The compleat herbal of physical plants containing all such English and foreign herbs, shrubs and trees as are used in physick and surgery ... : the doses or quantities of such as are prescribed by the London-physicians and others are proportioned : also directions for making compound-waters, syrups simple and compound, electuaries ... : moreover the gums, balsams, oyls, juices, and the like, which are sold by apothecaries and druggists are added to this herbal, and their irtues and uses are fully described / by John Pechey ...

Sea-Beet, in Latin Beta Maris.

'Tis like the White-Beet, but the Leaves are smaller and greener. They are plain and equal; and have sometimes red Veins, and sometimes not. The Stalk is also less. 'Tis common in salt Marshes, and on the Sea-shore.

Beet is hot and dry, and loosens the Belly by reason of its Nitrosity. 'Tis an Errhine, especially the Root; for the Juice of it, received into the Nostrils, occasions Neezing. The young Plants, with their Roots, gently boyled, and eaten with Vinegar, pro∣cure an Appetite, extin∣guish Thirst, and suppress Choler in the Stomach. Beet, amongst the Ancients, was much taken notice of for its insipid Taste, Mar∣tial

reproaches it in the fol∣lowing Distick.

Ut sapiant fatuae fabrorum prandia Betae, O quam saepe petet vina pi∣perque coquus?

The Juice of this Herb, drawn up into the Nostrils, powerfully evacuates Phle∣gmatick Humours from the Brain, and cures invete∣rate Head-aches. This is counted a great Secret by some.