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Deco£lion of it flops the Overflowings of the 

 Menfes, and till other Bleedings -, it is remarka- 

 ble againft a Spitting of Blood, and hence it has 

 crot into general Ufe in Confumptions, but that 

 not fo properly. It may be given in Powder, but 

 the other Way is better. 



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The Lupine. 

 LUPINUS SATIVUS ALBUS. 



THERE are many Lupines kept in Gardens, 

 but the bell kind for Ufe is the white-flow- 

 ered, it grows to a Yard high, the Stalk is round, 

 thick, firm, and of a pale Green. The Leaves 

 ftand on long Foot-Stalks, and are each cornpo- 

 fed of feven, eight, or nine long narrow ones 

 difpofed in the Manner of Fingers, thefe are alfo. 

 of a whitifh green Colour. The Flowers are large 

 and white, of the Shape oi a Pea BIofTom. The 

 Pods are hairy, a Deco(flion of the Seeds of Lu- 

 ines drank in the Manner of Barley Water, not 

 Only works by Urine, but is good to bring down 

 the Menfes, and open all Obftru6lions. It is ex- 

 cellent in the Beginning of Confumptions, Jaun- 

 dices, and Dropfies, but when thofe Difeafes are 

 advanced to a Height, more powerful Remedies 

 are to be employed. A Decoftion made very 

 ftronff is sood to wafh the Heads of Children that 



have Breakings out upon them, they cleanfe and 

 difpofe them to heal. 



G o L £) E N Lungwort. 



PULMONARIA AUREA. 



Tall, erea, and beautiful Plant of the Hawk- 

 weed kind, with yellow Flowers, and very 

 hairy Leaves, it is frequent in the mountainous 



Parts of Europe, and we have it wild in fonie 



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