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CHAP. IV. Of the second faculties of Medicines.
WEe terme those the second faculties of Medicines, which have dependance upon the first, which are formerly mentioned, as it is the part
Of Heate to
- Rarefie,
- Attract,
- Open,
- Attenuate,
- Levigate,
- Cleanse.
Of Cold to
- Condense,
- Repercusse,
- Shut up,
- Incrassate,
- Exasperate,
- Constipate.
Of Moisture to
- Soften,
- Relaxe.
Of Drinesse to
- Harden,
- Stiffen.
Hence we terme that an attractive medicine, which hath an attractive faculty, as on the contrary, that a repercussive, that repels; a detergent, that which cleanses viscous matter. We call that an Emplasticke medicine, which not only shuts up the pores of the body, but reduces the liquid bodies therein contained to a certaine e∣quality of substance. Thus also emollients, relaxers, and the rest, have their deno∣minations from their effects, as we shall declare hereafter.