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 are a remedie against long continuall paine of the ioynts and head, and against cold [ A] diseases. They are good for all manner of infirmities wherein there is hope of cure by sweating, so that there be no ague ioyned.

The cure is perfected in few dayes, if the disease be not old or great; but if it be, it requireth a [ B] longer time of cure. The roots here meant are as I take it those of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 parilla, whereof this Smi∣lax aspera or rough Binde-weed is holden for a kinde: notwithstanding this of Spain and the other parts of Europe, though it be counted lesse worth, yet is it commended of Dioscorides and Pliny a∣gainst poysons. The leaues hereof, saith Dioscorides, are a counterpoyson against deadly medicines, whether they be drunke before or after. † 1.1

Notes

• † 1.1

  The second and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 were both 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of one plant, I meane the 〈◊〉〈◊〉; for the figure in the fourth place should haue been in the third, and the figure in the third was the same 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the second, and should haue been in the fourth place.