1 6 8 lie Ufeful Family Herlal. 



The Leaves which rife from the Roots are large, 

 ^Vidi they are compofed each of feveral fmaller, itt 

 on a divided Rib, in the Manner of thofe of An- 

 gelica, of which they have fome Refemblance. 

 They are of a pale green Colour, and are oblong 

 jind indented at the Edges, The Stalks are round, 

 upright, and a httle branched, they are flender, 

 flriated, and green •, the Leaves on thefe are fmaU 

 ler, and confiil of fewer Parts than tjipfe that rife 

 from the Root. The Flov/ers are little and white, 

 and they ftand in fmall round Clufters ; each is 

 fucceeded by two flat Seeds. The Roqt creeps. 



The Root and frefii Buds of the JLeaves are 

 both uled, but only externally j they are excellent 

 in Fomentations, and Pultices for Pains ; and the 

 Plant has obtained its Name from their fingular 

 Efficacy againfl the Pain of the Gout \ but it is 

 not advifable to do ^ny Thing in that Diforder ; 

 the warm Applications of this kind, are of all 

 others the leaft dangerous. I have known a Quan- 

 tity of the Roots and Leaves boiled foft together, 

 and applied to the Hip in the Sciatica, keeping,a 

 frelh Qiiantity hot to renew the other, as it grew 

 cold, and I have {^^n great good Effeft from it. 

 Tts Ufe fhould not be confined to this Pain alone, 

 Jt will fuccecd in others, 





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G R O M V E L, 



LITHOSPERMON. 



A Wild Plant of no great Beauty, but diftinguiHi- 



ed by its Seeds, which are hard, gloffy, and 



refemble fo many Pearls, as they ftand in the open 



Hufk. The Plant grows a Yard high. The 



Stalk is round, thick, firm, very upright, and 



branched. The Leaves are oblong, not very 



broad, rough and hairy, of a deep blackilh ^reen 



Colour, 



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