( 2i? ) 
S N 
make a Purging Syrup, 
and yield an Aromadek 
Water very Cordial. 
^mallage, in Latin A- 
f ium. ’Tis hot and dry. 
It incides , a ; nd opens ; 
upon which Account it 
is reckon’d among the 
five Opening Roots : It 
provokes Urine and the 
Courfes, and expels Gra- 
vel : It cures the Jaun- 
dice. The Seed is rec- 
kon’d among the Lefler 
Hot Seeds. The ufe of 
this Herb certainly injures 
thofe that are afflidted 
with the Falling - fick- 
nefs : But being tranfta- 
ted into Gardens , it be- 
comes more gentle , and 
lels ungrateful ; for in 
Italy and Spain they eat 
the tender Leaves of it, 
and the upper part of 
the Root, with Oyl and 
Pepper. 
See bi - 
flort. 
S>nce?e-l3J3Jt, in Latin 
Ptarmica. The Root 
grows awry, and is, as 
it were, jointed, and has 
many long Fibres that 
s o 
are pretty large ; it taftes 
acrid , and hot. It has 
feveral brittle Stalks, a 
Yard high, or more, and 
fometime not near fo high; 
they are divided into fe- 
veral Branches , whereon 
are placed narrow, long. 
Leaves, pointed, and fine- 
ly indented about the 
Edges. At the top grow 
many white Flowers in a 
Tuft , with a yellowifh 
Thrum in the middle. It 
grows in moift places, and 
flowers in July. 
It taftes hot and acrid. 
The Powder of it provokes 
Sneezing. The Root 
chewed eafes the Pain in 
the Teeth, by evacuating 
Flegm. The Herb is 
I mix’d with Sallets , to 
correct cold Herbs. 
in La- 
tin Polygomaton. The 
Root* is a Finger thick , 
unequal and tuberous , 
" with a great many Fi- 
bres , and of a fweetifh. 
Tafte. The Stalk is two, 
or three Foot high, round, 
and fjndls ill if it be 
rub’d or cut ; it is bent 
likp a Bow. The Leaves 
are 
