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diffolved in the Yolk of an Ege, and made into 
an Emulfion with Barley Water, it. will do good 
in Confumptions, when almoft all other Things 
fail. It were well if the common trifling Praétice 
in that fatal Diforder, would give way to the Ufe 
of this great Medicine. 
Frenco MERCURY. 
MERCURIALIS MAS ET FG@:MINA. 
: A Wild Plant, but not very frequent in Eng- 
land, confpicuous for little elfe than that it 
has the Male Flowers on fome Plants, and the 
Female Flowers on others, in the Manner of Spi- 
nage, Hemp, and fome-others as has been ex- 
plained already under the article Date Tree. It 
grows ten jhe high. The Stalks are angular, 
green, thick, but not firm, and ftand but mo- 
derately upright. The Leaves are oblong, broad- 
eft in the middle, fharp at the Point, ferrated at 
the Edges, and of a deep green Colour. The 
Female Plants produce two Seeds growing toge- 
ther at*the Top of a little Spike. The Male pro- 
duce only a Spike of dufty Flowers, without any 
or Fruit at all. But People commonly. mif- 
take the matter, and call the Female, the Male. _- 
_ A Decoétion of the freth gathered Plant purges 
alittle, and works by Urine; it is cooling and 
good for hot Conftitutions and Overfulnefs. The 
dried Herb is ufed in Decoétions for Glifters. . ~ | 
Froc Bit. 
Ss = OR SUS aN eee 
A Little Plant, not uncommon on Waters, with 
“ round Leaves and {mall white Flowers. It _ 
has been by the common Writers called a 
Water Lily; becaufe its Leayes are r 
