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

Nicholas Culpeper

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Nicholas Culpeper
Age: 38 †
Born: 1616
Born: January 1
Died: 1654
Died: January 1
Astrologer
Botanist
Pharmacist
Physician
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Rotten
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Thus have you the way of making Conserves, the way of keeping of them is in Earthen pots.
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Gather all Leaves in the hour of that Planet that governs them.
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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.
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The Herbs ought to be distilled when they are in their greatest vigor, and so ought the Flowers also.
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All Juleps are made for present use, and therefore it is in vain to speak of their duration.
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