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beer, and drank daily, cleareth, ftrengtheneth, and quickeneth the fight of the eyes 
exceedingly. The decoction of the roots in wine, or the juice taken therein, killeth 
and driveth forth all manner of worms in the belly and ftomach ; if gargled in the 
mouth, or the root chewed, fafteneth loofe teeth, and helpeth to keep them from pu- 
trefaction ; being drank, it is good for thofe who {pit blood, helpeth to remove 
cramps or convulfions, the pains of the gout, the {ciatica, the loofenefs and pains in 
the joints, or members disjointed or fprained, proceeding from colds or moifture 
happening to them, applied either internally or externally ; it is alfo ufed with good 
effect by thofe who are burften, or have any inward bruife. The roots being well 
boiled in vinegar, afterwards beaten and made into an ointment with hog’s fuet and 
oil of trotters, is an excellent remedy for the fcab or itch, either in young or old; 
the places alfo bathed or wafhed with the decoétion doth the fame, and helpeth all 
forts of filthy, old, putrid fores or cankers. In the roots of this herb lieth the chief 
effect for all the remedies aforefaid. The diftilled water of the leaves and roots to- 
gether is very profitable to cleanfe the fkin of the face or other parts from any mor- 
phew, fpots, or blemifhes. 
E, Rd Ne des WL. 
KNOWN alfo by the name of fea-holly. 
Description. ‘The leaves of this plant are nearly ee deeply. dented about 
_the edges, hard and fharp pointed, a little crumpled, and of a blueifh green colour, 
each having a long footftalk ; the leaves when young, are neither fo hard nor 
prickly as when come to its maturity. The ftalk is round and ftrong, fomewhat 
crefted with joints, bearing leaves thereat, which are more divided, fharp, and 
prickly than thofe before mentioned ; from thefe joints it alfo branches forth many 
‘ways, each bearing on the top feveral blueifh, round, prickly heads, with many {mall, 
Jagged, prickly leaves under them, ftanding like a ftar, which are fometimes of a 
Sreenith or white colour. The root groweth very long, fometimes to the length of 
_ eight or ten feet, fet with rings or circles toward the upper part, but fmooth and 
without joints downwards, brownifh on the outfide but very white within, with a 
pith i in the middle, of a pleafant tafte, but sg more fo when carefully preferved 
and candied with fugar. 
*. PLace. Tei is found on the fea coafts, and in almoft every part of this Lisodons he gs 
ar 
: <i on the fea. 
‘Time. It flowereth at the latter end of the fummer, and ates its feed about a 2 A ae 
3 aah after, : 
GoveRNMENT AND Vintves. The stat is veueesl, and produceth a great quan 
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