21 Quotes by Nicholas Culpeper

Truly my own body being sickly, brought me easily into a capacity, to know that health was the greatest of all earthly blessings, and truly he was never sick that doth not believe it.

No man ought to commit his life into thehands of that Physician, who is ignorant of Astrologic:because he is a Physician of no value.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.