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Yarrow - Achillea millefolium (compositae)
(milfoil, nosebleed, herb militaris, soldier's woundwort, thousand leaf, thousand seal, field hop)
Description: Fine feathered gray-green leaves and flat heads of small white, pink, or red flowering midsummer to autumn.
Use: The part used is the top growth cut before flowering. Used to treat rheumatism, toothaches, headache and fever.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Use: steep fresh leaves in water to make infusion, used as an external astringent to stop bleeding and for treating wounds.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Description: pink, white or blue flowers in midsummer, rosettes of green leaves.
Use: Cut entire plant down at the bottom and dry to use medicinally to treat bleeding from wounds and cuts.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1.5 ounces of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Medicinal uses: staunch bleeding
Common Ladys Mantle - Alchemilla vulgaris (Rosaceae)
(lion's foot, bear's foot, common alchemil)
Description: Grows 6-18 inches tall, leaves are pleated and cloak shaped. In summer will blossom small yellow-green flowers.
Use: Use leaves and flower shoots for eye disorders and to staunch bleeding. Also traditionally used as an aid in childbirth and treatment for menstrual disorders.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: eye disorders, stop bleeding, menstrual disorders and childbirth
Used in spells relating to: produce gold
Garlic - Allium sativum
Description: white skinned bulb, with each bulb being divided into several cloves. Tall stem with single round pale green or pink bloom.
Use: The parts you want to use are the bulbs (the "root" of the plant). Used for treating high blood pressure, as an antibiotic, as an expectorant and digestive aid. Also used for flavoring and has accumulated many superstitions.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: antibiotic, expectorant and digestion, high blood pressure
Used in spells relating to: protection
Chives - Allium schoenoprasum
Description: Small bulb that grows in clumps, with thin, dark green hollow leaves that grow to 8-12 inches tall. Slightly tall flower stems hold small purple flowers.
Use: Use the leaves of the plant. Mainly used for flavoring and garnishing since it carries a mild onion flavor. It is medicinally used as a stimulant, as a digestive aid and is high in vitamin C.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: stimulant, digestive aid
Aloes - Aloe vera (Liliaceae)
(Cape aloes, socotrine, medicine plant, aloe vera, burn plant)
Description: Succulent with clumps of pointed evergreen leaves.
Uses: The leaves are the parts used. You can either squeeze the sap out of a freshly broken leaf and apply directly to a burn or wound, or you can dry the sap into a resin with which you could produce tinctures. Fresh sap is also used to treat mastitis.
CAUTION: Not to be taken internally as it can cause hemorrhage.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: heal wounds, burns and mastitis
Marsh Mallow - Althaea officinalis (Malvaceae)
(guimauve, mortification plant, schloss tea, sweet weed, wymote)
Description: Tough-rooted herbacious perinnial. Has white or pink blooms where the leaf bunches meet the stem with velvety stems and leaves.
Uses: Use flowers, leaves and shoots. Also use roots dug up in winter dormancy after the plant has been established at least two years (used fresh or dried).
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: lung and bowel disorders, inflammation, gastric ailments
Hollyhock - Althaea Rosea
Description: Grows up to 10 feet with wide hairy leaves that grow to 12 inches in width.Large flowers in summer white and pink in the wild and purple, red or yellow in cultivated form.
Uses: Use fresh flowers and leaves as a diuretic and to help with some chest compaints. Helps mouth ulcers and is soothing on the face.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Description: Annual herbs with feathered blue-green leaves and hollow stems. Umbrella shaped cream and yellow blooms in summer followed by brown seeds.
Uses: Use fresh leaves and flowers for flavoring or taken as a tea to releive digestive problems and flatulence. Seeds harvested when dry used for flavoring and pickling crushed or whole.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Medicinal uses: digestive problems, flatulence
Angelica - Angelica archangelica (Umbelliferae)
(Garden angelica, holy ghost)
Description: Grows to 6 ft and produces a few large and deeply indented at the ground level, tall hollow stems and topped with smaller leaves and greenish white flowers in midsummer.
