gOt» FAMILY HERBAL. 



of it stops the overflowicps of the menses^ and alj 



other bleedings ; it is retiiarkable against a spitting 



of bloody and hence it is got into general use in 

 consumptions, but that not so properly. It may be 

 given in powder^ but the other way is better. 



The Lupine. Lupimis sativus albus. 



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THERE are many lupinea kept in gardens, but 

 the best kind for use is Hhe white-flotvered ; it 



grows to a yard high, tlic stalk is round, thick, firm. 



andofapale green. Theieaves stand on long foot 

 stalks, an^ arje each composed of seven, eight, or 

 Dine long narrow ones, disposed in the manner of 

 fingers; these are also of a whitish green colour. 

 The flowers are large and white, of the shape of a 

 pea-blossora. The pods are hairy. A decoction of 

 the seeds of lupines, drank in the manner of barley 

 >vater, not only works by urine, but is good to bring 

 down the menses, and open all obstructions. It is 

 excellent in the beginning of consumptions, jaun- 

 dices, and dropsies ; but when those diseases are ad- 

 vanced to a height, more powerful remedies are to 

 be employed. A decoction made very strong is 

 good to w ash the heads of children that bave break- 

 ings out upon them ; they cleanse and dispose them to 



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GoLDEN Lungwort. Pulmo7iaria aiirea. 



TALL, erect, and beautiful plant of the liawk 

 kind., \Titli yellow flowers, and vei 



Nvehave it wild ins9me places in En 



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long ; they grow half a dozen or tliereabout 



