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of a ftrong Smell. Ac the 
top of the Stalks and 
Branches arc large Tufts 
of yellow Flowers. The 
Seed is pretty large, and. 
flat. The Root is thick, 
and woody. 
*Tis Alexipharmick,Di- 
uretick, and Vulnerary. It 
ftrengthens the Stomach, 
and does good in an Ajib- 
mn. It forces the Ccurfes, 
and the Monthly Purga- 
tions ; and expels a dead 
Child. It opens Obftru- 
clions of the Liver and 
Spleen ; and cures the 
Jaundice. ’Lis ufed out- 
wardly, in Baths, and Ca- 
tapiafms for the Womb. 
The Virtues of it are much 
the" fame with Angelica, 
and Mafter-worr. Half a 
Dram of the Seed provokes 
the Courfes. The Juice 
of the Leaves expels the 
After-birth. 
fltmg-lmjt , in Latin 
Mufcus nrborcus. It grows 
on old Oaks and Beeches, 
in dark, fhady, old Woods. 
It has broad, gray i fit, rough 
Leaves, varioufly folded, 
crumpl’d and gafh’d on 
the edges, and fometimes 
fpotted on the upper fide* 
It bears no Stalk , no 1 * 
Flower. 
’Tis drying, andAftrin- 
gent. It flops Bleeding, 
and cures frefli Wounds. 
It flops the Courfes, and 
the Flux of the Belly. 
The Powder, the Syrup, 
and the difliil’d Water of 
it are commonly ufed for 
Difeafes of the Lungs ; as, 
Coughs , Short Breath , 
Confumntions , and the 
| like. That which grows 
on an Oak is excellent in 
i, curing die Jaundice : Take 
one Handful of it, and 
boyl it in a Pint of Small 
Beer, in a Pot well flop- 
ped, till half is con fum’d-: 
Take thirteen Spoonfuls 
of it warm, Morning and 
; Evening. 
llUptnCS, in Latin Lu- 
pinus fntivus. Inwardly 
taken , it kills Worms. 
But it is chiefly ufed 
outwardly, in Cataplafnas 
for Gangreens and ma- 
lignant Ulcers , and the 
like, ftript about the Edg- 
es, the Flowers grow in 
Rundles. 
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