Use: Young leaves can be gathered and used at any time during the growing season. The stems can be harvested the summer of the second growing year. Roots can be dug up just before flowering but need to dry slowly. All parts are used to stimulate appetite and treat ailments of the chest and digestive system. Roots sometimes used in snuff and was used by Native Americans as tobacco.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: perspiration, stimulate appetite, chest and digestion ailments.
Chervil - Anthriscus cerefolium (Umbelliferae)
(salad chervil, garden beaked parsley)
Description: Grows up to two feet tall with a tapering root stalk. Well branched with sweet scented delicate foliage that resembles parsley. Umbels of small white flowers in spring and summer, followed by seed pods. CAUTION: Do Not harvest wild for it can be easily confused for poisonous hemlock, fools parsley and water dropwort.
Uses: Use bruised leaves applied fresh or as poultices to wounds. Infusion aids in digestion and helps stimulate perspiration.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Description: Tough rooted herb wih pretty leaves on wiry stems. Grows to 2 feet and in summer sprouts blooms in pink, blue or white.
Uses: Roots, flowers and leaves have antiseptic properties. CAUTION: This plant and its seeds are highly poisonous, so none of it should ever be taken internally. Should only be used as a poultice.
Description: Short plant with a rosette of large white backed rhubarb-like leaves atop strong vertical roots which grow up to 3 feet long. In the summer, thick and hairy stems growing up to 6 feet tall bear reddish purpleflowers, followed by seedheads with hooked spines that last all winter long.
Uses: Use slowly dried roots and dried seeds for medicinal uses. Used as a folk remedy to treat such skin problems as psoriasis and eczema, seeds used for threat and chest ailments. Used some places as a vegetable. The chopped roots are valuable cooked for their high insulin content.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: psoriasis, eczema, throat and chest ailments
Thrift - Armeria maritima (Plumbaginaceae)
(sea pink)
Description: An evergreen perennial that forms mounds of narrow grassy leaves on woody rootstalks. In summer produces honey scented short stemmed white or light pink flowers.
Uses: Fresh or dried leaves applied as a poultice to an area that requires sterilizing. Valuable as a poultice for its antiseptic properties. CAUTION: Not recommended to be taken internally as it has been shoen to cause such side effects as dermatitis.
Horseradish - Armoracia rusticana (Cruciferae)
Description: Coarse herb with long stalked oval leaves that grow up to 3 feet long. Grows umbels of off white flowers in summer. Has pungent roots, up to 2 feet long.
Uses: Not recommended for medicinal uses. Used in cooking as a flavoring.
(mountain arnica, mountain daisy, mountain tobacco, fall dandelion, leopard's bane)
Description: 1-2 foot tall hairy stems bear bunches
of bright yellow daisies in the summer and autumn.
Uses: Use flowers and upper stems either fresh of
dried slowly. Roots dug up in late autumn or spring
can be used after drying in artificial heat. Used to
treat epilepsy and blood pressure. Also used to treat
bruises, sprains, throat infections, wounds and
paralysis. CAUTION: Poisonous and not to be taken
internally as it may be toxic and cause skin
irritations.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Used in spells relating to: Leaf: Summoning of Spirits, Dreams, Purification, Clairvoyancy. Root:Summoning of Spirits, Dreams, Purification, Clairvoyancy.
Southernwood - Artemisia abrotanum
(lad's love, old man, crusader herb)
Description: Woody perennial shrub that grows up to 3
feet tall. Sprouts pungent grey-green feathery
leaves. Also bears inconspicuous yellow-green flowers
in late summer.
Uses: Use shoots and leaves that have been slowly
dried in the sun. Used medicinally as an infusion or
tincture to help regulate menstruation. Also useful
for antiseptic properties, and as an insect repellent.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Description: Shrubbish perennial herb with slim woody
stems. Dark green pointed leaves and wooley white or
grey flowers in late summer.
Uses: Use growing tips for fresh use, and all top
growth harvested when in bloom for drying in gentle
heat. Used for toothache, to treat snakebite,
digestive problems and as a cure for insomnia.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Description: 6 foot tall herb with reddish stems and
long green leaves with white undersides. Also blooms
reddish brown flowers in late summer.
Uses: All parts of the plant may be used fresh or
dried in the shade. One of the nine Saxon magic
herbs. It is used in tea form to treat gastritis,
digestive problems, and menstruation disorders.
