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Deserrrtion. 1T groweth up with brownifh, finall,:round ftalks, two feet high, 
and fometimies more ; having thereon many narrow and long dark green leaves, ge- 
nefally plain-on the edges, and are fometimes, though very rarely, found with white 
ftrakes or fpots thereon ; the ftalks are divided towards the top into many {mall 
branches; bearing thereon {mall yellow flowers, all which are turned one way; thefe 
being ripe, are fucceeded by a kind of down, which i is carried away by the. wind. 
‘The root confifts of many fmall fibres, which grow but a little beneath the furface of - 
the ground ; it liveth for fome years, fhooting forth new branches yearly, which 
perifh at the approach of winter. 
_ Prace, It grows in the.open places of woods and coppices, both in moift and dry 
grounds, in many parts of this kingdom. 
Time. It flowereth about the month of July. 
- Government ano Virtu gs. Venus claims dominion over this herb. | It is 
fpoken of by Arnoldus de Villa N ova as amoft excellent remedy for the ftone in the 
reins and kidnies, as alfo to expel the gravel by urine. ' The deco¢tion of the herb, 
either green or dry, or the diftilled water thereof, is very effectual, for inward bruifes, 
likewife for ftaying the floodings of the body, as fluxes of humours, bloody fluxes, 
and. the immoderate ménfes of women; and is moft available in all ruptures or burft- 
ings, being internally or externally applied. It is a fovereign wound-herb, whereby 
~ green wounds and.old ulcers are fpeedily cured ; 5 it is of particular efficacy in‘ all 
lotions for fores or ulcers in the mouth, throat, or privities of either fex. A decoc 
tion is ferviceable to faften the teeth when loofe. 
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THIS herb is alfo frequently called herb gerrard.- 
- Description. It is very low, feldom rifing more thigh half a yard high ; it con- 
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fifts of feveral leaves which ftand, on 1 brownifh green ftalks, penerally three together, . ae. 
-faipped on the edges, and of a ftrong unpleafant fmeli. The umbels of flowers are 
white, and the feed blackith ; ‘the root ie rules ae? into the earth, and _— Specs 2 
icelf Over a great deal of ground. | mS 
~ Pracz,’ It groweth by hedge and wall-fies, saa often in the borders ame corners ete 
“of fields, and fometimes in gardens. pi ae 
- Time, It fowereth i in July, feeding about the latter end of the fame month. 
Government AND Virtues. Saturn is the ruler of this plant. vis 
| it took the 1 name of Boueherl from its peculiar virtues in a the cold gc ae 
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