Nicholas Culpeper Professions : Botanist Born : October 18, 1616 Died : January 10, 1654 Browse All Authors Top 15 quotes by Nicholas Culpeper The roots and herbes beaten and put into new ale or beer and daily drunk, cleareth, strengtheneth and quickeneth the sight of the eyes. Nicholas Culpeper eye drinking beer No man ought to commit his life into the Nicholas Culpeper ignorant men hands If you dry the chestnut, both the barks being taken away, beat them into powder and make the powder up into an electuary with honey, it is a first-rate remedy for cough and spitting of blood. Nicholas Culpeper taken nuts blood Waters are distilled out of Herbs, Flowers, Fruits, and Roots. Nicholas Culpeper flower roots water All Juleps are made for present use, and therefore it is in vain to speak of their duration. Nicholas Culpeper duration speak use In all Diseases, strengthen the part of the Body afflicted. Nicholas Culpeper parts-of-the-body disease body Let your Medicine be somthing of the Nature of the Sign ascending. Nicholas Culpeper ascending medicine For God's sake build not your faith upon Tradition, 'tis as rotten as a rotten Post. Nicholas Culpeper rotten tradition sake Gather all Leaves in the hour of that Planet that governs them. Nicholas Culpeper planets hours Such Roots as are soft, your best way is to dry in the Sun, or else hang them up in the Chimney corner upon a string; as for such as are hard you may dry them any where. Nicholas Culpeper squash dry roots The barks of trees are best gathered in the spring, if it be of great trees, as oaks or the like, because they come easiest off, and so you may dry them if you please, but indeed your best way is to gather all barks only for present use. Nicholas Culpeper use spring tree The Herbs ought to be distilled when they are in their greatest vigor, and so ought the Flowers also. Nicholas Culpeper herbs vigor flower Thus have you the way of making Conserves, the way of keeping of them is in Earthen pots. Nicholas Culpeper pot way The Barks of Trees are best gathered in the Spring, if it be of great Trees, as Oaks or the like, because then they come easiest off, and so you may dry them if you please, but indeed your best way is to gather all Barks only for present use. Nicholas Culpeper best great you way Let your Medicine be something of the Nature of the Sign ascending. Nicholas Culpeper your something medicine nature Similar Authors Asa Gray botanist Albert Howard botanist Douglas Houghton Campbell botanist Donald C. Peattie botanist David Fairchild botanist David Douglas botanist All Authors
