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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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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Gerard, John, 1545-1612.
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London :: Printed by Adam Islip Ioice Norton and Richard Whitakers,
anno 1633.
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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 Vertues.

Galen saith, That the roots of Narcissus haue such wonderfull qualities in drying, that they con∣sound [ A] and glew together very great wounds, yea and such gashes or cuts as happen about the veins, sinewes, and tendons. They haue also a certaine cleansing and attracting facultie.

The roots of Narcissus stamped with honey, and applied plaister-wise, helpeth them that are bur∣ned [ B] with fire, and ioyneth together sinewes that are cut in sunder.

Being vsed in manner aforesaid, it helpeth the great wrenches of the ankles, the aches and pains [ C] of the ioynts.

The same applied with hony and nettle seed helpeth Sun burning and the morphew. [ D]

The same stamped with barrowes grease and leuen of rie bread, hastneth to maturation hard im∣postumes, [ E] which are not easily brought to ripenesse.

Being stamped with the meale of Darnell and honey, it draweth forth thornes and stubs out of [ F] any part of the body.

The root, by the experiment of Apuleius, stamped and strained, and giuen in drinke, helpeth the [ G] cough and collicke, and those that be entred into a ptisicke.

The roots whether they be eaten or drunken, do moue vomit, and being mingled with Vineger [ H] and nettle seed, taketh away lentiles and spots in the face.

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