The New Family Herbal: Or, Domestic Physician1790 - Botany, Medical - 498 pages |
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almoſt alſo awl-shaped bark baſe berry beſt bloſſom blunt boſoms bruiſed catkin chives and pointals cloſe cluſters compoſed composed of numerous compreſſed concave confiderable confifts conſiſts dark green colour decoction diſorders diſpoſed diuretic divided into five doſes drachm edges egg-shaped feed-bud feet high fibres fide fimple fingle firſt five ſmall fleſhy florets FLOWER-CUP FLOWERS flowers in July folitary four freſh fruit-ſtalks furface furnished hairy honey-cup infuſion jaundice juice leaf-ſtalks leaves likewiſe longiſh medicine moſt notched oblong figure oblong form obſtructions obtuſe outſide oval perennial petals plant powder purgings purpoſe reſembling riſe Roor root round roundiſh ſame ſcales ſcored SEED-VESSEL SEEDS ſegments ſerviceable ſeveral ſhaft ſhaped ſharp pointed ſhort ſhorter ſhould ſimple ſingle leaf ſituated ſlender ſmell ſmooth ſome ſometimes ſpikes ſpreading ſtand STEM ſtomach ſtrong ſubſtance ſuch ſummit ſupported taſte terminating the ſtem theſe thick thoſe tips tubular upright uſe wanting woody