The Ufeful Family Herbal. 4 7 



The Plant climbs upon Buflies and Hedges lik& 

 the former, but this by twifting its Stalk about 

 the Branches of Trees and Shrubs, for it has no 

 Tendrils. It runs to fifteen Feet in Height, the 

 Stalk is tough and angular: The Leaves are 

 broad, and of a Heart-like Shape and are per- 

 fecflly fmooth and fhining, and of a glofTy and 

 very deep blackilh Green. The Flowers are very 

 fmall and of a greenifh White ; the Berries are 

 red. The Root is black without, white within, 

 and full of a (limy Juice. 



The Root of black Briony is one of the beft 

 Diureticks known in Medicine. It is an excel- 

 lent Remedy in the Gravel, and all other Ob- 

 flrudions of Urine, and other Diforders of the 

 urinary PafTages 



B O O K L I M E. 



^NAGALLIS AQUATICA, BEC A- 



BUNGA. 



Common wild Herb frequent about fhallow 

 Waters, with a thick Stalk, roundifh Leaves, 

 and Spikes of little bright blue Flowers. _ Brook- 

 Imie grows to a Foot high. The Stalk is round, 

 ilelhy and large, yet it does not grow very up- 

 right : It ftrikes Root at the lower Joints. The 

 Leaves are broad, oblong, blunt at the End, 

 and a little indented on the Edges. The Flowers 

 Hand fmgly on fhort Foot-Stalks one oyer ano- 

 ther, fo that they form a kind of loofe Spike; the 



Roots are fibrous. 



Brooklime has great Virtues, but muft be ufed 

 freih gathered, for they are all loft in drying. The 

 Juice in Spring is very good againft the Scurvy ; 

 but it muft be taken for fome Time. It works 

 gently by Urine, but its great Virtue is in fweet- 



_ ..., Blood 



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