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.

The roots of Hounds-tongue rosted in the [ A] embers and layd to the fundament, healeth the hemorrhoides, and the disease called Ig∣nis sacer, or wilde-fire.

The iuyce boiled with honey of roses and [ B] Turpentine, to the forme of an vnguent, is most singular in wounds and deepe vlcers.

Dioscorides saith, That the leaues boyled [ C] in wine and drunk, do mollifie the belly, and that the leaues stamped with old swines grease are good against the falling away of the haire of the head, which proceedeth of hot sharpe humors.

Likewise they are a remedie against scaldings or burnings, and against the biting of dogs, as the [ D] same Author addeth.