i 6 o Jl^e Ufeftd Family Her hat, 



dern Praftice. Garlian Root, and the Peel of 

 ^(Tcilk Oranges, make the common bitter Tinc- 

 tures and Infufions : Befide ftrengthening the Sto- 

 mach, and creating an Appetite, thefe open Ob- 

 ftriKaions, and are good in moft chronic Di- 



forders. The Powder of Gentian will cure 

 Agues. 



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Germander. 



CHAMiEDRYS. 



A Little Plant, Native of many Parts of En- 

 rope, but with us kept in Gardens. It grows 

 a Foot or more in Height, but rarely ftaiids'^quite 

 upright. The Stalks are fquare, green, and a 

 little hairy. The Leaves fland two at each Joint. 

 They are oblong, deeply indented at the Edges, 

 of a firm Subflance, green on the upper Side, but 

 hairy underneath. The Flowers are fmall and 

 purple, like the Flowers of the little Dead Nettle. 

 They Hand in Clullers about the upper Joints of 

 the Stalks, and appear in July. 



Germander is an Herb celebrated for many 

 Virtues. *Tis faid to be excellent againft the 

 Gout and Rhcumatifm : However that be, it pro- 

 motes Urine and the Menfes, and is good in all 

 Obflruaions of the Vifcera. The Juice is the 



befi Way of giving it, but the Infufion is more 

 frequent. 



Water Geriviander. 



SCORD-IUM. 



^ Litde mean looking Plant, wild in fome Parts 



ot. England, but kept in Gardens alfo for its 

 Virtues. The Stalks are fquare, hairy, of a duf- 

 ky Green, and fo weak, that |hey feldom ftand 

 much up. They arc eight or ten Inches long. 



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