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But when Water or Wine, 
with a little Salt, is mix’d 
with it, the Acrimony is 
much abated, and it be- 
comes very palatable. It 
ftrengthens the Stomach , 
and helps Fermentation , 
and takes offVomiting and 
Naufeoufnefs. The Indians 
ufe them > being a little 
roafted, to provoke Vene- 
ry. The Juice of it ftopsa 
Loofnefs, and cures a Dia- 
betes. The Oyl of it is 
much ufed by Painters, 
and makes a very lading' 
Black. It alfo cures the 
Itch, and other Vices of 
the Skin. It grows plenti- 
fully in Malabar. 
£tnacar&tumg, otMa- 
lacca-beans , in Latin Ana- 
car dium. The Arabians fay, 
that Anacardiums are hot 
and dry to the fourth De- 
gree ; and that they are of 
a Cauftick Nature, and 
will exulcerate the Skin, 
/ and takeoffWarts : ButEx- 
perience contradicts them. 
They ftrengthen the Brain, 
and Animal Spirits ; and 
dry and heat gently. They 
comfort the Stomach 
They are counted by all 
an excellent Medicine to 
quicken the Memory. It 
groweth in many Parts of 
India. 
#mme <2£tmtmi, ’Tis 
two- fold. Oriental and Oc- 
cidental : The Occidental 
is the Tears, or White Re- 
lin of a Tree growing in 
New-Spain. Tis fomewhat 
likeFrankincenfe ; it has a 
plealant and fweet Smell : 
’Tis not fo clear and llii- 
ning as the Oriental. 
The chief ufe of Anime 
Gummi is external, in cold 
and painful Difeafes of the 
Head and Nerves ; for Ca- 
tarrhs, and Flatulent Dit- 
eafes alfo for Difeafes of 
the Joints, the Palfie, Con- 
tufions, and like. Tis 
mix’djwith Plaiftersfor the i 
fame ufe. 
JsJttifC, in Latin An if uni , 
The Seed is chiefly ufed ; 
the Herb it felf but rarely ; 
and the Root of it never. 
It heats, dries, is Cepha- 
lick, Epatick, Pneumonick 
and Stomachick. Tis ufed 
for Wind in the Stomach, 
a Cough,and the like. ’Tis 
more agreeable to the Sto- 
mach, than any other Me- 
dicine 
