¶ The Names.
1 Arsmart is called in Greeke 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: of the Latines, Hydropiper, or Piper aquaticum, or Aqua∣tile, or water Pepper: in high-Dutch, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉: in low-Dutch, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉: in French,
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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Curage, or Culrage: in Spanish, Pimenta aqualica: in English, Water-Pepper, Culrage, and Arse∣smart, according to the operation and effect when it is vsed in the abstersion of that part.
2 Dead Arsmart is called Persicaria, or Peach-wort, of the likenesse that the leaues 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with those of the Peach tree. It hath beene called 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the leaden coloured markes which are seene vpon it: but Pliny would haue Plumbago not to be so called of the colour, but rather of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, by reason that it helpeth the infirmitie of the eyes called Plumbum. Yet there is another Plum∣bago which is rather thought to be that of Plinies description, as shal be shewed in his proper place. In English we may call it Peach-wort, and dead Arsmart, because it doth not bite those places as the other doth.
‡ 3 This is by Lobel set forth, and called Persicaria pusilla repens: of Tabernamont anus, Persicaria pumila.
4 No plant I thinke hath found more varietie of names than this: for Tragus calls it Mercuria∣lis syluestris altera; and he also calls it Esula: Leonicerus calls it Tithymalus syluestris: Gesner, Camera∣rius, and others, Nolime tangere: Dodonaeus, Impatiens herba: Caesalpinus, Catanance altera: in the Hist. Lugd. (where it is some three times ouer) it is called besides the names giuen it by others, Chrysaea: Lobel, Thalius, and others call it Persicaria siliquosa: yet none of these well pleasing Columna, he hath accurately described and figured it by the name of Balsamita altera: and since him Bauhine hath na∣med it Balsamina lutea: yet both these and most of the other keepe the title of Noli me tangere. ‡