Lhe Ufeful Family Herbal gos 
the Druggifts, but there is no dependi 1g upon 1 
2 what they fell, for they feldom keep it genuine, 
Rete; ie 
ORYZA: 
Very common Plant, in the Za/, fown in the- 
: Fields for the Sake of the ae or Gane 
_ It grows four Feet high; the Stalk is round, hol- 
low, and jointed; the Leaves are long-and grafly, 
_ and of a pale green Colour, but they are broader 
than thofe of any of our Kinds of Corn. The 
_ Flowers are inconfiderable, the Seeds or Grains 
- are contained in Bufhes of a brown Colour, each 
having a long Beard to it, ufually curled at the 
. Bottom, and divided at the Top into two Parts. 
We eat Rice as @ Food rather than Medicine; 
but it is excellent for thofe who have habitual . 
Purgings or Loofeneffes; it is to be eaten any 
Way for this Purpofe, only it muft be continued, 
and it will do more than all the Medicines in the 
World. The Rice-Milk is excellent for this 
Purpo: fe. 
GARDEN ROCKET. 
ERUCA SATIVA. 
Common Plant in our Gardens, two Feet 
** high, and very ereét. The Stalk is round 
and of a deep Green ; the Leaves are oblong, con- 
fiderably broad, of a deep green Colour, and 
divided at the Edges: The Flowers are mode- 
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