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.

The roots being taken with the kernels of Pine Apples; as Dioscorides witnesseth, are good for [ A] them that spit bloud and corrupt matter.

Apeleius saith that the same being stamped with a little salt, and applied to the biting of a mad [ B] dog, cureth the same, and so speedily setteth free the sicke man.

He also teacheth that the juice of the leaues giuen to drinke with hony, procureth vrine, and ta∣keth [ C] away the paines of the bladder; and that the same drunke with old wine doth wonderfully helpe against the bitings of serpents.

Columella declareth, that the herbe beaten with salt and laid vpon the scarifying, which is made [ D] with the launcet or raser, draweth out the poison of the viper: and that also the root being stam∣ped is more auaileable against serpents, and that the root in like maner is good against the Kings euill.

The stalke of Clot-burre before the burres come forth, the rinde pilled off, being eaten raw with [ E] salt and pepper, or boyled in the broth of fat meate, is pleasant to be eaten: being taken in that manner it increaseth seed and stirreth vp lust.

Also it is a good nourishment, especially boyled: if the kernell of the Pine Apple be likewise [ F] added it is the better, and is no lesse auailable against the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the lungs, and spitting of bloud, than the root is.

The root stamped and strained with a good draught of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is a most approued medicine for a [ G] windie or cold stomacke.

Treacle of Andromachus, and the whites of egges, of each a like quantitie, laboured in a leaden [ H] mortar, and spred vpon the Burre leafe, and so applied to the gout, haue been proued many times most miraculously to appease the paine thereof.

Dioscorides commendeth the decoction of the root of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, together with the seed, against the [ I] 〈◊〉〈◊〉-ache, if it be holden a while in the mouth: also that it is good to soment therewith both burnings and kibed heeles; and affirmeth that it may be drunke in wine against the strangury and paine in the hip.

Dioscorides reporteth that the fruit is very good to be laid vnto hard swellings. [ K]

The root 〈◊〉〈◊〉 picked, washed, stamped and strained with Malmesey, helpeth the running of [ L] the reines, the whites in women, and strengthneth the backe, if there be added thereto the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of egges, the pouder of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and nutmegs brued or mixed together, and drunke first and last.