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the Citron, the outward 
and inward Bark , the J uice, 
and Pulp, and the Seeds, 
are of great ule in Phyliek. 
The outward yellow Bark 
hath a curious Aromatick 
Smell, and bitter Talte. 
Beingdried, it is very Cor- 
dial, and Alexipharmick. 
It heats and corroborates a 
cold and windy Stomach. 
It difcuflesWind powerful- 
ly, concoCting and digeft- 
ing crude Humours that 
are contain’d in the Sto- 
mach or Bowels. Being 
chewed in the Mouth, it 
cures a Stinking Breath, 
promotes Concoction of 
the Meat, and is good for 
Melancholy. 'Tis much 
commended forHypochon- 
driacal Dileafes, for Va- 
pours, Wind, the Palpita- 
tion of the Heart, Obftru- 
dhons and Weaknefs of the 
Bowels. The Powder of 
the outward Bark of O- 
ranges and Limons is rec- 
kon'd good for the fame. 
Being candied ; ’tisufed for 
Second Courfes : And mix- 
ed with Cordial E'eCtu- 
ries, ’tis ufed againft Con- 
tagion. It loofens the Bel- 
ly • upon which Account 
an Eiedhm y is made of it, 
called the Solutive Electu- 
ary of Citron ; good to 
evacuate Fleygmatick and 
Cold Humours. It may 
be alfo l’afely given when 
Choler ismix’d withFiegm. 
The Pulp or Juice tho’ it 
be not fo acid as the Juice 
of Limons, yet is it much 
more Cooling than that. 
’Tis very proper in Burn- . 
ingandPeftilential Fevers, 
to quench Thirft, to fup- 
prels too great a Fermenta- 
tion of the Blood, to re- 
create the Spirits, and quic- 
ken the Appetite. 'Tis al- j 
fo reckon’d good fora Gid- 
dinefs in the Head. The 
Seeds are Cordial and Ale- 
xipharmick ; are good for 
the Biting of Scorpions, 
and other venemc/us Crea- 
tures. They ftrengthenthe 
Heart, and defend it from 
the Contagion of Plague 
and Small-Pox. They "kill 
the Worms of the Stomach 
and Bowels, provoke the 
Courfes, and caufe Abor- 
tion. They digeft crude 
and watery Humours, and 
dry them up both within 
and without. There is a 
ftrange Story of two that 
were condemn’d to be de- 
ftroy’d by Serpents 5 and 
as 
