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its good effedts.”. He adminiftered it in fubftance im dofes of half a 
dram, or a dram, of the wood. or leaves, or an infufion of an ounce. 
This author was followed by others, who have not only given 
teftimony of the efficacy of the Mifleltoe in different convulfive 
affections, but alfo in thofe complaints denominated nervous, in 
which it was fuppofed to act in the character of a tonic. But all 
_ that has been written in favour of this remedy, which is certainly 
well’ deferving of notice, has not prevented it from ‘falling into 
general neglea ; ; and the Colleges of London and Edinburgh have, 
perhaps not without reafon, expunged it from their catalogues of the 
Materia Medica. 
> Diffirtation concerning the Miffiltee, a moft, wonderful fpecifick* remedy for the cure of 
convuliiue diftempers.. 
~ Other: medicinal plants’ of this Order; are 
SysTEMATIC NaMEs,. OFFICINAL. __ENGLIsH. 
Poterium Sanguiforba. Pimpinella italica (berba): Common Burnet. 
Sanguiforba officinalis Pimpinella italica (eax) « Burnet Blood-wort. 
Plantago Pfyllium — Pfyllium. Clammy Plantain. 
“Cufcuta europza: Cufcuta cates Common Dodder: 
guts epithymum Epithymum, Leffler Doddes, 
FILICES. 
