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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
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A boke of the propertyes of herbes the whiche is called an harbal [sic].
Date: [M. D. XLi.] [1541]
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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
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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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A boke of the propertyes of herbes the whiche is called an herbal.
Date: [1539?]]
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The herball or Generall historie of plantes. Gathered by Iohn Gerarde of London Master in Chirurgerie.
Gerard, John, 1545-1612Date: 1597
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Here begynneth a newe marer [sic], ye whiche sheweth and treateth of ye vertues [and] propertes of herbes, the whiche is called an herball : Cum priuilegio.
Date: Ye. xxv. day of Iune. The yere of our lorde. M.CCCCC.[and]xxvi. [1526]]
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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 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, ... 7. The way of mixing medicines according to cause and mixture of the disease, and part of the body afflicted. By Nich. Culpeper, gent. Student in physick and astrology.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1676
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Anatomia sambuci: or, The anatomie of the elder : Cutting out of it, plain, approved, and specifick remedies for most and chiefest maladies; confirmed and cleared by reason, experience, and history. Collected in Latine, by Dr Martin Blochwich, physician ordinary of Oshatin. Translated for the benefit of all, and recommended by the Royal Society.
Blochwitz, MartinDate: 1670
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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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A boke of the propreties of herbes called an herball : wherunto is added the time [the] herbes, floures and sedes shoulde be gathered to be kept the whole yere, with the vertue of [the] herbes whe[n] they are stylled. Also a generall rule of al manner of herbes drawen out of an auncient boke of physycke by W.C.
Date: [1559?]]
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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 / by Nich. Culpepper.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1681
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Anatomia sambuci : quæ non solùm sambucum & hujusdem medicamenta singulatim delineat, verùm quoque plurimorum affectuum, ex una ferè solâ sambuco curationes breves, rationibus, exemplis, historiis & medicamentis specificis non paucis illustratas simul exhibet / authore Martino Blochvvitio.
Blochwitz, MartinDate: 1650
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The hope of health : wherein is conteined a goodlie regiment of life: as medicine, good diet and the goodly vertues of sondrie herbes, / doen by Philip Moore.
Moore, Philip, active 1564-1573Date: Nouemb. Anno. M.D.lxv. [1565]
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A boke of the propreties of herbes called an herball : wherunto is added the time ye herbes, floures and sedes shold be gathered to be kept the whole yere, with the vertue of ye herbes when they are stilled. Also a general rule of al maner of herbes drawen out of an auncient boke of phisyck by W.C.
Date: [1555?]]
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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, oynments, oyls, pultisses, syrrups, decoctions, juleps or waters, of all sorts of physical herbs, ... 7. The way of mixing medicines according to the cause and mixture of the disease, and part of the body afflicted. By Nich. Culpeper, Gent. student in physick and astrology.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1684
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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 ... / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1653
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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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On simples, attributed to Dioscorides : introduction, translation, concordances / by John G. Fitch.
Fitch, John G.Date: [2022]
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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, wherby a man may preserve his bo- [sic] 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, oyntmeuts [sic], oyls, pultisses, syrups, decoctions, juleps, or waters, of al sorts of physical herbs ... 7 The way of mixing medicines according to cause and mixture of the disease, and part of the body afflicted. By Nich Culpeper, Gent. student in physick and astrology.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1656
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Macers herbal· : Practysyd by Doctor Lynacro· Translated out of laten, in to Englysshe, which shewynge theyr operacyons [and] vertues, set in the margent of this boke, to the entent you myght knowe theyr vertues.
Date: [1552?]]
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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 untill 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, oyntments, oyls, pultisses, syrups, decoctions, juleps or waters, of all sorts of physical herbs, ... 7. The way of mixing medicines according to the cause and mixture of the disease, and part of the body afflicted. By Nich. Culpeper, Gent. student in physick and astrology.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1684
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[A lytel herball of the properties of herbes newly amended and corrected, with certayne addiciions at the ende of the boke [as] appoynted in the almanacke, made in M.D.L. the xii. day of February by A. Askham.].
Date: [In the yeare of our Lorde M.D.L. the twelfe day of Marche] [1550]
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Macers herbal : Practysyd by Doctor Lynacro· / Translated out of laten, in to Englysshe, which shewynge theyr operacyons [and] vertues, set in the margent of this boke, to the entent you myght knowe theyr vertues.
Date: [1552?]