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
Author
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 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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01622.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2025.
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¶ The Vertues of Hermodactyls.
† 1.1
The roots of Hermodactyls are of force to purge, and are properly giuen (saith Paulus) to [ A] those that haue the Gout, euen then when the humors are in flowing. And they are also hurtful to the stomacke.
The same stamped, and mixed with the whites of egges, barley meale, and crums of bread, and [ B] applied plaisterwise, ease the paine of the Gout, swellings and aches about the ioynts.
The same strengthneth, nourisheth, and maketh good iuyce, encreaseth sperme or naturall seed, [ C] and is also good to cleanse vlcers or rotten sores.
Notes
† 1.1
That which was set forth by our Author in the fourth place, vnder the title of Colchicum 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉, was nothing but the former 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 in seed. The ninth and tenth were the same with the first and second. The sixth and 〈◊〉〈◊〉, which are 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 I haue left with their 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and historie, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they be suspected to be 〈◊〉〈◊〉; and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 probably gesses, that the latter is the 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉, the Painter making the leaues 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the floure too round, and those of the plant 〈◊〉〈◊〉 broad and short. †