336 FAMILY HERBAL. 



astringent, and it is restorative and strengthening" ; 

 this should be drank with cream, hut with only a 

 moderate quantity of sugar. 



Teazle. Dtpsacus sylveslris. 



A tall and stately plant, common bv road 

 sides, with large bur-like heads, and little red 

 flowers growing out of them. It is six feet high : 

 the stalk is single, thick, white, and very strong. 

 The le;ncs grow two together, encompassing the 

 stalk at their base, and make a hollow there winch 

 will hold water : they arc prickly on the under part 

 along the rib. The heads are as big as an apple, 

 and somewhat oblong : they are of a pale colour. 

 The root is long. 



The root is used ; it is bitter, and given in infu- 

 sion, strengthens the stomach and creates an appetite. 

 It is also good against obstructions of the liver, and 

 the jaundice ; people have an opinion of the water 

 that stands in the hollow of the leaves being good to 

 take away freckles 



There is another kind of teazle, called the ma- 

 nured teazle. The heads are used in dressing of 

 cloth ; the virtues are <he same, and they differ very 

 little in their general form. 



Blessed T:.;..ti 5;. Carduus bencdictus. 



A plant once in great esteem, and at present 

 not altogether neglected. it is a native of the 

 warmer counlnrs, and is raised with us in gardens. 

 It is two feet high ; the stalk is reddish, slender, 

 and weak ; v. rv much branched, and scarce able 

 to keep upright under the weight of leaves and 

 heads. The leaves are long, narrow, cut in on 

 both sides, and of an obscure green. The How- 



