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The Ufeful Family Herbal: 3 
pofed to be a Remedy againft Poifons, but it is 
not much regarded at this Time. | 
ADDER’S-TONGUE. 
- OPHIOGLOSSUM. 
Dder’s-tongue is a little Plant common in our 
Meadows. It confifts of a fingle Leaf, with 
a little Spike of Sceds rifing from its Bottom, 
which is fuppofed to refemble the Tongue of -a 
ent. 
The Leaf is of an oval Shape, and of a fine 
bright green Colour; it is thick and flefhy, and 
has no Ribs or Veins. The Stalk on which it ftands 
rifes from a Root compofed of fmall Fibres, and 
is four Inches or more high. ‘The Spike rifes to 
* about the fame Height above it : And the Tongue 
_ or Seed-veffel is notched on each Side, The whole — 
_ Plant is buried among the Grafs, and muft be 
fought in April and May, for it dies off foon after; = 
and nothing is feen of it till the next Seafon. _—- 
‘It is a fine cooling Herb, and an excellent - 
Ment is made from it. The Leaves are to 
chopped to Pieces, and four Pounds of them 
ate to be put into three Pounds of Sewet and one 
Pint of Oil melted together. The whole is to be. 
boiled till the Herb is a little crifp, and then the- 
Ment is to be ftrained off; it will be ofa beau- 
sreen. Some give the Juice of the Plant, or — 
wder of the. dried Leaves, inwardly in — 
rifling 
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