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Co£hnatp,in Latin Bal- 
famita mar. The Roots 
grow oblique, like the 
Roots of Mint j they are 
round, and have many Fi- 
bres. The Stalks are two 
or three Foot high, chan- 
nel’d, branchy, and of a 
pale-green colour. The 
Leaves are like the Leaves 
of Pepperwort, and of the 
fame Colour with the 
Stalks ; indented about the 
Edges, but field om jagged j 
it has a very ftrong Scent, 
and a very bitter Tafte. 
On the top of the Branches 
are Umbles or Tufts of 
Golden yellow Flowers, 
fomewhatlike the Flowers 
of Tanfie. The Seeds are 
fmall, oblong and flat. It 
grows in Gardens. 
It cures the Crudities of 
the Stomach, Beichings, Vo- 
mitings, and a Stinking 
Breath ; the Gripes, Heart- 
burning, and Pain in the 
Head, that is occafion’d by 
Fumes from the Stomach : 
It opens Women’s Obftru- 
dlions, and is good in the 
Stone. The Juice and the 
Seed kill Worms. ’Tisfup- 
pofed to be peculiarly good 
againft the Malignity of 
Opium, and other Poifogs. 
It curesWounds prefently. 
An excellent Ballam for 
old Ulcers is prepar’d of 
this Herb and Adder’s- 
tongue, boy’d in Oyl of 
Olives ; adding Wax and 
Rozin to bring it to a 
Confidence. 
CoMtps!, in Latin Bt- 
ratyjis. *Tis common in Pa- 
ftures, and flowers in Jpril. 
TheLeavcs and Flowers 
are us’d amongftPot-herbs, 
and in Sallcts ; and are ve- 
ry agreeable to the Head 
and Nerves. They are us’d 
in Apoplexies, Palfies, and 
Pains in the Joints, The 
Juice of the Flowers takes 
off Spots and Wrinkles 
from the Face, and other 
Vices of the Skin. The 
Water of the Flowers, the 
Conferve, and the Syrup 
are Anodine, and gently 
provoke Sleep ; and are 
very proper Medicines for 
weakly People. The Juice 
of theLcaves and Flowers, 
mix’d with an equal quam 
tity of Red-Cow’s Milk, 
cured an inveterate Head- 
ach, when other Medicines 
would do no good. Take 
of Co v. flip-water twoOun- 
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