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
Author
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 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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01622.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2025.
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¶ The Vertues.
Dioscorides saith that it is a remedie against all [ A] manner of inflammations, Saint Anthonies fire, and hot Agues, if they be either applied alone, or else vsed with partched barley meale. It also knitteth ruptures in young children.
Ducks meate mingled with fine wheaten floure and applied, preuaileth much against hot swel∣lings, [ B] as Phlegmons, Erisipelas, and the paines of the ioynts.
The same doth helpe the fundament fallen downe in yong children. [ C]
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