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Nicholas Culpeper [1616-1654] English
Rank: 103
Scientist, Botanist


Nicholas Culpeper was an English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer. His published books includes The English Physitian, i. e. the Complete Herbal, which contains 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.

Faith, Gardening



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Waters are distilled out of Herbs, Flowers, Fruits, and Roots.
101
For God's sake build not your faith upon Tradition, 'tis as rotten as a rotten Post. Faith
102
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.
103
The Herbs ought to be distilled when they are in their greatest vigor, and so ought the Flowers also. Gardening
104
Let your Medicine be something of the Nature of the Sign ascending.
105
Gather all Leaves in the hour of that Planet that governs them.
106
The Barks of Trees are best gathered in the Spring, if it be of great Trees, as Oaks or the like, because then 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.
107
In all Diseases strengthen the part of the Body afflicted.
108
All Juleps are made for present use, and therefore it is in vain to speak of their duration.
109
Thus have you the way of making Conserves, the way of keeping of them is in Earthen pots.
110

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