S 6 The Complete Engliíh T>ifpenfatory. Part II.

cultivated in Malta, and thencechiefly brought to us. It flowersin June.

ff. Ca nui, of Caraway. Thishath very few Diftinitions of note.Gerard defcribes it by the Name ofCareiim ; John Bauhine, by that ofCaros ; but Cafpar Bauhine, byCuminum Pratenfe, Meadow Cum-min, which is the Caraway of theShops. It grows in Meadows andPaftureGrounds, and flowers in June.

$6. Coriandri, of Ceriander,This hath fome Diftinftionsj but

the ----- Vulgare of Farkinfon, and

Majus of Cafpar Bauhine, is theofficinal kind. It is found in theFields, and flowers in June. •

fj . C u M I NI, of Cummin. The. Vulgare of Parkin/on, the

----- Semine longiore of Cafpar

Bauhine, and the Sativum of JohnBauhine, ii the officinal kind. Itis much cultivated' in the Iflandof Malta, and flowers in June.There is a Cuminum Siliquofum,and Cornkulum, the Podded andWild Cummin, defcrib'd by Bota-nifts ; but thcfe are not ufed inMedicine.

5'S. Dauci Sylv. of Wild Car-rot.

5-9. FoENicuLi, of Fennel. Seethe Phnt before defcrib'd, in thisClafs amongif. the Herbs.

61 . Cardamomi, Cardamoms,ave a Seed diftinguifned by Bota-nifts by different Names, accordingto their various kinds. The Carda-■momum majus offic. which comesfrom fava in India, is hardly evermet with in the Shops, but the Grainsof Paradife are fubflkured for it.

The --------- . Minus offic. of Bor.lius

gad Johnfon, the Minus 'vulgare

of Gerard and Farkinfon, the -------

¡impliciter in offic. diBum of Cafpar

Bauhine, and •------ cum fill ruis feu

¡i-'ccis longis & bre%iim of John

Bauhine, are the common Carda-moms, and are brought to us fiomMalabar, and other Parts of India,

But the ■ ------ Maximum ot Gerard,

the Melleguetta of Johnfon, theFaradifi offic. of Cafpar Bauhine,and Grana Paradiji of Parkin^fen, arc common Grains of Para-dife.

62. Lauri Bacc/e, of Bay-Berries. Thefe are the Fruit of anaromatic oily-leav'd Tree, verycommonly known. The LaurusAlexandrina, fruclu pedículo infi-dente, of Cafpar Bauhine, is the

fame as the Hippoglojptm : the ----

Alexandrina fruclu, folio infidente,tho' laid to be Vulnerary and Diu-retic, is not ufed in the modernPharmacy ; nor is the Laurußinus,or Wild Bay-Tree, now in any o-ther Efteem, than for Ornament inGardens.

Thefe all agree in their Carmina-tive Qualities, and are therefore fre-quently uièd in Compoiitions ofthat Intention ; as alio in Glyfters,and difcutient Topics. The Anife-Seed was fo much in favour withHelmont, as to obtain the Namefrom him of Solamen Inteftinorum.The Coriander, as they da not fi>much abound with Oil as the other,fo they a;e more drying, and there-fore frequently ufed for that Inten-tion. The Cardamoms of bothkinds are much hotter, and uponthat account fhnd frequently inComposition with the Simples ofthe foregoing Clafs; and are alioaccounted Provokers to Venery. TheCummin have a difcuflive Plaiilerfrom their Name, in the College-Difpenfatory.

03. ANGELicA-Roots are like wifevery efficacious in this Intention;cfpecially thofe from Spain, whichare wonderfully difcuffive, and of a

fragrant Flavour.

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