therefore, the _Chamelæagnus_ is now sufficiently known, we have no more Occasion for _Tea_ from _China_, than we have for _Arum_ from _Asia_, _Wormwood_ from _Pontus_, or _Scordium_ from _Crete_. I now proceed to consider the peculiar Virtues commonly supposed to reside in _Tea_, but which I assert are equally to be found in _European_ Plants; for the _Chinese_ are guilty of a fulsome Exaggeration, when they assert that it has a Tendency to prolong Life. The Virtues, then, of the _Tea_, seem to be most accurately described by _Rhodius_ and _Martinius_, who seem to have reduced them to three Heads; the first of which, according to _Rhodius_, is, that it alleviates Pains of the Head, and represses Vapours: The second, that it corroborates the Stomach: And, the third, that it expels the Stone and Gravel from the Kidneys. These Virtues are, by _Martinius_, recited in the following Order: To the drinking of this warm Liquor, it is said to be owing, that the _Chinese_ are Strangers to the Gout and Stone. When drank after Meals, it removes Crudities and Indigestion. When exhibited to drunken Persons, it affords them Relief, and prevents the bad Consequences of Surfeits; for it is of a drying Nature, carries off superfluous Humours, expels somniferous Vapours, and removes the languid State of Students, who are oppressed by long Application. These Virtues are, at present, to be carefully examined. I shall not here speak of those Qualities, which are the Result of its Temperature; since I before evinced, that the whole Substance of the _Tea_ was grateful to the Brain; but at the same time shewed, from a singular Observation, that _Betony_ was possessed of the same Virtues and Qualities. First, then, it is asserted of _Tea_, that it removes the bad Consequences of Surfeits, because it is of a drying Nature, and carries off superfluous Humours: The same Effects are also produced by _Betony_: But as for the Expulsion of somniferous Vapours, and removing the languid State of hard Students; these Properties are more frequently ascribed to the true _Myrtle_, than to _Betony_; which, however, as we shall afterwards shew, is also recommended against Intoxication. The second Virtue of _Tea_ macerated in warm Water, is, that it corroborates the Stomach; which Effect is also remarkably produced by _Betony_.