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Of Herbe Gerard
The Description.
HErba Gererda, in English, herbe Gerard, or wilde Masterwort, and in some places after Lyte, Ashweed is of a resonable good savour. The Place.
Herbe Gerard groweth of it selfe in gardens without setting or sowing, and is so fruitfull in his increase, that where it hath once taken root, it will hardly be gotten out againe, spoiling and getting every yeere more ground, to the annoying of better herbes.
The Vertues.
Herbe Gerard with his roots stamped, and laid upon members that are troubled or vexed with the gout, swageth the paine, and taketh away the swelling and inflammations thereof, which occasioned the Germanes to give it the name Podagraria because of his vertues in curing the gout.