OLD HERBAL CODES

Old herbal codes from Grimassi's encyclopedia of witchcraft

Adders Tongue : Plantain

Bats Wing : Holly Leaf

Bats Wool : Moss

Blood: Elder Sap

Bloody Fingers: Foxglove

Brains: Gum from a Cherry tree

Bulls Blood: Horehound

Corpse Candles: Mullein

Dragons Scales: Bistro Leaves

Ear of an Ass: Comfy

Ears of a Goat: St. Johns Wart

Eyes: Daisy

Fingers: Cinquefoil

Hair: The Unexpended frond from a male fern Heart:

Walnut Lions Tooth: Dandelion

Skin of Man: Fern

Skull: Skullcap Mushroom

Snake: Bistro

Tongue of Dog: Hounds Tongue

Urine: Dandelion

Worms: Thin Roots

Teeth: Pine Cones

These animals represented the following herbs: Blue Jay: Bay Laurel

Cat: Catnip

Dog: Couchers

Frog: Cinquefoil

Hawk: Hawkweed

Lamb: Lettuce

Lizard: Calumniate

Nightingale: Hop

Rat: Valerian

Toad: Sage

Weasel: Rue

Woodpecker: Peony

And when a certain part of something was needed the following herbs were used:

The Eye: Inner part of a blossom

The Paw,Foot,Leg,Wing or Toe: The leaf

The Guts: The roots and stalk

The Privates: Seed

The Hair: Dried stringy herbs

The Tail: Stem

The Head: Flower

The Tongue : Petal

The Heart: Pollon



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