FAMILY HERBAL. %i\ 



that the leaves are oblong, broad, and of a strong 

 smell, and that the bark of the trunk is rough, and of 

 a greyish colour. 



The gum resin called myrrh, is certainly pro- 

 cured from some tree in the hot countries, but 

 whether this be a true description of that tree, there 

 is no certainty. The gum itself is a very great medi- 

 cine ; it opens all obstructions of the viscera ; is 

 good in consumptions, jaundices, and dropsies ; and 

 is excellent for promoting the menses, and assisting, 

 in the natural and necessary discharges after delivery . 

 it is to be given in powder ; the tincture dissolves it 

 but imperfectly ; but this is excellent against disorders 

 of the teeth and gums. 



N 

 Sweet Navey. Kcpus. 



A plant kept in some gardens, and net unlike 

 the common turnip in its aspect and appearance. 

 It grows a yard high. The stalk is round, smooth, 

 and of a pale green. The leaves stand irregularly 

 on it, and they are oblong, broad at the base, where 

 they surround the stalk, and narrower all the way 

 to the point. The leaves, which grow from the 

 root, are much larger and deeply cut in at the 

 sides ; and they are all of a pale or bluish green 

 colour. The flowers are small and yellow, and 

 the pods are long. The seed is round and black. 

 The root is white and large, and has the taste, but 

 not the round shape of the turnip, for it is rather 

 like a parsnip. 



The seeds are used, but not much. A decoc- 

 tion of them is said to promote sweat, and to drive 

 n.nv thinf; out to the skin ; but it does not seem to de* 



sorve anv great regard. 



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