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anAlh-colour.TheieGrains 
are counted by Philofophers 
and Botanlfts, the Spurious 
or Excrementitious Fruit of 
the Scarlet-Oak only: but 
the learned and ingenious 
Dr. Martin Lifter found 
fuch kind of Grains grow- 
ing in England, upon the 
tender Branches of Cherry- 
trees 1 and fuppofes that 
they are not Excrefcencies, 
but the W ork of fome In- 
fed:, for receiving as in a 
Neft, its young ones. The 
Grains fervefor two Ufes, 
for Medicine, and for Dy- 
ing of a Scarlet Colour. 
They are aftringent, and 
are ufed fuccefsfully for 
Wounds , ' Und wounded 
Nerves. They are alfo of 
good uie to prevent Mif- 
carriage ; and ufed by the 
Phyficians of Mentpeliar 
for fudden Accidents, and 
Acute Difeafes ; as, for an 
Apoplexy, Palfie, and the 
like. They are alfo ufed 
for the Palpitation of the 
Heart, for Fainting, and 
for Melancholy. The Con- 
fedion of Kermes of the 
London-Dijpcnfatory ismade 
m the following manner : 
Take of the Juice of fra- 
grant Apples, and of the 
fweetelt Water of Roles, 
each one Pint and an half ; 
of the Syrup of the Grains 
of Kermes one Quart ; of 
Sugar one Pound ; boil 
them almoft to the Con- 
fidence ofHony, then take 
it from the Fire, and while 
it is hot add two Drams of 
Anrtber-Greafc, cut [mall, 
and diflblv’d with fome 
Drops of Qyl of Cinna- 
mon ; which being well 
mix’d, add the following 
things powder’d j of choice 
Cinnamon, and the belt 
Wood of Aloes, each iix 
Drams, of prepar’d Pearl 
two Drams, of Leaf-Gold 
one Dram ; mix them ac- 
cording to Art. The Sy- 
rup of Kermes , men- 
tion’d in making Confe- 
dion of Kermes, is made 
in the following manner : 
They beat the Grains in a 
Marble Mortar, and pulp 
them through a Sieve, and 
mix them with an equal 
quantity of Sugar ; this 
they call Conferve ; And 
by adding more Sugar , 
Raw Silk, the Juice of Ap- 
ples, and Rofe- water, they 
make a Syrup. 
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