The Useful Family Herbal: 77 
: EaRTH-CHESNUT, OR EarTH-NuT. 
BULBOCASTANUM. 
A Common wild Plant, which has the Name 
from its Root. This is of the Bignefs of a 
Chefnut, roundifh, brown on the Outfide, and 
white within, and of a fweet Tafte. The Plant © 
grows to a Foot high: The Leaves are divided 
into fine and numerous Partitions: The Stalk is 
firm, upright, round, ftriated, and green; the 
Flowers are white and little, but they grow in 
great Tufts on the Tops of the Branches. 
The Root is the Part ufed; itis to be roafted 
in the Manner of a Chefnut and eaten. It is faid 
' -to have great Virtues, as a Provocative to Ve- 
“Bery, but this is not well confirmed. 
CHICK-WEED. 
ALSINE MEDI A. 
THE commoneft of all Weeds, but'not with- 
out its Virtue. The right Sort to ufe in Me- 
dicine (for there are feveral) is that which grows 
fo common in our Garden-Beds: It is low and 
branched. The Stalks are round, green, weak, 
and divided : They commonly lean on the Ground. 
~The Leaves are fhort and broad, of a pleafant 
Green, not dented at the Edges, and pointed at 
the Edges, thefe grow two at every Joint. The 
Flowers are white and {mall. Ss 
The whole Plant cut to pieces, and boiled in 
ard ti]l it is crifp, converts the Lard into a fine — S 
green cooling Ointment. The Juice taken in- 
wardly, is good againft the Scurvy. = 
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