CAUTION: May be harmful if taken is excessive doses.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: menstrual disorders, gastritis and digestive ailments
Used in spells relating to: Protection while traveling, Psychic Dreams, Crystal & Mirror Gazing.
Asparagus - Asparagus officinalis (Liliaceae)
(sparrow grass, sperage)
Description: perennial herb that grows up to 6 feet
tall. Edible spears grow in spring. In summer,
greenish white flowers appear and on female plants
bear red berries in autumn. The rest of the plant has
a feathered fern look to it.
Uses: Use the tips or spears and fern in cooking.
Roots can be dug up for medicinal purposes such as a
laxative. The fern cooked as a tea can be used to
treat urinary disorders.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: laxative, rheumatic and urinary disorders
Orach - Atriplex hortensis (Chenopodiaceae)
(Orache)
Description: Leafy annual, 2-3 feet tall. Leaves are
dark green, fleshy and triangular in shape. Spikey
threadlike green or red flowers grow in summer.
Use: The larger leaves and young shoots are the
pieces use to treat tiredness or exhaustion.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: spring tonic, stimulant, tiredness, exhaustion.
Borage - borago officinalis (Boraginaceae)
(burage, bugloss, bee bread, bee plant)
Description: Stout herb with hollow bristly stems and
broad oval shaped leaves that are also hairy. Bears
blue or white star shaped flowers that are popular
with bees.
Use: Use leaves and stems, flowers fresh, seeds dried
and roots dug up after flowering. An infusion of
leaves and seeds was used to increase milk supply in
nursing mothers and to treat coughs, colds and
depression.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: coughs, colds, depression
Common Box - Buxus sempervirens (Buxaceae)
(boxwood, box tree)
Description: Slow growing evergreen shrub. Sometimes
resembles a small tree, growing up to 16 feet tall.
Branches are covered with oval shaped leaves that are
shiny and dark green on the top and paler under leaf.
In mid spring blooms small greenish white flowers.
Use: Leaves are used fresh or dried; the bark and
timber can be used if pruned from larger branches.
Used to treat fevers and rheumatism and to promote
sweating. Leaves yield a red dye. CAUTION: The
foliage is too toxic for amateur medicinal use.
Marigold - Celdula officinalis (Compositae)
(Pot Marigold, common marigold, marybud, marygold, english marigold)
Description: Perennial herb with sticky stems. Grows
long oval leaves that are hairy and fleshy and smaller
at the top than the base. Stems yield one yellow
orange flower in early summer.
Use: Petals are used fresh or dried in the shade or
light heat. Whole flowers can be boiled and used as a
dye. Tea made from the flowers is good for gastric
disorders. Is mainly used for its antiseptic
properties and is used as an anti-inflammatory that is
well known for healing wounds. Its a common
ingredient in salves and ointments. Shakers used the
flowers to treat gangrene.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Description: Biennial herb with fleshy taproot and
slim stems that grow up to three feet and has a milky
sap. Slender toothy leaves that are oval shaped neat
the vase of the plant. In its second year will
produce pale blue or white flowers that are star
shaped in mid summer.
Use: Use leaves gathered anytime before flowering and
the roots dug after the end of summer (roots need to
be stored in sand in a cool place). Has no known
medicinal uses, leaves are used in winter salads and
in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries it was
grown as a root vegetable.
Centaury - Centaurium erythraea (Genticianaceae)
(bitterherb, centaury gentian, feverwort)
Description: Delicate annual growing up to a foot
tall. Bunches of oval shaped leaves at base of plant,
several stems grow up to produce tubular flowers in
late summer that are pink with yellow centers.
Use: Entire plant is used, gathered at flowering time
and dried quickly in a warm room. Used medicinally in
a poultice for skin disorders. A tea made from whole
plant treats digestive disorders such as heartburn.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: digestive disorders, heartburn
Knapweed - Centaurea Nigra
(Lesser knapweed, black knapweed)
Description: Tough perennial with ridged stems and
hairy dark green leaves. Grows up to 3 feet tall and
sprouts spiky purple flowers in summer.
