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Nicholas Culpeper

Nicholas Culpeper (probably born at Ockley, Surrey, 18 October 1616 – died at Spitalfields, London, 10 January 1654) was an English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer. His published books includes The English Physitian (1652), i. e. the Complete Herbal (1653 ff), which contains a rich store of pharmaceutical and herbal knowledge, and Astrological Judgement of Diseases from the Decumbiture of the Sick (1655), which is one of the most detailed documents known on the practice of medical astrology in Early Modern Europe.

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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.

Astrologic, Hands, Ignorant, Life, Man, Men

Let your Medicine be somthing of the Nature of the Sign ascending.

Ascending, Let, Medicine, Nature, Sign

Gather all Leaves in the hour of that Planet that governs them.

Governs, Hour, Hours, Leaves, Planet, Planets

For God's sake build not your faith upon Tradition, 'tis as rotten as a rotten Post.

Build, Post, Rotten, Sake, Tradition

In all Diseases, strengthen the part of the Body afflicted.

Body, Disease, Part, Parts Of The Body, Strengthen

All Juleps are made for present use, and therefore it is in vain to speak of their duration.

Duration, Juleps, Present, Speak, Use, Vain

The roots and herbes beaten and put into new ale or beer and daily drunk, cleareth, strengtheneth and quickeneth the sight of the eyes.

Ale, Beaten, Beer, Drinking, Eye, Eyes

Waters are distilled out of Herbs, Flowers, Fruits, and Roots.

Distilled, Flower, Flowers, Roots, Water

The Herbs ought to be distilled when they are in their greatest vigor, and so ought the Flowers also.

Flower, Flowers, Herbs, Ought, Vigor

Thus have you the way of making Conserves, the way of keeping of them is in Earthen pots.

Conserves, Earthen, Pot, Pots, Way

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.

Like, Present, Spring, Tree, Use

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.

Blood, Cough, Electuary, Nuts, Taken

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.

Corner, Dry, Hang, Roots, Squash, Sun