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.
WITH
RULES FOR COMPOUNDING MEDICINE ACCORDING TO THE TRUE SYSTEM OF NATURE.
FORMING A COMPLETE
FAMILY DISPENSATORY AND NATURAL SYSTEM OF PHYSIC.
The Complete Herbal
Transcriber's Note: As with any medicinal work first publishedin the 1600s and rewritten countless times, it should go without sayingto not attempt these recipes. Just in case, the transcriber has now saidit. Also, many and varied were the printing and publishing anomalies, fora more complete explanation, see the extensive notes collected at the endof this text.
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TO WHICH IS ALSO ADDED,
UPWARDS OF FIFTY CHOICE RECEIPTS,
SELECTED FROM THE AUTHOR’S LAST LEGACY TO HIS WIFE.
A NEW EDITION,
WITH A LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL DISEASES TO WHICH THE HUMAN BODY IS LIABLE,
AND A GENERAL INDEX.
Illustrated by Engravings of numerous British Herbs and Plants, correctly coloured from nature.
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“The Lord hath created Medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them.”—Ecc. xxxviii. 4.
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LONDON:
THOMAS KELLY, 17, PATERNOSTER ROW.
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MDCCCL.
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TO WHICH IS ALSO ADDED,
UPWARDS OF FIFTY CHOICE RECEIPTS,
SELECTED FROM THE AUTHOR’S LAST LEGACY TO HIS WIFE.
A NEW EDITION,
WITH A LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL DISEASES TO WHICH THE HUMAN BODY IS LIABLE,
AND A GENERAL INDEX.
Illustrated by Engravings of numerous British Herbs and Plants, correctly coloured from nature.
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“The Lord hath created Medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them.”—Ecc. xxxviii. 4.
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LONDON:
THOMAS KELLY, 17, PATERNOSTER ROW.
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MDCCCL.
LONDON;
A. CROSS, PRINTER, 89, PAUL STREET,
FINSBURY.
Transcriber's Note: If supported by your device, largerversions of the plates may be seen by clicking on the plate itself. Apologies are madefor the quality of these images taken from a very old book.