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Ufef til Family Herhal. 97 



knd larger at the End,, and they are deeply cut 

 in at the Sides. THe Flowers are as broad as a 

 half Crown, and of a very beautiful Yellow 1 

 they have a Clufter of Threads in the Middle. 

 l"he Root is fibrous, . ,, 



The Flowers frefli gathered and juft bpened, 

 contain the greatefl Virtue. They are good a- 

 gainft all Obftruclions, and work by Urinec^ An 

 Infufion of them given in the Quantity of half a 

 Pint warm three Times a Day, has been known 

 to cure a Jaundice, without any other Medicine ^ 

 the dried Herb has the fame Virtue but in a leis 

 Degree. 



COSTMARY. 



COSTUS HORTORUM. 



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^l Garden Plant kept more for its Virtues than 

 ^"' its Beauty, but at prefent neglecled. It grows 

 a Foot and half high, and has Cluflers of naked 

 yellow Flowers like Tanfy. The Stalks are firm, 

 thick, green, and upright -, the Leaves are oblong* 

 narrow of a pale Green, and beautifully ferrated» 

 the Flowers confift only of deep yellow Threads. 



It was once greatly eflecmed for ftrengthening 

 the Stomach, and curing Head-ach?, and for o- 

 pening ObllruAions of the Liver and Spleen, but 

 more fecms to have been faid of it than it de- 

 ferved. 



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The CosTus Plant. 



COSTUS 



N Indian Plant whicK bears two kinds of Stalks, 

 one for the Leaves, and the other for the 

 Flowers and Seeds j tliefe both rife from the fame 

 Root, and often, near ont another. 



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