B A 
B A 
C 1 6 ) 
they are lmooth; lome art 
indented, fome not : They 
have a fragrant Smell, but 
do not tafte very well. 
The Flowers are white, or 
of a purplifh Colour ; they 
l'mellfweer, and are plac’d 
on long Spikes, in Whirls, 
The Seed is fmall, and 
black. The Root is woody, 
black and fibrous.lt grows 
only in Gardens. 
It comforts the Heart, 
and expels Melancholy : It 
cleanfeth the Lungs, and 
moves the Courfes. ’Tis 
an Ingredient of three 
Compound-Waters in the 
London-Difpevfatory , viz. 
Gilbert-water, Briony-wa- 
ter,and theCeleftial-water. 
_ Wild in Latin A- 
cinos. It has but one thin 
Root, with but a few Fi- 
bres. ihe Stalks are one 
Hand high , hairy, red, 
four-fquare, branchy, tho’ 
near the Earth they feem 
round. 'J here are two 
Leaves at each Joint, and 
their Foot-ftalks are con- 
trary to one another ; they 
ate like wild Thyme, but 
larger; ^ they are indented 
about the Edges; are green 
above, underneath whitifh 
Their Nerves are confpj. 
cuous, they are plac’d up- 
on fhort Foot-ftalks. The 
Flowers are difpos’d like a 
"W hirl at the top of the 
Stalks and Branches, and 
ihew themfeives of a pur- 
ple Colour. The Cup is 
oblong, channell’d, big-bel- 
lied, but narrow at the 
Neck. It grows of its 
own accord upon chalky 
Hills , and on dry and 
gravelly Ground. It 
flowers in June. 
The Vertue of it is not 
certainly known; and, in- j 
deed, one would judge by 
the Smell and Tafte, that ] 
it had no great Virtue, tho’ 
Schwenckfield lays that kis 
hot and dry, and that it j 
farces the Courfes, and the 
Birth, and removes Melan- 
choly. 
115a«lm, in Latin Me- 
Ufa. ’T is reckon’d among 1 
the Cordial-Herbs. It re- j 
moves Melancholy, and 
cheers the Heart. ’Tis 
much commended '.for 
Fainting andBeating of the 
Heart , and for the Palfie 
and Falling-ftc knefs, and 
for 
