184 The Ufeful-Family Herbal: 
or more in! Height, and-is extremely branched} 
the Stalk is round, blunt, ridged-and angulated, 
and compofed-of, Joints. It.is hollow, weak, and 
feldom fupports. itfelf tolerably. upright. The. 
Branches are of . the’ fame Struéture, and. they are 
again branched; they grow feveral’ from -every 
Joint of the main Stalk, and-have, others. again, 
_ though in Jefs-Number, growing from their Joints. 
The-whole Plantiis:,of a green Colour, and when 
bruifed, not ofa very agreeable Smell.. 7 
aie he whole Plant is to be ufed, and it is beft 
refh ; though it retains a ‘great -deal of its Virtue 
dried. Given in Decoétion, it ftops Overflowings 
of the Menfes, and bloody Stools, and applied ex- 
ernally, it immediatély ftops the Bleeding of 
Hownps Tone ur. — ge} 
CYNOGLOSSUM? =. ag 
ep Tall-and fingular looking Plant, frequent, by 
*.our Way Sides, and diftinguithed: by its large 
eavess~and fmall purple Flowers, as allo 
it y of its ‘Smell,: which has been 
uppoied to-refemble-that of a Kennel of Hounds: 
It is two Feet anda half high. The Stalk. is an- 
gulated, firm, and upright :) ‘Lhe Leaves gee 2 
confiderably broad, ot a pale whitifh or bluifh 
en Colour, tharp at the Points,.and not. at all 
errated at the Edges. The Flowers are fmall and 
ofa deep Purple: ‘They grow along the Tops of 
The Root is the Part ufed : Ip is long, thick, 
and brown, but whitifh within; it is balfamic and 
aftringent... Given: in Decoétion, it is excellent 
againit Coughs arifing from athin fharp Humotr. 
- Dried and powdered, it is good againft Purgingsy 
and ftops the Overflowings of the Menfes., > 
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