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no The Netra Hilly of Yasin, 
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XXV. Volubilis nigra, radice suberofa compreffa maxima digitata farinacea 
efculenta folio cordato nervofo. Cat. p. 46. Negro Country Tams. 
This has a great Root a Foot broad, and flatter than the former, almoft 
palmated, or digitated after the manner of fome Orehis’s, of a durty brown 
colour onthe out fide. The Stalks are not alated, but round, in all other 
things they are the fame with the former. 
They are both planted by cutting the Root in pieces, of about an Inch 
{quare, with a piece. of the Rind on it, the larger the piece the bigger the 
Yam, Planting them in March or before, after Chviffmas they are at their 
full growth. 
The Seed is not fruitful. : 
They being cut into pieces and boiled or rofted, are eaten by Negros, 
Slaves, or Europeans, inftead of Bread, being a dry, mealy, pleafant, and 
very nourifhing Root, and for this end are very much planted here. 
Swine are fatted with thefe Roots in Zeylan. HY. MM. : 
XXVI. Perfcaria urens five hydropiper © B. pia. Cat. p. 47. An Eloquitic 
heria geniculata Flernand. p.210? Perficaria Americana anguftiori folio hirfuta 
St. aléis Plukenet. Alm. p.288 ? | 
This Arfmart fends out from eyery joint, touching the water or mud, a 
great many two Inch long Fibrils, fhooting themfelves into them, thence 
drawing their Nourifhment. “The Stalk is round, jointed at every Inch and 
an half; not -flraight, but inclining a little downwards, and two Foor. long: 
At every joint there isa Protubcrance, and at it upwards is an half Inch long 
Membrane, covering the Stalk... ‘The,Leaves come out at each joint alterna- 
tively ftanding on Inch long Foet-Stalks, they are eight Inches long, and. two 
broad, where broadeft, fmooth,, and in every thing like Perficaria Leaves, 
The Flowers fland on the topsyof the Branches, Spike fafhione/, like in 
colour, erc.' te thofe of: the ordinary Perficarias, and to them follows a 
biack, flat, roundifh, fhining, fmooth Seed, having two fmall Prickles os 
points at cach end. , 
It grows by River fides, and in moift grounds all over the Ifland, and 
comes very near, if it be sot altogether the fame with our common European 
Perficaria. 
A Fomentation of the Leaves of tbis, takes away old Aches and Colds. of 
the Joints. Applied to the Os palis, makes one Pils, if they be ftop'd froma 
eoldcaute. Itis'a-very good Cauflick, and ufed by Chirurgeons in Purrid 
and Wormy Ulcers, for that caufe. Ic.takes away hacdned cumours,../ fo. 
Iris Commended. in this’ cafe by, Paracelfas. : 
Jt is hot and dry, wafls Tumours, and. diffolves congealed Blood or echy- 
mofis.. Some of -it put under the Saddle, and rub’d on a Horfes Back re- 
frefhes a tired Jade. Ger. 
Boiled in water, and applied, it carries away ill Humours fromthe Eyes. 
If beaten and applied with the Juice-it helps purulent Eyes. It takes off 
Spots from the Body, if the Juice be rubd on them Morning and Evening. 
Ic difcuffes hard Bruifes and Swellings. Dorf. 
- Flies, Gnats, or Fleas, come not near this Herb or its Juice, and there- 
fore ’tis very good for fordid Ulcers. Zrag. and to keep thefe Vermine from 
Rooms ftrowed with it. 
Its Juice kills Worms in the Ear. 
The Leaves dried are ufed for Pepper. Diofcorid. 
The Oil is good for a knotty Gout, which is made of the Juice of 
Arfmart, Lovage, and Shepherds-Purfe of cach q, { Five Black Weathers 
Heads, and fifteen Frogs boiled in /a/zeo, in two quarts of Oil, to oe dif- 
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