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SCURVY-GRASS (HORSE-RADTSH.)--<^o«^««^ 



Armorada.) 



Descrtp. — This has larger leaves than the former speciefc 

 the upper ones are of a lighter green than the lower, of a 

 fleshy substance, and full of juice ; and their colour is an 

 obscure green. The stalks are numerous, thick, juicy, of a 

 iale green, ten or twelve inches high. The flowers, like the 

 iprmer, are small and white, at the tops of the branches. 



Flcuje, — It grows upon the muddy parts of the sea-shore. 



Time.— It flowers in July, 



A species is found in the north with a pale purple flower. 



Virtues, — The English Scurvy-Grass is more used for the 

 salt it bears, which opens and cleanses; but theDutch is of 

 better etfect, and ofteuer used for the scurvy; and purifies 

 the blood, liver, and spleen, by taking the juice every 

 morning fasting, in a cup of drink. The decoction answers 

 the same purpose, and opens obstructions, evacuating cold, 

 clammy and phlegmatic humours both from the liver and 

 the spleen, and bringing the body to a more lively colour. 

 The juice also helps all foul ulcers and sores in the mouth, 

 gargled therewith ; and used outwardly, cleanses the skin 

 From spots, marks^ or scars that happen therein. 



SCURVY-GRASS {SEA.)—(Cochlearia Anglica,) 



Descrip. — This grows about as high as the former, but 

 the leaves are thicker, longer, narrower, and more pointed 

 at the ends, frequently finuated about the edges, of a duller 

 grreen than the garden ; the flowers and seed are alike in 

 both ; of a Salter taste, but not so hot and pungent as that. 



Place.— It grows in salt-marshes, and particularly by the 

 Thames-side, all the way below Woolwich. 



Time. — It flowers rather later than the garden kind. 



Virtues. — This kind is used along with the others as an- 

 tiscorbutics, but wanting in fine volatile parts, it is not so 

 prevalent, but abounding more in saline, it may be used 

 to good purpose as a diuretic. 



SELF-HEAL.— ("Prwne^^a Vulgaris.) 



Descrip. — This is a small, low, creeping herb, havinff 

 many small roundish pointed leaves, like leaves of wild 

 mint, of a dark green colour, without dents on the edges; 

 from among which rise square hairy stalks, scarce a foot 

 high, which spread sometimes into branches with small 



