Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water, and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from AnotherDublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, C. Hitch, and C. Davis, 1744 - 174 pages |
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Page 21
... balfam or effential oil of vegetables . contains a spirit , wherein confift the fpecific quali- ties , the smell and tafte of the plant . Boerhaave . holds the native prefiding spirit to be neither oil , falt , earth , or water ; but ...
... balfam or effential oil of vegetables . contains a spirit , wherein confift the fpecific quali- ties , the smell and tafte of the plant . Boerhaave . holds the native prefiding spirit to be neither oil , falt , earth , or water ; but ...
Page 25
... There fore the infufion of tar drunk warm , is eafier infi- nuated into all the nice capillary veffels , and acts , not only by virtue of the balfam , but also by that D of of the vehicle . It's tafte , it's diuretic quality ( 25 )
... There fore the infufion of tar drunk warm , is eafier infi- nuated into all the nice capillary veffels , and acts , not only by virtue of the balfam , but also by that D of of the vehicle . It's tafte , it's diuretic quality ( 25 )
Page 30
... balfam of Peru , obtained by boiling wood and fcumming the decoction , be a very valuable medi- cine and of great account in divers cafes , particu- Jarly afthmas , nephritic pains , nervous colics and obftructions , yet I do verily ...
... balfam of Peru , obtained by boiling wood and fcumming the decoction , be a very valuable medi- cine and of great account in divers cafes , particu- Jarly afthmas , nephritic pains , nervous colics and obftructions , yet I do verily ...
Page 46
... balfam it destroys the ulcerous acrimony of the humours , and as a deobftruent it opens and cleans the veffels , reftores their tone , and ftrengthens the digestion , whose defects are the prin- cipal cause of fcurvy and cachexy . 97 ...
... balfam it destroys the ulcerous acrimony of the humours , and as a deobftruent it opens and cleans the veffels , reftores their tone , and ftrengthens the digestion , whose defects are the prin- cipal cause of fcurvy and cachexy . 97 ...
Page 53
... balfam , and at laft a refin . And it is obferved by chemifts , that turpentine diffolved over a gentle fire , is , by the conftant operation of heat , fucceffively transform- ed into oil , balfam , pitch , and hard friable refin ...
... balfam , and at laft a refin . And it is obferved by chemifts , that turpentine diffolved over a gentle fire , is , by the conftant operation of heat , fucceffively transform- ed into oil , balfam , pitch , and hard friable refin ...
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