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A Treatise on Tobacco, Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate

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By Simon Paulli
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The work offers a medical and chemical survey of tobacco, tea, coffee, and chocolate, weighing advantages and disadvantages and reporting observations and experiential uses. It sets out when and for which constitutions each substance may be beneficial or harmful, gives preparations and topical and internal applications (for headaches, digestive complaints, respiratory and uterine problems, and local pains), compares Asian tea with European botanicals, and includes engraved plates showing Chinese and Persian tea utensils.

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The Lord hath created Medicines out of the Earth, and he that is wise will not abhor them. Ecclesiasticus, Chap. xxxviii. Ver. 4.

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Transcriber's Notes:

  1. æ and œ ligatures were used interchangeably in this text. Based on context, the transcriber chose the most appropriate ligature for each incidence.
  2. Examples: All instances of Chamelœagnus were corrected to Chamelæagnus; instances of Spirœa were corrected to Spiræa; instances of Dodonœus were corrected to Dodonæus
  3. Both preternaturally and præternaturally are used in the text; left as printed.
  4. Minor punctuation and printer errors repaired.
  5. Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including obsolete and variant spellings and other inconsistencies.
  6. It is noted that, despite the title, only the treatises on Tobacco and Tea were present in this volume.