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ftand on its Summit a great Quantity of Leaves, 
long, narrow, and pointed at the Ends; of a blu- 
ifh green Colour, and not unlike the Leaves of 
our Flags. The Fruit is round, and is of the 
Bignefs of a Walnut with the green Rind upon 
it. 5 
The Dragons Blood is a red friable Refin. Our 
Druggifts keep it: The beft is in {mall ‘Lumps; | 
there is an inferior Kind in Cakes or Maffes. It 
is procured by cutting the Trunk of this Tree in 
the great Heats. There are alfo two other Kinds 
of Palm, that afford the fame Refin. | It is a very 
excellent Aftringent. It is ufeful in Purgings and 
in the Overflowing of the Menfes, in Spitting of 
Blood, and all other Occafiens of that Kind. It 
may be given in Powder. 
DROPWoORT. 
FILIPENDULA. 
A Very pretty wild Plant, with Tufts of whitith 
~* Flowers, and Leaves finely divided. It grows 
two Feet high. The Stalk is round, ftriated, up- - 
right, firm, and branched. The Leavesare large 
and divided into a great Number of firm Seg-— 
ments, they rife principally from the Root, and 
ftand on flender . Foot-Stalks. | There are 
few Leaves on the Stalks, and they are fmall. 
The Flowers are little, but they ftand in great 
Tufts at the Tops of the Branches:. They are 
white on the Infide, and often redifh on the Out- 
fide. - The Seeds are flattifh and grow feveral to- 
gether. The Root is compofed of a great Num- 
- ber of fmall Lumps, faftened together by Fila; é 
ments. This Root is the Part moft ufed; it is 
good in Fits-of the Gravel, for it promotes U: 
sts an fafely. For this Purpofe the, Je 
thowid- be given, or a eps Decoction 
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