A practical herbal compendium that catalogs dozens of plants with physical descriptions, engraved plates, and asserted medicinal and occult qualities linked to astrological correspondences. It provides systematic instructions for gathering, drying, and storing simples and detailed recipes and procedures for making syrups, conserves, oils, ointments, and compound medicines. The work also supplies an expanded family dispensatory, a list of common ailments with suggested treatments, and a general index to aid domestic use.