Cl (F4) 
Stone, and Erofions of the 
Kidneys 5 when they are 
inflam’d, the Juice of it 
being drop’d inro them : 
And all'o for loofenefs of 
the Teeth , and putrid 
Gums. It cleanfes alfo 
Malignant Ulcers. The 
Aftringent Vertue of it, 
is moft remarkable , by 
means whereof it does 
what it does. One Dram 
of the Powder of theRcot, 
taken before the fit, cures 
Agues. Spon in his Book 
of Fevers and Febrifu- 
ges, fays. That Cinquefoil , 
is a Plant fomewhat Bit- 
ter, and very Aftringent ; 
whereby it {Lengthens the 
Fibres of the Stomach , 
relax’d by a Fever, and 
fills and fweetens its A- 
cid. Hippocrates ufed 
this Plant to cure Fevers. 
But, without doubt, it 
was more eflecftual in 
Greece , where Hippocrates 
Liv’d, than here : For , 
moft Plants have more 
Vertue in Hot Countries, 
than in Cold ; efpecially 
thofe that are fomewhat 
Aromatick. It has alfo 
been found by Experi- 
ence , that the Roots of 
C L 
it cure Ulcers of the 
Mouth. 
Commo n-Garde n-Clfltp , 
in Latin Horminum , The 
Stalk is two Foot high, and 
higher, about the bignefs 
of the Little Finger, four- 
fquare, ftiff and hairy, and 
full of white Pith. The 
Leaves are large, hairy and 
whitifti, very much wrink- 
led from a large Balls, 
they end by degrees in a 
blunt Point ; they are 
fomewhat indented about 
the Edges :They are place 
on long Foot-ftalks, elpe- 
dally the lower , which 
come out of the Earth ] 
thofe of the Stalks are pla4 
ced by Pairs, oppofite to' 
one another. The Flowers 
are fet upon long Stalks 
on the top of the Stalk; 
and Branches ; they are 
compos’d of many Whirls 
they are of a little blue 
Colour. The Seed is pret 
ty large, and fmooth, ane 
of a brownifti Colour. Th 
Root is, Angle, and woody 
and con lifts of many FI 
bres. The Smell of the 
whole Plant is very ftrong 
the Tafte is batter. | 
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