39^ ^^ Ufeful Family Herbal, 



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white, the Seeds fland two together in a globular 

 Form. The Roots are little and fibrous. 



The frefh Herb is ufed, and is beft given in a 

 C:rong Decocflion -, it opens Obftruftions of the 

 Liver and Spleen, and is a Cordial, and Stoma- 

 chic. It is good in the Jaundice. 



The WoRMSEED Plant. 



ABSYNTHIUM SANTONICUM. 



A 



Kind of Wormwood, Native of the EtiJ}, and 

 not known fo much as in our Gardens. The 

 Plant is two Feet high. The Leaves are very 

 finely divided, like thofe of the true RauanY^orm- 

 wood, and of a pale Green on the upper Side, and 

 a filvery White below. The Stalks are ftifF, firm, 

 woody, and branched ; they are of a whitilh Co- 

 lour, and have a loofe downy Skin upon, them : 

 The Flowers are fmall and brownifh, they refem- 

 ble thofe of Wormwood, and ftand in a Kind of 

 loofe Spikes at the Tops of the Stalks. 



The Seeds are ufed : Our Druggifts keep them, 

 and very often the unripe Buds of the Flowers in 

 their Place, are rnixed with them. They are good 

 againlt Worms in Children, the good Women 

 give them mixed with Treacle -, and few Medi- 

 cines for this Purpofe have better EfFeft. For 

 People of nicer Palates, they may be powdered, 

 and made into Bolufes. 



Treacle W'ormseed. 



' CAMELINA. 



•TpHIS is not the Plant which produces 



-*■ what the Druggifts fell under the Name 



of Wormfeed, that is the Produce of an E- 



-^ptian Kind of Wormwood, juft defcrib- 



ed. This is an Englijh Kerb of the podded 



Kind ; 



