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flowers yellow, and root small. It is hy ve ne- 
ewes in fevers night | sweats, ia it also wei 
a flagging appetite, taken in tion, 0} 
boiled in milk. It has been foun 
‘ble benefit in allaying fluxes, immoderat How 
of the menses, &c. being a gentle astringent. 
Garden Peony. 
epilepsy, sin 2.— 
The roots must be dug in March, dried: and 
pulverized for use. Grown persons subject to 
of the powder four times a day, in a tea-cupful 
of bittersweet tea, applying the brgasd gael 
the soles of the fet on going to bed. 
Garget or Poke Root. oe 
It has a thick, fipshy root, as darge:® as o pare 
‘nips, from which rise many alii 
from four to seven feet jong, set with 
sha nted leaves, on short stems. They are 
first of a green color, but afterwards turn red- 
dish. It bears long ‘bunches of bluish colored 
flowers, followed by round purple berries. 
lied Iti 
h 
as been recomended for "shonmnataliaal 
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