The English Physician Enlarged With Three Hundred and Sixty-nine Medicines, Made of English Herbs, That Were not in any Impression Until This Being an ... Herbs of This Nation: By Nich Culpepper,

First published in 1652, The English Physician (Physitian in the original spelling) contain a rich store of pharmaceutical and herbal knowledge, and is a remarkable historical document as well. From the original title page: 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, they being most fit for English Bodies. Here in 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 readie for your use at all times of the yeer. 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 yeer. 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 and Mixture of the Disease, and Part of the Body Afflicted.