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Ic has many hard, woody 
Branches ;they are round, 
and a Jitde hairy. The 
Leaves are cut fmall, like 
Roman-Wormwood ; it 
raftes lomewhat acrid.The 
Flowers are many, fmall, 
and yellow! Hi. The Pods 
lucceed the Flower; they 
are about an Inch long, 
and very fmali. The Seed 
is very fmall, and brown. 
I he Root, is white. It 
grows inftonv and gravel- 
ly Places, and on Stone- 
Walls , and in untiliM 
Grounds. 
A Dram of the Seed is 
very good for a Loolcnefs: 
And not only the Seed, but 
the whole Herb, is com- 
mended for the Fluxes of 
the Belly, and the Bloody 
Flux." Tis ufed in PJai- 
fters for Wounds, and for- 
did l J leers. In Yorkjhire 
they ufc the Seed to ex- 
pel Gravel, with good Suc- 
ccfs. 
Common Purple- 
fcCfdnC?, in Latin Iris vul- 
gtris. 
The Root hang’d in 
Wine or Beer, yreferves 
the Beer fweet, and im- 
parts a pleafant Talte and 
Smell in the Wine* like 
Rasberries. Tis much us’d 
by Bakers, to prepare Lea - 
ven for Whcaten Bread. 
Many Virtues are attribu- 
ted to the Root of this 
Plant, by the Ancient and 
Modern Writers; they are 
briefly defer ib’d as follows : 
By Scroder ’tis chiefly us’d 
for Coughs, Difficulty of 
Breathing, Obftrudfions of 
the Courfcs,and Children’s 
Gripes. Being outwardly 
applied, it takes off Spots 
from the Skin. Mix’d with 
Hellebore and Hony, ’tis 
much ufed in Powders for 
the Hair. It cures the 
Dropfie and Jaundice : 
Take from half an Ounce, 
to one Ounce and an half, 
of the Juice ; this is com- 
mended in a Dropiie , to 
purge away the Water. 
AGentlewoman cured ma- 
ny Hydropical People by 
this Juice alone : She gave 
four Spoonfuls, of it daily, 
in the Morning faffing, in 
fix Spoonfuls of ■ White- i 
wine. 
The Yellow Water- 
in Latin Iris 
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