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THe Nephritic Extract, by a specific vir∣tue resists the lapidifactory disposition of the Reins, and petrifactive succus, pre∣vents coagulation and petrifaction: By the abstersive tartareous property, clen∣seth the Reins and Bladder from muci∣laginous slimy matter, sand or gravel that lodgeth in the urinary passages. By the unctuous quality, mollifies, relaxeth lubrifies and dilates the uriters and urinary ductures,
for the more facile and speedy exclusion of the stone-gravel or any viscous coagulated mat∣ter, which may cause a suppression of urine, or strangury. By the balsamic vertue. Heals ex∣coriations of the urinary passages, caused by attrition of the stone and gravel, or a∣crimony of Urine, and mitigates the pain. Very subtile and resolutive, powerful to dissolve the stone; diuretical & purging by urine.
The Dose for Man or Woman is half a Dram, which is about the quantity of a hasel nut.
Take it thus five or six mornings toge∣ther fasting: roll it in fine powdered Sugar or Hony and so swallow it; then drink a good draught of White-wine after, or mixed with Ale. And you may follow your business.
The Nephritic Powder, clenseth the Reins and bladder from sand and gravel, opens the Uriters and Urinary passages, provokes Urine, cooles the reins and prevents the stone.
Take it in a glasse of White-wine fasting, half a douzen mornings together. But let the Powder be put into the wine over night and stand close covered.
The Dose is one Dram.
The Dysuretic Powder, corrects the sharpness of Urine (having an Hostile quality and anti∣pathy
to acidityes) which causeth the Uriters to twitch and vellicate with a painful Convul∣sive motion and contraction in the small of the back and hips to the Region of the bladder and bottom of the Belly: helps incontinency of U∣rine or debility of holding water, strength∣ning the Sphincter Muscle of the bladder and taking away the acrimony of the Urine, which provokes the expulsive faculty: it checks the over strong attraction of the reines, causing immoderate making water, thereby wasting the body, exhausting the natural humidity and im∣poverishing the Masse of bloud: coagulates a saline and tartareous resolution in the body which comming into the ductures of the Vrine, stimulates and irritates to expulsion by its acri∣mony. Cooles the reins, mitigates the ardor and scalding heat of Vrine.
The Dose for Man or Woman is a Dram, for the age 14. two scruples: 8 years old half a Dram.
Take it in the morning an hour before you rise, in posset drink: you may eat or drink when you are up and go abroad. Vse it a fort∣night or three weeks together. Observe your diet; and let your drink be steeled.