Spinage.
Botanical name:
Spinachia.
A common herb in our kitchen gardens. It grows two feet high; the stalk is round, thick, and juicy; the leaves are broad and cleft at the bases, so that they resemble a broad arrow head: the flowers are inconsiderable; the seeds grow on other plants of the same kind, and are rough and prickly: the root is white and oblong.
The leaves are eaten at our tables; but their juice may very well be recommended as a medicine. It works by urine, and is good against the gravel. The leaves eaten frequently, keep the body open.
