For more than 360 years, nicholas culpepers historic guide to herbal remedies has been the definitive book on the subject.Culpeper, an english herbalist, is the author of the bestselling herbal guide of all time.He offered valuable and sometimes unusual advice on using, gathering, and preparing herbs.Now, this beautifully illustrated new edition, edited and with commentary by acclaimed us herbalist and bestselling author steven foster, combines the charm and information of culpepers original seventeenth-century text with up-to-date, modern, practical usage.It includes details about where to find each herb, astrology, and medicinal benefits.