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Jnfo an oinlnieat. bv boilius" them in lard 



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are almost crisp^ and ihew pouring it off, this is 

 cooling ; the juice of the berries is boiled do\Yn 

 with a little sugar, or by some wholly without, 

 and thisj when it comes to the consistence of Jioney, 

 is the famous rob of elder, good in colds and sore 

 throats. A wine is made of the elder-berries^ v 

 has the flavour of Frontignac. 



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Elecampane. Eiiula campancu 



A TALL and robust plant, wild in some parts 

 of England^ but kept in gardens for the uses of 

 medicine; it grows five feet high^ and ihe flower 

 is jellovs^:, and very large. The stalk is round, 

 thick, upright^ very robust, and reddish : the 

 leaves are long, large, and rough, and they are 

 pouited at the ends ; of a pale green colour. 

 The flowers grow at the tops of the branches, 

 and have something like the appearance of a dou- 

 ble sun flower. They arc two inches in diameter, 

 yellow, and very beautiful. The root is long 

 and thick, and is brown on the outside, and whit^ 

 within. 



The root is the part used ; we have it dried from 

 German V, hut it is for most purposes better to take 

 that fresh out c^i the garden, which we have here. 

 Hardly any plant has more virtues. It is good in 



disorders of the breast and lungs, and it op 

 obstructions : It operates by urine powerfully, and 

 also by sweat ; and the juice of it will cure the 

 itch, applied externally. Its greatest virtue, how- 

 ever, is against coughs, and for this purpose it is 

 best taken candied, provided that be well done* A 

 little of \i maj' in this way be held almost conti- 



lly in the mouth, and 





