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his;h, and without Branch- 
es V near the Ear£hthe y 
arc of a purple Colour. 
The Leaves arc placed by 
Pairs, upon the joints, one 
oppolitc to another, and 
arc two or three Inches 
long, ( thofe that are be- 
low are much lefs ) and 
arc (harp-pointed, and in- 
dented about the Edges j 
they have (hort Foot-ttalksj 
they have a naufeousTafte. 
ThcFoot-ftalks come from 
the Wings of the Leaves. 
The little Flowers are of a 
greenifh Colour, and con- 
lift of three Leaves. It 
grows commonly mW oods 
and Hedges , and other 
ftiady Places. 
Prcvotius , in hts Book 
of Medicines for the Poor, 
ranks it amongft thofe 
things that evacuate Sero- 
fities gently. 
sptlfctl, in Latin Mi He - j 
folium. The Stalks arc 
femetimes two Foot high, 
or higher ; they are fmall, 
(lift, round, channel’d, hai- 
ry, and full of Pith, anc. 
divided at top into Twigs. 
Many long Leaves lie on 
the Ground, which are fine- 
ly cut into many fmall 
?arts,' finer than Tanfie ; 
they are a little indented 
about the Edges : The 
Leaves, on thc Stalks are 
fmaller ' '^nd finer near the 
tops, wh&re ftandl ufts of 
fmall, white Flowers, with 
a yellowifh Thrum in the 
middle j of aftrong Smell, 
but not unpleafant. The 
Root is woody , fibrous 
and blackifli. 
It ftops Blood. *Tis 
ufed for . Bleeding at the 
Nofe, and for all Fluxes. 
’Tis outwardly applied for 
Bleeding at the Nofe , 
and for the Head-ach ; 
and to Jneal Wounds and 
Ruptures. 
plk-ttOJt , in Latin 
Polygala. The Root is 
woody, white, of a bit- 
terifh Tafte,and fomewhat 
Aromatick. It has many 
Stalks j fome upright, and 
fome creeping - } they are 
about an Hand in length, 
and fomewhat reddilh. It 
has many Leaves , that 
grow alternately. The 
little Flowers are placed 
on a Spike, and are of a 
Sky-colour j and fome- 
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