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almoft deftroy’d by the 
Jaundice, was cured by 
drinking every Morning a 
ftrong Decoiftion of this 
Herb. It will not grow in 
Gardens. 
Common Wild r i;erhtl, 
in Latin C ere folium Silve- 
Jlre. It has a woody, An- 
gle, white Root, and very 
lm a 11 Fibres ; ’tis as thick 
as the Little Finger. The 
Tafte of itisfomewhat a- 
crid. It has fometimes one, 
fometimes more Stalks. 
They are a Cubit and an 
half high, or higher, round, 
channei’d,fmooth and em- 
pty ,, and knotted with 
Joints, plac’d at a great di- 
ftance ; and they belly out 
under the Joints. The 
Branches come out alter- : 
nately, at each Joint, from 
the Wings of the Leaves. 
This is one of the Plants ; 
that are called Umbellife- ; 
rous. The Flowers are 
fmall and white, and ccn- 
fift of five Leaves, and fo i 
many white Threads. The ( 
Seeds are oblong, fmooth ( 
and blackifli when they are j 
ripe, of a fweet and Aro- r 
matick Tafte. The Leaves [ 
are fofter, and cut (harper 
e than the Leaves of Parity^ 1 
Y of an Aromatick Smell and 
i Tafte, and of a pale-green 
s Colour, and fometimes a 
i little red. The Foot-ftalks 
are often red, and fome- 
what hairy. Tho’wefaid 
, the Leaves grow alternate* 
- ly upon the Stalks, yet at 
- the top they are plac'd by 
' Pairs: And from theWings 
ofthele, twoBranches rife ; 
which is common to moft 
other U mbelliferousPlants. 
It flowers in May : Soon 
after the Seed is ripe it wi- 
thers away. It fprings a- 
gain in the Autumn, and 
is green all the Winter. 
Chervil (efpecially that 
which grows in Gardens ) 
is hot and dry, and Diu- 
retick. It provokes the 
Courfes, and is Lithrontri- 
ptick : It quickens the 
Blood, when coagulated , 
and difpofes to Sleep. 
’Tis ufe4 outwardly 
with great Succefs for the 
Cholick, and Obftru&ion 
of Urine : Ufed in Cata- 
plafms, it difeuftes Tu- 
mours and Clodded Blood 
like 5b/owo»V-Seal,. Ti 
E chief! 
