Top 16 Quotes & Sayings by Nicholas Culpeper

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English scientist Nicholas Culpeper.

Last updated on September 17, 2024.

Nicholas Culpeper was an English botanist, herbalist, physician and astrologer. His The English Physician is a source of pharmaceutical and herbal lore of the time, and Astrological Judgement of Diseases from the Decumbiture of the Sick (1655) one of the most detailed works on medical astrology in Early Modern Europe. Culpeper catalogued hundreds of outdoor medicinal herbs. He scolded contemporaries for some of the methods they used: "This not being pleasing, and less profitable to me, I consulted with my two brothers, Dr. Reason and Dr. Experience, and took a voyage to visit my mother Nature, by whose advice, together with the help of Dr. Diligence, I at last obtained my desire; and, being warned by Mr. Honesty, a stranger in our days, to publish it to the world, I have done it."

English - Scientist | 1616 - 1654

Source: Wikipedia

In all Diseases strengthen the part of the Body afflicted.

Nicholas Culpeper

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.

Nicholas Culpeper

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

Nicholas Culpeper

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

Nicholas Culpeper

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

Nicholas Culpeper

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

Nicholas Culpeper

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

Nicholas Culpeper

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

Nicholas Culpeper

The Barks of Trees are best gathered in the Spring, if it be of great Trees, as Oaks or the like, because then 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.

Nicholas Culpeper

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

Nicholas Culpeper

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.

Nicholas Culpeper

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.

Nicholas Culpeper

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

Nicholas Culpeper

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

Nicholas Culpeper

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

Nicholas Culpeper