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Strangury, and Difcntery . j 
The Seed taken as afore- 
faid, obftru&s the over- 
flowing of the Courfes in 
Women , and all other 
Fluxes of Blood. 
Spaigc-iLaUtel/m Latin 
Laurcola. ’Tis about four 
Foot high, or higher. The 
Stalk is fometimes Angle, 
and fometimes divided in- 
to Branches. The Bark is 
whitifli. The Stalk bends 
eafily, but is hard to break. 
The Leaves are placed at 
the top of the Stalk ; they 
are like Laurel-Leaves. 
The whole Plant taftes 
hot. 
Being chew’d , it in- 
flames the Jaws. Taken 
inwardly, it provokes Vo- 
miting j and hurts and 
burns the Stomach, and in- 
ward Parts - and there- 
fore, by rcafon of its great 
Acrimony, ’tis feldom' pre- 
icrib’d by Phyficians. The 
Powder of it infus’d in 
Vinegar , and fprinkled 
upon Cancers , does 
good before they are Ul- 
cer ’d. 
ILeeks, in Latin Por- 
rum . They have the fame 
Virtue with Onions. 
lentils, in Latin Lens. 
The greater Lentil grows 
up with fender Stalks and 
Leaves, which arc fornc- 
what hard , growing a- 
flope from both f des of the 
Rib, or Middle Stalk 
narrow , and many in 
number, like thofe of 
Tares, but narrower and 
leffer. The Flowers arc 
fmall, tending fomewhat 
towards a Purple Colour. 
The Cods are little and 
broad : The Seeds in 
theie are in number, three 
or four , little, round, 
plain and flat , The Roots 
are fmall, and fibrous. . 
1 he Idler kind of Len- 
til, hath fmall , tender, 
and pliant Branches , a 
Cubit high, whereon grow 
.Leaves, divided, confift- 
ing of divers other fmall 
Leaves , like the wild 
Vetch, ending at the mid- 
dle Rib, with fome claf- 
ping Tendrels, wherewith 
it taketh hold of fuch 
things as are near it, a- 
mong 
