The Ufeful Family Herbal, 87 
are very large, and of a beautiful Red. They have 
an elegant Cup, compofed of five narrow hairy 
Leaves, which are much longer than the Flower, 
The Seed Veffel is roundifh, and the Seeds are 
black. They are apt to be mixed among Grain, 
and give the Flour an ill Tafte. 3 
The Seeds are ufed; they work by Urine, and 
open all Obftructions ; they promote the Menfes, . 
and are good in the Dropfy and Jaundice; the 
beft Way of giving them is powdered, and put 
into an Eleétuary to be taken for a Continuance 
of Time: For thefe Medicines, whofe Virtues are 
againit Chronic Difeafes, do not take Effect at 
once. Many have difcontinued them for that 
Reafon: And the World in general is, from the 
fame Caufe, become fond of chymical Medicines, 
_ but thefe are fafer, and they are more to be de- 
pended upon ; and if the two Practices were fairly 
wee chymerical Medicines would loofe their 
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‘The Cocutuvs Inpr TREE. 
ARBOR COCULOS INDICOS FE- . 
RENS. 
A Moderately large Tree, Native of the warmer 
“Parts of the World. It is irregular in its — 
Growth, and full of Branches; the Leaves are 
fhort, broad, and of a Heart-like Shape; they 
are thick, flefhy, fmall, and of a dufky Green ; the 
Flowers are {mall and ftand in Clufters ; the Fruits 
follow thefe, they are of the Bigneis of a large 
Pea, roundifh, but with a Dent on one fide, 
wrinkled, firiable, and brown in Colour, and of 
an ill Smell, Pee er tae. age 
The Powder of thefe ftrewed upon Children’ 
_ Heads that have Vermin deftroys them, P 
- alfo intoxicate fith by ie Make a Pound « 
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