and fmooth, the Leaves are compofed of ma ny 
_ fmaller Divifions, they are of a blue green Colou . 
and flefhy Subftance; and each Divifion is fhore, 
obtufe, and roundifh. The Flowers are yellow, 
not large, but very confpicuous, they have a 
Quantity of Threads in the Center, and they are 
 fucceeded by rough Seed-Vefiels. a 
____Rue is to be ufed frefh gathered, and the Tops 
of the young Shoots contain its greateft Virtue. © 
_ They are to be given in Infufion; or they may 
be beaten up into a Conferve with three Times 
their Weight of Sugar, and taken in that Form. 
_ The Infufion is an excellent Medicine in Fevers, 
it raifes the Spirits, and promotes Sweat, drives 
any thing out, and is good againft Head-achs, 
and all other nervous Diforders which’ attend cer-= 
_ tain Fevers. The Conferve is good againft Weak. 
 neffes of the Stomach, and Pains in the Bowels. 
It is pleafant, and may be taken frequently by 
People fubject to hyfteric Diforders with great 
_ Advantage. . eat 
RuPTuRE-WORT. 4 
HERNIARIA. 
A Little low Plant, wild in fome Parts of the 
_  **% Kingdom, but not common, and kept in the 
Gardens of the Curious. It grows three or four 
Inches long, but the Stalks he on the Ground: 
_ Many grow from the fame Root, and they {pread 
_ into a kind of circular Figure. They are flender, 
- yound, jointed, and of a pale Green. The Leaves 
“ are very fmall, and nearly of an oval Figure, they — 
_ ftand two at each Joint; and are alfo of a pale 
Green. The Leaves are very fmall, the Rootis — 
very long, but not thick. _ | 
~ The Juice of the freth gathered Herb, externally 
- applied, has been much celebrated againft Rup- 
— | tures: 
