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 Butter-burre stamped with ale, and giuen to drinke in pestilent and burning Fe∣uers, [ A] 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cooleth and abateth the heate thereof.

The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dried and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to pouder, and drunke in wine, is a soueraigne medicine against the [ B] plague and pestilent feuers, because it prouoketh sweat and driueth from the heart all 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and ill heate: it killeth wormes, and is of great force against the suffocation of the mother.

The same cureth all naughty filthy 〈◊〉〈◊〉, if the pouder be strewed therein. [ C]

The same kills wormes in the belly: it prouokes vrine, and brings downe the monthly termes. [ D]