288 ottlpepbr's oomfletc hxrbal. 



of the root drank, is efFectual for scurvy. It kills wormi 

 in children, if given to drink. The bruised root laid to the 

 part affected with the sciatica, joint-ache, or the hard swel- 

 lings of the liver and spleen, helps them all. The distilled 

 water of the herb and root is more familiar to be taken 

 with a little sugar for all the purposes aforesaid. 



RAMPION (ROBNm),y^Phyteuma Obiculart.) 



Descrip. — This rises from a long, thick, white, and fibrous 

 root. The lower leaves are short, and almost round, but 

 pointed at the end, and some few of them at times oval, or 

 oblong : they have long footstalks, and are serrated at the 

 edgea The stalk is tender, striated, or hollow, about a 

 foot high. The leaves stand irregularly on it, and are al- 

 together unlike those from the root: they are long, narrow, 

 and sharp- pointed, serrated at the edges, and of a pale 

 green ; those towards the bottom have long footstalks, but 

 those towards the upper parts have none. The flowers staod 

 at the top of the stalk in a round thick head ; they are 

 small and purple, close together, and curled round like r 

 horn, from which the plant derives its name. 



Place, — It is a perennial plant, and not uncommon in 

 the hilly pastures of Kent and Sussex. 



Time. — It flowers in August 



Oovemment and Virtriee. — There are several species of 

 this plant, but this possesses most virtue. The roots of any 

 of them may be eaten as a salad in spring, they are well 

 tasted, and full of a milky juice. They are under Venus. 

 The root, if eaten in due quantity, operates by urine, and 

 may be good to create an appetite. 



RAMPION {SREET^S,)—(Janone Montana.) 



Descrip. — The root, from a small head, shoots out many 

 fibres. The stalk is upright, of a pale green, and rises to 

 about three feet in height. The leaves are of a faint green, 

 divided at the edges into small segments. The flowers grow 

 in a large head like scabious, and are of a fine blue ; but 

 they are sometimes found of a reddish or white colour. 



P^aoe. — It is a biennial ; common on high pastures. 



Time. — It flowers in August. 



Oovemment and Virtue*. — It is under the dominion of 

 Mercury, and of a bitter, light, astringent quality, excellent 

 against disorders of the breast, such as coughs, asthmatic 

 ^fectiona, diificalty of breathing, &c, for which purpose an 



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