| Common Name |
Ailments or Potions used for. |
| Absinthe |
Was believed to ward off evil. Probably worn in a
small sack on one's person.
|
| Agrimony |
Also known as sicklewort or cocklebur. Made a fine gargle for sore throats and coughs.
|
| Almond |
Used in love potions. And as a cooking spice. Also used as
soap and oil for moisturizing skin.
|
| Aloe |
Used in love potions. Internally to relieve constipation and benefit
the liver.
|
| Angelica |
Named after the archangel Raphael who it was said
to have given it to a monk during the plague.
|
| Anise |
Thought to unclog blocked livers and ease flatulence. Used as a
remedy for digestive disorders. |
| Apple Blossoms |
Used in love potions.
|
| Balm of Gilead |
Used to treat coughs.
|
| Barberry |
Used against throat, intestinal and urinary infections. Also good
for gall bladder and liver problems. |
| Basil |
Used as a ward against evil. As well as in
love potions.
|
| Bay leaves |
Used in love potions. And as a spice in foods. |
| Bear Berry |
Also known as Uva-Ursi. A diuretic herb and natural tonic for the
urinary system.
|
| Betony |
Was good for head ailments and thought to protect one from bad dreams
and visions. |
| Bistort |
Also known as adder wort, dragon weed, and snake weed. Used to treat
wounds and digestion.
|
| Bittersweet |
Used in love potions.
|
| Black Hellebore |
The roots were used to kill wolves and foxes. For people it
was used to cure gout and scabies.
|
| Butcher's Broom |
Ointment thought to relieve pain and used to treat leg discomfort. |
| Cascara Sagrada |
Also known as buckthorn. Used as a laxative. |
|
Catnip |
Thought to be helpful for fertility and virility. |
| Chamomile |
Used for stress and insomnia. Thought to relieve cramps, indigestion
and back pain. |
| Chervil |
Used by the French in soups and spices.
|
| Cinnamon |
Used in love potions. Also used as a spice in foods.
|
Cloves |
Used to treat tooth aches and digestive disorders. Also used in
love potions.
|
| Columbine |
Used in love potions.
|
| Cuckoo pint |
Dried in the sun in a bowl of rose water two to three times, created
a powder good complexion.
|
| Cranberry |
Used as a diuretic. Also used to treat internal infections.
|
| Crocus |
Used in love potions.
|
| Cumin |
Used in love potions.
|
| Damiana |
Used in love potions, believed to be an aphrodisiac. |
| Dandelion |
Used as a diuretic and liver tonic.
|
| Daisy |
Used in love potions.
|
| Dill Seed |
Used to treat gas and colic. Also used in love potions. Used widely
as a food spice as well.
|
| Dittany |
Was used to draw thorns or iron out of the body. Also was
considered helpful in astroprojection.
|
| Dragon's Blood |
Used in love potions.
|
| Elder |
Used mostly by Gypsy's to heal wounds and treat colds and flu. |
| Ephedra |
Thought to be the world's oldest herbal remedy. Used to treat asthma
and upper respiratory
|
| Eucalyptus |
Used as a ward against evil.
|
| Eye Bright |
Used to treat eye aliments. |
| Fennel |
A favourite of the Romans
to treat digestive disorders. Also used in love potions.
|
|
Feverfew |
Thought to be helpful for headaches and childbirth. Today used to
treat migraines.
|
| Garlic |
Used to treat all number of ailments and as a ward against evil.
|
| Geranium |
Thought to be helpful for fertility and virility.
|
| Ginger |
Used as a digestive aid and in love potions. Used by the Chinese
as a cooking spice.
|
| Gingko Biloba |
Also known as maiden hair is from one of the oldest trees on earth.
Used to aid the aging. |
Ginseng |
Thought to be helpful for fertility and virility.
|
| Hemp |
Used in love potions.
|
| Horsetail |
A major source of Silica treats inflammation
|
| Hibiscus |
Used in love potions.
|
| Jasmine |
Used in love potions.
|
| Juniper Berries |
Used in love potions. Trees were planted outside homes to scare
away witches.
|
| Laurel |
Used in love potions.
|
| Lavender |
Used in love potions and as a perfume. Also used to aid sleep and
to soothe fears.
|
| Lemon |
Used in love potions.
|
| Lily of the Valley |
Used to make a liquor by soaking the flowers in
wine for four weeks to treat apoplexy.
|
| Maidenhair Fern
|
Used in love potions.
|
| Mandrake |
It would knock someone out for a few hours if one
knew the right dosages or it would be fatal.
|
| Marjoram |
Used in love potions. And used to make healing poultices to place
on bruises and swellings.
|
| Monkshood
|
See Wolfsbane.
|
| Mugwort
|
Thought to be helpful for fertility and virility.
|
| Myrtle
|
Thought to be helpful for fertility and virility.
|
| Paprika |
Used by the Hungarians as a cooking spice.
|
| Pennyroyal |
Thought to ease itching, boils, bellyaches, headaches, stuffiness
and congestion.
|
| Sarsaparilla |
Thought to be helpful for fertility and virility.
|
| Vervain |
Used against fevers and poisons
such as bites.
|
| Watermelon |
A natural diuretic. |
| Wolfsbane |
Also known as Aconite & Monkshood. The root used as a pest killer
by being baked into cakes |
| Yarrow |
Used for headaches and to staunch the flow of blood from wounds.
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Warning, don't eat these without
first asking a herbalist ! |
