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fatuftris lutea. It grows 
[almoft every where , in 
Marfhy Places, and upon 
■the Banks of Rivers. 
Whether it be hot; or 
cold, Botaniits do net a- 
gree j but rilnioft all allow 
it very riftringent, and the 
Taftc of it confirms as 
much ; wherefore it is com- 
mended for the Bloody- 
Flux, and other Fluxes of 
the Belly and Womb : And 
it flops Blood, arid there- 
fore is ufcful to prevent the 
Bloody-Flux, and Bleed- 
ing. The Sick mult have it 
hang’d about him: So that 
it is plain, the Apothe- 
caries were in a great Br- 
four fornicrly, when they 
ufied this Root ( which has 
quite contrary Faculties ) 
for the Root of the Sweet- 
fmclling Flag. The High- 
landers in Scotland make 
excellent Ink with this 
Root, infus’d; or a little 
boy l’cl in Water twenty 
four Honrs, by rubbing a 
white, rough Stone upon 
a Knife-, or a piece of 
jgood Steel in it, for home 
Hours. 
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. jflttentU , or Male* 
Speed-well , j n Latin Veroni- 
ca mas. It creeps with 
Twigs on the Superficies 
of the Earth, and fends 
down Roots from the 
joints. Thcfc little Stalks, 
or Twigs, are fmall, round, 
long, hairy, and jointed. 
The Leaves are placed by 
Pairs, one Oppofite to ano- 
ther, at the Joints > they 
arc hairy, and indented a- 
bout the Edges ; theytafte 
bitter , and acrid. The 
Flowers come forth lpiked 
from the Wings of the 
Leaves, compos’d of four 
fmall Leaves of a deepSky- 
colour, with Threads of 
the fame Colour in the 
middle. The Seeds are 
contain’d in fmall Recepta- 
cles, likeShepherds-purfe. 
The Flowers confift really 
of one Leaf only £ for, tho’ 
they fcemfeveral, yet they 
are all . entire at the bot- 
tom. It grows plentifully 
on dry Places, and on 
Heath* in Gravelly, San- 
dy dnd Sunny Places, 
A large quantity of the; 
DecodFon of it, .ufed for 
feme Time, cured a Wo- 
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