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.

These plants are very effectuall, especially Maudlein, taken either inwardly or else outward∣ly [ A] to prouoke vrine; and the fume thereof doth the same, and mollifieth the hardnesse of the Ma∣trix.

Costmarie is put into Ale to steepe, as also into the barrels and Stands amongst those herbes [ B] wherewith they doe make Sage Ale; which drinke is very profitable for the diseases before spo∣ken of.

The leaues of Maudleine and Adders tongue stamped and boiled in Oile Oliue, adding thereto [ C] a little wax, rosin, and a little turpentine, maketh an excellent healing vnguent, or incarnatiue salue to raise or bring vp flesh from a deepe and hollow wound or vlcer, whereof I haue had long expe∣rience.

The Conserue made with the leaues of Costmarie and Sugar, doth warme and drie the braine, [ D] and openeth the stoppings of the same: stoppeth all Catarrhes, rheumes and distillations, taken in the quantitie of a beane.

The leaues of Costmarie boiled in wine and drunken, cureth the griping paine of the bellie, the [ E] guts and bowels, and cureth the bloudie flix.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 is good for them that haue the greene sicknesse, or the dropsie, especially in the beginning; and [ F] it helpeth all that haue a weake and cold liuer.

The seed expelleth all manner of wormes out of the belly, as wormseed doth. [ G]

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