The English physitian, 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 only as grow in England ... / by Nich. Culpeper.
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The English physitian, 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 only as grow in England ... / by Nich. Culpeper.
Author
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.
Publication
London :: Printed by Peter Cole,
1652.
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Subject terms
Botany, Medical -- Early works to 1800.
Materia medica.
Herbs -- Therapeutic use -- Early works to 1800.
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"The English physitian, 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 only as grow in England ... / by Nich. Culpeper." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A35365.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 8, 2024.
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Vertues and use.
It is a singular good Herb for all the disea∣ses
of the Liver,* 1.1 both to cool and clense it,
and helpeth the Inflamations in any part,
and the yellow Jaundice likewise: Being brui∣sed
and boyled in small Beer and drunke, it
cooleth the heat of the Liver and Kidneys, and
helpeth the runing of the Reins in men, & the
Whites in Women: It is a singular remedy to
stay the spreading of Tetters, Ringworms, and
other fretting and running Sores & Scabs, and
is an excellent remedy for such whose Livers
are corrupted by sursets wch causeth their bo∣dies
to break out, for it fortifies the Liver ex∣ceedingly
and make it impregnable.
It being under the command of Jupiter,
and under the sign Cancer.
Notes
* 1.1
Liver, Inflamati∣on, yellow Jaundice, Spleen, Running of the Reins, whites, Tetters, Ring∣worms, Surfets.