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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"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 May 10, 2025.
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¶ The Vertues.
These plants be good to be boyled in wine, and ministred vnto such as haue their brests stopt, [ A] and are short winded, and cannot easily draw their breath, for they cut and waste grosse humours and tough flegme. The leaues are of the same force; being made vp 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sugar they commonly call it a conserue.
It giueth a pleasant taste to flesh that is sodden with it, and eaten with the broth. [ B]
It is dried and layd among garments, not onely to make them smell sweet, but also to preserue [ C] them from moths and other vermine; which thing it doth also performe.
* 1.1
Notes
* 1.1
There were formerly two more descriptions in this chapter, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 which were made by looking vpon the figures in Lobels 〈◊〉〈◊〉; the former being of his 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉, which is nothing else but the 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉, or 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Cresses. The later was of his Ambrosia 〈◊〉〈◊〉, which our 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 set forth by the name of 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉.