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plac’d alternately , and 
prefs’d to the Stalk. Each 
of them fuftain a yellow 
Flower, confifting of abun- 
dance of fmall Leaves. The 
Roots are fmall, and white, 
and creep much. The 
Flowers and Stalks wither 
foon, (but not in a Pay or 
two, as l'ome have laid ; ) 
upon which Account, it has 
been fuppofed to have nei- 
ther Flower, nor Cup. 
It grows in watery Pla- 
ces. 
The frefhLeaves are ap- 
plied outwardly to hot U 1- 
cers, and Inflammations ; 
but being dried, are pretty 
acrid and hot. The Fume 
of them receiv’d into the 
Mouth, through a Tunnel, 
and lwallow’d down, or 
fm cak’d in aTobacco-pipe, 
is good for a Cough, Dif- 
ficulty of Breathing, and 
an Ulcer of the Lungs. 
A Syrup prepar’d of the 
Leaves, is good for the 
fameUfe. Mr. Boyle fays, 
That the Leaves powder’d, 
with Saffron and Amber, 
and fmoak’d in a Pipe, 
have cur’d a Coniumption. 
The whitilh Down which 
grows to the Root, being 
cleans’d from it, and wrap- 
ped in a Rag, and boyl’d 
a little in Lee, adding a 
little Salt Petre, and after 
dried in the Sun , makes 
the beft Tinder. Take of 
the Leaves of Colts-foot, 
Ground-Ivy, Maiden-hair, 
Harts-horn rafp’d, Water- 
Hemp, Agrimony, of each 
one Handful ; of the Roots 
of Chervil, and Butcher’s- 
Broom, each one Ounce j 
of the Seeds of Baftard- 
Saffron, of Sweet Fennel- 
Seed, each half an Ounce ; 
boyl them in three Quarts 
of Fountain-water, to the 
Confumption of half ; ad- 
ding towards thcEnd three 
Drams of Liquorifh, and 
two Ounces, of Railins of 
the Sun fton’d, and fix Ju- 
jubes, or three Ounces of 
the beft Hony clarified : 
Make an Apozem. The 
Dofe is four Ounces, hot, 
twice or thrice in a Day. 
This is good for Coughs. ' 
Columbine, in Lath*. 
Jquilcgict. The Seed can- 
died, is commended for 
Obftrucftions oftheBowels, 
and for Giddinefs. One 
Dram of the Seed pow-., 
, der’d, and taken in Wine, 
with 
