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live againft 111 Air, and 
and Contagious Dileafes. 
It opens ObftruCtions of 
the Liver, ftrengthens the 
Stomach, creates an Appe- 
tite, and helps Digeftion. 
’Tis good for the Jaundice, 
and opens Women’s Ob- 
ftruCtions. The ExtraCt of 
Gentain is alfo much in 
ufe. The Root powder’d, 
and made into an Electua- 
ry, with Conferve of O- 
range-peels, and Conferve 
of Hips, ftrengthens the 
Stomach, creates an Appe- 
tite, and expels Wind, and 
helps Concoction. 
ChttgCt, in Latin Zjn- 
%iber. It grows in all the 
Provinces of India. ’Tis 
candied green in India, and 
is good for Old People , 
and fuch as are cold and 
flegmatick, and for fuch 
whofe Stomachs do not 
concoct well ; efpecially 
when it is frefh candied. 
I Tis alfo good for Vifcid 
Flegm of the Lungs. The 
Indians ufe the Leaves of 
Ginger in Broths, and for 
the Kitchin. They alfo ufe 
the Roots of it green, with 
Oyl and Salt, mix’d with 
other Herbs. Frefh Gin- 
ger is reckon’d by them aa 
excellent Remedy forCho- 
lical Pains, and for the Cte- 
iiack and Lientasrick Paf- 
lions. ’Tis alfo good for 
longDiarrhoea’s, proceeding 
from Cold ; and alfo for 
Wind, and the Gripes, and 
the like. But it is to be 
noted, that they who are 
of a hot Conftitution ought 
not to ufe it, whether they 
are fick or well ; for it in- 
flames the Biood, and o_ 
pens the Orifices of the 
Veins. But Ginger and 
Pepper are more ufed in 
the Kitchin, than in Phy- 
(ick. ’Tis mix’d with 
purging Medicines that are 
ftrong, to correCt them. 
It cleanfes the Lungs and 
Stomach, ftrengthens the 
Brain, and clears the Sight 
when it is dulled by moi- 
fture.lt ftrengthens theSto- 
mach, and is mix’d with 
Antidotes. ’Tis an Ingre- 
dient in the Cardiack Sy- 
rup, of the Cardiack Julep 
of the London-Di/penfa - 
tory. 
<ZD>O0ttJjS > in Latin Cur* 
curbitce. It quenches Thirft, 
provokes Urine, Ieflens 
Seed, andextinguifhes Ve- 
nery. 
