t 
S A ( 
iPalJOJp, in Latin Satu- 
reia. *Tis hot, and acrid. 
It provokes Urine, and 
the Courfes. ’Tis good 
tofeafon Meats andJ^roths, 
and . procures Appetite. 
’Tis good for Difeafes of 
the Breaft and Womb : 
And it quickens the Sight. 
'Tis uled outwardly to 
difeufs Tumours, and to 
eafe the Pains of the 
Ears. 
Meadow- 3>aj:ifragc, in 
Latin Saxifraga Anglica 
fade fefeli pratenfu. It 
has a long, wrinkly Root, 
black without , white 
within, of a fweet and 
and Aromatick Tafte , 
and fomewhat acrid. It 
has feveral. Stalks, three 
or four Foot high , of the 
thicknefs of the Little 
Finger ; they are round, 
channeled , full of Pith, 
and reddifh near the Earth; 
they are branchy from the 
bottom , the Branches 
coming, at great diftances, 
from the Wings of the 
L eaves. The Leaves that 
come from the Roots, and 
thofe on the Stalks, are 
imooth * and of a dull 
Green, and are much cut 
in : they are fomewhat 
like the Leaves of Fennel. 
At the top are Umbels of 
Flowers ; they are linall, 
and confift of five Leaves 
and are of a light yellow- 
ilh Colour. The Seed is 
channcl’d, and fhort. It 
fmelis like Parfncn. It 
grows in Meadows , and 
moift Paftures. 
The Juice of it , the 
Decocftion , the diftill’d 
Water, and the Powder 
of the Seed provoke U- 
rine , expel Gravel and 
Wind, and eafe the Cho- 
lick. Take of the Wa- 
ter of Pellitory , Saxi- 
frage, and Cowflips, each 
one Ounce ; of Londott- 
Laudanum one Grain, of 
Diacodium fix Drams ; 
mingle them , make a 
Draught to be taken at 
Bed-time. This is uled to 
qxpel Gravel. 
White in 
Latin Saxifraga alba. 
It is Bitterilh , Aitrin- 
gent, and a good Vulne- 
rary,, It has alfo a little 
• Heat* 
