The Herbs ought to be distilled when they are in their greatest vigor, and so ought the Flowers also.
Nicholas CulpeperThe roots and herbes beaten and put into new ale or beer and daily drunk, cleareth, strengtheneth and quickeneth the sight of the eyes.
Nicholas CulpeperIf 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