The Complete Herbal
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- To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic
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1. Front matter2. CULPEPER’S ORIGINAL EPISTLE TO THE READER.3. TO HIS DEAREST CONSORT MRS. ALICE CULPEPER.4. THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED.5. THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED. (continued 2)6. THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED. (continued 3)7. THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED. (continued 4)8. THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED. (continued 5)9. THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED. (continued 6)10. THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED. (continued 7)11. THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED. (continued 8)12. DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING SYRUPS, CONSERVES, &c. &c.13. CHAPTER I. Of Leaves of Herbs, or Trees.14. CHAPTER II. Of Flowers.15. CHAPTER III. Of Seeds.16. CHAPTER IV. Of Roots.17. CHAPTER V. Of Barks.18. CHAPTER VI. Of Juices.19. CHAPTER I. Of distilled Waters.20. CHAPTER II. Of Syrups.21. CHAPTER III. Of Juleps.22. CHAPTER IV. Of Decoctions.23. CHAPTER V. Of Oils.24. CHAPTER VI. Of Electuaries.25. CHAPTER VII. Of Conserves.26. CHAPTER VIII. Of Preserves.27. CHAPTER IX. Of Lohocks.28. CHAPTER X. Of Ointments.29. CHAPTER XI. Of Plaisters.30. CHAPTER XII. Of Poultices.31. CHAPTER XIII. Of Troches.32. CHAPTER XIV. Of Pills.33. CHAPTER XV. The way of mixing Medicines according to the Cause of the Disease, and Parts of the Body afflicted.34. THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN AND FAMILY DISPENSATORY.35. ROOTS.36. BARKS.37. WOODS AND THEIR CHIPS, OR RASPINGS.38. HERBS AND THEIR LEAVES.39. FLOWERS.40. FRUITS AND THEIR BUDS.41. SEEDS OR GRAINS.42. TEARS, LIQUORS, AND ROZINS.43. JUICES.44. THINGS BRED FROM PLANTS.45. LIVING CREATURES.46. PARTS OF LIVING CREATURES, AND EXCREMENTS.47. BELONGING TO THE SEA.48. METALS, MINERALS, AND STONES.49. A CATALOGUE OF SIMPLES IN THE NEW DISPENSATORY.50. A CATALOGUE OF SIMPLES IN THE NEW DISPENSATORY. (continued 2)51. A CATALOGUE OF SIMPLES IN THE NEW DISPENSATORY. (continued 3)52. A CATALOGUE OF SIMPLES IN THE NEW DISPENSATORY. (continued 4)53. A CATALOGUE OF SIMPLES IN THE NEW DISPENSATORY. (continued 5)54. A KEY TO GALEN’S METHOD OF PHYSIC.55. SECTION I.56. SECTION II. Of the appropriation of Medicines to the several parts of the body.57. CHAPTER I. Of Medicines appropriated to the head.58. CHAPTER II. Of Medicines appropriated to the breast and lungs.59. CHAPTER III. Of Medicines appropriated to the heart.60. CHAPTER IV. Of Medicines appropriated to the stomach.61. CHAPTER V. Of Medicines appropriated to the liver.62. CHAPTER VI. Of Medicines appropriated to the spleen.63. CHAPTER VII. Of Medicines appropriated to the reins and bladder.64. CHAPTER VIII. Of Medicines appropriated to the womb.65. CHAPTER IX. Of Medicines appropriated to the joints.66. SECTION III. Of the propriety or operation of Medicines.67. CHAPTER I. Of Emolient Medicines.68. CHAPTER II. Of hardening Medicines.69. CHAPTER III. Of Loosening Medicines.70. CHAPTER IV. Of drawing Medicines.71. CHAPTER V. Of discussive Medicines.72. CHAPTER VI. Of repelling Medicines.73. CHAPTER VII. Of cleansing Medicines.74. CHAPTER VIII. Of Emplasters.75. CHAPTER IX. Of suppuring Medicines.76. CHAPTER X. Of Medicines provoking urine.77. CHAPTER XI. Of Medicines breeding flesh.78. CHAPTER XII. Of glutinative Medicines.79. CHAPTER XIII. Of Medicines resisting poison.80. CHAPTER XIV. Of purging Medicines.81. CULPEPER’S LAST LEGACIES.82. GENERAL INDEX TO THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED, AND GALEN’S KEY TO PHYSIC.83. A LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL DISEASES.