I Thought fit to give you an Account of the Success I find in the Use of the Herb Mr. Boyle sent me, in Curing that sad and deplorable Distemper known by the Name of Diabetes, or making abundance of Water, which [Page 4]quickly Ends in Death, and contemns the best of our European Remedies.

I find it an Excellent Medicine, it sometimes gently Purgeth, and sometimes Vomits, some­times neither only promotes insensible trans­piration, according as it finds Nature disposed, and by a peculiar quality it Cures the above-named Distemper.

I gave the Tincture of this Herb three Months together in Wine and Water to a Merchant who had lived in Turkey, and had been Baunio'd for it, and used all the Re­medies that Countrey could afford; but find­ing no help there came over into England, and this Medicine, with God's Blessing, Cu­red him, his immoderate Evacuation ceased, his Water came to be of a good Colour, and saltish tast, his Thirst abaited, and he reco­vered his Flesh and his Strength, tho' brought very low by the Distemper.

An old Man who was reduced to a meer Anatomy by the prevalency of this Disease, [Page 5]and several Physitians had delivered their Prognosticks, that there was no hopes of Re­covery, because their ordinary Methods of Cure had failed them, yet I gave the Tin­cture of this Herb upon the Report that Mr. Boyle had given of it, and I found it won­derfully answering Expectation. I have writ­ten to Mr. Box at London to send me down what can be procured at any tollerable rates.

I find admirable Success by giving the Tincture in Decoctions of China Root, and sometimes in Harts horn Drink, the Horn be­ing first Calcined.

The Learned Marchioness of Dorchester, who was an excellent Physitian, told me by way of Lamentation, that most Physitians of his Acquaintance did pertinatiously jogg on in the old Road of Vomiting, Purging, Bleed­ing, Blistering, Sweating, Urining; and if that would not do, they'd rather let their Pa­tients dye than prescribe a Specifick.

I also used the same Medicine in the Cure [Page 6]of a middle Aged Man, who made much more Urine that what proceeded from his liquid Aliment, so that all his radical Moisture, seemed to be dryed up, like a Brook in Sum­mer. I only directed him to a temperate, moist and nourishing sort of Dyet, that might help to incrascate the thinness of the Hu­mours, and also Correct the Acrimony of the Blood, and nourish the macerated Habit of the Body, such as Broaths made of Knuckles of Veal, and Panado's, and Caudles of New­laid Eggs, and Milk boiled with Water and Pearl Barley, and sometimes with Rice. This Method, with the Tincture of this Specifick, wrought a wonderful Cure.

This Disease is very dangerous in Old Men, by reason of the decay of the Natural Heat; and it is hard to Cure in young Men, because they will seldom be obliged to observe Rules, and therefore it usually brings into Consump­tions, all their Nourishment running away by Urine.

I lately knew a Countrey Gentleman who drank his Bottle at his Club every Night, se­ven Months in the Year, when he was at [Page 7] London, and by that means brought himself into this Disease: Much Advice was taken, and many of the ordinary Shop-Medicines were used, but all in vain: Six hours before he dy­ed his Friends desired the Drops drawn out of this Indian Herb, but it was too late.

I also knew a Clergy-man who drank a­bundance of Tea, and whatever Friends came to visit, he must drink three or four dishes with them; at length it brought him into this Distemper: I gently purged him with Syrrup of Mirabolans, desired him to quench a peice of Gold in all his drink, and gave him twenty Drops of the Tincture of this Herb, with the Extract and Spirit of the same in his Spoon-meat and he wonderfully escaped with his Life.

An Eminent Physitian, my Neighbour, who suspected himself going into the same Disease, and hearing of this Specifick, desired a little of it, and told me he owed his Life under God to this Medicine. These things I thought fit to acquaint you with, that you may tell others.