7^^ Ufeful Family Herbal, 7 2 



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-Leaves are an Inch long, and nearly as broad • 

 they fomewhat refemble thofe of the Garden He- 

 paticas, and are of a dark Green, and frequently 

 ■fpocted ; they rife fingly from the Root on long 

 ilender and naked Stalks. The Flowers rife alfo 

 fingly from the Root, on long, flender, and naked 

 Stalks ; they are as broad as a Shilling, of a fine 

 Ihining yellow Colour, and compofed of a Num- 

 ber of Leaves. The Root is fibrous, and has 

 fmall white tuberous Lumps connedled to the 



"Strings. 



The Roots are commended very much againit 

 the Piles, the Juice of them is to be taken in- 

 wardly •, and fome are very fond of an Ointment 

 made of the Leaves, they chop them in Pieces^ 

 and boil them in Lard till they are crilp; then 

 ftrain off the Lard, which is converted into a fine 

 green cooling Ointment. The Operation of the 

 Roots is by Urine, but not violently. 



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Little Centaury. 

 CENTAURIUM MINUS. 



A Pretty wild Plant which flowers in Autumn, 

 •*"^ in our dry Places. It is eight or ten Inches 

 high, the Leaves are oblong, broad, and blunt 

 at the Point, the Stalks are ftifF, firm, and ereft, 

 and the Flowers are of a fine pale Red. There 

 grow a Clufte^ of Leaves an Inch long of more 

 from the Root j the Stalks divide toward the Top 

 into feveral Branches, and the Flowers are long 

 and flender, and fland in a Clufter. 



This is an excellent Stomachic ; its Tafte is 

 a pleafant Bitter, and given in Infufionj it ftrength- 

 cns the Stomach, creates an Appetite, and is good 



Ifo againft Obftrudions of the Liver and Spleen. 



^ th;§ laft Account greatly recommended 



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