Culpeper's Complete Herbal by Nicholas Culpeper

Nicholas Culpeper's ancient handbook to herbal treatments has been THE authoritative work on the topic for over 360 years. Culpeper, an English herbalist, is the creator of the world's best-selling herbal handbook. He provided useful and sometimes unexpected instructions on how to use, harvest, and prepare plants. The beauty and knowledge of Culpeper's original seventeenth-century work are now combined with up-to-date, contemporary, practical use in this gorgeously illustrated new version, edited and with commentary by famed US herbalist and bestselling author Steven Foster. It offers information on where to obtain each plant, as well as astrological and therapeutic advantages.