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.
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Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.
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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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Chap. 5.
Of Oyles.
1. OYL Olive, which is commonly
known by the name of Sallet Oyl, I
suppose because it is usually eaten with Sallets
by them that love it; If it be pressed out of
ripe Olives, according to Galen is temperate,
and exceeds in no one quality.
2. Of Oyls, some are Simple, and some are
Compound.
3. Simple Oyls are such as are made of
Fruits or Seeds, by expression, as Oyl of sweet
and bitter Almonds, Linseed, and Rapeseed
Oyl &c. of which see my Dispensatory.
4. Compound Oyls are made of Oyl of Olives
and other Simples, imagine Herbs, Flowers,
Roots, &c.
5. The way of making them is this, Having
bruised the Herbs or Flowers you would make
your Oyl of, put them in an Earthen pot, and
to two or three handfuls of them, powr a pint
of Oyl, cover the pot with a paper, and set it
in the Sun, about a Fortnight or less accor∣ding
as the Sun is in hotness; then having
warmed it very well by the fire, press out the
Herbs &c. very hard in a press, and ad as ma∣ny
more Herbs to the same Oyl, bruised (the
Herbs I mean not the Oyl) in like manner, set
them in the Sun as before, the ostner you re∣peat
this the stronger will your Oyl be; at
last when you conceive it strong enough, boyl
both Herbs and Oyl together till the Juyce be
consumed which you may know by its leaving
its bubling, and the Herbs will be crisp, then
strain it, whilst it is hot, and keep it in a stone
or Glass Vessel for your use.
6. As for Chymical Oyls, I have nothing
to say in this Treatise.
7. The General use of these Oyls is for pain
in the Limbs, roughness of the Skin, the Itch
&c. as also for Oyntments and Plaisters.
8. If you have occasion to use it for Wounds
or Ulcers, in two ounces of Oyl, dissolve half
an ounce of Turpentine, the heat of the fire
will quickly do it, for Oyl it self is offensive
to Wounds, and the Turpentine qualifies it.
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