Use: Whole plant used as a diuretic. Used in
medieval times as a wound salve, and also to soothe
sore throats and bleeding gums.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: soothes sore throats and bleeding gums. Diuretic
Lawn Chamomile - Chamaemelum nobile (Compositae)
(Roman Chamomile, double chamomile, common chamomile, perennial chamomile)
Description: A hairy creeping perennial that grows up
to 18 inches high. Has ferny leaves and white and
yellow flowers in the summer that have an apple scent.
Use: The entire plant is used for distillation; the
flowers are used for essential oil and teas.
Chamomile is a key component in a famous tea that is
used to settle nervous disorders, bringing a sleepy
feeling, stimulating the appetite, and cleansing the
blood.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: nervous disorders, stimulating appetite, cleansing the blood
Description: Perennial herb with fleshing stems that
grows up to 3 feet tall with fine hairy leaves (yellow
on top and blue-green underneath). Many small yellow
flowers will appear in the summer, but all parts of
the plant contain an orange sap that can be irritating
to the skin.
Use: Cut the top growth of the plant at flowering
time, the sap can be collected at any time from the
top growth and from the roots when dormant. The roots
are ready to be dug up in autumn. The sap has been
traditionally used as a treatment for warts and a
source for orange dye. The flowers can be used to
treat thyroid conditions, and the roots have been
found to be beneficial to treat liver and gall bladder
disorders. CAUTION: In large doses it may be
poisonous and an irritant both internally and
externally.
Medicinal uses: thyroid conditions, liver and gall bladder disorders. Use with caution
Good King Henry - Chenopodium bonus-henricus (Chenopodiaceae)
(all-good, mercury, poor man's asparagus)
Description: Perennial herb with smooth fluted stems
growing up to 2 and a half feet tall, with thick
triangular fleshy leaves that appear gray and mealy at
first. Small yellow green flowers appear in clusters
at midsummer.
Use: The young leaves and shoots are cultivated as an
early green vegetable, spinach like with the first few
shoots sometimes blanched by earthing up and used like
asparagus.
Medicinal uses: rheumatism
Alecost - Chrysanthemum balsamita
(costmary, bible leaf)
Description: Perennial herb with a sharp biting
taste that grows up to 2 feet tall. Has finely hairy
creeping rootstock and oval leaves with a minty scent.
Bears small yellow flower with outer white petals in
late summer.
Use: Leaves and flowers are used gathering young
leaves at any time and flowers as they are beginning
to open up. Used to treat colds and digestive
disorders. Has been used in medieval times to ease
childbirth.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Description: Perennial herb with a large and deep
running taproot that gives off a milky sap with a
rosette of leaves at the base that are green and
jagged like dandelion in the wild species and gray and
oval shaped in the cultivated species. Hairy flower
stem grow up to 5 feet giving bright blue, white or
pink daisies all summer. A common weed.
Use: The roots and flowering stems should be used
fresh or dried slowly in the sun, and seeds and outer
portions (excluding the woody core) of the roots are
used in brewing drinks such as coffee. Leaves give a
blue dye. Tea from the flowers and stems are used to
treat gout, rheumatism and liver complaints. CAUTION:
Excessive use can lead to digestive upsets and
handling can cause skin irritation and dermatitis.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: gout, rheumatism, anemia, liver complaints. Use with caution
Common Calamint - Clinopdium calamintha (Labiatae)
(mountain mint, mountain balm)
Description: perennial herb with creeping roots that
grows like a bush up to 2 feet tall. Stems are square
shaped and bearing gray oval toothy leaves that have a
minty scent.
Use: Leaves are used and can be gathered at any time
and are best dried in a slow warm heat. Medieval
physicians used it in the form of infusions as an
expectorant. The whole plant can be crushed and used
to treat bruises and sprains.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: tonic, expectorant
Holy Thistle - Cnicus benedictus (Compositae)
(blessed thistle, spotted thistle, St. benedict thistle)
Description: Branching annual plant that grows on a
single taproot. Hairy red stems that grow up to 2 ft,
with long green white veined leaves that are deeply
cut and spiny. In late summer plant blooms with
yellow and brown thistled flowers that succumb to
single seed pods in autumn.
Use: Roots can be used right after flowering, leaves
can be picked just before flowering, flowers used
whole and seed pods are picked after dry. Used as a
digestive tonic and to treat liver and gall bladder.
