Vje Ufeful Family HerbdL i2g 



iland on its Summit a great Quantity of Leaves, 

 long, narrow, and pointed at the Endsj of a blu- 

 ifli green Colour, and not unlike the Leaves of 

 our Flags. The Fruit is round, and is of the 

 Bignefs of a Walnut with the green Rind upon 



It. 



The Dragons Blood is a red friable Refm* Our 

 Druggifls keep it : The beft is in fmall Lumps ; 

 there is an inferior Kind in Cakes or MalTes. It 

 is procured by cutting the Trur>k of this Tree in 

 the great Heats. There are alfo two other Kinds 

 of Palm, that afford the fame Refin. It is a very 

 excellent Aftringent. It is ufeful in Purgings and 

 in the Overflowing of the Menfes, in Spitting of 

 Blood, and all other Occafions of that Kind. .It 

 may be given in Powder. 



i^ROPWORT. 



FILIPENDULA. 



A Very pretty wild Plant, with Tufts of whitilh 

 ^^ Flowers, and Leaves finely divided. It grows 

 two Feet high. The Stalk is round, ftriated, up- 

 right, firm, and branched. The Leaves are large 

 and divided into a great Number of firm Seg- 

 ments,, they rife principally from the Root, and 

 ftand on flender Foot- Stalks. There are 

 few Leaves on the Stalks, and they are fmall. 

 The Flowers are little, but they ftand in great 

 Tufts at the Tops of the Branches : They are 

 white on the Infide, ancj often redilh on the Out- 

 fide. The Seeds are flattifh and grow feveral to- 

 gether. The Root is compofed of a great Num- 

 ber of fmall Lumps, faflened together by Fila- 

 ments. This Root is the Part m.oft ufed ; it is 

 good in Fits of the Gravel, for it promotes Urine 

 greatly and fafely. For this Purpofe the Juice 

 uiould be given, or a (Irong DccocUon of the frefh 



K Root, 



