John Pechey, The Complete Herbal of Physical Plants (1694)
Date
1694
Author
Book title
The Compleat Herbal Of Physical Plants. Containing all such English and Foreign Herbs, Shrubs and Trees, as are used in Physick and Surgery. And to the Virtues of those that are now in use, is added one Receipt, or more, of some Learned Physician. 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, Pills, Powders, and other Sorts of Medicines. Moreover, The Gums, Balsams, Oyls, Juices, and the like, which are sold by Apothecaries and Druggists, are added to this Herbal; and their Virtues and Uses are fully described
Publication place
London
Publisher
Henry Bonwicke
Text type
printed book
Genre
Hard-word, term-of-art, and dialect dictionaries, glossaries, and definitions
Subject area
- herbal
- Latin
- medicine
Language
headwords: English
explanations: English
other languages: Latin
explanations: English
explanations: English
other languages: Latin
explanations: English
Word-group
type: alphabetical
Word-entry
type: headword
sample: Female-Fern, in Latin Filix fœmina. It grows every where on barren Grounds. 'Tis the largest of all that grows in England. The Root is branchy, and creeping. 'Tis very injurious to Husbandmen. Of the Ashes of this, and the Male-Fern, are made, with Water, Balls, especially in Warwickshire and Staffordshire; and being dried in the Sun, they wash their Clothes with them, instead of Soap: But before they use them, they put them into a light Fire, till they are red hot; and then they will easily powder. This Fern is used in Sussex to burn Lime; for the Flame of it is very violent, and therefore very fit for that Use. The Root of it reduc'd into Powder, and one Dram of it taken in Water and Hony, kills the broad and long Worms of the Belly. Mountebanks keep this as a great Secret, and use it to kill Worms. The Juice of the Root is good for Burns. Some poor People have been forc'd (in great Scarcity of Corn) to make Bread of this Root. The Ashes cast upon Stones, instead of Nitre, make Glass of a green Colour. (pp. 79-80)
sample: Female-Fern, in Latin Filix fœmina. It grows every where on barren Grounds. 'Tis the largest of all that grows in England. The Root is branchy, and creeping. 'Tis very injurious to Husbandmen. Of the Ashes of this, and the Male-Fern, are made, with Water, Balls, especially in Warwickshire and Staffordshire; and being dried in the Sun, they wash their Clothes with them, instead of Soap: But before they use them, they put them into a light Fire, till they are red hot; and then they will easily powder. This Fern is used in Sussex to burn Lime; for the Flame of it is very violent, and therefore very fit for that Use. The Root of it reduc'd into Powder, and one Dram of it taken in Water and Hony, kills the broad and long Worms of the Belly. Mountebanks keep this as a great Secret, and use it to kill Worms. The Juice of the Root is good for Burns. Some poor People have been forc'd (in great Scarcity of Corn) to make Bread of this Root. The Ashes cast upon Stones, instead of Nitre, make Glass of a green Colour. (pp. 79-80)
Alston
XVII.I.385
Wing
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