run), Vervain, Dittany, Call-me-to-you- Cowslip, Melilot, Rose of the Sun." Henry goes on to describe a herb shop in Farringdon Street not far from Ludgate Circus which had been open for one hundred and twenty years."(Potter & Clarke are among the largest and best known chemists in Great Britain) they have never forsaken the ancient remedies." He describes how the shop has been using the Elizabethan pharmacopoeia for prescribing herbs for well over a century. The shop used to have herbs hanging from the ceiling, in modern times the herbs were neatly packaged and or sold in weight. Some of the labels read "CherryLaurel" "Bittersweet" "Archangel" "Hedge-Hyssop" "Lady's Slipper" and "Mouse-Ear". The author then describes an customer in the shop who asked for "Half a pound of Slippery Elm." It was said that powdered bark of the Red Elm or Moose Elm "makes a gruel as nutritious as that made from oatmeal with the added virtue of soothing and healing the stomach. when coarsely ground and made into a poultice, Slippery Elm is the finest remedy in the world, I am told, for ulcers, wounds, chilblains and all inflammation." Henry also describes a porter from Smithfield market who came for medicine for kidney stones. The chemist claimed to not diagnose ailments but to suggest remedies based on their complaints. There was a herbarium at the back of the shop and the author describes some of the plants and said uses: "St Johns Bread is a about four to eight inches long. You can make a broth from it which was used by singers in ancient times to improve their voices." "The root of Ladies Slipper, powdered and taken in sweetened water, is a nerve tonic, gives sleep, and is useful for headaches and neuralgia" "The root, stem and flower of the lily of the valley (half an ounce to a pint of boiling water) have been used for dropsy and valvular disease of the heart." "Powdered Mistletoe leaves are used for hysteria, epilepsy and blood pressure." "An infusion of powdered Mouse-ear is excellent for whooping cough." "The Leaves of the Scarlet Pimpernel are good for dropsy and rheumatic affections, but the potent mixture (ten ounces of Scarlet pimpernel to one pint of diluted alcohol) must evidently be used with caution." "The root and stem of the Primrose is an ancient remedy for muscular rheumatism, paralysis and gout but one that