T H ( 2;$ ) 
T H 
and. Scalds. The Seed 
powder’d, and. taken in 
Beer, occasions Madnels 
for twenty four Hours. 
Thieves give it to thofc 
they intend, to rob. And 
Wenches give half a Dram 
of it to their Lovers, in 
Beer or Wine. Some arc 
fo well skill’d in Dofing of 
it, that they can make 
Men mad for as many 
Hours as they pleafe. 
2Cl)0?0te!>tUaj;, in La- 
tin Perfolinta. 1 he Root 1 
is (Ingle, white and woody, 
and taftes fweet. It has 
one fmall, ftiff, fmeeth, 
and round, channei’d, con- 
cave, jointed Stalk, a Foot, 
or two Foot high, of an 
Aromatick Smell when it 
is cut or broken. The 
Leaves are almoft oval, 
lmooth, and blmfh : Lit- 
tle Nerves run obliquely, 
from the Centre of the 
Leaf, to the Circumfe- 
rence of it. The Stalk 
pafles through the Leaf, 
which is divided into 
Branches at top, whereon 
hand Tufts of fmall, yel- 
low Flowers. The Seed 
is fmall, and blackifh, 
The Decoction of the 
Herb in Wine, or the 
Leaves powder’d, are giv- 
en for Ruptures and. Con- 
tufions, ’Tis alio uled fof 
the King’s-Evil, for Fra- 
ctures, and an Eryfipclas. 
SEfcoat-toOJt, in Latin 
T rachelium. T he Root is 
white, and fweet. Thp 
Stalks are three or four 
Foot high, or higher, a- 
bout the thicknefs of 
the little Finger ; they arc 
channei’d, hairy, and pur- 
plifli. The Leaves are 
placed alternately on the 
Stalks ; they are hairy 
and like the Leaves of 
Nettles ; the Under are 
placed on long Foot-ftalks, 
the Upper on ihort ones. 
The Flowers are like a 
Bell, and of a bluifh Co- 
lour. 
The whole Plant, efpe- : 
c ialiy the Root, is aftrin- 
gent, and drying ; and 
therefore the Deco&ion of 
it is good to be ufed at the 
Beginning of Ulcers and 
Inflammations of the 
Mouth, and Tonfils ; and 
for other Difeales that re- 
quire aftringent Remedies. 
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