Also used to induce sweating. Poultice of the leaves
relieves wounds and burns.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: digestive tonic, liver and gall bladder disorders, chilblains, wounds and burns
Field Bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis (Convolvulaceae)
(lesser or pink bindweed, cornbine, devil's guts)
Description: Climbing perennial herb with twining
stems that grow up to 3 ft and deep coiled roots.
Arrow shaped leaves and white bell shaped flowers in
summer and autumn.
Use: The only parts used are the flowering top
growths, used fresh or dried. A tonic used to cleanse
the blood, and helps with fevers and constipation.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: tonic and blood cleanser, fevers and constipation
Coriander - Coriandrum sativum (Umbelliferae)
(cilantro)
Description: Rigid strong smelling annual plant that
grows from a taproot with slender stems and ferny
leaves. In midsummer white or pink blooms appear
followed by round red seed capsules that are very
aromatic when they are ripe.
Use: The young leaves and shoots can be used at any
time, the roots dug after flowering, and the mature
seeds can be used after they are dried, roasted, and
pulverized. Usually used as a spice to add flavor to
foods, one of the oldest spices on record. The seeds
are somewhat of a stimulant and help with digestion.
Medicinal uses: stimulant, aid to digestion
Lemon Grass - Cymbopogon citratus (Gramineae)
(oil grass, takrai, sereh)
Description: Bulbous perennial grass with spear
shaped brownish green leaves that emits a lemon scent.
Use: The leaf buds are used along with fresh stems
that are finely chopped or dried and then ground.
Useful as a tea for liver complaints. Gives lemon
grass oil which has strong antiseptic properties.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Used in spells relating to: Repel snakes, helps to bring in Psychic Powers.
Cardoon - Cynara cardunculus
Description: This plant is a close relative of
thistle and the artichoke, is a short lived perennial
and grows as tall as 6 ft. Has silvery leaves and
blooms gray blue thistle-like flowers in late summer.
Use: The stems are used blanched or fried and also
added to sauces. Grown ornamentally in the garden or
as a vegetable crop.
Description: Evergreen perennial that grows with
branched gray green stems and long slender leaves 2-3
ft tall with stems divided into sections by hard
nodes. Very fragrant pink or white flowers appear in
summer and autumn.
Use: The flowers are used either fresh or dried.
Flowers are used in potpourri and to flavor drinks or
syrups.
Medicinal uses: pot pourri
Male Fern - Dryopteris filix-mas
Description: A fern that grows large fronds, up to 4
ft long. Underside leaf the veins are covered by
sporangia.
Use: Once used to remedy tapeworms and cure rickets.
CAUTION: Many of species of fern may be carcinogenic
and therefore should NOT be taken internally.
Viper's Bugloss - Echium vulgare (Boraginaceae)
(blue weed, blue devil)
Believed to be the missing herb Atterloathe of the nine Anglo-Saxon herbs. This from Culpeper "It is a most gallant herb of the Sun; it is a pity it is no more in use than it is. It is an especial remedy against the biting of the Viper, and all other venomous beasts, or serpents; as also against poison, or poisonous herbs. Discorides and others say, That whosoever shall take of the herb or root before they be bitten, they shall not be hurt by the poison of any serpent."
Read the pagannews.com article on this herb to see why we believe this is the truth missing Anglo Saxon herb...
Medicinal uses: tonic, antiseptic, snakebites, adds milk to lactating women. Eases the pains in the loin, back and kidneys.
Description: Perennial herb with stem that branch and
grow up to 5 ft. Leaves are shiny on top and downy on
the underside and are long and narrow. Produces dense
heads of white flowers followed by feathery seed
heads.
Use: Whole plant can be used as flowers open, use
fresh or dried quickly. Used to treat coughs and
colds or as an ointment for muscle aches.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Description: perennial herb with pink aromatic stems
and roots. Grows up to 4 ft and bears creamy small
white flowers in late summer.
Use: Use flowers fresh or dried in gentle heat and
roots are dried for homeopathic uses. Is a source of
salicylic acid, teas given to treat fever, flu and
rheumatism. Dyes made from flowers are yellow and
dyes from roots are black.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: reduces fever, stomach acidity, influenza and rheumatism.
