^4 Hoe Ufeful Family Herbal. 



Trunk in hot Seafons, and this liquid Refin 

 flows out, which they put up into Shells for Ex- 

 portation : It is thick, brown, and very fragrant. 

 It is excellent in Confumptions, and otherDiforders 

 of the Breaft, and may be given in Pills. The 

 balfainic Syrup of the Apothecaries is made from 

 it, and poflelTes a great deal of its Virtues. 



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The B A R B E R Y-B U S H, 



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^ERBERIS. 



HIS is a wild Byfli in fome Parts o^ Eng- 

 land, but it is common every-where in Gar- 

 dens ; it grows to eight or ten Feet high in aq 

 irregular Manner, and much branched. The Bark 

 is whitifh and there are Abundance of Prickles 

 about the Branches. The Leaves are of an oval 

 Figure, and ftrong green Colour, and are in- 

 jdented about the Edges. The Flowers are fmall 

 and of a pale yellowifh Colour; the Fruit is fuf- 

 iiciently known -, the Berries are oblong, red, and 

 of a four Tafte. The Branches are brittle, and, 

 under the pale outer Rind, there is another yellow 

 and thicker. This is the Part ufed in Medicine ; 

 it is excellent in the Jaundice, and has often cured 

 it^ fmgly. It is alfo good in all Obftrudions. 

 *llie bell Way to give it is infufed in boiling Water, 



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Barley. 



HORDEUM. 



H E Barley ufed in Medicine is the fame with 

 that of which Bread is made, and which 

 ferves the Brewer and Diftiller in their feve^al Ca- 

 pacities. It is known at Sight from Wheat, when 

 growing, for it is not fo tall, and the Leaves are 



fmaller and narrower. A long Beard^rows from 



each 



