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used for gravel. The Cherokees u^e them in cookerr. 

 Many species cultivated in gardens and fields. A* sati- 

 vum or common Garlicky is a well known condiment, 

 highly medical, exteniallj as a stimulant, rubefacient, 

 and blistering, internally as a diffusible stimulant, diu- 

 retic, expectorant, sudorific, &c. useful in diseases of a 

 languid character and interrupted secretion, catarrhal 

 disorders, and chronic cough, pituitous and spasmodic 

 asthma, flatulent cholics, hysterical and dropsical com- 

 plaints, intermittent and typhoid fevers, retention of 

 urine, &c. It is also a powerful vermifuge, and has ex- 

 pelled the tenia- It is given in substance, conserve, 

 milk, wine, &c. Properties residing in a yellow, thick, 

 acrid oil- Applied to the sole of the feet as an excellent 

 revulsion from disorders of the head. Ointment or poul- 

 tice repellent, discutient, diuretic, and cures deafness 

 produced by atony or rheumatism. The excessive use 

 of garlick in cookery, may produce head-ache, flatulence, 

 fetid breath, thirst, inflammations, fevers, and bloody 

 piles. Parsley and celery correct partly its strong smell 

 and taste, and also that of onions. 

 ALLIUM CEPA, L. or Cepa vulgaris^ Tt, Onmis. 



Have the same properties as garlick, but weaker. Very 

 useful as food in dropsies and suppressed urine. Onions 

 correct the taste of fish, and can cure the bad eftects pro- 

 duced by bad fish, salt, smoked, or putrid. They pro- 

 mote secretions and excite appetite. Their excess prb- 

 duces flatulence, thirst, head-ache, bad dreams, and may 

 derange the central functions. Externally, they form 

 good cataplasms for suppurating tumors. "^ Raw^ onions 

 can only suit strong- stomachs, they render the breath of- 

 fensive. When boiled or stewed, they are palatable and 

 healthy. The ancients thoujirht that' onions and garlic 



could cure or prevent the plague. The A.porrum or 

 Leeks, have the same qualities and uses, they are still 

 milder than onions : both roots and leaves used. 



ALN L S SERRULAT A, Aiton. Black alder. Near 

 streams from Canada to Florida- Leaves vulnerary ami 

 i.^tringent, repel the milk when bruised and applied to 



Ki u^ ^^* ^^^ styptic, dies brown, and with vitriol 

 black, i ne cones aLu die black. The inner bark of 

 t^ rwt IS emetic aiui uies vellow. The wood produces 