Fennel - Foeniculum vulgare (Umbelliferae)
(spigel)
Description: Gray green perennial herb, with slim
stems that grow up to 6 ft bearing threadlike leaves
and small yellow flowers in midsummer. Small oval
green seedpods appear following the flowering period.
Use: Use growing tips fresh or dried and roots dug up
in autumn. One of the nine Anglo Saxon sacred herbs.
Fennel tea helps relieve indigestion and colic.
CAUTION: avoid large doses.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: expectorant, antibacterial
Used in spells relating to: Prevent curses, demonic possessions, & negative problems.
Wild Strawberry - Fragaria vesca (Rosaceae)
(wood strawberry)
Description: Perennial herb that grows creeping along
the ground. In summer single white flowers grow
followed by red berries.
Uses: Use leaves fresh or dried and roots dug up in
winter. Leaves can be made into a tea that is an
astringent, as is a diuretic. CAUTION: excessive
consumption may result in allergic reaction.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Description: Evergreen perennial herb. Branched
stems bear bunches of dark green narrow leaves.
Cluster of star shaped flowers appear in summer.
Uses: Use the green parts of the plant cut at
flowering time and dried slowly. Used to poultice
wounds and also given in a tea to stimulate milk flow
of nursing mothers.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: poultice wounds, scabies, stimulate milk flow in mothers
Wintergreen - Gaultheria procumbens (Ericacae)
(partridge berry, tea berry, chequerberry)
Description: Evergreen shrub that produces leaves on
the ends of branches. Drooping white flowers also
grow towards the end of branches followed by small
round red berries.
Uses: Use leaves fresh or dried in the sun. Leaves
made into an infusion to be used as a gargle, as they
are pain reducing. Can also be given as a tea to
treat minor pain.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: mouthwash, sore throat, muscular aches and pains
American Cranesbill - Geranium maculatum (Geraniaceae)
(spotted cranesbill, alum root, crowfoot)
Description: Hairy perennial herb with stems growing
up to 2 ft. leaves are downy with scalloped edges.
Bears small pink or purple flowers in late spring
followed by fruit with long barbs.
Uses: Use the roots dried and powdered, gathered in
fall or winter. Used by native Americans for the
roots astringent properties, used internally to treat
dysentery, bleeding, and both internally and
externally to treat ulcers.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: Astringent, diarrhea, dysentery, bleeding and ulcers
Herb Bennet - Geum urbanum (Roaceae)
(wood avens, clove root)
Description: Downy perennial herb with aromatic pink
root and long branched stems (up to 2 ft). Toothed
leaves grow in rosettes of uneven sized leaves, and in
summer and autumn bears yellow flowers.
Uses: Use roots fresh or dried as well as young
leaves. Used in medieval times in an infusion to
treat stomach and liver problems, to increase
appetite, or added to a strengthening tea to reduce
fever. Can also be used as a mouthwash.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Description: Perennial herb with a long fibrous
yellow taproot. Stems grow up to 5 ft bearing small
green pinnate leaves in pairs along stems. In
midsummer, blue pea-type flowers appear, followed by
brown seedpods.
Uses: Use roots from 3-4 year old plants dug up in
spring or autumn then peeled and dried. Used as a
laxative and for treating ulcers, bladder and kidney
complaints. Infusion given for sore throat and to
reduce fever. CAUTION: Prolonged use can cause
adverse effects; raised blood pressure, low potassium
levels and sodium retention.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: laxative, stomach problems, ulcers, bladder and kidney complaints
Used in spells relating to: Aphrodisiac. To keep a lover (or cause his death). Protection.
Description: Perennial shrub or small tree that grows
up to 13 ft with small hazel like leaves and ragged
bright yellow flowers on the bare stems from autumn
on.
Uses: Barks and leaves and used for tinctures and
flowering twigs are used for distillation.
Traditionally a cooling wound herb well known for its
antiseptic properties. Used in infusion to treat:
bruises, sprains, hemorrhoids, varicose veins,
bleeding and in ointment to relieve piles.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Description: Climbing evergreen plant that clings as it grows. Leaves are dark green and have 5 points. Stems are brown and woody. When stems grow to full length (up to 100ft) they will branch off with small oval shaped leaves followed by black berries in autumn.
