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ASARABACCA. 



ASARUM. 



A Very little and low Plant found wild in many 

 Parts of Europe^ and common in our Gar- 

 dens. The Roots creep about the Surface of the 

 Ground, the Leaves grow fingly from them, and 

 there is no Stem or Stalk. Each Leaf has its fe- 

 parate Foot-ftalk three or four Inches long, and 

 the Leaf itfelf is roundilli of a dark Green and 

 fiefhy J the Flowers are fmall and of a dufky Co- 

 lour, and they ftand near the Ground. 



The Roots are the moft valuable Part; the 

 Juice of them may be given in fmall Dofes, or 

 they may be dry and given in Powder or Infu- 

 fion. It works very powerfully by Urine, ' and is 

 good in Obaruftions of the Menfes, and in Jaun- 

 dices and Dropfies. 



A 



The Ash. 



FRAXINUS. 



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Common Tree in our Hedges and Woods. 



The Bark of the Branches is grey, and the 

 Leaves are winged ; the fmall ones of which they 

 are compofed are oblong and dented. The Flowers 

 are of a whitifh Green, and come before the Leaves t 

 The Seeds are what they call Afh-keys, thefe ripen 



in September. 



The Bark of the young Branches is good in 

 Obftruaions of the Liver and Spleen, and there- 

 fore is of great Service in Dropfies, Jaundice 

 and other Complaints of that Origin. It work: 



by Urine j the Seeds have the fame Virtue, but if 



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