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heats, dries, mollifies and 
concocts j is good for De- 
ftillauon and Hoarfnefs. 
’ Lis good alfo for an Hard- 
nefs and Obftrudion of the 
Womb. ’Tis much ul'ed 
for Perfumes. That is belt 
which is fat, and has whi- 
rl fli Fragments. The Red 
Storaxof the Shops, which 
the Jews frequently ufe for 
Perfumes, comes from In- 
dia. Liquid Storax is a fat 
Liquor, like a Balfam ; it 
has a ftrong fmell , and is 
of the Confiftence of Ho- 
ney. A Storax, with the 
Leaves of Maple, grows in 
the Lord Bithopoi Londons 
curious Garden : It was 
brought from Virginia. T. he 
Pill of Storax of the Lon 
don-Difpcnfatory is made in 
the following mannerrTake 
ofStorax-Calamite,of Oli 
barium, Myrrh, and of the 
juice ofLiquorifh thicken’d . 
each half an Ounce ; of 
Saffron one Dram ; with 
Syrup of White Poppies 
make a Mats. This is 
much ufed for Tickling 
Coughs proceeding from 
Rheums, and Defluxions 
on the Lungs : The Dofe is 
fifteen Grains, or one Scru- 
ple, to be taken at Bed- 
time. 
and caufes 
A Water 
the Leaves 
G'afs , 
■in 
s u 
m , in 
Latin Arbutus. It grows 
in Sicily , Italy and France , 
and in the Weft part of 
Ireland. The Fruit taftes 
?leafantly, but no fo well 
as Straw-berries. ’Tis of- 
fenfive to the Stomach, 
the Head-ach. 
drawn from 
and Flowers 
f is counted an 
jexcellent Antidote againft 
the Plague, and for Poi-> 
fons. 
^UgafcCatte, in Latin 
Arundo Saccharina. It grows 
fpontaneoufly in both the 
Indies. ’Tis alfo planted 
m many other places j as, 
in ihe Canary-l(lands,Spain, 
Sicily, Crete and Cyprus. 
It loves a fat and moift 
Ground, and is fit to make 
Sugar in the fpace of a 
Year. The Juice is prefs’d 
out in a Mill, which is .ve - 
ry fweet, but will not keep 
above rwenty four Hours, 
afterwards itturns to Vine- 
gar : They boil it up in 
great Furnaces ; but it is 
worth noting, that if any 
.Oil be mix’d with it, it 
will never come to Sugar. 
* Sugar 
