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Gillen affirms the fame. 
St. Pcter's-wort, fmclLs and 
taftes ( like St. Johns- 
wort ) of Turpentine , 
and is bitterifh and aftrin- 
gent ; and therefore Vul- 
nerary. 
Mrf/^pmpcrncl , in 
Latin AnrigoJlts nuts. It 
has a white {ingle Root, 
with fra all Fibres. The 
Stalks are an Hand, car 
half an Hand high, four- 
fquare, fmooth, cncotn- 
pafs’d by two Leaves op- 
polite to one another - they 
are placed by Intervals , 
and without Foot-flalks j 
the Under-fid e of the 
Leaf is fpottcd with 
many dark-brown Specks. 
The Flowers come out 
fingly from the Wings 
of the Leaves, and are 
placed upon oblong Foot- 
ftalks, and are divided , 
almoft to the bottom, in- 
to five flia'rp Pieces, re- 
fembling fo many Leaves. 
The Cup is alto Com- 
pounded of five acute 
Pieces. The Seminal 
Veffels ate almoft fpheri- 
gally round ; they are 
pretty large , and full of 
Seeds. The whole plant 
has an acrid Tafte. It 
grows in Gardens and 
Fields. It flowers late , 
about the midft of Sum- 
mer. 
’Lis moderately hot and 
dry : ’Tis counted Vul- 
nerary, and is ufed in- 
wardly and outwardly. 
It does much good in the 
Plague, being boyl’d in 
Wine : But -the Sick muft 
go to bed, and muft be 
well cover’d, as foon as 
he has drank a moderate 
Draught of it , that he 
may fweat. A Woman 
cured many that were 
troubl’d wirh a Pin and 
Web in their Eyes with 
the diftill’d Water of it. 
In a Confumption, and 
for Purulent Spitting* let 
the Sick drink every Day, 
Morning and Evening » 
twelve Spoonfuls of the 
diftill’d Water , mix’d 
with an equal quantirT 
of Red Cows-Milk, and 
fwceten’d with Fine Su- 
gar : This is an approv’d 
Remedy. 'Tis frequent- 
ly ufed for the Gripes of 
New-born Children, It 
alfo moves the Courfes 9 
tVilte r comtqends the De* 
