FAMILY HERBAL. \9 



reddish on the outside and white within, and is 

 the a?afoctida of the shops; An excellent rae-^ 

 dicine in all nervous disorders ; it may be givea 

 ftlofle rolled up into pills, no way better. j 



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AvENs. Carri/ophi/llata 



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A COMMON wild plant neglected, but worthy 

 ©f out notice. It grows about hedges, and 

 rises to fourteen inches high ; the stalk is firn 

 and slender, and is divided into several branches, 

 The leaves are large and rough, the stalk also 

 is hairy. The leaves that grow from the root are 

 winged ; they consist of three pair of small ones, 

 &nd one much larger sit the end. Those 'dn the 

 stalk are smaller, knd consist of fewer parts ; but 

 otherwise they are like. The flowers are small 

 and yellow; they are succeeded by rough head^, 

 as big as a horse bean, composed of many secdi 

 with hooked filaments. The root is longish 

 and large, of a firm substance, reddish colour,, and 

 very fragrant spicy smell ; it is better than ma^y 

 drugs kept in the shops* 



It is a cordial and judorific. It is good fnr 



nervous complaints, and I have known it alone 

 cure intermittent fevers^ where the bark has been 



nnsuccessfuL 



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Balm. Melissa. 



A PLANT common in our gardens. It grows to 

 two feet in height, and the stalks are robust, 

 square, and hairy. The leaves are oblong, broad, 

 pointed at the end, and dentated about the edges, 



and they staled two at a joint; the flowers are small 



