38 The Ujeful Family Herbal, — 
' This is to be preferved dry as the other, , 
Sken3 in the fame Manner. It is excellent againft 
Stoppages of the Menfes, and, if taken conftantly, 
will bring them to a regular Courfe. 
“Catves-Snout OR SNAPDRAGON , 
ANTIRRHINUM. 
Common wild Plant in many Parts of Ew 
rope, and is very frequent in our Gardens, and 
upon the Walls of Gardens: Its natural Situat 
iso Hills among barren Rocks, and no 
comes fo near that, as the Top of an old W. 
with us: The Sceds are light and are eafily*tar- 
ried thither by the Wind, and they never fail 
-ftrike, and the Plant flourifhes. It is two F 
“the Stalks are round, thick, firm, and 
lerabiy upright, but generally a little bent t 
wards the Bottom; the Leaves are very nut 
rous ; they are oblong, narrow, not indented 
the Edges, blunt at the Ends, and of a blu 
green Colour. The Flowers are large and _ ret 
they ftand in akind of loofe Spikes upon the Top 
of the Stalks; the Root is white and oblon 
- The frefh Tops are ufed ; an Infufion a: 
works by Urine, and has been recommended 
fome in the Jaundice, and in other Difeafes ar 
from Obftructions of the Vifcera; but we hav! 
fo many Englifo Plants that excel in this Particu 
Tar, and the’ Tafte of the ieee is fo. far frot 
