The English physician or an astrologo-physical discourse of the vulgar herbs of this nation
Subtitle: 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 [sic] vulgarly, and astrologically. 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 afficted. By N. Culpeper, student in physick and astrology
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2530:4
Publisher: printed by William Bentley
Published: 1652
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Botany, Medical -- Early works to 1800; Materia medica -- Early works to 1800; Herbs -- Therapeutic use -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Astrologo-physical discourse of the vulgar herbs of this nation
Notes: With an engraved frontispiece portrait (plate)

Text and register continuous despite pagination

Includes index

Reproduction of original in the British Library

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) C7501A

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2530:4).