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the root, and are long, broad, pointed At thd 

 ends, not dented at the edges, and of a vcrj deep 

 green colour. On other parts of the root stand 

 the stalks, which bear the flowers ; these are a 

 foot high, and of the thickness of a goose quilL 

 They have only a kind of films instead of leaves ; 

 the flowers stand in short thick spikes, and are 

 of a red colour, longish and slender; they look 

 Terj pretty in the spike, but do nc^ last long ; 

 the root is oblong, thick, and of an irregular 

 figure, whitish on the outside, and of a deep 

 yellow within ; it creeps under the surface of the 

 grounds 



Our druggists keep these roots dry. They are 

 good against the jaundice ; they open all obstruc- 

 tions^ and promote the menses, and wojk by 



urine. 



TuRPETH. Turpethum. 



A PLANT of the bind-wced kind, native of 

 the East Indies. It grow s to twelve feet in length, 

 but the stalk is slender and weak, and cannot 

 support itself upright. The leaves are oblong", 

 broad, and obtusely pointed. The flowers are 

 white, and large ; they very much resemble 

 those of the common great bind-weed, and the 

 seed-vessel is large and full of little seeds ; the 

 ro"ot is very long and slender. 



The bark of the root U sent us dry. It ia 

 properly indeed the whole root, with the hard 

 \voody part taken out of its centre. It is kept 

 by our druggists ; it is a brisk purge given in a 

 proper dose, but it is very rarely u?et! at this 



time. 



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