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TU" 31 &ttCp,or drench-beans 7 
in Latin Phafcolus. 
They provoke Urine, and 
are good in the Stone, a 
Dram of the Powder of 
them being taken inWhite- 
vvine. They are of eaiic 
Digcftion, and excite Ve- 
nery. 
Common in 
Latin Polygonum mas vul- 
gnre. The Root is hard, 
woody, and Angle, and has 
many Fibres, and is of an 
aftringent Tafte. It has 
many Stalks , they arc 
fometimes upright,butthey 
oftner bend towards the 
Earth, or lie on it ; they 
are above two Foot long ; 
they are final], round, foiid 
and fmoorh. The Leaves 
are placed alternately j 
they are oblong, narrow, 
and imooth,and are placed 
on very fliort Foot-ftaiks. 
From the Wings of the 
lower Leaves, at the Knots 
oi the Stalks, come forth 
finall Branches : And from 
the Wings of the Upper, 
two or three finall Flowers 
together, on fhort Foot- 
Italks * they confift of five 
Leaves, and arc of a light 
purple colour. The Seeds 
are pretty large, triangu- 
lar,and of a dark Cheinut- 
colour. 
’I is Vulnerarv, Drying, 
and Aftringent. ’Us chief- 
ly ufed for the Hopping ail 
Fluxes. Outwardly his 
ufed for Wounds and Ui- 
cers,and for Inflammations 
of the Eyes. A certain 
Nobleman that vomited 
Blood, and had ufed other 
Medicines in vain , was 
much reliev’d by the Juice 
ol this, in a little Styptick 
W ine. 
linap-lUCCD, in Latin 
Jacca. It has long and 
narrow Leaves, of a black- 
ifh green Colour, and in 
(hape like Devils-blt , but 
longer , fet upon Stalks 
two Cubits high, fomc- 
what bluntly cut or Snipt 
about the Edges : The 
Flowers grow at the top 
of the Stalks , being firft 
fmall, fcaly, knops, like 
the knops of Cor-Flower, 
or Blue-Bottles, but great- 
er j out of the mid it there- 
