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culinary purpofes : hence the name Alliaria, On drying, however, 
their fenfible qualities are confiderably diminithed, or entirely loft. 
_“ The juice, expreffed from the freth leaves, is ftrongly impreg- 
nated with their active matter, but lofes the greateft part of it on 
being infpiffiated to an extra& with the gentleft warmth: in its 
liquid ftate, duly fecured from the air, it may be kept uninjured for 
many months. On diftilling the frefh herb with water, there arifes a 
{mall portion of effential oil, which taftes and fmells exceeding 
ftrongly.”’ * 
The medicinal charaCter of Alliaria 1s that of a powerful diaphore- 
tic, diuretic, and antifcorbutic ; and as partaking of the qualities of 
gatlick it has been deemed ufeful as an expeCtorant and deobftruent, 
in humoral afthmas, and other cafes of dyfpnoea. It has alfo been 
much efteemed as an external application, to promote fuppuration ; 
and Boerhaave informs us, that he cured a gangrene of the leg, 
arifing from a neglected fraGture and contufion, by applying the 
bruifed leaves of Alliaria with wine.” Ss : 
It has been thought unavailing to publifh figures of the remaining 
medical plants of this order, not only becaufe they appear unim- 
portant, but becaufe they are nearly allied to each other both in their 
medicinal and botanical charaéters, and are fufficiently exemplified 
here and in the former volumes of this work.—See Cochlearia, Sinapi, 
Cardamine, Raphanus rufticanus, Nafturtium aquaticum. - 
@ Lewis. hi cs > Hift. Plant. Lugd. Bat. 437. 
Thofe omitted are 
_ Lin. Name. | OFFICINAL. ENCLIsH. 
Sifymbrium Sophia Sophia -chrurgorum Flix-weed ee 
Rites sen Source rhe Winter Hedge-muftard : 
Raphanus fativus Raphanus Garden-Radith 
Braflica oleracea Braflica Cabbage 
meso! sas \ Rapestor Wild-Cabba 
ee Napus e, OF ape 
roasts tens Bac Garden-Rocket * 
Cheiranthus Cheiri Cheiri Wall-Flower 
Lepidium fativum Nafturtium hortenfe Garden-Crefs 
Thlafpi.arvenfe Thiafpi Battard-Crefs 
->ae.- Burfa paftoris  Burfapaftoris . Shepherd’s-Purfé 
MULTESILIQUZ. 
