B U ( 32 ) B U 
The Root is one of the 
five opening Roots. ’Tis 
chiefly ufed for Obllrubb- 
ons of the Liver, the tj- 
rine, and the Cour'es* The 
Syrup of the five opening 
Roots is much in ule, and 
is prepar’d iri the following 
manner : Take of the 
Roots of Butcher’s-BroOm, 
Fennel, Afparagu's, Parfly 
and Smallage, each two 
Ounces ; Fountain-water 
three Quarts ; digeft them 
hot, then boyl them in B. 
M. to the Liquor prefled 
our hard, and clarified, 
add eight Ounces of Vine- 
gar, and five Pounds and 
an half of fine Sugar ; 
make a Syrup with a 
gentle Heat. The Dbfc 
is two Spoonfuls, in four 
Ounces of any proper di- 
f till’d Water. 
in Latin 
Oharnnws Catbnrncus. This 
fmali Tree is common in 
the Hedges in fome pla- 
ces. The outward Bark 
is black • there arc two 
within, one green, the 0- 
ther yellow : The Wood 
is pale, and hard. It has 
many Branches, that are 
plac’d moft commonly op- 
J polite one to another $ and 
/ it has hard, rigid and 
long Thotns plac’d among 
theLeaves, the Ends of the 
Branches being thorny al- 
io. The Leaves are like 
the Leaves of a Crab-tree, 
but fmailer $ they are 
pointed, of a dark Green* 
indented , and nervous * 
arid have an altringent 
Tafte. It has many fmali 
Flowers together, of a light 
green Colour j each con- 
lifts of four Leaves. The 
Berries fucceed the Flow- 
ers : Great Numbers of 
them are plac’d at the 
Root of the Thorns , up- 
on pretty long Foor-ftaiks: 
When they are ripe they 
are bfack , and full of 
green Juice. They have 
three or four triangular 
Grains , which have a 
blackifh Bark, and a white 
Marrow that docs not tafte 
ill. The Tafte of the Ber- 
ries is bitter, and aftriii- 
genr ; and the Juice has a 
Certain peculiar Tafte. 
The Berry of this 
Shrub yields three forts of 
Colours. Thofc that are 
gather’d ini Harveft-tiinc,. 
and dried, and powder’d. 
