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172. ~~ The Natural Fiftory of Jamaica. 
If this be Afonardes his Verbena of Peru, as by the Vertues, it may, ’tis 
thought by him, and he tells feveral Stories, whereby he would make it ap- 
pear to be one of the beft Medicines againft Worms, if the depurated Juice 
with Sugar, be drank. It is bitter. ee 
Ic is ufed in Ulcers, beaten and laid asa Poultefs. A {poonful of the juice ~ 
is given to thofe who have theCollick, Dyfentery, Cholera Morbus, or any 
Bowel Difeafe. It is good againft Charms. Bont. 
LV. Verbena minima Chameadryos folio. Cat. p. 64. Tab. 107. Fig. 2. 
This Plane has a great many blackith fibrils coming from each fide, of q 
long, reddifh brown, deep Root. At its appearance out of the Earth it 
iends out on every hand feveral fmall, fqQuare, trailing, jointed Stalks, two 
Foot long, at the Joints ftriking fome fibrous Roots into the Earth. Ar 
every two Inches diftance are f{welled, reddith Joints, where come the 
Leaves fet oppofite one to the other, on a quarter of an Inch Foot-Stalks, 
They are three quarters of an Inch long, and half an Inch broad, hairy, fhipe 
about the edges, and like thofe of the Chamedrys Spuria. At the ends of 
the Branches come the Inch and an half long Spikes of {mall blue headed 
Flowers, cach of which ftands in a rough Calyx, and after them fucceed {e- 
veral roundifh Seeds, having Afperities and Depreflions in them, and being 
of a light brown colour. 
It grew nearthe Banks of the Rio-Cobre, below the Town of of St, Fage 
de la Vega, on the fame fide of the River. 
V. Verbena aut {corodonie afinis anomala, flore albldo, calyce a{pero, allii odore, 
Cat. p.64. Guinea Hen-Weed. ) 
This Plant has a very {trong Root, deeply faftned in the Earth, of a 
brownifh white colour, from whence fprings a very ftrong Stalk jointed, 
two Foot high, at whofe Joints are Leaves an Inch and an half long, and 
half as broad inthe middle, where, broadeft, fmooth, and having many 
Nerves appearing in their furface. The tops of the Branches are, for a Foot 
in length, without any Leaves, fet clofe on every fide with white Tetrape- 
talous Flowers, in a very rough Calix, flicking clofe to the Stalk, without 
any Foot-Stalks, after which follow, inclofed in a very rough Seed-Vefiel, 
one brown long Seed. 
All the parts of this Plant have a very {trong unfavoury {mell, like te 
Wild-Garlick. 
It grows in fhady Woods, in the Savannas, every where. 
The Roots of this Plant going very deep into the Earth, afford it Nourifh- 
ment, when other Herbs and Grafs are burnt up, and when Cattle can find 
no other Food, they feed onthis. Hence Cows Milk in dry Seafons, inthe 
Savannas, taft fo ftrong of it as not to be favoury, and the Flefh of Oxen 
taft of ic fo much as fcarce to be endured, and their Kidnies after a very 
intolerable manner. ‘To avoid thefe inconveniencies, Grafiers, who feed 
Cattle for the Market, take them off fuch Paftures, and feed them with 
other fort of Food, and in about a Weeks time they are fitted for the 
Butcher, their Flefh having no taft of this remaining. 
This raft in Milk or Flefh, is faid commenly, and believed to be from the 
Calabafh-Tree, on whofe Fruit and Boughs Cattle likewife then feed, but ’tis 
perfectly the taft of this Plant, and not of the other. ; 
: A a of this Root being put into a hollow Tooth, Cures the aching 
thereof. 
VI. On- 
