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The Ufeftil Family Herbal. 



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a yellow Colour, and fragrant Smell, and of a 

 warmTafie. ' 



The Root is ufed : We have It at the Druggiils. 



It is of the fame Nature with Zedoary, and has 



•by feme been called the yellow Zedoary. It is a 



very good Medicine in nervous and hyfteric com- 



the 



plaints. It is warm and flrcngthening to the 

 Stomach : It is remarkably good againft 



Head-ach and^ in Fevers. It pperates quick by 

 Urine and by Sweat. 



Catmint. 



NEPETA. 



Common wild Plant about our Hedges, but 

 of very great Virtues ; it grows a Yard high, 

 ahd has broad whitifii Leaves, and white Flowers 

 like Mint. The Stalks are fquare, whitilh, hairy, 

 .and ereft : The Leaves Hand two at a Joint : They 

 .are broadefl: at the Bafe, and terminate in an ob- 

 tufe End ; they are a little indented at the Edges, 



and of a whitiih Green on the up]3er Side, and 

 very white underneath. The Flowers are fmall 

 and white ; and they grow in a kind of fpiked 

 Clufters, furrounding the Stalks at certain Dilran- 

 ces. The whole Plant has a very llrong and not 

 very agreeable Smell. 



Catmint Iliould be 



gathered juft when 



the 



It is an excellent 



of it is good 



Flowers are opening, and dried. 



Woman's Medicine \ an Infufion 



againft hyfteric Complaints, Vapours, and Fits, 



and it moderately promotes the Menfes; It is 



alfo good to promote the Evacuations after De- 

 livery. 



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Great 



