382 The Ufeful Family Herbal. 
hollow, and of a deep dufky purplith Colour. 
The Root is compofed of a vaft Quantity of 
Strings, which are-of a dufky Olive Colour, and 
of a ftrong Smell and aromatic Tafte. The Roots 
of this Plant were the firft that came into Ufe, 
under the Name of Virginiaz Snakeroot, but there 
are upon the Spot two other Plants of the fame 
Kind, though different Species, which have thready 
Roots of the fame Form, and they are indiffe- 
rently taken up for Ufe; they all feem to have 
the fame Virtue, fo that there is no harm in the 
Mixture. There is fometimes another Root mixed 
ere, them, but that is eafily diftinguifhed, for 
it is black, and thefe are all of the fame dufky 
- Olive Colour. This Jaft Adulteration fhould be 
verpided: °- SY CURE SRR FORE eae 
~The Virginian Snakeroot is an excellent Me+~ 
dicine in Fevers, it operates by Urine and by 
Sweat, and will often take off inveterate Head- 
_achs. * It is alfo given by fome as a Remedy a- 
gainft Worms; and it was originally famous a- 
gainft the Poifon of the Rattle-Snake, and wasa . 
_ Remedy we learnt from the Jndians. It is good 
_ againft Worms in Children, and may be given in 
fmall Dofes for a Continuance of ‘Time. Scarce 
any Thing is more effectual. 
‘The Vomrc Nut TRe®: 
as NUX VOMICA. | 
A Tall and fpreading Tree of: the. Eaft, very 
‘dike that which affords the Wood called _ 
Snake-wood in the Shops, and by fome fup- 
The Kernels of the Fruit of that' Tree, are indeed 
of the Shape of the Vomic Nuts, but they are not 
half fo big.” The Tree is large and fpreading: — 
_ The Branches are numerous, andthe Leaves are 
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