A 
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B A 
fame Root, two Foot high, 
or higher, round, hairy, 
fmall, and full of Pith, gar- 
nilh’d with Leaves plac’d 
alternately ; they are 
branchy at the top. The 
Leaves that come from 
the Root are hairy and 
winged, fmall Wings be- 
ing here and there joy ned 
to the middle-rib. The 
Extremity of the Leaf is 
cut in deep. The Leaves 
that are on the Stalks con- 
iilt of two Wings that are 
pretty large, which adhere 
to the Stalk at the Balls of 
tiie Foot-ftalk, as if they 
were Ears • and they have 
three Jaggs at the end, al- 
rnoft like a Bramble. The 
Flower does not come 
from the bofom of the 
Leaf, but grows op polite 
to it, and has long Foot- 
ftalks , and five yellow 
Leaves , like Tormentil. 
The Cup is com poled of 
ten Leaves ; five large , 
five fmall. Many yellow 
Threads ft and round the 
Head, which grows into a 
roundlfti Bur, compos’d of 
a great many Seeds , pla- 
ced thick together • each 
of them has a Tail that 
turns back at the End * 
whereby they ftick to 
Cloths. It grows in 
Hedges and Bullies, and 
flowers in Miy or June , 
J Tis fo me what aftrin- 
gent • it ftrengthens, and 
difcufles i T’is Cephalick 
and Cordial, and relifts 
Poifons. ’ Lis chiefly ufed 
inwardly to cure Catarrhs, 
and for quickning the 
Blood when it ts coagu- 
lated. Wine wherein the 
Root has been infus’d has 
a fine pleafant tafte and 
fmell : It cheats the Heart, 
and opens Obftruftions. 
Ihe Root infus’d in Beer 
is excellent for ftrengthen- 
ing the Joints and Bowels. 
Two Ounces of the Root, 
or an Handful of the Herb, 
boyl’d in a Quart of Water 
or Polfet-drink , to the 
Conlumpticn of a fourth 
Part, has been ufed fucccfs- j 
fully in curing Agues, c- | 
fpecially Terrains, being 
taken two Hours before 
the Fit, or in the Fir. 
B Bar-i 
