The genesis of the American materia medica : including a biographical sketch of "John Josselyn, gent," and the medical and materia medica references in Josselyn's "New-Englands rarities discovered," etc., and in his "Two voyages to New-England," / with critical notes and comments by Harvey Wickes Felter.

  • Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1865-1927.
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[1927]
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Credit: The genesis of the American materia medica : including a biographical sketch of "John Josselyn, gent," and the medical and materia medica references in Josselyn's "New-Englands rarities discovered," etc., and in his "Two voyages to New-England," / with critical notes and comments by Harvey Wickes Felter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Wall-Rue no more for Maiden Hair, since it grows in abundance in New- England, from whence they may have good store.” Pirola38 [p.55].—“Two kinds: both of them excellent Wound Herbs.” Sea-Tears39 [p. 56].—“For Scurvy and Dropsie” “They are good for the Scurvy and Dropsie, boiled and eaten as Sallade, and the broth drunk with it.” Indian Beans40 [p. 57].—“Indian Beans, better for Physick use than other Beans ” “Indian Beans, falsely called French beans, are better for Physick and Chyrurgery than our Garden Beans. Probatum est.” Fig. 1.—Josselyn’s “Hollow Leaved Lav¬ ender” [Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia pur¬ purea); cut reduced one-third.— Felter.] Yellow Squash [p. 57].—“Much eaten by the Indians and the English yet they breed the small white Worms (which Physitians call Ascarides), in the long Gut that vex the Fundament with a perpetual itching, and a desire to go to stool.” 38 Pyrola. From figures shown, simply checkered leaves, Josselyn could have meant no other than the Epipactis pubescens (Willd.) A. A. Eaton; (Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) Robert Brown). The Rattlesnake Plantain. (Felter). 39 Conjectured by Tuckerman probably to have been Cakile americana Nutt, (now Cakile edentula (Bigl.) Hooker) ; American Sea-rocket. (Felter.) 40 Probably Phaseolus vulgaris L., the common bean of American gardens. See also Josselyn’s “Voyages,” pp. 73-74. (Felter).