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ereative ; it ii hot and moist, aud under the celestial 

 balance. The decoction of the root hereof in wine, is 

 very effectual to open obsti-uctions of the spleen an d liver, 

 and helps yellow jaundice, dropsy, pains of the loins, 

 wind colic, provokes urine, expels the stone, and procures 

 women's courses. The contmued use of the aecoction 

 for fifteen days, taken fasting, and next to bed ward, helps 

 the strangury, the voiding of urine by drops, the stop- 

 ping of urine, and stone, and all defects of the reins and 

 Kidneys : if the said drink be continued longer, it is said 

 that it cures the stone. It is found good against the 

 venereal. The roots bruised and applied outwardly, helps 

 the kernels of the throat, commonly called the king's-evil ; 

 or taken inwardly, and applied to the place stung or bitten 

 by any serpent, heals it speedily. If the roots be bruised, 

 and boiled inhog's grease, or salted lard, and applied to 

 broken bones, thorns, &c. remaining in the flesh, they not 

 only draw them forth^ but heal up the place again, gather- 

 ing new flesh where it was consumed. The juice of the 

 leaves dropped into the ear, helps impoethumes therein. 



EVEWEED, OK DOUBLE ROCKET.)— (iTaptfrw 

 Matronalit.) 



Descrip. —This grows with a round, upright firm stalk, 

 but the top of it usually droops. The leaves are placed 

 irregularly on it, and are oblong and broad at the base : 

 they are dented along the edges, and sharp at the point ; 

 their colour is a dusky green at the bottom, but the upper 

 onee grow lighter. The flowers are large, sometimes 

 white and blue, or purple. 



Place, — It is a native of our northern counties, Cum- 

 berland and Westmoreland. 



Time, — It flowers in May. 



Q o mrw i i ent and Virtue*. — It is a plant of Majrs, yet it 

 is aocoanted a good wound herb. Some eat it with bread 

 and butter on account of its taste, which resembles gar- 

 lick. Its juice, taken a spoonful at a time, is excellent 

 against obstructions of the viscera : it works by urine. 

 In some places it is a constant ingredient in clysters. 



VTEBBIQUT,— (Euphrasia Offlcinalis,) 



Deterip.— Common Eyebright is a small low herb, 

 rising up usually but with one blackish green stalk a 

 tpan nigh, or not much more, spread from the bottom 



