Witch's garden Plants in folklore, magic and traditional medicine
Book - 2020
"Wise women, apothecaries, witches, herbalists: whatever you like to call them, those who cultivate plants for their fabled mystical and healing properties have existed for thousands of years. Witch's Garden describes over 50 of the world's most powerful magical plants and their uses, mythical and proven. From the screaming mandrake to calming St. John's Wort, the history of these esoteric species is often as dark and elusive as the art of herbalism itself. Including tales of remedies for everything from bad weather and broken hearts to protection from evil and the invocation of immortality, the book features exquisite botanical illustrations and fascinating specimens held within the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens..., Kew, while archival images depicting occult practices evoke the bewitching nature of these mysterious species"--Page 4 of cover.
- Introduction
- Plants of the ancient world
- Great minds
- From superstition to science and back
- The seasons
- The stations of life
- Cures for the body
- Plants and the heavens
- Secrets of the stillroom
- The dark mirror : plants of the shadows
- Plants of hope.