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 Vertues.

They strengthen the heart, and helpe the trembling and beating thereof. [ I]

They giue strength to the liuer, kidneies, and other weake intrails; they dry and comfort a weak [ K] stomacke that is flashie and moist; stay the whites and reds, stanch bleedings in any part of the bo∣dy, stay sweatings, binde and loose, and moisten the body.

And they are put into all manner of counterpoisons and other like medicines, whether they be [ L] to be outwardly applied or to be inwardly taken, to which they giue an effectuall binding, and cer∣taine strengthning qualitie.

Honie of Roses, or Mel Rosarum, called in Greeke 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, which is made of them, is most excel∣lent [ M] good for wounds, vlcers, issues, and generally for such things as haue need to be clensed and dried.

The oile doth mitigate all kindes of heat, and will not suffer inflammations or hot swellings to [ N] rise, and being risen it doth at the first asswage them.

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