Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 508

NICHOLAS CULPEPER (1616-1654) The English physician enlarged. Printed for S. Ballard, R. Ware, S. Birt, C. Hitch, J. Hodges, J. Wood and C. Woodward 1741 [12] 387 [9] pp. 15.3 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 505

In addition to the alphabetical listing of herbs and their therapeutic uses, this edition contains two new sections. The first deals with gathering, drying, and keeping herbs and in the second, detailed instructions are given for compounding and keeping plasters, ointments, oils, poultices, syrups, and other types of herbal remedies.

Cited references: Cushing C580; Wellcome II, p. 415

Gift of John Martin, M.D.