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
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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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CHAP. 411. Of Fennell.

¶ The Description.

1 THe first kinde of Fennell, called in Latine Foeniculum: in Greeke, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, is so well knowne amongst vs, that it were but lost labour to describe the same.

2 The second kinde of Fennell is likewise well knowne by the name of Sweet Fennell, so called because the seeds thereof are in taste sweet like vnto Annise seeds, resembling the common Fennell, sauing that the leaues are larger and fatter, or more oleous: the seed greater and whiter, and the whole plant in each respect greater.

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Foeniculum vulgare. Common Fennell.

¶ The Place.

These herbs are set and sowne in gardens; but the second doth not prosper well in this 〈◊〉〈◊〉: for being sowne of good and perfect seed, yet in the second yeare after his sowing it will degenerate from the right kinde, and become common Fennell.

¶ The Time.

They floure in Iune and Iuly, and the seed is ripe in the end of August.

¶ The Names.

Fennell is called in Greeke 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: in Latine, Marathrum, and Foeniculum in high Dutch, Fenckell: in low-Dutch, 〈◊〉〈◊〉: in Italian, Finocchio: in Spanish, Hinoio: in French, Fe∣noil: in English, Fennell, and Fenckell.

¶ The Nature.

The seed of Fennel is hot and dry in the third degree.

¶ The Vertues.

The pouder of the seed of Fennell drunke for certaine dayes together fasting preserueth the eye-sight: whereof was written this Distichon following:

Foeniculus, Rosa, Verbena, Chelidonia, Ruta, Ex his fit aqua quae lumina reddit acuta.
Of Fennell, Roses, Veruain, Rue, and Celandine, Is made a water good to cleere the sight of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

The greene leaues of Fenneil eaten, or the seed drunken made into a Ptisan, do fill womens [ B] brests with milke.

The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Fennell drunke easeth the paines of the kidnies, causeth one to auoid the [ C] stone, and prouoketh vrine.

The roots are as effectuall, and not onely good for the intents aforesaid, but against the dropsie [ D] also, being boyled in wine and drunken.

Fennell seed drunke asswageth the paine of the stomacke, and wambling of the same, or desire [ E] to vomit, and breaketh winde.

The herbe, seed, and root of Fennell are very good for the Iungs, the liuer, and the kidneyes, for [ F] it openeth the obstructions or stoppings of the same, and comforteth the inward parts.

The seed and herbe of sweet Fennell is equall in vertues with Annise seed. [ G]

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