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ereen colour; in other refpects there is little or no difference. The leaves all grow 
together, from the middle of which rifeth the ftalk, bearing on the top fmall yellow 
flowers, with three falling leaves, and other three arched that cover their bottoms} 
but inftead of the three upright leaves which are in the other kinds, in this there is» 
fubftituted three very fhort leaves, which are followed: by long triangled heads, each 
containing large and flattifh feed. The root is long and flender, of a pale brownifh 
colour on the outfide, and of a hoar lightifh colour within, having many hard — 
thereat, and of a harfh tafte. 
Prace. It ufually grows in watery ditches, ponds, lakes, and moor-fides, which 
are filled with ftanding or running waters. 
Time, - It flowereth in July, and the feed is ripe in Augutt. es 
GovERNMENT AND Virtues, It is under the dominion of the Moon. The root 
is of a very aftringent, cooling, and drying nature, and thereby helpeth all lafks and 
fluxes, whether of blood or humours, as bleeding at the mouth, nofe, or other parts, 
and the immoderate flooding of womens’ courfes. The diftilled water of the whole 
herb, flowers, and roots, is a fovereign remedy for weak eyes, being either dropped 
therein or cloths or fponge wet therewith and applied to the forehead ; being alfo 
fomented on fwellings and hot inflammations and cankers incident to womens’ 
breafts ; ; alfo foul ulcers in the privy parts of either fex. An ointment made of the 
flowers is better for thefe external applications. 
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_ CALLED likewifetoad-Aax, 
Description. Our common flaxweed hath many talks, thick fet with long and 
Bi “narrow blue, or afh-coloured leaves, and bearing from the middle upward a vat 
aoe umber of pale yellow flowers, of a ftrong unpleafant fmell, with deeper yellow 
* mouth , and blackifh flat feed in round heads. The raot is fomewhat woody and 
e, efpeci Hy the chief branch of it, which fpreadeth icfelf many ways, having 
hanging thereto. 
his groweth in every part of this kingdom, and i is to be found by the 
in meadows, banks, and borders. : 
offoms in ocataad and the feed is ripe cectd about the middle or 
~ latter end of Augutt. — 2 
GovERNMENT AND Pens Mars owns this bisbs It is frequently ufed to 
provoke urine and to expel the abundance of thofe watery humours by urine which 
caufe the dropfy. The decoétion of the herb with the leaves and flowers in wines ” 
doth fomewhat move the belly downwards, openeth obftructions of the liver, ag 
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