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 ...

Dittander, in Latin Lepidium latifolium.

The Root is of a Finger's thick∣ness, and thicker, white, of an acrid and hot Taste, which soon vanishes. It creeps in the Earth. It has many Stalks four Foot high, sound, smooth, and full of Pith; branchy, less than the Little Finger, and co∣ver'd with Sky-colour'd Dust, which may be easily wiped off. The Leaves are long and broad, but end sharp; they are smooth, fat, of a dull green Colour, and plac'd alternately; they are indented about the Edges: Those which come from the Root, and are on the bottom of the Stalk, are prop'd by long Foot-stalks. The little Flowers are plac'd on the top of the Stalks and Branches; they consist of three white Leaves; there are many

of them. The small Seed-vessels succeed the Flow∣ers; they are fat, and pointed. Gardiners dislike it, because it spreads so much.

The Women in Suffolk boyl it in Beer, to facilitate Delivery. The Herb is a∣crid. The Root eases the Pain of the Teeth.