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The Guide to Magic
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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.
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Herbalism is the use of herbs for medicinal purposes. It is very long and
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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
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Sassafras (bruised)- 1oz Boil the whole thing for
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Aniseed- 2oz 30 minutes then add 1 pint
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Honey- 4oz spirits of wine
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American Valerian- 2oz
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Black Oats- 2oz Dose: 1/2 wineglassfull when
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Water- 2 quarts the cough is at its worst
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Here's one I know some of you will like:
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A sexual invigorator:
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False unicorn- 1/2 oz Mix well.
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Tincture of St. John's Wort- 1/2 oz Dose: 30-60 drops
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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
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pyrex. Also if no preserving agent is used such as honey or brandy then
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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
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Bruised Honduras Sasaparilla- 2oz Sweeten with honey
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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
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witches that is, prepare. In fact witches never cooked up evil brews in their
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kettles all of that hooplah cam from the naming of the different herbs in
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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
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Bird's Eye False Hellebore Helleborus foetious
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Flesh and Blood Tormentil Potentilla tormentilla
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Lizard's Tail Breast Weed Saururus cernuus
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Negro Head Vegatable Ivory Phytelephas macrocarpa
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Snake's Tongue Addler's Tongue Fern Ophioglossum vulgatum
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Swine Snout Dandelion Taraxacum dens leonis
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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
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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
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of the sommer:
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Rasperries- 1 1/2 oz
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Licorice Root(chopped or powdered)- 1/2 oz
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Water- 1 1/2 pt
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Bring to a boil on medium, then simmer on low for 20 minutes.
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Strain through cheese cloth. Sweeten with honey while hot then pour over ice.
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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
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less heat the ices just cools down the dirnk.
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Another file downloaded from: The NIRVANAnet(tm) Seven
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& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Taipan Enigma 510/935-5845
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Burn This Flag Zardoz 408/363-9766
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realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 510/527-1662
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Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 801/278-2699
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The New Dork Sublime Biffnix 415/864-DORK
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The Shrine Rif Raf 206/794-6674
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Planet Mirth Simon Jester 510/786-6560
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