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

¶ The Vertues.

Mint is maruellous wholesome for the stomacke, it staieth the Hicket, parbraking, vomiting & [ A] scowring in the Cholerike passion, if it be taken with the iuice of a soure pomegranate.

It stoppeth the casting vp of bloud, being giuen with water and vineger, as Galen teacheth. [ B]

And in broth saith Pliny, it staieth the floures, and is singular good against the whites, that is to [ C] say, that Mint which is described in the first place. For it is found by experience, that many haue had this kinde of flux staied by the continuall vse of this onely Mint: the same being applied to the forehead, or to the temples, as Pliny teacheth, doth take away the headache.

It is good against watering eies, and all manner of breakings out in the head, and against the in∣firmities [ D] of the fundament, it is a sure remedie for childrens sore heads.

It is poured into the eares with honie water. It is taken inwardly against Scolopenders, Beare∣wormes, [ E] Sea-scorpions and serpents.

It is applied with salt to the bitings of mad dogs. It will not suffer milke to cruddle in the sto∣macke [ F] (Pliny addeth to wax soure.) therefore it is put in Milke that is drunke for feare that those who haue drunke thereof should be strangled.

It is thought, that by the same vertue it is an enemy to generation, by ouerthickning the seed. [ G]

Dioscorides teacheth, that being applied to the secret part of a woman before the act, it hindreth [ H] conception.

Garden Mint taken in meat or drinke warmeth and strengtheneth the stomacke, and drieth vp [ I] all superfluous humours gathered in the same, and causeth good digestion.

Mints mingled with the leaues of parched Barly, consumeth tumors and hard swellings. [ K]

The water of Mints is of like operation in diuers medicines, it cureth the trenching and griping [ L] paines of the belly and bowels, it appeaseth headach, staieth yexing and vomiting.

It is singular against the grauell and stone in the kidneies, and against the strangurie, being boi∣led [ M] in wine and drunke.

They lay it to the stinging of waspes and bees with good successe. [ N]