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THe Winter Cresses hath many greene, broad, smoothe and flat leaues like vnto the com∣mon turneps, whose stalkes be round, and full of branches, bringing forth at the top small yel∣low floures: after them doe follow small cods, wherein is conteined small reddish seed.
It groweth in gardens among pot herbes, and very common in the fields, neere to pathes and high wayes, almost euery where.
This herbe is green all winter long, it floureth in May, and seedeth in Iune.
Winter Cresse is called of the Latines, Car∣damum, or Nasturtium Hibernum, of some, Bar∣barea, and Pseudobunium: the Germanes call it 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉: in lowe Dutch, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
It seemeth to be Dioscorides his 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that is to say, false or bastard 〈◊〉〈◊〉: in English, winter Cresses, or herbe Saint Barbara.
This herbe is hot and drie in the second de∣gree.
The seed of winter Cresse causeth one to [ A] make water, and driueth forth grauell, and hel∣peth the strangurie.
The iuyce thereof mundifieth corrupt and fil∣thy [ B] vlcers, being made in forme of an vnguent with waxe, oyle, and turpentine.
In winter when salad herbes bee scarce, this [ C] herbe is thought to be equall with Cresses of the garden, or Rocket.
This herbe helpeth the scuruie, being boiled [ D] among scuruie grasse, called in Latine Cochlearia, causing it to worke the more effectually.