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dlfiblvcd In the Yolk of an Egg, and made into 

 an Emulfion with Barley Water, it will do good 

 in Confumptions, ^hen almoft; all other Things 

 fail. It were well if the common trifling Pra6tice 

 in that fatal Diforder, would give way to the Ufc 

 of this great Medicine. 



French Mercury. 



MERCURIALIS MAS ET FCEMINA. 



A 



kVild Plant, but not very frequent in Eng 

 landi confpicuous for little elfe than 



I 



has the Male Flowers on fome Plants, and tl 

 Female Flowers on others, in the Manner of Sp 

 iiage, Hemp, and fome others as has been ex- 

 plained already under the article Date Tree. It 

 grows ten Inches high. The Stalks are angular, 

 reen, thick, but not firm, and ftand bur mo- 

 ;rately upright. The Leaves are oblong, broad- 

 eft in the middle, iharp at the Point, ferrated at 



the Edges, and of a deep green Colour. The 



Female Plants produce two Seeds growing toge- 

 ther at the Top of a little Spike. The Male pro- 

 duce only a Spike of dully Flowers, without any 

 Seeds or Fruit at all. But People commonly mif- 

 take the matter, and call the Female the Male. 



A Decofticn o^ the frelh gathered Plant purges 

 ^ little, and works by Urine ; it is cooling and 

 good for hot Conftitutions and OvQi^ulnds, The 

 dried Herb is ufed in Decoflions for G lifters. 



Frog Bit. 

 MQRSUS RAN^. 



Little Plant, not uncommon on Waters, with 

 round Leaves and fmall white FloWcrs. It 

 has been by the common Writers ceiled a kind of 



lYatef Lily j becaufe its Leaves are round, and 



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