The Ufeful Family Herha 



Flowers are yellow. The Root is perennial, th^ 

 Leaves are hairy, of a pale Green, and notched at 

 the Edges j the Stalk is fingle, firm, and round ; 

 the Flowers fland in a long Spike, they are fmdl 

 and numerous, and the. Seed -veffels which fuc- 

 ceed them arc rough like Burrs. The Plant is com- 

 mon about Hedges. ' ■ 



The Leaves are ufed frefh or dried \ they have 

 been recommended in the Jaundice \ but they are 

 found by Experience to be good in the Diabetes 

 and Incontinence of Urine. The Plant is alfo one 

 of the famous vulnerary Herbs, and an Ingredi- 

 ent in the right Arquebufade Water. 



BtAcfe Alder. 



ALNUS NIGRA. FRANGULA. 



'-pHE black Alder is a little Shrub : The Shoots 

 •*■ are brittle, llender, and covered with a brown 

 Barki the Leaves are roundiih, of a bright Greeny 

 and veined ; they terminate in a Points The 

 Berries are large and black, they are ripe in 

 Autumn i the Flowers which precede thefe are 

 fmall and inconfiderable, they are whitiih and 

 ftand on fhort Stalks. 



. The Shrub is frequent in moift Woods, and 

 the Berries arefometimes mixt among thofe of the 



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Buckthorn by fuch as gather them for Sale, but 



this fiiould be prevented. 



No Part of the black Alder is ufed in Medicine 

 except the inner Rind •, this is yellow \ and is a 

 good Purge •, the beft Way to give it is in a De- 

 coction. Boil an Ounce of it in a Quart of Water, 

 and throw in at leaft two Drachms of Ginger and 

 fome Carav/ay-feeds ; let the Patient proportion 

 the Quantity to his Strength : It is excellent in ths 

 Jaundice. In Torkjhire they bruife the Bark with 



2 Vinegar, 



