Culpeper's Herbal Journal — Nicholas Culpeper 1652 Complete Herbal Medicinal Plants

In 1652, Nicholas Culpeper (1616–1654) — English botanist, physician, and astrologer — published The English Physician, a radical mission to place the healing knowledge of centuries into the hands of ordinary people without the gatekeeping of the medical establishment. The front cover reproduces Plate 10 from the Complete Herbal (c.1789–1815): twelve medicinal plants including Spicknel, Periwinkle, Male Peony, Pomegranate Tree, and Large Spleenwort; the back presents Plate 11 with twelve further plants including Pennyroyal, Pennywort, Primroses, and Black Poplar — together 24 of the most celebrated medicinal plants in the English herbal tradition, rendered with the botanical precision that made Culpeper's plates the reference of choice for generations of herbalists and apothecaries.

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Product Details

• Format: Hardcover journal with matte laminated full-wrap cover
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Weight: 250 g (0.55 lbs)
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print; small 0.5" × 0.5" production barcode on back

Perfect For

• Herbalism enthusiasts and medicinal plant collectors celebrating the English herbal tradition
• Lovers of English botanical history and apothecary culture
• Admirers of Nicholas Culpeper and the radical mission to democratise healing knowledge
• Those drawn to vintage herbal charts and hand-coloured botanical print traditions
• Thoughtful gift for herbalists, gardeners, and lovers of rare illustrated books
• Anyone captivated by the intersection of botany, medicine, and social history in 17th-century England