The Red Valerian has a crude: Tafte in the Stalks and Leaves^ 
the Flowers rubbed fmell like Turpentine-, the Leaves fmell nauie- 
ous, fcetid 5 the Roots agree with Spikenard. Spca Celtica and 
the Flowers of Valerian agree well. 
The Leaves of Wild Valerian boyled in Water yield a crude 
and fcetid Mucilage. 
The Tinfture of the Roots of Valerian, extra^ed with Spirit of 
Wine and Sal Armoniac, fines it much. 
The Roots of Afarum are Geniculate as Grafles, and tafte very ^ 
Acrid, Aromatic and Bitterifh ^ 'tis called Sylveflre Nardum^ and 
for its fimilitude leferrible to it. The Antients attributed the fame 
Virtue x.o Marum as to Acorus^ but more intenfeand ftrong. 
Galen oblcrved that l^hu was an Odorate Root, like Nardum in 
virtue. 
Fliny obferved that Cyperus was a Glaiiolm bulbofa radtce^ 
and like the Odor of Nardim, 
The DecoQ:ion of Afarum was greenifh, with a ftrong fmell of 
Spikenard, and Bitterifti Acrid. - 
The Decoftion of Valerian K-Oots of the fame Tafte, but pale 
colour, and fmell of Spikenard, but weaker ^ they feem to be of 
the fame Clafs. 
7. The Sweet, Fervid Acrid, Bitterifh, and Aromatic like Orris in 
Tafte. 
' The Roots of Orris are Geniculate like Grafs, 
The Florentine Roots are bitterilh and fweet, and of a burning 
Tafte. 
The Water Flag is burning and ftyptic, but of no fmell \ the 
Flowers of common Orris have an ill fmell, tho the Roots be Aro- 
matic. The whole Herb fmells like Eider whilft 'tis frefli bruifed, 
but when dry 'tis Odorate ^ it gives a Rasberry Tafte to Drinks, 
and purges. 
The great Galangal is Aromatic, Acrid, Burning and Bitterifti ^ 
the Roots alfo geniculate, odorate •, in form like Cyperus, 
The Roots of Acoriis are geniculate, acrid, burning, bitterifli 
and aromatic ; it refembles Orris both in Leaves and Roots. 
Ginger is acrid, burning and aromatic like Pepper 5 the Leaves 
are like Irk Yaluftrk. 
Zeioairy fmells like Camphire, and i^ of a ftrong Tafte, rather 
than fweer, 'tis very bitter, and iefs acrid-, but refembles Ginger- 
Coftus is very burning, acrid and aromatic, and bitterifli ^ it 
agrees with the vertuc of Orris, bvoth in its difcufling quaiicy and 
deobftruaing, S mm Cofias 
