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- The Guide to Magic
- Series
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- Part I: Herbalism
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- By: The Mapmaster
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- In the second part of this series we will be talking about Herbalism.
- Herbalism is the use of herbs for medicinal purposes. It is very long and
- involved so we wont go into extreme depth.
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- First I will show you how to make some simple brews.
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- For a cough that's really pissing you off:
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- Ipecacuan syrup- 1oz
- Sassafras (bruised)- 1oz Boil the whole thing for
- Aniseed- 2oz 30 minutes then add 1 pint
- Honey- 4oz spirits of wine
- American Valerian- 2oz
- Black Oats- 2oz Dose: 1/2 wineglassfull when
- Water- 2 quarts the cough is at its worst
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- Here's one I know some of you will like:
- A sexual invigorator:
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- False unicorn- 1/2 oz Mix well.
- Tincture of St. John's Wort- 1/2 oz Dose: 30-60 drops
- Tincture of Damiana- 1/2 oz every 6 hours
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- Note: do not make ANY of these in an aluminium bowl, instead use copper or
- pyrex. Also if no preserving agent is used such as honey or brandy then
- if it turns cloudy. DONT use it.
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- If you want to cleanse your blood:
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- Sasparilla Bruised Decoction: Simmer for 30 minutes
- Bruised Honduras Sasaparilla- 2oz Sweeten with honey
- Boiling water- 1 qt Dose: 1 gill(1/4pt) 3x daily
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- Now you have learned a little about what kind of brews witches, real
- witches that is, prepare. In fact witches never cooked up evil brews in their
- kettles all of that hooplah cam from the naming of the different herbs in
- english from the latin form of the word. I'll illustrate it in this short chart:
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- Wiccan Name Common Name Latin Name
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- Addler's Mouth Stich Wort Stellaria media
- Bird's Eye False Hellebore Helleborus foetious
- Flesh and Blood Tormentil Potentilla tormentilla
- Lizard's Tail Breast Weed Saururus cernuus
- Negro Head Vegatable Ivory Phytelephas macrocarpa
- Snake's Tongue Addler's Tongue Fern Ophioglossum vulgatum
- Swine Snout Dandelion Taraxacum dens leonis
- Unicorn's Horn False Unicorn Helgonias dioica
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- I'm sure you can see how people might have been slightly intimidated by
- these names. That is all myth though.
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- Now for our final concoction i'll show you how to cool down in the heat
- of the sommer:
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- Rasperries- 1 1/2 oz
- Licorice Root(chopped or powdered)- 1/2 oz
- Water- 1 1/2 pt
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- Bring to a boil on medium, then simmer on low for 20 minutes.
- Strain through cheese cloth. Sweeten with honey while hot then pour over ice.
- Makes 3 servings with out ice 6-8 with ice.
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- The two ingrediants really have a property which causes the body to produce
- less heat the ices just cools down the dirnk.
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