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Creeping Sl£)OUf?;*Efit, in 
Latin Philofeila repens. It 
grows every where in bar- 
ren Paftures : It creeps on 
the Ground by Strings that 
root, and fo it fpreads ; 
they contain a bitter Milk. 
The Leaves are like the 
Ear ' of a Moule, with 
long Hairs on them ; a- 
bove they are green, be- 
low white ; they tafte 
dry. Pale yellow Flow- 
ers are placed on each 
Stalk, which is fmall, hai- 
ry, and about an Hand 
and an half high. It flow- 
ers in June and July , and 
fometimes in May. ‘ 
. *Tis very Aftringent , 
Drying , and Vulnerary , 
wherein it is ufed fuccefs- 
fully in Wound-drinks , 
Plaifters and Ointments. 
It . cures Dyfenterics, and 
other Fluxes of the Belly, 
and ftops Vomiting, and 
cures Children’s Ruptures: 
and is excellent in the 
Stbne. Some commend it 
for the Jaundice, and Swel- 
lings of the Spleen, and at 
the Beginning of a Droplie. 
’Tis alfo commended fora 
Chin-cough. Take Wild- 
Thyme one Handful, Sal- 
fafras fliced one Ounce, 
Hyffop-watcr two Pints 
and an half ; infufe them 
on a gentle Heat for fix 
Hours, afterwards ftrain it, 
and fweetenit with Syrup 
of Moufe-car: Give fome 
Spoonfuls of it oft in a 
Day. Or , Take Cup- 
moi's powder’d one Ounce, 
White Sugar-candy two 
Ounces ; make a Powder : 
Give one Scruple, twice in 
a Day, in a Spoonful of 
Syrup of Moufe-ear. Let 
the Children continue the 
ufe of thefe things nine 
Days at leaft,if the Cough 
docs not go off before. 
in Latin 
Artermjia. The Root is a- 
bout the bignefs of a Fin- 
ger, and creeps a wry, fend- 
ing down fometimes large, 
white Fibres, of an Aroma- 
tick Tafte, and fomewhat 
fweet. The Stalks are four 
or five Foot high, of the 
thicknefs of a Finger , 
round, channel’d, ftrong, 
and ftiff, of a purple Co- 
lour, and with ftiort Down 
,on them, and full of Pith. 
■They have many Leaves, 
placed alternately j at the 
tops 
