Family Herbal - Electric Scotland

FAMILY HERBAL 17?
l)olls. The root is white and roundish ; the leaves
are narrow and long*,, like grass, but of a deep green
colosr, and smooth surface : the stalks are round,
have no leaves on them.
upright, and smooth ; they
The flowers are
large, and of a beautiiVil blue ;
are hollow, oblong,
they
and turn up at the rim. The
root is the part used.
It abounds in a slimy juice, but it is to be dried,
and this must be done carefully ; the decociion of
it operates well by urine ; and the powder is balsa-
mic, and somewhat styptic.
It is not enough known.
There is hardly a more powerful remedy for the
whites
Jalap Plant. Jalapium.
A climbing plant, native of America, and not
yet got into our gardens. The root is long, irregularly
shaped, and tiiick. The stalks are round,
tough, and firm, but slender and unable to support
themselves.
length,
They grow to ten or twelve feet in
and wind among the bushes. The leaves
are oblong, broadest toward the base, of a dusky
green, and not dented about the edges. The flowers
are large, and of the shape of a bell, and their
colour is purplish or white. The seed-vessel is large
and oval.
The root is the part used ; and druggists sell it.
Given in powder with a little ginger, to prevent its
griping, it is an excellent purge. A strong tincture
of it made in brandy answers the same purpose ; it
is good in dropsies ; and is in general a safe and ex-
cellent purge.
Jessamine Jasminum.
A common shrub in our garden^, and a
a a