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The English physitian enlarged : with three hundred, sixty and nine medicines made of English herbs that were not in any impression until this : being an astrologo-phisical 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.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1683
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The ladies dispensatory : containing the natures, vertues, and qualities of all herbs, and simples usefull in physick. Reduced into a methodicall order, for their more ready use in any sicknesse, or other accident of the body. The like never published in English. With an alphabeticall table of all the vertues of each herb, and simple.
Sowerby, LeonardDate: 1652 [i.e. 1651]
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The gardeners labyrinth : containing a discourse of the gardeners life, in the yearly trauels to be bestovved on his plot of earth, for the vse of a garden: with instructions for the choise of seedes, apte tunes for sowing, setting, planting, & watering, and the vessels and instruments seruing to that vse and purpose: wherein are set forth diuers herbers, knottes and mazes, cunningly handled for the beautifying of gardens. Also the physike benefit of eche herbe, plant, and floure, with the vertues of the distilled waters of euery of them, as by the sequele may further appeare. Gathered out of the best approued writers of gardening, husbandrie, and physicke: by Dydymus Mountaine.
Hill, Thomas, approximately 1528-Date: Anno. 1578
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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
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The English physician 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 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.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1652
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The English physitian enlarged : with three hundred sixty and 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, containing a complete method of physick ... / by Nich. Culpepper.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1695
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Culpeper's English physician; and complete herbal. To which are now first added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult properties, ... To which are annexed, rules for compounding medicine according to the true system of nature: forming a complete family dispensatory, and natural system of physic. ...
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.Date: [1793]
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The English physitian enlarged : with three hundred, sixty, and nine medicines, made of English herbs that were not in any impression until this : being as astrologo-physical discours 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 / by Nich. Culpeper.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1669
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The English physitian enlarged : and now made a very necessary part of the physitians library that will cure all diseases : the epistle will inform you how to know the true impression from the counterfeit : being an astrologo-phisical 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.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1661
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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.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1652
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The gardeners labyrinth : containing a discourse of the gardeners life, in the yearly trauels to be bestowed on his plot of earth, for the vse of a garden: with instructions for the choise of seedes, apt times for sowing, setting, planting, and watering, and the vessels and instrumentes seruing to that vse and purpose: wherein are set forth diuers herbers, knots and mazes, cunningly handled for the beautifying of gardens. Also the phisicke benefite of eche herbe, plant, and floure, with the vertues of the distilled waters of euery of them, as by the sequele may further appeare. Gathered out of the best approued writers of gardening, husbandrie, and phisicke: by Dydymus Mountaine.
Hill, Thomas, approximately 1528-Date: 1586
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Omotropia naturæ or The uniformity of nature's motion : A physical discourse, exhibiting the cure of diseases by signature. Wherein is demonstrated, a similitude of substance between actives and passives: and all operation of contrariety denyed, by a demonstration of poyson. / Written by R.B. &c.
Bunworth, RichardDate: [1656?]
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The gardeners labyrinth : containing a discourse of the gardeners life, in the yearly trauels to be bestovved on his plot of earth, for the vse of a garden: with instructions for the choise of seedes, apte times for sowing, setting, planting, [and] watering, and the vessels and instruments seruing to that vse and purpose: wherein are set forth diuers herbers, knottes and mazes, cunningly handled for the beautifying of gardens. Also the physike benefit of eche herbe, plant, and floure, with the vertues of the distilled waters of euery of them, as by the sequele may further appeare. Gathered out of the best approued writers of gardening, husbandrie, and physicke: by Dydymus Mountaine.
Hill, Thomas, approximately 1528-Date: Anno. 1577
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The gardeners labyrinth, or, A new art of gardning : wherein is laid down new and rare inventions and secrets of gardning not heretofore known. For sowing, planting, and setting all manner of roots, herbs, and flowers, both for the use of the kitchin garden, and a garden of pleasure, with the right ordering of all delectable and rare flowers, and fine roots; as the like hath not been heretofore published by any. Likewise here is set forth divers knots for the beautifying of any garden for delight. Lastly, here is set down the physical benefit of each herbe, with the commodities of the waters distilled out of them, for the use and benefit of all. / Collected from the best approved authors, besides forty years experience in the art of gardning: by D.M.
