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or more in Height, and is extrerndy branched ; 

 the Stalk is round, blunt, ridged and angulated, 

 and compofed of Joints. It is hollow^ weak, and 

 feldom fupports itfelf tolerably upright. The 

 Branches are of the fame Strusflure, and they are 

 again branched; they grow feveral from every 

 Joint of the main Stalk, and have others again, 

 though in lefs Number, growing from their Joints. 

 The whole Plant is of a green Colour, and when 

 bruifed, not of a very agreeable Smell. 



The vhole Plant is to be ufed, and it is beft 

 frefh ; though it retains a great deal of its Virtue 

 dried. Given in Dccotftion, it flops Overflowings 

 of the Menfes, and bloody Stools, and applied ex- 

 ternally, it immediately flops the Bleeding of 

 Wounds and heals them. 



HpUNDsToNGUE. 



CYNOGLOSSUM. 



A Tall and fmgular looking Plant, frequent by 

 ■^^ our Way Sides, and diflinguifhed by its large 

 A^'hitiih Leaves, and fmall purple Flowers, as alfo 

 by the Particularity of its Smell, which has been 

 liippofed to relemble that of a Kennel of Hounds. 

 It is two Feet and a half high. The Stalk is an- 

 gulated, firm, and upri^Tit : The Leaves are long, 

 confiderably br-oad, of a pale whitifh or bluilh 

 green Colour, fharp at the Points, and not at all 

 ferrated at the Edges. The Flov.ers are fmall and 

 of a deep Purple : They grow along the Tops of 

 the Branches, and are follov/ed by rough Seeds. 



The Root is the Part ufed : It is long, thick, 

 and brov/n, but whitifh within; it is balfamic and 

 aflringent. Given in Decoaion, it is excellent 

 agilnfl Coughs arifmg from a thin fharp Humour. 

 Dried and powdered, it is good againfl Purgings, 

 and flops the OverEowings of tlie Menfes. 



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