is made of 
Animals.' vi%. of Harts- 
horns, ofUrine,and the like. 
F ixd, which is extraded 
from the Afhes of Plants ; 
as, from Wormwood, Tar 
rar, and the like. Metal- 
lic}, and Stony i for Metals 
andStones ferment with an 
Acid Menfiruum. Mix’d 
A/calieszre added to thele - 
as, Nitre, Alum, the feveral 
forts of Vitriol, Fodile, and 
Sea-Salt , and the like • 
which participate of Alcali • 
and Acid. 
fllmoittetree, in Larin 
Amygdalus. There are ma- 
ny forts of Almonds ; but 
in Pradicethey arc diftin- 
guifli’d only into Bitter and 
Sweet. The Jordan- Al- 
monds are molt eftcem’d 
amongft us; which are 
larger, ionger and narrow- 
er, rounder and thicker, 
than the Valentian; and of 
a better Tafte. 
Sweet Almonds nourifh 
much, and make the Body 
fat. They mitigate the A- 
crimony of the Humours, 
and increafe Seed. They 
are good for Lean People, 
and for fuch as are Cou- 
fumptive. But they are 
chiefly ufed in Emuifions. 
Take of Sweet Almonds 
•danch'd number Three, of 
the Seeds of Melon, Let- 
ticc, and White Poppies, 
tach one Dram • of the 
Pulp ofBarly three Drams j 
