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mw8 on a fibtula, if it be but scraped upon it. The seed 

 Deing drunk, cleanses the belly from tough phlegmatic mat- 

 ter, eases those who have overgrown liver, as well if drank 

 as by receiving the fumes uuderneath, and likewise raises 

 Buch as are fallen into a deep sleep, or have the lethargy, 

 by burning it under their nose. The seed and root boiled 

 in oil, and the head rubbed therewith, helps not only those 

 that are fallen into a frenzy, but aLiO the lethargy or 

 drowsy evil, and those that have been long troubled with 

 the head-ache, if it be likewise used with rue. It helps also 

 the running scab and the shingles. The juice of the flow- 

 ers dropped into the ears that run and are full of matter, 

 cleanses and heals them. 



PABSNIP (UPRIGHT WATER.)— (^/Siwin 



Angv>&tifolium.) 



Dttcrip. — This water plant has large, deep, green leave* 

 consisting of several longish pinnae, broad at the bottom, 

 narrow, and sharp- pointed at the end, much cut in about 

 the edges. The stalks are tall, hollow, and channelled, hav- 

 ing several small leaves growing on them; and on the tops 

 lai^ umbels of white flowers, succeeded by small striated 

 seed. The root is large, having several long stringy fibre* 



Place, — It grows in rivers and large waters. 



Time. — It flowers in May and June. The leaves are used. 



There are other varieties of growth, as that distinguish- 

 ed by the name Creeping Water Parsnip, Sium Nodiflorum^ 

 with white flowers, which grows also in watery places, and 

 lowers in June ; and the Great Water Parsnip, Sium Lor 

 tifolium^ common about ditches, with white flowers, blow- 

 bg iu July. Of these latter, the seeds only are used. 



Virtues. — They are accounted opening and attenuating, 

 useful for obstructions of the liver and spleen, and the womb; 

 help the stone and strangury, and scorbutic affections; out* 

 wardly applied, they are commended against cancerous tu- 

 mours in the breasts. Reduced to powder and taken in 

 doees of about a scruple, it stops purging, and is good in all 

 kinds of hemorrliagefly but particularly in excessive men- 

 strual discharges, and spitting of blood. Taken in larger 

 doses, it cures intermitting fevers and agues. A strong de- 

 eoction is good for sore mouths. The leaves infused in the 

 manner of tea allaji the heat in burning fevers. The roots 

 boiled in vinegar, and applied in the form of a poultice, 

 disperaes swellmgs or inflammations in any part of tne body; 

 and applied to old patrid sores, cleanses and disposes them 

 for healing. The juice ii good to bath inflamed and sore 



