Botany, Medical - Early works to 1800
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Philosophical and astrological rare secrets brought to light for the good of mankind : whereby wonderful effects may be performed by simpathy in easng pains and aches and curing the most difficult and desperate diseases, distempers or wounds incident to the bodies of mankind ... : with directions for the best times to gather herbs for seven years beginning April 1693 and ending October 1700.
Axford, JohnDate: 1693- Books
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A boke of the propertyes of herbes the whiche is called an harbal [sic].
Date: [M. D. XLi.] [1541]- Books
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Blagraves astrological practice of physick : discovering the true way to cure all kinds of diseases and infirmities ... being performed by such herbs and plants which grow within our own nation ... : also a discovery of some notable phylosophical secrets worthy our knowledge, relating to a discovery of all kinds of evils, whether natural or ... from sorcery or witchcraft, or by being possessed of an evil spirit, directing how to cast forth the said evil spirit out of any one which is possessed, with sundry examples thereof / by Joseph Blagrave of Reading, Gent.
Blagrave, Joseph, 1610-1682Date: 1671- Books
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The English physitian enlarged : With three hundred sixty and nine medicines, made of English herbs that were not in an impression until now: The epistle will inform you how to know this impression from any other. : Being an astrologo-physical discourse of the vulgar herbs of this nation: Containing 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, they being most fit for English bodies. : Herein is also shewed these seven things: Viz. 1. The way of making plaisters, oyntments, oyls, pultisses, syrups, decoctions, juleps, 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, both vulgarly and astrologically. 4. The way of drying and keeping the herbs all the year. 5. The way of keeping their juyces ready for use at all times. 6. The way of making and keeping all kind of useful compounds made of herbs. 7. The way of mixing medicines according to cause and mixture of the disease, and part of the body afflicted. / By Nich. Culpeper.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1665- Books
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A boke of the propertyes of herbes the whiche is called an herbal.
Date: [1539?]]