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Tlis Ufeful Family Herbal. 



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Opinion of the Water that Hands in the hollow 

 of the Leaves, being good to take away Freckles. 



There is another Kind of Teazle, called the 

 rnanured Teazle. The Heads ' are ufed In 



dref 



fing of Cloth, die Virtues are the fame, and they 

 differ very little, in " " " ~ 



their general Form 



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A Plant, once in 



Eftee 



the warmer 

 Gardens 



altogether negle<51:ed 



It 



d at prcfent 

 a Native of 



aifed with us in 

 Feet high -, the Stalk is redifh 



flender, andweakj very much branched, andfcarce 

 able to keep uprigh 





der the Weight of Lea\ 



and Heads. The Leaves are long, narrow, cue 

 in on both Sides, and of an obfcure Green. TI\q 



Flowers are yellow, they fland 

 leafy Heads : The little L 



compofing thefe 



Heads, are prickly, and each of the Cups of 



Flowers, < 



both Sides 



brown Sp 



dented 



It is a Bitter and Stomachic. An Infufion of it, 

 taken in large Quantities, will excite Vomiting : 

 In fmaller Draughts, it is good to create an Ap- 

 petite, and prevents Sickneffes, and Reaching?. 

 The Leaves dried and powdered, are good againft 

 Worms. It was at one Time, fuppofed to pof^fs 

 very great Vircues againfl Fevers of ali Kinds, 

 but that is now difrep;arded. 



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