13 2 ihe Ufeful Family Herbal 



It fs beft given in Diet Drinks and Decoflions. 

 Ufed outwardiv, it Cures the Itch, and other 



■Foulnefs of the Skin ; it lliould be beat yp with 

 Lard for this Purpofe. , , - 



r 



Great Water Dock. 



HYDROLAPATHUM MAXIMUM. 



HIS is the largeft of all the Dock Kinds; 

 they have a general Refemblance of one ano- 

 ther, but this is moft of all like to the iaft de- 

 fcribed, in its manner of Growth, though vaftly 

 larger. It is frequent about Waters, an'd is five 

 or fix Foot high. The Stalks are round, llriated, 

 thick, and very upright, branched a little and 

 hollow. Th^ Leaves are vaftly large, of a pale 

 green Colour^ fmooth, and iliarp at the Point. 

 The Flowers* are fmall, and of a greenilh Colour 

 with fome white Threads, and they afterwards 

 become brown. The Root is large, long, and of 

 a redifh Brown. 



It is a good Remedy in the Scur\7. The Root 



contains the greateft Virtues, and it is to be given 

 in -Diet Drinks. The Seeds of this, and all 

 other Docks are aflringent, and good againft 

 Purgings. 



Garden Dock, called Monks Rhu 



BARE. 



LAPATHUM SATIVUM, PATIEN. 



TIA. , 



A Tall Plant of the Dock Kind, a Native of 

 lialy^ and kept in our Gardens for its Vir- 

 tues. It grows fix or feven Feet hi^h. The 

 Stalk is round, ftriated, thick, upright, "^nd firm. 

 The Leaves are very large, long, and are pointed 



