Its OULPIPBR's OOMFLSra HABAX.. 



Place, — It grows in many places of this country, as well 

 m the lower, as in the upper dry comers of meadows, 

 and sandy grassy places. 



THme. — It flowers in May, and then gathered, as well for 

 that which is called the seed, as to distil, for it quickly per- 

 ishes down to the ground when any hot weather comes. 



OovemmentandVirtttes,—Thia is governed by the Moon. 

 It Is very effectual to cleanse the reins and bladder, and to 

 dissolve the stone engendered in them, and to expel it and 

 the gravel by urine; to help the strangury; for wnich pur- 

 pose the decoction of the nerb or roots in white wine, is 

 most useful, or the powder of the small kemelly root, taken 

 in white wine, or in the same decoction made with white 

 wine, is most usual. The distilled water of the whole herlr, 

 root and flowers, is most familiar to be taken. It provokes 

 womens' courses, and frees and cleanses the stomach and 

 lungs from thick and tough phlegm that troubles them. 

 There is no better medicine tnan this to break the stone. 



8AXIFKAGE (WILD, or MEADOW.)— (^/S«M«f 

 Pratense Carni/olia,) 



Descrip, — The root is about a finger thick, striking deep 

 in the ground, of a brownish colour on the outside, whitish 

 within, of a hot aromatic taste and smell; and from which 

 spring several winged leaves, not very large, cut into long 

 narrow segments. The stalks are channelled, rising about 

 two feet high, beset with smaller leaves, and having on 

 their tops umbels of pale, yellow, small five-leaved flowers, 

 and after them come short striated reddish brown seeds. 



Place. — It grows common in meadows and pasture lands. 



Time, — It flowers in August. 



Virtues. — The root, herb, and seed are used, being all 

 accounted good to provoke urine, and serviceable in gravel, 

 and distempers of the kidneys ; as also in expelling wind. 



There is another more slender Saxifrage, with smaller 

 flowers, white also, but has larger leaves of a deep green. 

 It differs in nothing else from the former. 



Place. — It grows in meadows and damp pastures. 



Time. — It flowers in May and June. 



Virtues. — This little plant is an excellent diuretic ; an 

 infusion of the whole plant operates powerfully and safely 

 by iirin«^ and clears the passages from gravel 



