Culpeper'S Complete Herbal: Consisting Of A Comprehensive Description Of Nearly All Herbs With Their Medicinal Properties And Directions For Compounding The Medicines Extracted From Them

A treasury of plant wisdom from the seventeenth century. A practical guide for all. Culpeper's Complete Herbal sets out concise, plainly written descriptions of nearly every herb then known to English readers, outlining their medicinal properties and giving directions for compounding the medicines extracted from them. Serving as a natural medicine handbook, an accessible herbal medicine guide and an illustrated herbal compendium, it balances empirical observation with the folk knowledge tha...