Family Herbal - Electric Scotland

U FAMILY HERBAL.
and divided deeply at the edge, and they are hairy.
The flowers are of a greenish white and small, but
the berries are moderately large and full of seeds.
The root is the only part used in medicine ; the
juice of it operates very strongly by vomit and stool,
and that in a small dose. All constitutions cannot
bear it, but, f r those that i*. can, is excellent in
many severe diseases ; dropsies have been cured by
it. It is also good against hysteric complaints, but
for this purpv>se it is to be given in very small doses
and frequently repeated,
. Black
Bryony. Brionia nigra.
THERE is not any instance which more blames
our neglect of the medicines of our own growth,
than this of the black bryony, a medicine scarce
known or heard of, but equal to any.
The plant climbs upon bushes and hedges like
the former, but this by twisting its stalk about
the branches of trees and shrubs, for it lias no
tendrils. It runs to fifteen feet in height, the
stalk is to urh and angular: the leaves are broad,
and of a heart-like shape, and aie perfectly smooth
and shining, and of a glossy and very deep blackish
green. The flowers are very small and of a greenish
white ; the berries are red The root is black
without, white within, and full of a slimy juice.
Tiie root of black briony is one of the best
diuretics known in medicine. It is an excellent
remedy in the gravel, and all other obstructions
of urine, and other disorders of the urinary
passages.
Brooklime. Anagallis aquatica, becabunga.
A COMMON wild herb frequent about shallow