The Ufeful Family Herbal. 45° 
to a {mall Height ; in fome other Parts of Europe, 
it is a tolerably large Shrub. The Bark is whitith, 
the Wood yellow; the Leaves fmall, roundifh, - 
fmooth, of a very dark green Colour, and very 
numerous. The Flowers are {mall and greenifh 
yellow; the Fruit is little, round, and furnithed 
with three Points. re 
The Wood of the Box-Tree, and particularly 
of the Root, is an excellent Medicine in all Foul- 
neffes of the Blood; it has the fame Virtues with the 
Guiacum, but in a greater Degree. It is to be 
given in Decoétion not made too ftrong, and con- 
tinued a long Time. There have been Inftances 
of what were called Leprofies cured entirely by 
this Medicine. There is an Oil made from it by 
Diftillation, which is good for the Tooth-ach. It 
is to be dropped on Cotton, and to be put into the 
a »>BORAGO. 
A Rough Plant common in our Gardens, with 
“™ great Leaves, and beautiful blue Flowers. 
It grows two Feet high; the Stalks are thick,. 
‘Tound, flefhy, and juicy ; and covered with akind 
of Mairinefs fo fturdy that it almoft amounts to | 
the Nature of Prickles. The Leaves are oblong, 
broad, ‘very rough and wrinkled ; and they have 
the fame Sort of Hairinefs, but lefs ftiff than that 
Of the Stalk; the largeft grow from the Root, 
but thofe on the Stalks are nearly of the fame 
Shape. The Flowers are placed toward the Tops Sree 
of the Branches ; they are divided into five Parts 
of a moft beautiful Blue, and have a black Ey 
_ a8 it-were in the Middle. © = = 
___ Borage has the Credit of being a great 
_ but, if it poffefs any fuch Virtue 
