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Major heptaphyllus. Slo. Cat. $$. 8c H. tab. 96. f. 





ANTHELMENTHIA 



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The feven-year Vine, or Spanifi Arbor- Vine. 



This plant has been probably introduced here from fome part of the main conti- 

 nent, and is now cultivated in many places about the towns : it is naturally a climber, 

 and fpreads many yards from the root, which with its thick foliage and large flow- 

 ers, render it extremely fit for arbors, and very pleafing to the eye : it is much 

 ufed for fbade in thofe parts of the world. 



Quadriphylla, fpicis terminalibus & e centro 

 fronais. 



Spigelia Ramis indivifis y foliis terminalibus verticillatis. Butneri. 

 Spigelia Linnei, Sp. & Gen. Plant. 

 Arababaca Quadrifolia fruBu tejliculato. Plum. 

 Brazeel-Parfly Etc, Pet. Gar. t. 59. f. 10. 



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Worm-grafs. 



This plant grows naturally in moft parts of South America, and is now cultivated 

 in many of the gardens of Jamaica : it rifes from a fmall tapering root well charged 

 with fibres on all fides, and moots by a ftreight, fmooth, roundifh hollow ftalk, which 



rteen inches. 



feemsto grow thicker as it rifes to the height of five, feven, nine or th 



its ufual growths , the main ftem emits two, four or fix lateral and oppofite b 



fes, which like the parent ftalk 



furnifhed with four oval, pointed 



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almoft equal leaves, difpofed in the form of a crofs at the top : from the center of 



thefe it throws out one, two, or more fpikes, which bear all their flowers and feed- 

 veflels on one fide of them, and are commonly from one half to two or three inches 

 in length. 



This vegetable has been long in ufe among the Negroes and Indians, who were 



the firft acquainted with its virtues 5 and takes its prefent denom 



efficacy in deftroying of worms 5 which, I dare affirm, from a g 

 ber of fuccefsful experiments, it does in fo extraordinary a manner, that no 



from its pe 



num 



fimple can be of equal efficacy in any other difeafe as this is in thofe 

 from thefe infects, efpecially when attended with a fever or convulfions 



other 

 proceed 



The method of preparing this medicine is as follows, viz; You take of the pi 



d all, either frefh gathered or dry, two moderate handfull 



d boil them 



gentle fire in two quarts of water until one half of the liquid is confumed • th 



ftrain off the remainder, and add 



fug 



and lemon 



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to give it a more 



agreeable tafte, and keep it from growing vifcid or clammy. It may be however ob 

 ferved, that the deco&ion is fometimes clarified, and fweetened, and is then equally 

 efficacious ; which gives a hint to have it made into a fyrup. 



The common method of adminiftering this medicine is as follows, viz. To a full 

 grown perfon, you give half a pint at the hour of reft, and a proportionate quantity 

 to all weaker and younger fubjecls, which is to be repeated once in twenty four 

 hours for two or three days after : but as the largenefs of this dofe may render its 



>us 3 I would recom- 

 lal. Give about four 



operation too violent, and the ufe of it both unfafe and precari 

 mend the following method, as lefs hazardous and as efFect 



full g 



perfon for the firft dofe, and about two or three every fix 



permit; but to perfons of a weaker confti- 



twelve h 



be continued 



hours after, if its anodyne quality wi 



tution, it (hould be repeated only every 



for the fpace of thirty fix, or forty eight hours, when the double dofe may be ag 



repeated ; and after this takes its full effeft, it muft be worked off with fome ger 



pui 



fuch as the infufion of Senna or Rhubarb with Manna, &c 













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