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 ...

The Common Creeping Crow-foot, in Latin Ra∣nunculus pratensis.

The Root has many white Fibres. The Leaves are placed up∣on very long Foot-stalks, and have three Divisions, and are most like the Leaves of Smallage; they are cut in deep, and in∣dented about the Edges; hairy on both sides, of a dark-green Colour, and sometimes spotted with white. It has many small Stalks, round, hairy and concave, that creep on the Ground, and send down Roots from the Joints, by Intervals. The Flowers are placed upon long Foot∣stalks; they have five Leaves, are yellow, and shine as if they were var∣nish'd. Many Seeds suc∣ceed the Flowers; all joyn'd together, make a a Bur: They are black when they are ripe. It grows in moist Grounds.

This Sort is not at all acrid, and therefore may be applied to the Body

without Danger. The Ger∣man-Women eat them in April, when they are ten∣der, with other Herbs.