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mounted by small dark purple flowers, the root is black and 
long, having little taste or smell. But we must curtail our 
descriptions, as we have so many to enumerate. 
BLACKBERRY LEAVES AND ROOT 
Form a pleasant drink with condiments, for looseness of the 
bowels in children and adults in good quantities, prepared 
like raspberry leaves. 
CRANE’S-BILL OR HERB-ROBERT (Geranium 
Macunatum), 
The root is a valuable moderate astringent. Combined 
with other remedies it makes a good medicine for the whites 
and gleety discharge. 
OAK BARK (Quercus Axsa). 
Is a favourite with some of the faculty as an injection 
in uterine troubles. It is a good tonic as well as an 
astringent; makes a capital wash for inflammation of the 
eyes, in combination with raspberry leaves: one ounce each to 
a quart of water. Simmer half an hour; cool, clear, and with 
a soit rag bathe the eyes three times a day. The decoction 
may be used as a tonic and astringent where these qualities 
are required. 
BLOODWORT (Laratuum Sancurnevm). 
This is a variety of the dock. It may be distinguished by 
its leaves being striped with red lines in the centre and veins; 
they are long and pointed, with smooth red stem, and the root, 
which has a reddish smooth skin, not unlike the rhubarb when 
cut. For spitting of blood we know it is good. A person who 
broke a blood vessel was taken to our hospital, and was there 
for six weeks, spitting blood daily ; at last he came out, took a 
decoction of bloodwort for four days and was cured, two ounces 
of the green root or leaves, sliced, and simmered in a pint of 
water. Dose: a wineglass three or four times a day, will do 
good each time. We will close this list with 
