160 The Useful Family Herbal. 
dern Practice. Garlian Root, and the Peel. of 
Seville Oranges, make the common bitter Tine: 
tures and Intfufions: Befide {trengthening the Sto- 
mach, and creating an Appetite, thefe open Ob- 
ftruétions, and are good in moft chronic Di- 
forders. The Powder of Gentian will cure 
Agues. . 
GERMANDER. - 
= CHAM AD RY S. 
A Hite Plant, Native. of. many. Parts of. £x- 
~ rope, but with us kept in Gardens. It grows 
a Foot or more in Height, but rarely ftands quite - 
upright. The Stalks are fquare, green, and a 
little hairy. The Leaves ftand two at each Joint. 
They are oblong, deeply indented at the Edges, 
_ Of a firm Subftance, green on the upper Side, but 
hairy underneath. The Flowers’ are fmall and 
purple, like the Flowers of the little Dead Nettle. 
They ftand in Clufters about the upper Joints of 
_ the Stalks, and appear in Yuly. ee 
_ . Sermander is an’ Herb celebrated for many _ 
Virtues. *Tis faid to be excellent againit . the 
Gout and Rheumatifm: However that be, it pro- 
motes Urine and the Menfes, and. is cood in all 
Obftructions of the. Vifcera, The Juice is the 
beft Way, of giving it, but the Infufion is more 
frequent. . 
| < Water GreRMANDER. 
A fittle mean looking Plant, wild in fome Parts 
i of England, but kept in Gardens alfo for its 
Virtues. The Stalks are {quare, hairy, of a dui- 
ky Green, and fo weak, that they ee ftand 
Much up. They are eight or ten Inches ns Ae 
Sateen yeea ar. 
