The Ofeful Famih hy iy He ho) z: 
four only opening at a Time, the Seeds. are final 
and brown, the Root is long and fhag 
The Leaves ate ufed, and thofe are bett which: 
grow from the Root, hen there is no Stalk, 
They are to be given in Decottion againft the 
Overtiowings of the Menfes, the Bloody Flux, ' 
the Bleeding of the Piles, and Spitting of Blood ; 
Boiled in Milk, they are alfo excelent by way. of 
_Pultice to the Piles, and other painful Swellings: , 
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SIN A PI; 
A Common rough looking Plant, wild in many. 
-**% Places, but kept alfo in 1 Gardens, for the Sake 
of the Seed. It grows a Yard high. The Stalk 
is round, fmooth, thick, and of a pale Green 5 
“the Leaves are large, and of a coarfe Green, deep- 
y indented, and placed irregularly, they hang 
down, and have a difagreeable Afpect. The 
Flowers are {mall arid yellow, they grow in great 
Numbers on the Tops of the Branches, and the 
Pods of the Seed follow them. The whole Plant 
_is of an acrid pungent Tafte. The Root is white. 
The Seeds are the Part ufed; what we call Mu- 
, is made of them, and it is very wholefome ; it - 
ens the Stomach, and procures an Appetite: © 
The Seed bruifed and taken in large Quantities, 
“works by Urine, and is excellent againft Rheu- 
matifms, and the Scurvy. It alfo promotes the 
teftore bese in Palfies., 
es. Laid upon the te it will fometimes ae 
