114 The Ufeful Family Herbal. 
caufe of this flimy Juice, we cannot well dry any 
other way; probably this would loofe its vomit- 
ing Quality when dried, and would act only as an 
Opener of GhitriGions, in which Cafe, it might 
be given in repeated Dofes; for at prefent no bo- 
-dy will be prevailed upon to take it often. 
- The frefh Root bruifed and applied to frefh © 
Wounds heals them very fuddenly. Applied to 
Strains and Bruifes, it is ‘alfo’ excellent, taking 
away the Swelling and Pain. 
The Gazat Daisy. 
BELLIS MAJOR. 
A Beautiful and ftately wild Plant, which, if it 
were not frequent in our Fields, would doubt: 
lefs be efteemed in Gardens. It ws to a Foot — 
Sieh The Stalks are angulated flender, but firm — 
upright: The Leaves are oblong, narrow; 
seat init the Edges, and of a beautiful a 
Green. The Flowers ftand on the Tops of the 
Branches. They are white; and an fick 
chen like the white China Starwort fo much 
ed in our Gardens. The Root is flender. 
The Flowers are the Part ufed. They are to be 
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gathered when newly opened, and dried, and may a 
afterwards be given in Powder ¢ or Infufion. They 
"are good againit Coughs and Shortriefs of Breath, 
and in all Diforders of the Lungs. They ORs 3 
palfenic and ftrengthening. 
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