The Complete Herbal / To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic.

Chapter 368: JUICES.

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A practical herbal compendium that catalogs dozens of plants with physical descriptions, engraved plates, and asserted medicinal and occult qualities linked to astrological correspondences. It provides systematic instructions for gathering, drying, and storing simples and detailed recipes and procedures for making syrups, conserves, oils, ointments, and compound medicines. The work also supplies an expanded family dispensatory, a list of common ailments with suggested treatments, and a general index to aid domestic use.

JUICES.

That all juices have the same virtues with the herbs or fruits whereof they are made, I suppose few or none will deny, therefore I shall only name a few of them, and that briefly.

Sugar is held to be hot in the first degree, strengthens the lungs, takes away the roughness of the throat, succours the reins and bladder.

The juice of Citrons cools the blood, strengthens the heart, mitigates the violent heat of fevers.

The juice of Lemons works the same effect, but not so powerfully.

Juice of Liquorice, strengthens the lungs, helps coughs and colds.