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The onion being eaten, yea though it be boyled, causeth head-ache, hurteth the eyes, and maketh a man dimme sighted, dulleth the senses, ingendreth windinesse, and provoketh overmuch sleepe, especially being eaten raw
John Gerard
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John Gerard
Age: 67 †
Born: 1545
Born: January 1
Died: 1612
Died: January 1
Botanist
Surgeon
Nantwich
Cheshire
John Gerarde
J.Gerard
Though
Onion
Eye
Onions
Men
Eaten
Ache
Senses
Especially
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Head
Maketh
Eyes
Sighted
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