HERBAL MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS ~ Old Time Remedies
Alfalfa-- brings prosperity to the home in which it is stored
Aloes-- anoint the big toe or phallus of a lover with the gel
Angelica-- brings angelic influences, drives off evil
Anise-- the odor improves consciousness
Ash Tree Keys-- burn at Yule to bring a year of prosperity
Betony-- dispels depression, cures toothache
Bittersweet-- sleep on a sprig to get over a departed lover
Buckeye-- draws money to youBuffalo Herbs-- worn in an amulet, it brings courage
Burning Bush-- carry a sprig for brilliant luckCoriander-- wards off disease
Damiana-- cary some in a gris-grisDill-- smell it to cure hiccups
Dock-- wash your store's doorknob with the yellow kind to bring "gold"
Elder-- worn to ward off rheumatism
Galangal-- secrete some on your person when hauled into court
Ginger-- good for throat infections if placed under your pillow
High John The Conqueror-- cures depression and brings luck
Huckleberry Leaves-- cure despression [don't ingest them]
Laurel-- sneak three leaves into the adored one's pocket and the person is yours
Lavender-- wear some in your jockstrap to be irresistible to women
Little John The Conqueror-- carry some for luck and protection
Lovage-- attracts love
May Apple-- carry this with your money and you'll always have money
Magnolia Leaves-- placed under the mattress, these improve your sex life
Motherwort-- worn to increase nursing mother's milk
Pennyroyal-- worn to counteract seasickness
Periwinkle-- powder, sprinkle under the bed
Rosebuds-- burn in your fireplace for luck, scatter at the roots to kill neighbor's treesSage--
dried and held under the tongue, attracks women
Samson Root-- carry it in your pocket to increase virility
Thyme-- burn it to fumigate the house of evil, put some in your bath water to be sexier
NAUSEA: Chew mint leafs.
NERVES: 1 piece rock candy in a jig of whiskey. Drink.
NOSEBLEEDS: Pour a gallon of milk on the back of the victim's neck. Or fold a piece of paper over
and Place on the upper lip; a bean will also work; or soakfeet in cold water.
PNEUMONIA: Mash cooked onions and put between two cloths, fasten to victim's chest.
POISON IVY: Put washed leaves of a sweet fern in boiling water and apply to affected area.
RHEUMATISM: Boil dried apple peelings, strain, drink hot 4 times daily. Or: Wear the front foot of
a mole in a bag - a rabbit foot would also work. Or: turn your shoes upside down at night. Or put
a Copper wire around the join(sound familiar?), or carry sulfur in your pocket. Or break the ice
and Jumpinto the river. Or get stung by bees. Or blind a live toad and hold it over the aching
place. Or put the entrails of a chicken on your feet. Or rub with racoon grease, bacon grease,
fishing worm oil, goat grease or skunk grease. Or: sleepwith a dog or cat as the animal will take
your pains away.
SHINGLES: Kill a black chicken by wringing its head off and while the body is still warm, rub over
the affected area.
SINUS: 1 tsp salt and 1 cup warm water - sniff through nasal passages.
SORE THROAT: 1 cup vinegar, 2 tbls. sugar and a sprinkle of black pepper. Gargle.
SPRAINS: Soak brown paper in vinegar and wrap around affected joint.
STOMACH ACHE: 2 mint leaves in 8 oz. glass cold water, drink as needed.
SUNBURN: Cider vinegar to affected areas.
TEETHING: Boil catnip, steep, 1 tsp. at bedtime.
THRUSH Let an old woman (preferably a witch) blow in the child's mouth. Or,let the seventh son or
daughter blow. Even the breath of a jilted lover would work.
TOOTHACHE: Wad of tobacco on sore tools or two cloves (the latter I've always used!)
WARTS: Rub castor oil over wart. Or take 9 grains of corn and rub them over the wart. Feed the
corn to one old hen. OR: Steal a dishrag, rub it over the wart, bury the rag and when the rag is
rotted, wart will disappear.
MILD SEDATIVE: Pour 1 pint boiling water over 1 tsp. dried catnip. Cover and steep until cool.
Strain and sweeten. Start with 2 Tlb. increase by 1 Tbsp.until you find the right amount. Store in
the fridge.
HOP SEDATIVE: Pour 1 pint boiling water over 1 1/2 tsp. dried hops flowers.
Let steep, covered,10 minutes. Strain and sweeten. Add lemon juice. Drink
the entire pint.
FEVERFEW TEA: Pour 1 pint boiling water over 1 ounce of feverfew flowers.
Cover and steep until cool. Strain and sweeten with honey. Drink cool.
TO INDUCE SLEEP: Mix 2Tlb dried peppermint with 1Tlb each of rosemary and
sage. Pour 1pint boiling water over the herbs, steep for 5 to 10
minutes,strain and sweeten with honey.
How Herbs Are Used In Magic
Why Herbs Are Used In Magick
BASIC HERBS
Herbal Guide
Old Time Remedies
Special Thanks
"Lilye"
What a long, strange trip it's been...
Jerry Garcia {1942-95}
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