354 The Ufeful Family Herbal. 
on the under Side. The Flowers are yellow, and 
ftand at the Tops of the Stalks, they are dry and 
~ chaffy, and may be kept fora long Time. The 
whole Plant has an agreeable Smell, when rubbed 
between the Fingers. 
The leafy Stalks are ufed, their Tops are eft,” 
and thofe frefh: gathered : ‘An Infufion of them. 
works by Urine, and opens Obftructions. _ It is 
7 eo in Jaundices, and Obftructions of. the 
entes. 
- - There is another Plant called Arabien Steechas, 
or French Lavender. It has been defcribed already 
under the Head of Lavender, to which it belongs, 
for “it is altogether different from this Plant. eae 
The StrorRax Pipe e.’ a 
: STYRAX ARBOR. : 
Senall Tree, Native of the Eaft, and fome 
Parts of Ewrope; but in Europe it yields: none 
of the Refin we call Storax. We have it in fome 
_ Gardens. It.is twenty Feet high, the Trunk 
—-* ae with a brown Bark: That on the 
7 ‘is gre ith, the Leaves: are of a-browh= 
“ri é. Green. en the: upper Side; and 
whitith pak ~The ie are white and ° 
large, the Fruit is like a Nut, roundifh and lit= 
they and is covered. witha woolly Coat, three of the 
Flowers grow together utually, a are fucceeded 
by three of thefe. : 
We ufe no Part ef the Tree, . a a.refinous 
Subftance, which is produced: ‘from it. This is. 
kept at the Druggifts, and is: redifh and of a 
fragrant Smell, but very foul. It is good in all. 
Difceles of the Breaft and Lungs, being an ex- 
cellent Balfam. ‘Tt is alfo good in all nervous 
‘aad hyfteric SOPIRINE, tha and it —— — 
Mente, as 
