The garden of health conteyning the sundry rare and hidden vertues and properties of all kindes of simples and plants, together with the maner how they are to be vsed and applyed in medicine for the health of mans body, against diuers diseases and infirmities most common amongst men. Gathered by the long experience and industrie of William Langham, practitioner in phisicke.
Langham, William.
¶ Long rape.
LOng rape, Nauewe, or Nauet gentle, is in nature much like Turnips. The seede is good against poyson, and therefore vsed in Treacles, and preseruatiues. 2 The rootes sodden and preserued in salt, are wholesome to be eaten. 3 They sharpen the sight, smoothe the breast and throte, and heate the kidneis. They be best twise sodden.
- Breast to smoothe 3
- Eyes dull 3
- Poyson 1
- Throte rough 3
