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The Complete Herbal 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.

Nicholas Culpeper · Public domain text

252,466 words · about 17 h 41 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845

Text only · 5 illustrations omitted. Illustrated source.

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About this book

Author
Nicholas Culpeper (1616–1654)
Language
English
Subjects
Botany, Medical, Materia medica, Vegetable, Medicinal plants › England, Botany, Medical › England, Herbs › Therapeutic use, Medicinal plants
Length
252,466 words · about 17 h 41 min
Sections
47 reader sections · Table of contents
Contents (47)
  1. Opening about 6 h 58 min
  2. The Complete Herbal 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. (part 2 of 4) about 2 h 10 min
  3. Chapter I about 2 min
  4. Chapter II about 1 min
  5. Chapter III about 1 min
  6. Chapter IV about 2 min
  7. Chapter V about 1 min
  8. Chapter VI about 1 min
  9. Chapter V about 1 min
  10. Chapter II about 3 min
  11. Chapter III about 1 min
  12. Chapter IV about 2 min
  13. Chapter V about 2 min
  14. Chapter VI about 1 min
  15. Chapter VII about 1 min
  16. Chapter VIII about 3 min
  17. Chapter IX about 1 min
  18. Chapter X about 1 min
  19. Chapter XI about 1 min
  20. Chapter XII about 1 min
  21. Chapter XIII about 1 min
  22. Chapter XIV about 1 min
  23. Chapter XV (part 1 of 2) about 6 h 6 min
  24. Chapter XV (part 2 of 2) about 45 min
  25. Chapter I about 5 min
  26. Chapter II about 2 min
  27. Chapter III about 3 min
  28. Chapter IV about 1 min
  29. Chapter V about 1 min
  30. Chapter VI about 2 min
  31. Chapter VII about 1 min
  32. Chapter VIII about 1 min
  33. Chapter IX about 1 min
  34. Chapter I about 1 min
  35. Chapter II about 2 min
  36. Chapter III about 2 min
  37. Chapter IV about 1 min
  38. Chapter V about 1 min
  39. Chapter VI about 2 min
  40. Chapter VII about 1 min
  41. Chapter VIII about 1 min
  42. Chapter IX about 1 min
  43. Chapter X about 1 min
  44. Chapter XI about 1 min
  45. Chapter XII about 1 min
  46. Chapter XIII about 2 min
  47. Chapter XIV about 42 min