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fuch vegetables as are endued with a purgative 

 quality, confining his trad to fuch as are either 

 indigenous, or cafily cultivated in the gardens of 

 Sweden. Under each he mentions the place of 

 growth, the part ufed, its preparation, the dofe, 

 the efFeds, and the difordecs in which it has prin- 

 cipally been employed as a purgative. We fub- 

 join a fummary catalogue. 



1. Rhamnus Frangula^ Sp. PI. p. 280. Frangulae 

 Cortex. Bark of berry-bearing Alder, 



2. Rhamnus Catharticus^ Sp. PI. 279. Spince 

 Cervinse Baccae. Buckthorn Berries. 



3. Linum Catharticum^ Sp. PI. 401. Purging 

 Flax. 



^^ 4. Eupatorium Cannabinum^ Sp. PI. 1173. Hemp- 

 agrimony. Leaves. Root. 



5. Genifta Tin^oria^ Sp. PI. 998. Dyers-weed. 

 Seeds and Flowers. 



6. Prunus Spinofa^ Sp. PI. p. 681. Acacix 

 Noftratis Flores. Flowers of Black-thorn^ or Sloe- 

 tree, 



7. Berberis vulgaris^ Sp. PI. 471. Berberry Bark. 



8. Convolvulus Sepium^ Sp. PI. 218. Root of the 

 great Bindweed. 



9. Valeriana officinalis y Sp. PI. 45. Valerian Root. 



10. Bryonia alba^ Sp. PI. 1438, Bryony Root. 

 If, Sambucus EbuluSy Sp. PI. 385. Root of 



Dwarf Elder. 



12. Lichen Aphthofus, Sp. PI. 1616. Fine green 

 Liverwort, or aphthofe Liverwort. The author 

 relates the cafe of a young woman, to whom this 

 medicine had been given as an anthelminthic, 

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