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Salmon* Herbal 
Lib. L 
Rheubarb Baflnrd. 
or tetrahedrical Seed , of a fhining brown color , file 
unto that of the Garden Dock, Patience, or Monks 
Rheubarb. 
VIII. The fourth , or Broad Elecampane Leav’d 
Turkey Rheubarb. Its Root is fomething long and 
thick , blackijh on the out fide, and of a dcadifh color 
on the infiidc , more loofe and fpongy than either any 
Dock or Great Centory, which Centory Root has 
in former times been ufed by the Apothecaries for 
Rhaponticum. From this Root rifes up feveral 
heaves , fomething large and long (yet nothing fo 
large as the Leaves of Elecampane) greenifh on the 
upper fide, and grayifh or white and woody under- 
neath , like therein to the Leaves of Elecampane, 
every one funding upon its own Stalk , broadeft at 
the bottom , and pointed at the end , and denied , or 
rather waved about the edges. From among which 
rifes up a reafonable large round Stalk about half I 
a lard or two Feet high , bearing at the top thereof 
one great Scaly Head , con ff mg of very broad and 
loofe or open brown Scales at the fir ft fhew re- 
prefenting a fmall Harrichoke Head , but that the 
Scales do not ftand clofe together , but are much 
more open and loofe , cf pecidlly after the Flower is 
paft, which funds in the middle , compofcd of many 
bleioifh red , or purple Threads or Thrums , very 
beautiful to behold. After which comes black ft 
Seed , long and round , very like unto the Seed of a 
Jacea, or that of the Great Centory, but a little 
longer , and not altogether fo thick. 
IX. The fifth, or Narrow Elecampane Leav’d Rheu- 
barb. The Root of this is almoft exafl/y like to the 
la (l defer i bed, there being but fmall difference be- 
tween this Plant and that , but only in the Leaves, 
which are a little narrower and longer than thej'e , 
ncatb as Ibey are, ami a little unevenly waved on 
the edges. I he Head and Flowers are alike alto 
but only a little larger ; fo that it is very tigh 
that the chef if cauje of the difference betwen them 
anjes from the Soil, or places of their growth. 
Thde two Lift Plants cannot properly be accounted 
Rhcubarbs , becaufe their form admits them not 
bar are rather to bereterr'd to the Jacea's Knem 
weedt , or Centaunum majut , the Great Cento 
2 1 for likenefs both to their Flowers and 
heed, the Scales of their Heads being Tome 
what different 1 Yet by reafon of the § Name^ 
which they have obtained, and of the Cultom or 
ure, which for the Names fake has placed 
them with the Rhcubarbs ; we thought good to 
comply alfo that we might not be lingular from 
all other Authors. 
m X ' Tb TF e , u and fecond > which are 
Natives of India, as China, Indoflan, as alfo of 
Pont, is, have grown and Hourifht in Our Engltfh 
Gardens, and without doubt are poflible to he mo 
moted in all our Wejl-India Plantations. The third 
grows with us in our Gardens alfo as likewif- 
the fourth and fifth, which are Natives of Turkv- 
it is probable that the two lull, which the Talks 
c;ill Rhaponticum , is uied by them for the True 
Kind alrho* in truth they are not in the Ieaitakin 
to Is beubmbs for which realon tome Authors have 
called them by the Name Ccnta.irium llelenij folio 
and by that HimtParkinfon lays be received the 
Seeds from beyond Sea. 
XI. The Tunes They all Flower about the 
beginning or middle of June , and the Seed is 
ripe in July. The Roots are ro be dryed and rhm 
may be kept all the Year , but they are not to 
ttken up before the Stalk and Leaves are quite 
withered and gone; and that is not until! about the 
middle or end of 01 /oirr ; fbr if they he taken 
a little before the Leaves do lpiing, or when their 
aie Iprung up, the Roots will not have half fo 
good a color, but look as if they were dead or de- 
cay d things. c 
• I he F'd'" es - They are hot and drv 
m the lecond Degree, Aperitive, Ablterfive 
Aftnngent Digeftive, Traumatick, StomatRk’ 
Hepatick , Splenetick , Hylterick , and Cathar- 
„ Specification. Indian Ponlick and 
Billiard kheubarb, are peculiar againft the Colick 
Griprngs of the Guts, and all forts of Fluxes ofi 
the Bowels, more efpecially the Bloody andHeoa 
tick Hux : they purge Cholcr and Flegm, and Le 
profitable againft the Kmgs-evil, Jaundice, Scurvv 
Gout Dtopfies and Agues. They cure Spitting 
and Pilling of Blood, the Running of the Reins in 
hlen, and the Whites, and overflowing of the 
Terms in Women; and are of lingular ufe in the 
cure of old running Sores, hollow and putrid 
f fvLi U 3S alm bS V and o° ther brejki "gs out 
in the Flelh and Skm, from Salt and Acrimonious 
Humors : they open all obltrubtions of the Liver 
ihe S& and PJinSJ,,d Swings of 
XIV. The Preparations. You may make there- 
from I. A Liquid June of the Green Levs 
and Roots, i. A Draff on oj the Green Leave, 
or Roots q. A Ponder oj the Seed. g. An Infi. 
of Rhiuliaib. 6 . An txtratl. 7. A Ponder b 
A Syrup Compound. 9 . A Diet Drink. 10. A 
Garganfm with l inegar and Honey, t ; 1 !')>/) ;/ 
ledWalcr from the Green Leaves and' Root "jV 
Pills oj Rheubarb, 1 3 . An Oil by Ufohtion or De- 
oltion. 
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