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Diffolution of Tartar, by 
little and little, Rectified 
Spirit of Vitriol ; there 
will be a great Eftervef- 
cency : Continue to drop 
more in, till there is no 
farther Ebullition ; then 
place your Cucurbite in 
Sand, and evaporate the 
Spirit with a little Fire, 
there will remain a very 
white Salt ; keep it in a 
Vial well ftop’d. *Tis a 
good Apperitive; and is al- 
fo a little purgative. ’Tis 
given in Hypochondriacal 
Cafes, in Quartan-Agues, 
King’s- Evil, and in all 
other Difeafes, wherein it 
is neceflary to open Ob- 
ftrudHons, and to force U- 
rine. The Dofe is, from 
Sen to thirty Grains, in 
fome proper Liquor. 
R. 
in 
* * Latin Cortex Win- 
ter anus. It turns up in 
Pipes, like Cinnamon, but 
is larger, and thicker; of 
a light yellow Colour, and 
of a very hot biting Taftef 
It comes from Nevis, An~ 
tego , Montferrat, and o- 
ther Places. ’Tis Cepha- 
lick, and Stomachick ; but 
the chief Ufe of it is for 
the Scurvy. Take of the 
Conferve of Scurvy grafs, 
ityw4»-Wormwood , and 
Fumitory, each two Oun- 
ces ; of the Powder of the 
Winteran-Bark, and of the 
RootsofAngelica andWakc 
Robin, each two drams ; 
of the Spices of the three 
Sanders one Dram and an 
half, of the powder of 
Crab’s-eyes one Dramas 
Salt of Wormwood two 
Drams ; with a fufficient 
quantity of the Syrup of 
the Bark of Citron, make 
an Electuary. This is good 
for the Scurvy. 
in Latin Glaf- 
trum Sativum. It has long 
Leaves of a bluilh green 
colours the Stalk grows 
two Cubits high, fet about 
with a great number of 
luch Leaves as come up 
firft, but fmaller, bran- 
ching it felf at the top into 
many little twigs, where- 
upon grow many fmall yel- 
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