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leaves behind >it,fomp Bit- 
terness. The Lpavcs are 
long, of a Light-green. The 
Stalk is an hand or nine 
Inches high, ch : annel’d,and 
hollow; ^ upon the top ot 
which is oneFioweiybcnd-, 
. ing downward, • about two 
Inches long, cpniiftmg of 
iix pale Leaves. The Seed 
is at firft broadilh, and af- 
terwards round. It grows 
m Several Places near 
Hedges, eSpecially in moilt 
Ground and in .Woods'. 
The Root is Vomitive. 
The Leaves bruifed, are 
proper in an Eriftfehu. 
The Greater ]Fi)d JfGjite 
P>4ft.0, ; in .Latin, Beilis 
major. The, Root- is fibrous, 
and creeping, of an acrid 
Jalte ; fendingdorthmany 
Stalks, nine Inches high, or 
higher, five-angled, Solid, 
branching ; and-it- has ma- 
ny oblong, fat and indent- 
ed. Leaves,, with obtufe 
Bonus. TheTlowers call 
s forth Beams of Bnghtnefs; 
they are white in the Cir- 
cumference; in the middle 
yellow, and larger ; com- 
pofed of many final!,; .yel- 
low Flowers, yhytdfd i into 
Stye Sip all Pieces, with .a 
Small Vilfitr m the middle 
oS each,: The Leaves of 
the- Cups have a black ilk 
Fr i qge. ■ It . flowers, i n 
and Jutie.. It .grows. 
q.Uenbypa P allures. 
The whole Herb,, Stalk*,- 
Leaves and Fiowers ? bpySd. 
in Poifet-drink, and drunk, 
is accounted an excellent 
Remedy lor an Jflhma , 
Conlumptioiy and 1 
culty of Breathing. 5 ;ITs 
very good in Wounds and 
Ulcers, taken inwardly, ot 
outwardly applied. A L>c- 
codf |on of the Herb cures 
alSPifea.fcs that are pcea* 
dop’d by drinking colcf 
Beer, when, the Body,, is 
Lot. , V 
II 
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wi 
oonfiO j. voonU oriti 
.Tbs Lejj'er kDZ tp,* % 
Common JElId Daijje, ,in La r 
tin Beilis minor. It grows 
in iVlcadows and ■ Paihires. 
f * : f . fd'yPVv* 
There is fomcDi (je fence 
am on git Y nters,aboy,ttlie 
Tei^eratnent of fhisPignr. 
Some Say, it is hotaud’dry • 
Others fay, it is cold' and 
moilf. , But its fipvrp i-afle 
argufis jF rigidity ; audirhe 
ElTcdfs o'fpt, Siccity. -Both 
F 2 tile 
