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.

Ginnie pepper hath the taste of pepper, but not the power or vertue, notwithstanding in Spaine [ A] and sundrie parts of the Indies they do vse to dresse their meate therewith, as we doe with Cale∣cute pepper: but (saith my Authour) it hath in it a malicious qualitie, whereby it is an enemy to the liuer and other of the entrails. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 writeth that it killeth dogs.

It is said to die or colour like Saffron; and being receiued in such sort as Saffron is vsually 〈◊〉〈◊〉, [ B] it warmeth the stomacke, and helpeth greatly the digestion of meates.

It dissolueth the swellings about the throat called the Kings Euill, as kernels and cold swel∣lings; [ C] and taketh away spots and lentiles from the face, being applied thereto with honie.