^e Ufeful Family Herbal. ^ 7 



A 



Earth-Chesnut, or Earth-Nut. 



BULBOCASTANUM. 



Common wild Plant, which has the Name 

 from its Root. This is of the Bignefs of a 

 Chefnut, roundifh, brown on the Outfide, and 

 white within, and of a fweet Tafte. The Plant 

 grows to a Foot high : The Leaves are divided 

 into fine and numerous Partitions : The Stalk is 

 firm, upright, round, llriated, and green •, the 

 Flowers are white and little, but they grow in 

 great Tufts on the Tops of the Branches. 



The Root is the Part ufed j it is to be roafted 

 in the Manner of a Chefnut and eaten. It is faid 

 to have great Virtues, as a Provocative to Ve- 

 nery, but this is not well confirmed. 



Chic k-w e e d. 



ALSINE MEDIA. 



THE commoneft of all Weeds, but not with- 

 out its Virtue. The right Sort to ufe in Me- 

 dicine (for there are feveral) is that which grows 

 fo common in our Garden-Beds : It is low and 

 branched. The Stalks are round, green, weak, 

 and divided : They commonly lean on the Ground. 

 The Leaves are fhort and broad, of a pleafant 

 Green, not dented at the Edges, and pointed at 

 the Edges, thefe grow two at every Joint. The 

 Flowers are white and fmall. ^ 



. The whole Plant cut to pieces, and boiled 



Lard 



Lard into a fine 



green coohng Ointment. The Juice taken in- 

 wardly, is good againfi: the Scurvy. 



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