172 FAMILY HERBAL, 



round, blunt, ridged', and angulated, and composed 

 of joints. It is hollow, weak, and seldom sup- 

 ports itself tolerably upright. The branches are 

 of the same structure, and they are again branch- 

 ed ; they grow several from every joint of the 

 main stal-k, and have others again, though in less 

 number, growing from their joints. The whole 

 plant is of a green colour, and when bruised, not of 

 a very agreeable smell. 



The whole plant is to be usea, and it is best fresh , 

 though it retains a great deal of its virtue dried. 

 Given in decoction, it stops overflowings of the 

 menses, and bloody stools ; and applied externally, 

 it immediately stops the bleeding of wounds and 

 heals them. 



Hound's Tongue. Cynoglossum* 



A tall and singular looking plant, frequent by 

 our way sides, and distinguished by its large whitish 

 leaves, and small purple flowers, as also by the 

 particularity of its smell, which has been supposed to 

 resemble that of a kennel of hounds. It is two feet 

 and a half high. The stalk is angulated, firm, and 

 upright : the leaves are long, considerably broad, 

 pnd of a pale whitish or bluish green colour, sharp 

 at the points, and not at all serrated at the edges. 

 The flowers are small, and of a deep purple : they 

 grow along the tops of the branches, and are followed 

 by rough seeds. 



The root is the part used ; it is long, thick, and 

 brown, but whitish within ; it is balsamic and 

 astringent. Given in decoction, it is excellent against; 

 coughs arising from a thin sharp humour. Dried 

 and powdered, it is good against purging?, and 

 stops the overflowing of the menses. 



