The Ufeful Family Herbal. 49 



garded ; they grow in a fingular Manner upon the 



Backs of the Leaves, they are very fmall and 

 purplilli: Thcfe are fuccceded each by a fingle 

 Berry, which is red, round, and as big as a Pea. 

 The Roots are white, thick, and numerous. 



The Root is the Part ufed, and it is an excel- 

 lent Medicine to remove Obftru6lions, It works 

 pov/erfully by Urine, and is good in Jaundices, 

 and in Stoppages of the Menfes, and excellent iii 



the Gravel. 



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Bu C K-S E A N S. 



TRIFOLIUM PALUSTRE. 



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N Herb better known by the common People, 

 than among the Apothecaries, but of great 

 Virtue. It grows wild with us in marfliy Places, 

 and is of fo very lingular an Appearance, that it 

 muft be known at Sight. It grows a Foot high^ 

 the Leaves {land three upon each Stalk, and thele 



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Stalks rife immediately from the Roots, They 

 are thick, round, fmooth, and fleihy; and the 

 Leaves themfelves are large, oblong, ahd have 

 fome Refcmblance of thofe of Garden-Beans. 

 The Flowers ftand upon naked Stalks, which are 

 alfo thick, round, fiefhy, and whitifh : They are 

 fmall, but they grow together in a kind of thick 

 ihort Spike, fo that in the Clufter they make a 

 confpicuous Appearance ; they are white with a 

 very faint Tinge of Purple, and are hairy with- 

 in ; the Root is whitirti, long, and thick. 



The Leaves of Buck-bean are to be gathered 

 before the Stalks appear for Flowering, and are 

 to be dried ; the Powder of them will cure Agues, 

 but their great Ufe is againft the Rheumatifm : 

 For this Purpcfe they are to be given for a Con- 

 tinuance of Time in Infufion, or in the Manner 



of Tea. 



E Buck- 



Mo. Bot. Garden, 



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