The family dictionary, or, Houshold [sic] companion wherein are alphabetically laid down exact rules and choice physical receipts for the preservation of health ... directions for making oils, ointments, salves, ... chymical preparations, physical-wines, ales and other liquors and descriptions of the virtues of herbs, fruits, flowers ... and parts of living creatures used in medicinal potions, ... likewise directions for cookery, ... also the way of making all sorts of perfumes ... together with the art of making all sorts of English wines, ... the mystery of pickling and keeping all sorts of pickles ... : to which is added as an appendix the explanation of physical terms, bills of fare ... : with the art of carving and many other useful matters / by J.H.

Rocket, or Cresses: This is called Winter-Rocket, or Winter-Cresses; it Flowers a∣bout May, and Seeds in June: It provokes Urin, helps the Strangury, and helps Gravel and Stone: It is successful in the Scurvy, good in cleansing Wounds. The Juice or De∣coction being drank, or out∣wardly applied to Ulcers and Sores, by its sharpness clean∣ses them.

There is another sort called Garden-Rocket, which is more used in Sallads than Physick. But another sort called the Wild-Rocket, is more strong and effectual to help Digesti∣on and provoke Urin. The Seed is applied to cure the Bi∣ting of venomous Creatures, and expel Worms that breed is the Body. The Herb boil∣ed, or stewed, and Sugar ad∣ded to it, is very available in the Cough, or Cold, especial∣ly taken by Children. The Seed often taken in Drink, takes away the ramish Scent of the Skin It encreases Milk in Nurses, and abates the Swelling of the Spleen; and mixed with a little Ho∣ney over a gentle Fire, if you anoint the Face with it, it will cleanse the Skin from Spots, Morphew, and other Discolourings; and in Vine∣gar it takes away Freckles and Redness, not only in the Face, but in other Parts; and mixed with an Ox-gall, it smooths slight Scars, Wrinkles, Marks with the Small-pox, Black and Blew Spots, and the like.