( n ) 
A S 
in a white Marrow, that 
taftcs fomcwhat acrid. 
It purges violently, up- 
wards and downwards, 
Phclegm and Cholcr. 5 Tis 
Diuretick alfo, and forces 
the Courfcs, Wherefore 
Wenches ufe thcDeco&ion 
of it too frequently, when 
they think they arc with 
Child. Tis good in the 
Dropfic and Jaundice. 
Take of the Leaves of 
Jfarahacca fix, feven, eight 
or nine ; bruife them, anc. 
pour upon them three 
Ounces of White-wine ; 
ftrain it. Take it in the 
Morning, or at Four in 
. the Afternoon : Drink large 
Draughts of Poffet-drink 
after every time it vomits. 
Or, 
Take of the Pow- 
der of the Root one 
Dram , or four Scru- 
ples; Oxymel of Squils one 
Ounce and anhalt; mingle 
them, and take it in a 
draught ot Pclfct-drink. 
Ufe Poffct-drink in the 
Working of it, as above 
directed. 
The Settee , in Latin 
Fraxinus . The Seed of 
the Ajb powder’d, and ta- 
ken in Wine , forces U- 
rine. The Juice of three 
or four Leaves taken eve- 
ry Morning, makes thofc 
ean that are fat. The 
Bark and the Wood dry 
and attenuate, and are 
fuppofed to foften the 
hardnefs of the Spleen 
by a Spccifick Quality. 
The Juice of the Leaves 
and tender Twigs, taken 
in the Morning daily, in a 
fmall quantity, is faid to 
do good in Dropfies. One 
Dram of the Seeds pow- 
der’d, and taken iu Wine, 
is alfo beneficial in the 
Dropfie. The Salt of it 
provokes Sweat and U- 
rine. 
3. flatted* See Herb 
Gerrard. 
in Latin Carlo - 
phillata. The Root grows 
oblique , fending down 
fometimes thick Fibres in- 
to the Earth. ’Tis of an 
AromatickTafte andSmell, 
like J«//-flowers. Seve- 
ral Stalks rife ftom the 
fame 
