The English physician enlarged : with three hundred and sixty nine medicines, made of English herbs, that were not in any impression until this, being an astrologo-physical discourse of the vulgar herbs of this nation ... / by Nich. Culpepper.
- Nicholas Culpeper
- Date:
- 1785
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The English physician enlarged : with three hundred and sixty nine medicines, made of English herbs, that were not in any impression until this, being an astrologo-physical discourse of the vulgar herbs of this nation ... / by Nich. Culpepper. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Time.] It is to be found in May or April, for it quickly perifheth with a little heat. ^ Government and Virtues ] It is an herb under the dominion of the Moon and Cancer, and therelbre, if the weaknefs of the retentive faculty be caufed by an evil influence of Saturn in any part of the body governed by the moon, or under the dominion of Cancer, this herb cures it by fympaihy: It cures thefe difeafes after (pecified, in any part of the body under the influence of Saturn, by antipathy. Ii is temperate in relpedl of heat, but dry in the fecond degree. The juice of the leaves drank with the diddled water of horfe-tail, is a Angular remedy for all manner of wounds in the breafts, bowels, or other parts of the body, and is given -viih good fuccefs unto thole that are troubled with calling, vomiting, or bleeding at the mouth or nofe, or other- wife downwards. The faid juice given in the diiliiled water of Oaken-buds, is very good for women who have their ufual courfes, or the whites flowing down too abundantly. It helps fore eyes. Of the leaves infufed or boiled in oil, omphanine, or unripe, olives, fet in the fun for certain days, or the green leaves fuffi iently boiled in the faid oil, is made an excellent green balLam, not only for green and frefh wounds, but alfo for old and inveterate ulcers, elpecially it a little fine clear turpentine be diffolved therein. It alfo flayelh and reiVcfheth all inflammations that arile upon pains by hurts and wounds. What parts of the body are under each planet and fign, aud alfo what difeafe may be found in my a Urological judg- ment of difeafes; and for the internal work of nature in the body of man : as vital, animal, natural and procreative fpirits of man; the apprehenfion, judgment, memory ; the external fenfes, viz Seeing, hearing, imelling, tailing, and feeling; the virtues attractive, retentive, digeflive, expulfive, &c. un- der the dominion of what planets they are, may be found in my Epbemerit for the year 1651. In both which you fhall find the chaff of authors blown away by the fame of Dr Reafon, and nothing but rational truths left for the ingenious to feed upon. Laflly, To avoid blotting paper with one thing many times, and alfo to cafe your purfes in the price of the book, and withal to make you Audious in phyfic; you have at the latter end of the book, the way of preferving all herbs either](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24919500_0023.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
