Family Herbal - Electric Scotland

FAMILY HERBAL. 5
lire fibrous. The whole plant
and strong smell, it should be gathered
flower.
has a peculiar
when in
It is an excellent vulnerary, outwardly or inwardly
used ; a conserve may be made of it in spring' :
and it may be given by way of tea. It is excellent
in all disorders of the breast and lungs, and in
those of the kidneys, and against bloody and foul
urine.
Allheal, or crown's allheal. Panax Coloni.
A common herb in our wet grounds with long
hairy leaves and little red flowers. It grows to a
foot and a half high, but the stalk is weak, square,
and hairy : the leaves stand two at a joint, and are
of a pale green, notched at the edges, and of a
strong smell ; the flowers stand in clusters round
the stalk at the joints. They are like those of the
dead nettle kind, but smaller ; the root is perennial,
and creeps.
It is an excellent wound herb, but must be used
fresh. The leaves are to be bruised and laid upon
a new-made wound, without any addition ; they stop
the bleeding, and cure.
Almond tree. Amygdalus.
Bitter and sweet almonds are very different in
taste, but the tree which produces them is the same ;
it is distinguishable at least only by the taste of the
almond.
'Tis a moderately large tree, with long narrow
leaves, of a beautiful green, and notched at the
edges ; the blossoms are large, of a pale red colour>
and very beautiful. The fruit is composed of