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laft tilm into a fofc Down', 
to which the Seed adheres $ 
*cis two Inches long, round, 
ftreak’d and rough, and 
black When ripe. 
The Root boy I’d is rec- 
kon’d delicate Food ; *tis 
alfo ulcd raw in Sallets. It 
nourdhesmuch, and there - 1 
fore good tor Conlumptive 
People. * Pis ufed in Dif- 
eafesof the Brcaft, and for 
a Cough, and Difficulty of 
Breathing. ’Tis luppofed 
to expel the Stone, and to 
force Urine. The Juice 
of the Root, and the di- 
ll ill’d Water of it, do the 
fame. 
dDoatSCKue , in Latin 
Calega. It lpreads a fmall, 
white Root in the Earth. 
The Stalks are four Foot 
high, or higher, channelfd, 
empty , and has many 
Branches. The Leaves are 
like the Leaves of a Vetch, 
they have a loft , little 
Thorn at the end of them. 
The Flowers are placed 
upon peculiar Twigs, ari- 
iing from the Wings of the 
Leaves ; they grow onea- 
bove another, like the ma- 
ny -flower’d Vetch, and are 
of awhitiftl Colour. The 
Pods are round, fmall, long, 
and upright, wherein is 
contain’d the Seed. 
’TisAlexipharmick, and 
Sudorilick. It expels Poy* 
fon, and cures the Plague; 
’Tis ufed in Children’s 
Convulflons ; a Spoonful 
of the Juice may be given 
at a time. ’Tis good lor 
the Worms, and for the 
Biting of Serpents. The 
raw Herb, or when it is 
bo\Td,is alfo eaten intheic 
Cafes. The diftill’d Wa- 
ter of it is ufed to expel 
Contagion, and in Chil- 
dren’s Convulflons. The 
HonourableMr. Boyle com- 
mends it much , from his 
own Experience, in curing 
Peftilential and Malignant 
Difeafes. ’Lis one of the 
Ingredients in the London- 
Plague-W ater. Take of 
theRoots of Angelica,Ma- 
fter-wort, Buttur-bur, and 
Peony, each half a Pound $ 
of AthamantickSpikcnard, 
and of Scorzoner , each 
four Ounces ; of Virginian 
Snake-weed two Ounces , 
of the Leaves of Rue ; 
Rofemary, Balm, Car duus 
, Benediftus, Scordium, Ma- 
rigolds 
