The Ufiful Family Herbal, 49 
earded ; they grow in a fingular Manner upon the 
Backs of the Leaves, they are very fmall and 
purplifh: Thefe are fucceeded each by a fingle 
Berry, which is red, round, and as big as a Pea, 
The Roots are white, thick, and numerous. 
The Root is the Part ufed, and it is an excel= 
lent Medicine to remove Obitruétions. It works 
powerfully by Urine, and is good in Jaundices, 
and in Stoppages of the Menfes, and excellent in 
the Gravel. 
, BucK-BEANS. 
: TRIFOLIUM PALUSTRE. 
~ ALN Herb better known by the common People, 
“than among the Apothecaries, but of great 
Virtue. » It grows wild with us in marfhy Places, 
and is of fo very fingular an Appearance, that it 
_ the Leaves ftand three upon each Stalk, and thefe 
Stalks rife immediately from the Roots, They 
_ te thick, round, fmooth, and flefhy; and the 
Leaves themfelves are large, oblong, and have 
 fome Refemblance of thofe of Garden-Beans. 
The Flowers ftand upon naked Stalks, which are 
alfo thick, round, fiefhy, and whitifh: They are» 
 fmall, but they grow together in a kind of thick 
hort Spike, fo that in the Clufter they make a 
Confpicuous Appearance ; they are white with a 
_ Very faint Tinge of Purple, and are hairy with- 
ins the Root 1s whitith, long, and thick. 
_ | The Leaves of Buck-bean are to be gathered 
x before the Stalks appear for Flowering, and are 
tobe dried ; the Powder of them will cure Agues, 
bur their great Ufe is againft the Rheumatifm: — 
_ For this Purpofe they are to be given for a Con= _ 
om os of Time in Infufion, or in the Manner — 
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