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spoonfuls of the Juyce of /They are plain and equal 3 
[the Leaves pounded, mix- and have fometimes red 
fed wth White-wine, vo- Veins, and fometimes not, 
biits and purges itrcngly : The Stalk isallolefs. ’Tis 
It is ufcd for the Worms, common in fait Marflies, 
and on the Sea-Ihore. 
in Latin 
j Fapis. The Leaves of the 
Beech-tree bruis’d, and ap- 
plied to hot Swellings, dif- 
culfcs them. The Water 
contained in old and hol- 
low Oaks and Beech-trees, 
cures the Itch in Men, 
and Cattle when they are 
mangy. 
in Latin 
Beta alba. It has a woody 
Root, of the thicknefs of 
the Little Finger , pretty 
long , and white. The 
Leaves are of a light green 
Colour, thick, and fuccu- 
lent ; of a nitrous Taftc, 
ihe Stalk is four Foot 
high, or higher, fmall, and 
channeled • and has many 
W ings, wherein are the 
little Flowers, in a long 
peries ,. confifting of yel- 
low Tufts. The Seed is 
round, rough and brown. 
, in Latin 
^eta Maris* *Tis like the 
phits-Beet . but the Leaves 
Beet is hot and dry, and 
loofens the Belly by reafon 
of its Nitrofity. Tis an 
Errhine , efpecially the 
Root 5 for the Juice of it, 
received into the Nollrils, 
occafions Ncezing. The 
young Plants, with their 
Roots, gently boyled, and 
eaten with Vinegar, pro- 
cure an Appetite, extin- 
guifli Thirft, and fupprefs 
Cholcr in the Stomach. 
ihe/,amongft the Antients, 
w ; as much taken notice of 
for its infipid Tafte. Mar* 
tial reproaches it in the 
followng Diftick, 
Ut fapiant fatux fafoorm 9 
prandia Beta, 
0 quam fxpe petet vind pi* 
perque coquus ? 
The Juice of this Herb, 
drawn up into the Noftrils, 
powerfully evacuates Phle- 
gmatickHumours from the 
Brain, and cures invete** 
rate Head-aches. This is 
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