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the Liquor, and aromatize 
it with a little Cinnamon, 
and keep it for ufe : The 
Patient commonly takes a 
Qnart, or more , of this 
Drink in a Day. Take of 
the Leaves of Sena four 
Ounces, of Gummy Tur- 
bith and HermodadtyJs, 
each two Ounces ;of Black 
Hellebore, and the Pulp of 
Colloquintida, each fix 
Drams ; of Guaiacum and 
Saxifrage rafp’d, each one 
Ounce ; of the Bark of 
Guaiacum, and the frelli 
Berries of Juniper , and 
the outward Bark of 
Citrons , each half an 
Ounce: of Cinnamon and 
Cloves, each two drams ; 
infufe them in equal Parts 
of the Waters of Balm, 
Meadow-fweet, and Car- 
duus Benedict us , for the 
fpace of forty eight Hours , 
then boyl them gently, and 
ftrain out the Liquor ; dif- 
folve in it, of Aloes-Rolat. 
two Ounces, Diagridium 
one Ounce ; bring it to the 
Con lift e nee of an Extract, 
and keep it for ufe : The 
Dofe is, from half a Dram 
to one Dram. This is a 
proper Purge in the French 
Difeafe. Or, Take of the 
Extradl above deferib’d 
two Drams, of the Gum of 
Guaiacum half a Scruple, 
of Mercurius dulcis oneScru- 
ple ; make Pills with the 
Syrupof Buck-thorn.'Thefe 
Pills are alfo ufed for the ! 
fame Diieafe. Deftilation 
of Guaiacum is perform’d 
in the following manner : | 
Take theShavingsof Guai- 
acum, till a large Retort 
with them, three quarters 
full ; place it in a Rever- 
beratory Furnace, and joyn j 
to it a great capacious Re- 
ceiver 5 begin the Deftilla-r 
tion with a Fire of the Firft 
Degree, to warm the Re- 
tort gently, and to deftil 
the Water which is called 
Flegm ; continue it in this 
condition untill there come 
no more Drops, which is a 
Sign that all the Flegm is 
came ; thfow away that 
which you find in the Re- 
ceiver, and fitting it again 
to the Neck of the Retort, 
lute well the Juncftures 5 
you mult afterwards in- 
creafe the Fire by degrees, 
and the Spirits and Oyl 
will come forth in white 
Clouds ; continue the Fire 
until there comes no more ; 
let the Veftels cool, and 
unlute 1 
