The Baneful Herbs
The Baneful Herbs Belladonna = Also known as deadly nightshade, Belladonna is a source of the poisonous drug atropine. In minute quantities, atropine, in the form of a sulfate, is used to dilate the...
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What were Witches’ Flying Ointments? Allegedly, special ointments and salves, when applied to the body, allowed one to mount a broomstick and fly to witches’ sabbats. Two theories exist, not mutually...
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Three Types of Ingredients Found In Witches’ Flying Ointment Medieval witches’ flying ointments have three types of ingredients not always exclusive: *Those with actual vision producing propensity...
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Basic Witches’ Flying Ointments Among the ingredients cited in witches’ flying ointments are: Aconite(wolfsbane) Baby fat Belladonna(deadly nightshade) Betel Cantharides(Spanish Fly)...
View ArticleHerb of the Day for August 9th: Nightshade, Deadly
Nightshade, Deadly POISON! Botanical: Atropa belladonna (LINN.) Family: N.O. Solanacea —Synonyms—Belladonna. Devil’s Cherries. Naughty Man’s Cherries. Divale. Black Cherry. Devil’s Herb. Great Morel....
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DANGEROUS PLANTS NEVER EAT OR INGEST ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: Avoid experimenting with ANY the following plants. Some of them possess highly potent medical properties and should only be used by the truly...
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Belladonna Also known as deadly nightshade, Belladonna is a source of the poisonous drug atropine. In minute quantities, atropine, in the form of a sulfate, is used to dilate the pupils of the eye, to...
View ArticleThis is a classic, EYE OF NEWT, is it really an eye?
Eye of Newt Ruler: Hecate Type: Plant Magickal form: berries There are different theories on this Shakespearean ingredient. Some say it is the real eye of a salamander or small fish. Others argue that...
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