Quote:
And as wine produceth divers effects, or that herb Tortocolla in [2454]Laurentius, which makes some laugh, some weep, some sleep, some dance, some sing, some howl, some drink, &c. so doth this our melancholy humour work several signs in several parties.


the evidence is pretty flimsy, as the only place I find 'Tortocolla' at all is in Burton, as above.

on the other hand, there is *nothing that says cabbage, unless you have something more than what you quoted above in teal/green. (Torto collard is an iffy connection.)