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Hoe Ufeful Family Herbal, 45 



to a Tmall Height •, in fome other Parts of Eitropey 

 it is a tolerably large Shrub. The Bark is whitifh, 

 the Wood yellow ; the Leaves fmall, roundirti, 

 fmooth, of a very dark gree^i Colour, and very 

 numerous. The Flowers are fmall and greenifli 

 yellow •, the Fruit is little, round, and furnifhed 

 with three Points. 



The Wood of the Box-Tree, and particularly 

 of the Root, is an excellent Medicine in all Foul- 

 nefles of the Blood > it has the fame Virtues with the 

 Guiacum, but in a greater Degree. It is to be 

 given in Decoftion not made too ftrong, and con- 

 <tinued a long Thnc. There have been Inftances 

 of what were called Leprofies cured entirely -by 

 this Medicine. There is an Oil made from it by 

 Diftillation, which is good for the Tooth-ach. It 

 is to be dropped on Cotton, and to be put Into the 

 Tooth. 



Borage. 

 BORAGO. 



Rough Plant common in our Gardens, with 

 great Leaves, and beautiful blue Flowers. 



It grows two Feet high •, the Stalks are thick, 

 round, flelhy, and juicy -, and covered with a kind 

 of Hairinefs fo fturdy that it almoft amounts to 

 the Nature of Prickles. The Leaves are oblong, 

 broad, very rough and wrinkled ; and they have 

 the fame Sort of Hairinefs, but lefs ftiff than that 

 of the Stalk ; the largeft grow from the Root, 

 but thofe on the Stalks are nearly of the fame 



Shape. The Flowers are placed toward the Tops 



of the Branches •, they are divided Into five Parts 

 of a moft beautiful Blue, and have a black Eye 

 as it were in the Middle. 

 i.^ Borage has the Credit of being a great Cordial j 



'but, if it pofiefs any fuch Virtues, they are to b* 



obtained 



