Family Herbal - Electric Scotland

248 FAMILY HERBAL.
the leaves are of a yellowish green, and
pale given ;
of a rough surface ; they are oblong, somewhat
broad pointed at the ends, and deeply cut in on the
sides. The (lowers stand in abundance of long
spikes on the tops of the branches ; they are very
small and inconsiderable. The whole plant has a
pleasant smell., particularly the young shoots, which
are to bear the flowers.
The fresh plant is to be used, and it is best taken
in the manner of tea, or in infusion. It is good in
asthmas, hoarseness, and coughs, and it promotes the
menses and discharges after delivery.
Olive Tree. Olea.
A targe tree, native of the warmer parts of
and the East. The trunk is thick and
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rough. The branches are numerous, and stand irregularly
; their bark is grey and smooth. The
leaves are longish and broad, and of a deep green on
the upper side, and whitish underneath, and of a firm
texture ; the flowers are small and yellow ; the fruit
is of the bigness of a small plum, but of longer shape,
and lias a very large stone within,
i The oil is the only produce of this tree used in
medicine, it is pressed out of the fruit, and is excellent
in disorders of the lungs, and against colics, and
stoppages
of urine. But in the latter cases the oil
of sweet almonds fresh pressed is preferable, and for
the first linseed oil ; so that oil of olives, or as it called
sallad oil is seldom used in medicine, unless these
others cannot be had.
Onion. Ctpa.
\ common plant in our gardens, known at
sight by lis hollow tubular leaves. It grows two