Uses: Use young leaves fresh or dried in shade. Used in a poultice to treat bruises and stiff joints. CAUTION: Entire plant is extremely poisonous and should never be taken internally
Medicinal uses: bruises, stiff joints
Used in spells relating to: Protection
Curry Plant - Helichrysum italicum (Compositae)
(everlasting flower, helichrysum)
Description: Aromatic evergreen bush with branching woody stems that grow up to 2 ft. Narrow silvery leaves and rich yellow daisies grow in summer.
Uses: Leaves fresh or dried, flower heads and shoots used in summer for distillation. Very aromatic plant used for flavoring drinks, jellies, and meat dishes. Also used as an insect repellant.
Description: Perennial climbing plant with hairy stems and long spreading and twining stems often growing up to 30 ft and twisting around themselves like a rope. Leaves are green and heart-shaped and in summer bears green and yellow male and female flowers on separate plants. The female flowers turn into large cones in autumn.
Uses: Use the female cones gathered when they are still green and dried until brown. Young shoots up to 8 in long in spring. Used as a flavoring and antiseptic preservative in beer. Female cones are sometimes used to treat insomnia and nervous tension. Poultices help heal boils and swellings.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Description: Perennial evergreen shrub that grows up to 2 ft. Branching stems and long narrow green fragrant leaves that are hairy and dotted with oil glands. In autumn grow whorls of small white, blue, pink or purple flowers.
Uses: Leaves are used fresh at any time, flowering tips used fresh or dried in the sun. Used as an expectorant, flowering tips used in infusion form to treat sore throat and cough, and also to treat bites, burns and stings. Magically used to cleanse.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: expectorant, bites, burns and stings
Woad - Isatis tinctoria (Cruciferae)
(dyer's weed)
Description: Short lived perennial with a basal rosette of oval toothed leaves. Branched leaved stems grow up to 4 ft. Bears small yellow flowers in summer followed by black seeds.
Uses: Leaves are used after repeatedly fermented and dried in a complicated sequence. Fermented leaves yield a blue dye. Leaves are also used to stop bleeding and heal battle wounds. CAUTION: for external use only.
Medicinal uses: stop bleeding, healing wounds
Juniper - Juinperus communis (Cupressaceae)
Description: Evergreen shrub or tree that grow up to 20 ft. Needle-like leaves, yellow green flowers in summer followed by fleshy berries.
Uses: Leafy shoots can be used anytime, fruit gathered late in the summer and then dried; woody stems and roots when available. Oil from unripe berries used to massage gouty or rheumatic parts of the body. CAUTION: use internally only when under medical supervision. May also be an external irritant.
Medicinal uses: rheumatism, gout
Sweet Bay Tree - Laurus nobilis (Lauraceae)
(Bay, sweet laurel, bay laurel)
Description: ge dense evergreen shrub or tree that grows up to 50 ft. Glossy oval dark green leaves. Small light yellow flowers in early summer followed by black berries.
Uses: Leaves used anytime dried and lightly pressed. Ripe berries are pressed for oil. An aromatic antiseptic plant that was used to weave the laurels of Roman general’s crown. Leaves used as a flavoring in cooking. Leaves may also be pulped and applied as an antiseptic poultice to burns and bruises.
Medicinal uses: astringent, burns, bruises
English Lavender - Lavanula angustifolia (Labiatae)
(true lavender)
Description: Evergreen woody shrub with branches up to 3 ft long. Long narrow aromatic leaves and fragrant purple-blue flowers in long spikes in midsummer.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Uses: Flowers gathered just before fully opening, dried slowly. Flowering shoots and leaves used for distilling essential oils. In infusion used as a cough suppressant and to treat headaches and nervous disorders.
Used in spells relating to: Love Spells, Money Spells, Attract Good Spirits.
Lovage - Levisticum officinale (Umbelliferae)
(love parsley, lovage angelica, smallage)
Description: Pungent herbaceous perennial with stout hollow ridged stems that grow up to 8 ft. Broad glossy toothed leaves that bear umbels of green or yellow flowers in summer followed by brown seedpods.