Hill, Thomas, approximately 1528-Date: 1652 [i.e. 1651]
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Every man his own doctor[.] Compleated with an herbal : Shewing how every onemay know his own constitution, the nature of all food, what is good or hurtful to any: shews how to know whether any place is scituated in a good or bad air: of the passions of the minde, exercise, venery, tobacco, a new hot bath, with other observable things; the knowledg, danger, and cure of the pox, running of the reins, consumptions, gout dropsie, scurvy, melancholy, with the most speedy cure. The herball treats of all herbs growing in this kingdom, and shews what planet governs each herb, and how to gather them in their planetary hour: This book hath proved so useful to the publike benefit, that the booksellers have printed some thousands, and sent them to all parts abroad. ... / By J.A. one of hs Majesties physicians.
Archer, John, active 1660-1684Date: [between 1671 and 1680]
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The English-physicians dayly practise. Or, Culpeper's faithful physitian. Teaching every man and woman to be their own doctor : In this book is set forth near 40 most choice, excellent, and approved receipts in physick and chyrurgery, for the rooting out, and curing most diseases; with easie directions for making divers salves. oyntments. sear-cloths, and plaisters, for divers maladies, being a salve for every sore: and that at an easy rate. To which is added, Mr. Culpepper's new, excellent, and very useful herbal; being the rare vertues of XI. herbs and plants, growing in most gardens in England; on which herbs is framed near one hundred medicines, for curing most diseases in men, women and children; a great many of them but at a penny or two pence charge; being good tidings to the sick and lame, and all others that would preserve their bodies in health, by Dr. Nich. Culpepper, and Dr. Ponteus. The like not hitherto printed. Licensed and entred according to order. A table of some principal things in this little book. 1. For the rheum in the eyes, 2. For the stone.... 26. For a consumption. 27. For the green-si.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: [1680]
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The way to health, long life and happiness: or, A discourse of temperance. and the particular nature of all things requisite for the life of man : as all sorts of meats, drinks, air, exercise, &c. with special directions how to use each of them to the best advantage of the body and mind. Shewing from the true ground of nature, whence most diseases proceed, and how to prevent them. To which is added, a treatise of most sorts of English herbs, with several other remarkable and most useful observations, very necessary for all families. The whole treatise displaying the most hidden secrets of philosophy, and made easie and familiar to the meanest capacities, by various examples and demonstrances. The like never before published. Communicated to the world for a general good, by Thomas Tryon, student in physick.
Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703Date: 1691
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The English physitian enlarged : With three hundred, sixty, and 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; 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, ointments, oils, 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. Culpepper.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1671
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The gardeners labyrinth : Containing a discourse of the gardeners life, in the yearly trauels to be bestowed on his plot of earth, for the vse of a garden: with instructions for the choise of seedes, apt times for sowing, setting, planting, and watering, and the vessels and instrumentes seruing to that vse and purpose: wherein are set forth diuers herbers, knots and mazes, cunningly handled for the beautifying of gardens. Also the phisicke benefit of ech herb, plant, and floure, with the vertues of the distilled waters of euery of them, as by the sequele may further appeare. Gathered out of the best approoued writers of gardening, hushandrie [sic], and phisicke: by Dydymus Mountain.
Hill, Thomas, approximately 1528-Date: 1594
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Approved medicines of little cost, to preserve health and also to cure those that are sick : provided for the souldiers knap-sack and the country mans closet / written by Richard Elkes, Gent.
Elkes, RichardDate: 1651
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The poore mans ieuuel, that is to say, A treatise of the pestilence : unto the which is annexed a declaration of the vertues of the hearbs Carduus Benedictus, and angelica, which are very medicinabl[e], both against the plague, and also against many other diseases / gathered out of the bookes of diuers learned physitians.
Brasbridge, Thomas, active 1590Date: 1578
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An English herbal, or, A discovery of the physical vertues of all herbs in this kingdom : what planet governs each herb, and how to gather them in their planetary hours : containing some hundreds of medicines made of English herbs, whereby any person may keep his body in health, or cure himself when sick, for a small charge, with such herbs and roots as naturally grow in England : collected for a general good.
Date: [1690?]
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Tractatus de herbis : Sloane MS. 4016 / [Alain Touwaide].
Touwaide, Alain.Date: [2013]
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The gardeners labyrinth : Containing a discourse of the gardeners life, in the yearly trauels to be bestowed on his plot of earth, for the vse of a garden: with instructions for the choice of seeds, apt times for sowing, setting, planting, and watering, and the vessels and instruments seruing to that vse and purpose: wherin are set forth diuers herbers, knots, and mazes cunningly handled for the beautifying of gardens. Also the physick benefit of each herb, plant, and flowre, with the vertues of the distilled waters of euery of them, as by the sequele may further appeare. Gathered out of the best approued writers of gardening, husbandrie, and physicke: by Dydymus Mountain.
Hill, Thomas, approximately 1528-Date: 1608