RADISH. 1] 1 



They are diuretic, and good for the stone 

 and gravel.* 



The roots and seed are employed in me- 

 dicine in wasting and expelling the stone ; 

 and in opening obstructions of the liver 

 and spleen.-f* 



The radish possesses the virtues of the 

 Cochlearia : the root is esculent, expels 

 phlegm from the intestines, and is a carmi- 

 native. The flowers, leaves, seeds, and roots 

 are antiscorbutic ; for which reason they are 

 proper for phlegmatic constitutions. 



The root contains much of an aqueous 

 and acrimonious substance ; and the drier it 

 is, the more acrid it becomes ; but its acri- 

 mony is lost in boiling. Its aquosity renders 

 it flatulent, on which account it is said not 

 to be good in hypochondriacal disorders. 



The daily use of the root, however, is of 

 sufficient efficacy to cure a great dropsy in 

 the beginning : and is of excellent service in 

 the scurvy. J 



* Miller's Bot. Off. 



t Dale. 



J Hist. Plant, ascript. Boerhaave. 



