The Ufeful Family Herbal. 47 
The Plant climbs upon Bufhes and Hedges like 
the former, but this by twifting its Stalk about 
the Branches of Trees and Shrubs, for it has no 
Tendrils. It runs to fifteen Feet in Height, the 
Stalk is tough and angular: The Leaves are 
broad, and of a Heart-like Shape and are per- 
“= ‘fmooth - and fhining, and of a glofiy and 
ry deep blackifh Green. The Flowers are very 
fall and of a greenifh White ; the Berries are 
red. The Root is black without, white within, 
and full of a flimy Juice. 
The Root of black Briony is one of the beft 
Diureticks known in Medicine. It is an excel- 
Tent Remedy in the Gravel, and all other Ob- 
ftructions of Urine, and other Diforders of the 
met gsi 
= A Common wild Herb fe ot about thaliow 
oe Waters, with a thick Stalk, roundifh Leaves, 
= Spikes of little bright blue Flowers. Brook- 
 Imie grows to a Foot high. The Stalk is — 
fiefhy and large, yet it “does not grow very u 
right: It ftrikes Root at the lower Joints. — Th 
_ Leaves are broad, oblong, blunt at the End, | 
_— indented on the Edges. The Flowers : 
_ ftand fingly on fhort Foot-Stalks one over ano- 
ther, fo that th ey form a kind of loofe Spikes the = 
Brooklime has ‘great Virtues, but muft be ufed 
frefh gath ered, for they are all loft in drying. Tie 
- Juice in Spring i is very good againft the Scu Fs. 
ay mutt betaken’ for fome Time. It- 
gently by Urine, but ih one vinnie 
3 Be Blod 
