Synopses & Reviews
As charming and elegant as the 17th-century original, this groundbreaking herbal guide combines Nicholas Culpepers fascinating text with up-to-date information and modern full-color illustrations. Culpepera famed astrologer, physician, and authorcovered almost 400 herbs and plants from Aconite and Adders Tongue to Yew and Yucca. For each entry, he gave both the Latin and common names, details on where to find it, its flowering time, astrology, and medicinal virtues. Following the alphabetical list of herbs comes the inventory of illnesses and their cures, as it appeared in 1649. Many of these plants still occupy a prominent position in the dispensaries of todays herbalists, so in addition to Culpepers entertaining and often caustic comments and descriptions, there are notes on contemporary usage by an established practitioner
Review
"Beautiful, affordable and particularly relevant... beautiful color illustrations help with identification of each plant
This makes for particularly interesting reading."Alive
Synopsis
Updated and illustrated in full color, this classic retains the charm and elegance of Culpepers 17th-century text. “Beautiful, affordable and particularly relevant...identifies both medicinal virtues and modern uses of each plant. In addition to beautiful color illustrations to help with identification of each plant, readers can contrast the ideas of the 16th and 17th centuries [with] those of today.”—
Alive.Synopsis
For over 350 years, this historic and definitive guide to herbal remedies written by physician Nicholas Culpepper has been the book to turn to for anyone interested in using herbs. This beautifully illustrated edition combines the charm, elegance, and information of his original 17th-century text with up-to-date, modern, practical usage. It includes details about where each herb can be found, its flowering time, astrology, and medicinal benefits.