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 Vertues.

Saracens Consound is not inferiour to [ A] any of the wound-herbes whatsoeuer, being inwardly ministred, or outwardly applied in ointments or oyles. With it I cured Master Cartwright a Gentleman of Grayes Inne, who was grieuously wounded into the lungs, and that by Gods permission in short space.

The leaues boyled in water and drunke, [ B] doth restraine and stay the wasting of the liuer, taketh away the oppilation and stop∣ping of the same, and profiteth against the laundice and Feuers of long continuance.

The decoction of the leaues made in [ C] water is excellent against the sorenesse of the throat, if it be therewith gargarised: it increaseth also the vertue and force of loti∣on or washing waters, appropriate for priuy maimes, sore mouthes, and such like, if it be mixed 〈◊〉〈◊〉.