Uses: Young leaves are used while avoiding the central flower stem. Hollow main stems may be used before flowering. Roots of 3 year old plants may be dug in autumn sliced and dried. Ripe seeds may also be used. Medicinally used as a digestive aid, but mostly used as a sort of vegetable in cooking. CAUTION: avoid taking large quantities.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: Digestive problems
Common Privet - Ligustrum vulgare (Oleaceae)
(wild privet)
Description: Branched deciduous shrub that grows up to 12 feet with smooth oval shaped leaves. Short spikes of strong smelling flowers appear in summer followed by small yellow or black berries.
Uses: Leaves may be used at any time during the growing season. Wood of larger pruned stems. Leaves used by shakers as a mouthwash. Leaves yield a yellow dye. CAUTION: all parts are very poisonous in ingested.
Common Toadflax - Linaria vulgaris (Scrophulariacae)
(yellow toadflax, butter and eggs)
Description: Perennial herb with creeping roots and long slender gray leaves. Stems grow up to 2 ft and in the summer bear spikes of yellow flowers followed by black seeds.
Uses: Use whole herb fresh or dried in the shade. Used in the middles ages as laundry starch. Used to treat diarrhea and jaundice. Flowers yield dyes, yellow, orange, brown or green.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: diarrhea, cystitis, jaundice
Flax - Linum usitatissimum (Linaceae)
(flaxseed, linseed)
Description: Annual with slender wiry stems that grow up to 3 ft. pointed leaves and pale blue flowers followed by oval shaped brown flat seeds that are rich in oil.
Uses: Use the whole fresh flowering plant for medicinal treatments. Seeds are used fresh or dried then powdered. Seeds soaked overnight and then strained are used to treat constipation and indigestion and in poultices for bruises and cuts. CAUTION: Large doses may be poisonous.
Used in spells relating to: Protection for children, Psychic, Beauty.
Lemon Verbena - Lippia citriodora (Verbenaceae)
(sweet-scented verbena, herb luisa, spanish thyme)
Description: Perennial evergreen shrub that grows up to 10 ft in warm climates with slender branches and long narrow pointed leaves. Leaves give off oil from small dotted glands on underside of leaves that smells like lemon. Long runs of tiny white of light purple flowers on ends of stems in late summer.
Uses: Use leaves at any time fresh or dried in the shade, and shoots should be picked just before flowering to be distilled for essential oil. Tea used as a tonic and sedative and to treat nausea and flatulations. Essential oil used as flavorings in food and scent in perfumes. Hot leaf pulp is effective for toothaches. CAUTION: Large doses or prolonged use can cause internal irritations.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Description: Woody twining shrub climber, grows up to 20 feet with oval shaped glossy leaves. Clusters of fragrant flowers appear in summer followed by red berries.
Uses: Use leaves or flowers fresh or dried in the shade, fresh bark from cuttings, and roots dug up in autumn and dried. Bruised leaves used to treat skin disorders, infused bark for rheumatism or painful joints, flowers in tea for asthma. CAUTION: Berries may be poisonous and only recommended today for external use.
Medicinal uses: skin disorders, rheumatism and painful joints
Description: Perennial herb with square angled stems that grow up to 5 ft. Narrow pointed leaves without stalks and long dense spikes of bright pink flowers in midsummer followed by seed capsules.
Uses: Use flowering parts fresh or dried in the shade. Once used for tanning leather, now recognized for it’s antiseptic properties and is used as a gargle and an eyewash.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: antibacterial gargle, eyewash
Common Mallow - Malva sylvestris (Malvaceae)
Description: Coarse biennial herb growing up to 3 ft as a bush. Leaves are hairy and crinkled and resemble parsley in shape. Flowers are pink or white with purple veins and grow in groups in summer and autumn followed by flat green seed capsules.
Uses: Flowers used picked fresh and dried fast in warmth, young leaves used fresh, whole plant cut at flowering time and dried, and seedpods picked while green. Whole plant is soothing. Leaves used to reduce inflammations and ease bug stings and in poultices to treat hemorrhoids and ulcers. Tea from flowers used for colds and bronchitis. CAUTION: Large amounts may be purgative and cause indigestion.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the
