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The English physician, or An astrologo-physical discourse of the vulgar herbs of this nation…

Full Title

Full Title
The English physician, or An astrologo-physical discourse of the vulgar herbs of this nation. Being a compleat method of physick, whereby a man may preserve his body in health; or cure himself, being sick, for three pence charge, with such things onely as grow in England, they being most fit for English bodies. Herein is also shewed, 1. The way of making plaisters, oyntments, oyls, pultisses, syrups, decoctions, julips, or waters of all sorts of physical herbs, that you may have them ready for your use at all times of the year. 2. What planet governeth every herb, or tree (used in physick) that groweth in England. 3. The time of gathering all herbs, but vulgarly, and astrologi[c]ally. 4. The way of drying and keeping the herbs all the year. 5. The way of keeping the juyces ready for use at all times. 6. The way of making and keeping all kinde of usefull compounds made of herbs. 7. The way of mixing medicines according to cause and mixture of the disease, and part of the body afflicted. By N. Culpeper, student in physick and astrology.

Author

Culpeper, Nicholas

Last Name

Last Name
Culpeper

First Name

First Name
Nicholas

Date

Date
1652

Publication City

Publication City

Imprint

Imprint
London : printed for the benefit of the Commonwealth of England, 1652.

Topic

Genre

herbal

ESTC

http://estc.bl.uk/R469229

Format

Format
12

Pages

Pages
311

First Edition

First Edition
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ID

ID
R469229