Culpeper's Colour Herbal

by David Potterton (Editor), Michael Stringer (Illustrator), E.J. Shellard (Foreword), Nicholas Culpeper (Author), David Potterton (Editor), Michael Stringer (Illustrator)

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $4.94

  The wisdom and humanity of the great Culpeper are to be found in every page of this beautifully illustrated, classic work. Enjoy his caustic comments and colourful descriptions. But also read the contemporary assessment of his herbs by David Potterton, one of Britain's leading herbal practitioners. So many of Culpeper's views are still accepted by modern medicine that it offers some thought-provoking comparisons. Here is plant lore, traditional herbal wisdom and current herbal practice in a superbly presented, classic volume.

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $21.32

  This book has retained the famous herbalist'' s caustic comments and many of his colourful descriptions of herbs, but has included the present-day uses of herbs in th e light of modern practice. '