Moon — stomach and fluids

lunar government

The Moon is rendered as a watery, receptive principle associated in early-modern planetary medicine with fluids and the alimentary belly. This lower-torso point is an editorial target-organ projection of Culpeper's astrological frame, not a claim about lunar physiology.

Sun — heart and vitalityMoon — stomach and fluidsMoon — stomach and fluidsMercury — lungs and nervesVenus — kidneys and generationMars — gall and muscular forceJupiter — liver and expansionSaturn — spleen and bones

Point 2 of 7 in Culpeper Planetary Herbalism

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physitian; or an Astrologo-Physical Discourse of the Vulgar Herbs of this Nation (primary_canonical)

The herbal's plant entries identify planetary government and discuss virtues; see the individual herb entries under the headings 'Government and virtues.'

Nicholas Culpeper, Semeiotica Uranica, or an Astrological Judgement of Diseases (primary_canonical)

Culpeper's astrological medicine links the seven planets with bodily conditions and judgement; see the sections on planetary significators and bodily parts.

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