ry or March , before they 
t'pring j the greater being 
to be eaten at that time, 
boil’d, and dilh’d with 
Butter, Pepper and Salt, 
the middle hard Nerve be- 
ing firft taken out. Cordus 
fays, that it is the moft 
wholefome Root that is eat- 
en. ’Tis hot and moift , 
and concods ealily, and 
nourilhes pretty well ; but 
it is windy, and there- 
fore a Provocative to Ve- 
nery. 
.gfpeiu it 
grows in Sicily , Italy and 
France every where in the 
Hedges. ’Tis a Succeda- 
num for Sarfaparilla. It 
cures the French- Pox, and 
P99-ins of the Joints and 
Nerves. It evacuates hurt- 
ful Humours by Sweat and 
Tranfpiration, and cures 
the Vices of the Skin. ’Tis 
given in Powder, or in a 
Decodion. Fallopius cured 
feveral of the French -Fox 
with it. 
Virginian 
in Latin Pclyrhi^os Virgini- 
ana. ’Tis a molt certain 
a%d prefent Remedy a- 
gainft the Venpm of the 
Rattle-Snake. ’Tis alfo 
good for the biting of a 
Mad Dog, and to cure a 
Quartan-Ague,halfaDram 
or a Dram of it being ta- i 
ken juft before the Fit 
comes. ‘Tis alfo ufed in 
Pefti.lential Fevers, and al- 
io for the Worms in Chil- 
dren. Take of Virginian 
Snake-weed powder’d one 
Dram, of Coral calcin’d 
till it is white half a 
Dram 3 mingle them i 
Make a Powder. The 
Dofe is half a fcruple, or 
a fcruple , twice a Day, 
for three Days following i 
The Child muft drink a 
Decodion of Grafs-Roots 
upon it. 
in Latin Spdiu 
gia. ’Tis much of the na- 
ture of a Mu ftiroom. It 
grows upon Rocks, Shells, 
and the Sands. It has fe-> 
veral ufes : ’Tis ufed in 
Fomentations, for it retains 
the Heat much longer than 
Clothes. Anatom ills and 
Chirurgcons life it to fuck 
up Blood , and to dilate 
Ulcers, and to keep them 
open as long as it is conve- 
nient, and to dry them. 
The Ancient Phyflcians , 
