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The Stalks are sometimes more than two Foot high, small, smooth, and jointed at the Top; whereon are Ears of Flowers of a Flesh-colour; and being unfolded, they consist of five small Leaves, with Tufts of the same Co∣lour in the middle. The Seed is brown, or almost black, and triangular. The Leaves are smaller than those of sharp-pointed Dock; above of a dark-green Colour, below gray.
The Root represents a crooked Finger, is red, and very astringent. 'Tis com∣mon in the Meadows and Pastures about Sheffeild in Yorkshire, and in several other Places of that Coun∣ty. It grows also plenti∣fully in some Meadows about Tamworth and Fasely in Warwickshire.
It cools and dries. The Root of it is very astrin∣gent, harsh, alexipharmick, and Sudorifick. 'Tis chief∣ly used to take off Vomit∣ing, and to prevent Abor∣tion, and the like. The Powder of the Root, mix∣ed with Conserve of Ro∣ses, does wonderfully stop Spitting of Blood, and the Bloody Flux, and other Fluxes. It stops the Cour∣ses when they are immo∣derate. The Powder sprinkl∣ed upon Wounds, stops the Blood.
Take of the Roots of Bistort and Tormentil, each one Ounce; of the Leaves of Meadow-sweet, Burnet, Wood-Sorrel, each one handful; of Burnt Harts-horn two Drams; of Sha∣vings of Harts-horn and Ivory, each two Drams: Boyl them in three Pints of Fountain-water, to two; add towards the End three Ounces of Red Roses; strain them. The Dose is six Spoonfuls often in a Day.