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keeps bis Bed, and is well 
cover’d. The Root beat, 
and ^.ppliqd , draws out 
Thorns from the Fkib- 
Hubarb, in Latin 
barbarum. It grows in Chi- 
na. It purges gently yel- 
low Choler, and clammy 
Flegm. ’Tis a Specified 
for the Liver. It cures the 
Jaundice, a Loofnefs, and 
theBloody-Flux. ’Tis rec- 
kon’d to purge firft, and 
bind afterwards. 'Tis com- 
monly ordered to be torri- 
fied, but it certainly leflens 
the Virtue of it. For Fe- 
vers proceeding from Ob- 
ftrueftions, take two Drams 
ofRubarb, or one for In- 
fants, flice it, and rye it up 
in a Rag, and infufe it in 
a pint jof Succory-water : 
The Dofeis, four Ounces, 
You mult prefs the Rag 
wherein the Rubarb is eve- 
ry Morning. Montanushys, 
he cured all forts of Fevers 
with this Remedy. For the 
Hedtick Fever in Children, 
and to purge them upon 
other Accounts, Take of 
choice Rubarb flic’d two 
Drams, put it into a Glafs-. 
Bottle containing a Quart 
^ffm^H or any other 
Liquor the Child ulually 
drinks of ; Hop the Bottle 
dole : This Medicate Beer 
mult be ufed in the Day 
and Night, and at Meals. 
When it is drunk up, a 
Quart more mult be put 
upon the lame Rubarb ; 
Which alfo being drunk 
ofi^ a Quart more mult 
be put upon if as before. 
After which , the Rubarb 
commonly lofes its Virtue. 
But, left the Beer firft put 
on fhould be too much im- 
pregnated with the Cathar- 
tick Quality of the Rubarb 
and fo purge too much, ’tis 
belt to add another pint, 
prefently after the firft is 
drunkf; but afterwards frefh 
Beer muft not be added, 
till the whole Bottle is ta- 
ken. Syrup of Rhubarb of 
the Uondon-Dl/pcnfatory is 
made in the following man- 
ner : Take of the beft Ru- 
barb, and of the Leaves of 
Sena, each two Ounces and 
an half ; of Violets one 
Handful, of Cinnamon one 
Dram and an half, of Gin- 
ger half a Dram, of the 
Waters of Betony, Succory 
and Buglofs,eachapintand 
an half j mix them, and let 
them ftand warm all Night ; 
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