on the Scurvy. 673 
During the fpring, thofe who had the fcurvy took, in 
proportions fuitable to their ages, a drink made of whey, 
in which were infufed antifcorbutic plants, fuch as coch~ 
learia , najlurtium aquaticmn , becca bunga , acetofa. This 
infufion was fweetened with plain fyrup, or fyrup of 
fugar. Befides . this, in the courfe of the day, they 
ufed a gargle, made of an infufion of herbs, rue, fage, 
agrimonia in water, to which was added fpirit of coch- 
learia , and honey of rofes. When the gangrene began 
to fhew itfelf at the mouth, befides the remedies I have 
mentioned, they ufed to take a ftrong decodtion of bark, 
part of which decodtion I likewife added to the gargle. 
I likewife had the gangrened parts touched with honey 
of rofes, mixed with a fmall quantity of fpirit of fea 
fait. 
This 
An printems tous les fcorbutiques prenoient chaque matin une certaine quan- 
tite, fuivant Jeur age, de petit lait ou. Ton avoit infufe des plantes antifcorbu- 
tiques, comme cochlearia , najlurtium aquaticum > becca bunga , acetofa ; cette in- 
fufion etoit edulcoree avec un firop fimple ou du fucre. En outre ils fe fervoient 
fouvent pendant la journee d’un gargarifme fait d’une infufion d’herbes de rhue, 
de fauge, 8 agrimonia dans de l’eau, a laquelle on ajoutoitde l’efprit de cochlearia , 
et du miel rofat. Lorfque la gangre'ne fe manifefloit a la bouche, outre les 
remedes que je viens de rapporter, ils prenoient une forte deco&ion de kinkina, 
j’ajoutois auffi de cette deco&ion au gargarifme. Je faifois toucher les parties 
gangrenees avecdu miel rofat, au quel on avoit mele un peu d’efprit de fel marin, 
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