Sunday, 1 July 2012

"More in the garden grows, than the witch knows" Anon



Have collected the following for my Witch's Corner...
  1. Evening Primrose    Pre-menstrual stress; sedative; pain-killer;asthma;eczema;high cholesterol; root for vegetable and wine; stem for salad; whole plant for herbal tea
  2. Woad   Leukaemia; genital herpes; throat infections; blue ink; root
  3. Hyssop    HIV; anti-inflammatory; bruises; rheumatism; depression; drink as a tea; bitter salad
  4. Chamomile   indigestion;  stress; PMS;  anxiety attacks; colic; excess gas; colds & flu;  drink as a tea
  5. Angelica   female disorders; high blood pressure; combats the Plague; stomach cramps; Bronchitis; smooths mucus membranes; tincture of root
  6. Borage   PMS; cysts; dry hair; respiratory; skin diseases; arthritis; use oil
  7. Catnip   toothache; headache; colic; colds; spasms; nerves; anxiety; insomnia; use in tea or add a pinch to salads
  8. Salad Burnet  heart; wounds; Plague; strip leaves into wine and drink
  9. White lavender  dries a cold brain;  pains of the head or brain; put into hot baths
  10. Mace  Asthma; sleeplessness; oil
  11. Foxglove (aka witch gloves, dead men's bells) Haemorrhages; epilepsy; acute mania; heart disorders; use small amounts in leaves






"Love in a hut, with water and a crust" Keats






"From humble beginnings come great things" Proverb







Worms


"Cold hopes swarm like worms within our living clay" by 

 Percy Bysshe Shelley