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An Head of Seeds fucceed 
the Flowers, of the bignels 
of the common Vetch:The 
Seeds are not fharp. It 
[grows plentifully inBrooks, 
and Ditches that have Wa- 
lter in, them ; efpecially on 
Sandy Ground. 
The following Medicine 
is excellent for the Scurvy 
and Dropfie : Take of the 
Tops of Alder, Ivy-leav’d- 
W ater Crow-foot andSage, 
each one Handful ; infufe 
them one Night in White- 
wine, and drink the Infu- 
sion. 
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C«ch0h3=ptntl£, in La- 
tin Arum. It has a Tube- 
rous Root, and fends its 
Fibres every way into the 
Earth. The Leaves are 
j oblong, triangular, fm ooth 
[at top, and Shining below, 
: and have fometimes black 
, Spots upon themi.TheTafte 
of theRootandLeafis very 
biting. The Stalk is about 
an Hand high, on the top 
Whereof the naked Peftel 
comes out, from a- long, 
membranaceous Sheath , 
and. is oblong, and of a 
dark-purple Colour. The 
Berries are of a Vermilion 
Colour. The Roots, when' 
they arc young , yield a 
Milky Juice: 
The Root, efpecially of 
that which isfpotted, green, 
or dry, taken to the quan- 
tity of a Dram, is an ex- 
cellentRemedy forPoyfon, 
-and in the Plague. Some 
add to it the like quantity 
of Treacle. The Root 
boyl*d, and mixed with 
Hony, cures all Flegma- 
tickHutnours of the Breaft, 
and is good for an AJlhma, 
It cures Ruptures, and pro- 
vokes Urine. Women ufe 
the diftili’d Water of the 
Root, to beautifie their 
Faces ; but the Juice of the 
Root, fet in the Sun, is 
much better. The dried 
Root is an excellent Medi- 
cine for the Scurvy ; and 
is full as effectual in cold 
.Difeafes Of the Spleen, and 
Stomach ; efpecially for 
Wind. The Country Peo- 
ple about Maidjlone , in 
Kent, ufe the Herb and 
Root, inftead of Soap. 
The Compound-Powder 
of "W ake-Robin, is as fol- 
lows : Take of the Roots 
of Wake-Robin powder’d, 
two Ounces > of the Roots 
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