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Of Little Daisies
The Description. 1 THe Daisie bringeth forth many leaves from a threddy root, smooth, fat, long, and somwhat round withall, very sleightly indented about the edges, for the most part lying upon the ground: among which rise up the floures, everie one with his owne slender stem, almost like those of Camomill, but lesser, of a perfect white colour, and very double. 2 The double red Daisie is like unto the precedent in everie respect, saving in the color of the floures; for this plant bringeth forth floures of a red colour; and the other white as aforesaid. (Dagger)3 Furthermore, There is another pretty Daisie which differs from the first described onely in the floure, which at the sides thereof puts forth many footstalks, carrying also little double flours, being commonly of a red colour; so that each stalke carrieth as it were an old one and the brood thereof; whence they have fitly termed it the childing Daisie.(Dagger) The Place.
The double Daisies are planted in gardens: the others grow wilde everywhere. The Time.
The Daisies do floure most part of the Summer.
The Names.
The Daisie is called of some, Herba Margarita, or Margarites herb: in French, Marguerites: In English, Daisies, and Bruisewort.
The Vertues.
The Daisies do mitigate all kinde of paines, but especially in the joints, and gout, if they be stamped with new butter unsalted, and applied upon the pained place: but they worke more effectually if Mallowes be added thereto. The juice of the leaves and roots snift up into the nosthrils, purgeth the head mightily, and helpeth the megrim.
The same given to little dogs with milke, keepeth them from growing great. The leaves stamped take away bruises and swellings proceeding of some stroke, if they be stamped and laid thereon; whereupon it was called in old time Bruisewort.
The juice put into the eies cleareth them, and taketh away the watering of them.
The decoction of the field Daisie (which is the best for physicks use) made in water and drunke, is good against agues.