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deal^DC respect ih fiildicine. The fop oflkc stalk?, 

 before the flowers appear, Contain the greatest vir- 

 tue, and thev are best fresh. Thej are tobe given j» 



iptasioa, and they are excell 

 of the liver and spleen ; they work bj urine, and 

 so take cifect ; the use of this infusion must be 

 continued a considerable time : these are disorders 



that come on slowly^ and are to be slowly 



moved 



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WooDRUFFE. Asjperula. 



A COMMON little wild plant, iri our woods 

 and thickets: it is ten inches high. The stalk 

 is squarC;, slender, weak, and not able to support 

 itself perfectly upright. The leaves stand several 

 at each joint, encompassing the stalk in the man- 

 ner of a star ; they are oblong, brc^ad, and of a 



..deep green. Intheit farm and manner of growth 

 they much resemble those of common cleavers, 

 but they are larger, though the plant is so much 

 less, and they are not rough as in that plant, but 

 nearly smooth. The flowers stand at the tops 

 of the stalks ai little clusters ; they are small and 

 white ; the seeds stand two together in a globulat 

 form. The roots are little and fibrous* 



The fresh herb is used, and is best given in a 



^strong decoction ; it opens obstructions of the 

 liver and spleen, and is a cordial, and stomachic. 

 It is good in the jaundice. 



The WoRMSEED Plant. Absinthium Sanionicmn. 



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A KIND of wormwood, native of the East, 

 and not known so much as in our gardens. The 



ttTant is two feet high. The leaves are very iine- 



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