Jv'2 FAMILY HERBAL. 



b;rt with us kepi in gardens. It grows two feet or 

 more in height, {he stem is whitish : the stalks grow- 

 ing from it, are tough and firm, of a whitish colour 

 also, and very numerous ; the leaves are oblong, 

 lender, of a square shape, and indented; they are 

 also whitish and of a strong: smell. The stalks which 

 upport the flowers are Jong and naked ; they are 

 round, of a greenish colour, and each has at its top 

 a single flower, which is yellow and naked, and of 

 the bigness of an horse-bean. 



The leaves are the part used, they are best fresli 

 gathered. They are to be given infused in water 

 against worms, they are a disagreeable medicine, 

 hut a very efficacious one. They also promote the 

 menses, and open obstructions of the liver. They 

 have been recommended greatly in the jaundice. 



Spurge Laurel. Laureola. 



A wild little shrub of a singular aspect and of 

 considerable virtues, it is three i'ect high, the stem 

 is half an inch thick, and divides into a great many 

 branches. The bark is of a brownish colour, and 

 they are not very strong. The leaves stand at the 

 tons of the branches, they are long, narrow, and of 

 a bright and fine green ; they are of a firm substance, 

 and are not indented at the edges. The flowers are 

 very small and inconsiderable, they are green with* 

 some yellow threads, and have a sweet smell ; the 

 berries are small, roundish, and black. 



The leaves are a powerful remedy against the 

 dropsy, but they are so violent they must be given 

 .v I til caution; a small quantity of a slight infusion 

 of them in water, works by vomit and stool in a 

 poweiful manner. H is not every constitution that 

 can i;ear such a medicine. 



