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99. Bursa Pastoris, Shep-herd's-Vurfe ¿ is a Species of theThlafpi, called by Ray Thlafpi fa-tuutn, and diftinguifhed in the Ca-talogue oí the Oxford Garden -------

Major capful» cordata foliis lacini-atis. It flowers in April. Itsjuiceis very aftringent and glutinous. Itflops bleeding at the Nofe, is goodagainft Spitting of Blood, and inDiarrh&as, Dyfenteries, and bloodyUrine. The Country People withgood Succefs apply it to Cuts andfrcfh- Wounds ¡ and it is faid tocure Jguartans and Tertians, ifmade into a Cataplafm and apply'dto the Wrifts juft before the comingof the Fit.

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Horfe-Tail. This is distinguished by

Equifetum majus in Gerard ----------

Majus Palußre in Parkinfon,Maju; Aquaticum in John Bau-hine, and Palußre longioribus fetisin Cafp. Bauhine ; and is the greatMarfli Horfe-Tail, in distinction

from the ---------- Minus feget ale feu,

arvenfe of Gerard and others,which is the Corn Horfe-Tail ¡ andfrom the ■ - Facie Polygonum fe-tnina oí John Bauhine, which is theTémale Horfe-Tail. Their Virtuesare all recommended for the lame,and are fuch as may properly rankthem in this Clafs ; but the pre-lènt Pharmacy is a Stranger tothem .

101. CektinoDii, Knot-Grafs, otherwise called Polygonum ¡

diitinguiihed in Parkinfon by ---------

Mas -vulgare majus, and in the Bau-hincs by latifolium. It grows iniàndy Places; and is faid to be a-Slringcnt and vulnerary, but is verylittle uSèd.

ioi. Cinara, the Artichoke ;otheewife called Scolimus, and dif-

tinguifhed ---------- Hortenfi foliis non

ncaleatis Qpaculems by Cafp.Ban-

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bine, and Carduus fativus fpinofusÖ> non fpinofus by John Bauhine.It is too commonly known t»want further Description ; but al-tho' 'tis by lome accounted a Diu-retic, and good againit the jaun-dice, yet it is in Efteem only asFood, wherein it is valued forthole Virtues which belong to thisClafs.

103. Corn 1, the Cornelian-Tree, distinguished Sativa five de-meflica by John Bauhine. Its Fruitchiefly tends to altringe, cool, andagglutinate ; but notwithstandingthe prefent DifpenSàtory of the Col-lege gives it lome Credit by a Pre-fcription from it, common Pradticeas yet takes no notice of it.

104. Co ron o pi, is a SpeciesoFthe Plantain, and diftinguifhedby Ray, Plantago foliis laciniatis ¿and by John Bauhine, Cornu cer-vinum vulgo Spicá Plantagineâ,Biickfhorn Plantain. It grows infandy Places, and is recommendedfor the fame Virtues as belong tothe Clals in general, but it entersvery little into the prelent Prac-tice.

105*. Cotyledon, called alioUmbilicus Veneris, Navel-wort, di-ftinguifhed by Cafpar ----- major, and

by John Bauhine ---------- vera radice

tuberojà. It grows on Stones andWalls, and flowers in April. Butaltho' it hath attributed to it theVirtues belonging to this Clafs, itis but little regarded in our prefentPharmacy.

* IOJ-. CRASSULiE Orpina,otherwilè called Fabaria, and byCafp. Bauhine, Telephium vulgare,with many other Distinctions of nomoment ; becaufe it is of no efteemin the prefent Practice, altho' re-commended for the fame Virtues asthe "receding, with which it like-wife agrees in kind.

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