Tie Ufeful family Herbal 2 5 5 



bears only one Flower, this ftands on the Top, 

 and is large, fomewhat of the Form of the Dan- 

 delion Flower, but of a beautiful pale Yellow. 



The Seeds are winged with Down, and the 

 Stalks when broken yield a milky Juice, but in 

 no great Quantity. The Plant has fcarce any 

 Smell, but an auftere bitterifh Tafte. 



A Deco<5lion of the frefh gathered 'Herb is ex- 

 cellent againft the Bleeding of the Piles : And the 

 Leaves boiled in Milk, may be applied externally. 

 It is good alfo in the Overflowirpgs of the Menfes, 

 and in all other Bleedings, and in the Whites. 



Mu G W OR T. 



ARTEMISIA. 



Tall and hot unhandfome Plant, frequent on 



Ditch Banks, having divided Leaves and 

 Flowers like thofe of Wormwood. It is a Yard 

 high or more : The Stalk is round, llriated, often 

 purplilh, firm, upright, and branched. The 

 El^aves ftand irregularly upon it, they are large, 

 and compofed of a Number of fmall Parts, which 

 are fliarply indented and pointed. They are of a 

 dufky Green on the upper Side and white under- 

 neath. The Flowers are little and brownifh, they 

 ftand in fmall Tufts all along the upper Parts of 

 'the Branches, but they ftand upright, whereas 

 thofe of Wormwood hang down. They often 

 have a Tinge of Purple before they are quite 

 opened, which adds greatly to the Beauty of the 



Plant. 



The Leaves of Mugwort are to be ufed frelh 



or dried, they are beft given in Ipfufion, and they 

 are excellent to promote the Menfes, and againft 

 ail the common hyfteric Complaints. 



The 



