236 Hoe Ufeful Family HerhaL 



hard, and in little Lumps. It is good for all 

 nervous Diforders, and afls alfo as a Bairam. 

 There is fcarcc any Thing better for a Spiting of 

 Blood, or in the firft Stage of a Confumption : 

 It is alfo good againft the Whites, and in the 

 Gleets, after Gonorrhoeas. Some have a Cuftom of 



chewing it, to preferve the Teeth and fweeten 

 the Breath. 



Herb Mastic. 



MARUM. 



A Pre'-'y little Plant, Native only of the warmer 

 '"' Climates, but common in our Gardens. It is a 

 Foot highj and the Stem and principal Branches 

 are fhrubby or woody in their Texture : The 

 fmaller Shoots are whitifh. The Leaves grow 



two at each Joint : They are little, oblong, and 



pointed ; of a pale Colour, and fragrant Smell 

 like Maftic, refinous, and very agreeable. At 

 the Tops of the Stalks, ftand a Kind of downy, 



or hairy Spikes or Ears, of a peculiarly odd Ap- 

 pearance, and from out of thefe come the Flowers, 

 which are little and white. The Root is fmall. 



The whole Plant is ufed dry. It may be givenr 

 in Infufion, or in Powder : It is a good Streng- 

 thener of the Stomach, and an Aftringent. It 

 ftops the Overflowings of the Menfes : The Pow- 

 der of the Tops is be ft given for this Purpofe in 



red Wine, a Scruple for a Dofe. 



A 



Syrian Mastic Thyme. 



MARUM SYRIACUM. 



Beautiful little Plant, Native of the 



frequent in our Garde 



It grows a Foot high. The Stalks are brittle, 



(lender, and whitifh, The Leaves fland two at 



each 



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