Name. Called also wood-bind.
Description. The trunk or body of this tree or bush is seldom much thicker than the wrist, shooting out long twining, slender stalks, which twist about any thing they meet with; the leaves grow two together, at a joint, of a long round form, pointed at the end; of a blueish green colour: the flowers are made up of several long slender tubes set together, open at top, with broad lips turned back with several stamina in the middle, of a pale red colour, and of a most pleasant grateful sceut, succeeded by small round red berries.
Place. It grows every where in the hedges.
Time. It flowers good part of the summer.
Government and virtues. This is a hot martial plant in the celestial sign Cancer. The leaves, which are the only part used, are sometimes put into gargarisms for sore throats; though others affirm, they are not so proper fer that purpose, by reason of their great heat. Some commend a decoction of them for a cough, and the phthisic; and to open obstructions of the liver and spleen. The oil made by infusion of the flowers, is accounted healing and warming, and good for the cramp and convulsions of the nerves.