The Ufeful Family Herhal. \ 



The Leaves are long and narrow like thofe of the 

 Peach-Tree, of a bright Green, not fpotted, and 

 even at the Edges. The Flowers ftand at the 

 Tops of the Stalks in flender Spikes of a greenifh 

 White. As there are feveral other kinds of Arf- 

 mart, and moft of tEem different from this In their 

 Nature and Qualities, great Care is to be taken 

 to gather the right. It mufl have no Spot upon 

 the middle of the. Leaf. There is another common 

 kind of Arfmart v/ith fuch a Spot, and with thicker 

 Stalks, and thick Spikes of reddifh Flowers, 

 which has none of its Virtue. 



The right Arfmart is an excellent Medicine in 

 Obftrudions of Urine, in the Gravd and Stone : 

 And in the Jaundice and beginning Dropfies it 

 has done great Cures. The Juice of the frefh ga- 

 thered Plant is the beft Way of giving it. Out- 

 wardly it is good to cleanfe old Dicers. 



Artichoke. 

 CINARA. 



npHE Root of the common Artichoke or Har- 

 ■*■ tichoke, cultivated for our Tables, is an ex- 

 cellent Medicine. The Plant itfelf is of the Thiflle- 

 kind, and its Head which we fee at Table, owes 

 muchof itsBignefs and Flefhinefs to Culture. The 

 Leaves are large, and divided into many Parts, and 

 often they are prickly. The Stem is robuft and 

 ftriated, and the Head is formed of large Scales ; 

 the Flowers are of the Thiftle-kind, and the Seeds 

 are as in the Thiftles winged with Down. 



The Root frefh gathered, fliced and boiled in 

 Water, fix Ounces to a Quart of the Water, 

 makes a Decoftion, v/hich works by Urine, and 

 i have known it alone cure a Jaundice. 



ASARABACCA. 



