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’as fall of Twigs, without 
Juice, and infipid : It has 
mo ft commonly but one 
Stalk, nine Inches or one 
Foot high,lmooth andfirm. 
Some of the Leaves lie on 
the Ground , others are 
plac’d on the Stalk by 
Pairs, one oppollte to ano- 
tlicr,iarger than thcLcavcs 
of St. Johi's-wort , frnooth 
and green. They have 
three great Nerves, very 
conip icuous, oil the Under- 
fidc, running according to 
their Longitude. There are 
many Flowers joyn’d toge- 
ther at the top of the Stalk 
and Branches , but they 
have no Foot-ftalk • they 
arc expanded from a long 
Tube unto fivei'harp pieces, 
relcmbiing fo many I caves, 
and they have five yellow 
Tors. The Cup of the 
Flower is compos’d of 
five narrow, acute, (mall j 
Leaves. Long, ftarvling, 
little. Heads fuccccd the 
Flowers, full of Seeds like 
Sand. It dowers in July, 
and is common in dqyPa- 
ftures. 
Gallen^ by rcafon of the 
wonderful and great Vir- 
tue of this Plant, wrote a 
whole Book of it. *Tis 
Splenetick and Hepatick, 
bitter without Biting : ’tis 
Clcanfing, Opening and 
Vulnerary : *Tfs good in 
thejaundice,in SupprelTion 
of the Courfes,inthe Gout, 
and for Worms ; and is a 
Specifick for the Biting of 
a Mad-Dog. The Deco- 
dtion of it is us’d with Sjc- 
ccfs in Tertian -Agues ; 
wherefore ’tis called by 
fome the Febrifuge-Plant. 
’Tis one of the Ingredients 
of the Bitter Drink, fo 
much us’d by the London- 
Phyficians; which is made 
| in the following manner : 
| Take of the Tops of the 
Ldfer Centory , of the 
Flowers of Camomile, each 
one Pugil ; of the Roots of 
Gentian half a Scruple j of 
the Leaves of Sena, and 
Carduus-feed , each one 
Dram ; of Salt of Worm- 
wood ten Grains ; boyl 
them in afufficicnt quanta 
l ty of Fountain-water, to 
four Ounces. ADccodion 
of the Tops of it takes off 
Pimples, Spots, Morphew, 
and other Difeafesof the 
Skjn. A Lee made of it 
cleanfcs the Hair , and 
makes it white. A Man 
a! molt 
