Nicholas Culpeper Quotes

For God's sake build not your faith upon Tradition, 'tis as rotten as a rotten Post.

Gather all Leaves in the hour of that Planet that governs them.

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.

All Juleps are made for present use, and therefore it is in vain to speak of their duration.

Thus have you the way of making Conserves, the way of keeping of them is in Earthen pots.

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.

Let your Medicine be somthing of the Nature of the Sign ascending.

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.

In all Diseases, strengthen the part of the Body afflicted.

Waters are distilled out of Herbs, Flowers, Fruits, and Roots.

The roots and herbes beaten and put into new ale or beer and daily drunk, cleareth, strengtheneth and quickeneth the sight of the eyes.

The Herbs ought to be distilled when they are in their greatest vigor, and so ought the Flowers also.