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thinks it does not grow on 
Hafel-trees till they are 
about an Hundred Years 
old. A Young Lady having 
been long troubled with an 
almoft hereditary Falling- 
Sicknefs, and after having 
been wearied byCourfes of 
Phyfick prefcrib'd her by 
the famoulcft Dodlors that 
could be procured, with- 
out at all mending, but ra- 
ther growing world ; fo 
that fometimes flic toould 
have, in one Day, eight or 
ten difmal Fits, was cured 
only by the Powder of true 
Mifleto, given, as much as 
would lie on a Six-pence, 
early in the Morning, in 
Black-Cherry-watcr, or in 
Beer, for fome Days, near 
the Full-Moon. 
Horfe-$$itlt , in Latin 
Mentcfirum aquaticum. It 
has a bitterilh , biting , 
Minr-Tafte, with aftrong 
Mint-Smell : ’Tis of the 
fame Virtue as common 
Mint. 
W(iter-$$i\\t y in Latin 
Mentha aquatica. 
* Tis of a Bitterifh, hot 
Pungent, a«d Aromatick, 
Tafte, and Smells like Ca- 
amint or Penny-royal. It 
is a good Diuretick, An- 
tifcorbutick, and Carmi- 
native. It has fome Aftri- 
i»ency ; by which it ftren- 
thens the Stomach. 
or Herb - 
Two~j>ence , in Latin Num- 
mular i a major vulgaris. It 
has many long , flender 
Branches, with two Leaves 
at each Joint, oppofite to 
one another j they are al- 
moft as round as a Penny,- 
but that they are ponited a 
little at the Ends ; they are 
fmooth,and of a yellowilh 
green Colour ; they tafte 
dry, and aftringent. From 
the Wings of the Leaves 
come forth large, yellow 
Flowers, two moft com- 
monly at every Joint, they 
confiftof five ftiort Leaves. 
The Seed is very froall, 
and fcarce vifible. 
*Tis dry, Aftringent and 
Vulnerary. The Flowers 
and Leaves beat, and ap- 
plied to Wounds and Ul- 
cers, cure them. Taken in 
Wine, they cure Dyffente- 
ries, and other Fluxes, and 
the Whites, and inward 
Wnunds 
