The Ufefudl Family Herbal 
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UMBILICUS VENERIS. 
3 A Very fingular Plant, which ¢ grows on old 
Walls in fome Parts of England. It is eight © 
Inches high, and is diftinguithed at Sight, by a 
_ Clufter of round Leaves which grow about the 
Stalk. The Root is roundith, “and its Fibres 
ow from the Bottom. The Leaves ftand on 
and thick Foot Stalks, which are, except 
in the loweft of all, inferted not at the Edges of 
: Bon but. in the Middle: Thefe are round, 
thick, flefhy, and indented about the Edges.. = 
The Stalk which bears the Flowers, is round, 
thick, and towards the Top, divided into ‘two or 
three Branches ; on thefe grow the Flowers, in a 
Kind of Spikes: They are oblong, hollowifh, — 
and of a greenifh white Colour. pie 
The Leaves are the Part ufed. Externally, 
they are cooling, and good againft Pains. They 
rates by Urine, and is excellent againft Stra ngu- 
ties, and good in the Gravel, and In immiation: 
of dhe ne and Spleen. 
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A Yep cn wild Plant, with dark colour ei 
ed ith Leaves, and purple Flowers, like 
= thofe of hides <rdy is sw07 Pies high. 
5 are saialbe but or They are of 
applied bruifed to the Piles, with great Suc- ee 
cefs. The Juice of them taken inwardly ope; 
