Legacy
Culpeper's translations and approach to using herbals have had an extensive impact on medicine in early North American colonies, and even modern medications. Culpeper was one of the first to translate documents discussing medicinal plants found in the Americas from Latin. In addition, his Herbal was held in such esteem that species he described were introduced into the New World from England. Culpeper also described the medical use of foxglove, the botanical precursor to digitalis, used to treat heart conditions.
Nicholas is famously featured as main protagonist in Rudyard Kipling's story "Doctor of Medicine", part of "Puck of Pook's Hill" series.
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