~ VAuERIAN. 
aves large and ee airs, anc 
| down to the middle rib, and appear 
Frows two or three feet high; a 
a dusky green color, di 
_ as if made of many small Iéaves affixed on the two sides of the stalk; es 
a ee | 
in Jarge t bunches on the top of the branc’ : 
=. ale reddish color. The root et of a Pattern “a 
_ fibres matted together and attached to one body, are of a brown white __ 
color, having a strong unpleasant smell. It is perrennial; and varies” x 
in its appearance and cieeees qualities, ean 
Valerian is an excellent medicine in ne rs, 
ticularly in epilepsies, hysterical and ies ots affections 
eeeding from debility of the nervous system. | — 
The common dose in neryous complaints, is from one to two tea 
spoonsful of he see root, taken in a tea cupful of mint wat 
_ twice or three 1 abe Sere dose ms, os steeped in. 
The common ee vervain is a tall showy plait: ‘common by road 
sides in low ground. Stem three or four feet high ; leaves oppo 
_ rough, sharply serrate, tapering to a long point, the lower ones broad- 
er, with commonly a ‘lobe on each side at their base ; spikes | nume- 
Tous, erect, slender, the flowering commencing at their base, and is 
long i in reaching their summit; flowers close, of a dark purplish hue, 
“appearing in July and August, roots long and small. It is found 
_ throughout the United States. 
Tt has been found beneficial in the cure of intermittents and scro- 
fula, opens obstructions of the viscera, promotes the menses, and is 
; good in Ily complaints, coughs and wheezing, and expels 
_ Worms, ta should be prepared ina strong dectioaee, and drank daily. 
Tur VINE: 
The dried fruit, called raisins, and the fomented juice of the fruit, 
ealled Spanish white wine. pee 
_ The vine grows in temperate anal ions in many parts of the world, 
and is cultivated very generally for the sake of its agreeable s x 
A aon thoroughly ripe, the grape is one of the most agreeable , 
Itis cooling, antiseptic, and nutritious; and when, eaten in — 
able quantity, diuretic and gently laxative. In inflamma- 
ses, and all others where acids are. indicated, they omy “ 
article of diet. see 
sins are grapes that have been catefally dried. Byt this . 
ly adinapater shag onmiaie is dissipated, but,the, nantit 
