Nicholas Culpeper
Nicholas Culpeper
Nicholas Culpeperwas an English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer. His published books include The English Physitianand the Complete Herbal, which contain a rich store of pharmaceutical and herbal knowledge, and Astrological Judgement of Diseases from the Decumbiture of the Sick, which is one of the most detailed documents known on the practice of medical astrology in Early Modern Europe...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionScientist
duration use speak
All Juleps are made for present use, and therefore it is in vain to speak of their duration.
nature
Let your Medicine be something of the Nature of the Sign ascending.
way pot
Thus have you the way of making Conserves, the way of keeping of them is in Earthen pots.
flower herbs vigor
The Herbs ought to be distilled when they are in their greatest vigor, and so ought the Flowers also.
spring tree use
The barks of trees are best gathered in the spring, if it be of great trees, as oaks or the like, because they come easiest off, and so you may dry them if you please, but indeed your best way is to gather all barks only for present use.
disease body parts-of-the-body
In all Diseases, strengthen the part of the Body afflicted.
men hands ignorant
No man ought to commit his life into the hands of that Physician, who is ignorant of Astrologic: because he is a Physician of no value.
squash roots dry
Such Roots as are soft, your best way is to dry in the Sun, or else hang them up in the Chimney corner upon a string; as for such as are hard you may dry them any where.
medicine ascending
Let your Medicine be somthing of the Nature of the Sign ascending.
taken blood nuts
If you dry the chestnut, both the barks being taken away, beat them into powder and make the powder up into an electuary with honey, it is a first-rate remedy for cough and spitting of blood.
hours planets
Gather all Leaves in the hour of that Planet that governs them.
rotten sake tradition
For God's sake build not your faith upon Tradition, 'tis as rotten as a rotten Post.
flower roots water
Waters are distilled out of Herbs, Flowers, Fruits, and Roots.
eye beer roots
The roots and herbes beaten and put into new ale or beer and daily drunk, cleareth, strengtheneth and quickeneth the sight of the eyes.