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clofely embraces it, that at 
Vdriqth it defrauds the ho- 
lp {table Herb of its Nou- 
rifhment, and deftroys it 
by its treacherous Embra- 
ces. It has no Leaves. 
.The Flowers are placed 
thicic, at fcveral pittances, 
or Intervals : Lach of them 
conliits of four Imalb acute 
Leaves, that are thick, and 
full of Juice. _ This Plant 
has no need of a large De- 
icripticn j for it is dilfin- 
guilh’d from all other 
Plants , by having no 
Leaves, nor Root, when it 
is thrown up t coniilting 
only of long I In cads, by 
which it eneompaffes the 
neighbouring Plants, anc. 
fucks away their Nourifh- 
ment. Upon which Ac- 
grows-Ori Nettles, is very 
Diubetick. *Tis hot, dry, 
and cleanling: It opensOb- 
ftru&ions, and purges 'Me- 
lancholy ; is of good ufc in 
the Itch , for the Black 
Jaundice, and Obftrudions 
of the Liver and Spleen. 
But that which grows on 
Nettles is prefer’d before 
all the other in Phyfick. 
Take of Dodder of Thime, 
arid of Rhubarb, each one 
Dram and an half ; of Se~, 
na three Drams, of Y ello W 
Sanders half a Dram , of 
Coriander-feeds two Scru- 
ples, of Salt of Wormwood 
half a Dram, of Celtick 
Spike one Scruple ; irifufe 
them in a dole Veffel all 
Night, in four Ounces of 
White-wine, and Water cf 
count the Country-people Apples : To fiveOunces of 
in Suffex call it Hell-weed, the ftrain d Liquor, add fix 
or the Devil’s Guts. And Drams of Syrup of Dqd- 
^ der of Thyme, and two 
Drams of Jquct-vrirabilu \ 
mingle them, and make a 
Potion ; For thofe that are 
difficult to purge, ‘add a 
Dram, or two Drams, of 
the Fibres of Black Helle- 
bore, infus d in Vinegar. 
This is an excellerit Purge 
for melancholy People. 
fo much for the Vices of 
this Plant, 
Tis fuppos’d to partici- 
pate of the Plant it adheres 
to : So that which grows 
to Broom is- reckon’d Diu- 
retick ; that is counted 
moift, which fticks to Flax ; 
that aftnngent , which 
climbsMadderj that *hich 
Common- 
