The herball or Generall historie of plantes. Gathered by Iohn Gerarde of London Master in Chirurgerie very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Iohnson citizen and apothecarye of London

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Title: The herball or Generall historie of plantes. Gathered by Iohn Gerarde of London Master in Chirurgerie very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Iohnson citizen and apothecarye of London
Author: Gerard, John, 1545-1612.
Publication: London :: Printed by Adam Islip Ioice Norton and Richard Whitakers,; anno 1633.
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Subject terms: Botany -- Pre-Linnean works -- Early works to 1800.; Botany, Medical -- Early works to 1800.; Gardens -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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¶ The Nature and vertues.

I finde not any thing set downe as touching the tem∣perature of Phalaris, notwithstanding it is thought to be of the nature of Millet.

The iuyce and seed, as Galen saith, are thought to be profitably drunke against the paines of the bladder. A∣pothecaries [ A] for want of Millet doe vse the same with good successe in fomentations; for in dry fomentations 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in stead thereof, and is his succedaneum, or quid pro quo. We vse it in England also to feed the Canarie Birds.

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