Each Thursday we look at the magical properties of different herbs, plants & spices, learning how we can use them to enhance our lives. Today we are going to be looking at the magical properties of Masterwort. Masterwort (Peucedanum ostruthium or Imperatoria ostruthium) is a perennial member of the Apiaceae family of plants with characteristic umbrella-like flower […]
Each Thursday we look at the magical properties of different herbs, plants & spices, learning how we can use them to enhance our lives. Today we are going to be looking at the magical properties of Mayapple. Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) is an American native member of the plant family Berberidaceae common to woodland clearings in […]
Each Thursday we look at the magical properties of different herbs, plants & spices, learning how we can use them to enhance our lives. Today we are going to be looking at the magical properties of Narcissus. Narcissus (Narcissus spp) are popular garden flowers and harbingers of springs native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia. […]
Each Thursday we look at the magical properties of different herbs, plants & spices, learning how we can use them to enhance our lives. Today we are going to be looking at the magical properties of Oak. Oak (Quercus alba (White Oak)) is well known for its astringent and antiseptic properties and has been used […]
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus or Hibiscus esculentus) is a member of the hibiscus family and an African import to the American South. Okra is an African native plant first grown in Egypt in the 12th century BCE and then throughout North Africa and the Mediterranean. It has since spread throughout the world. Ground okra seeds may have been used […]
Each Thursday we look at the magical properties of different herbs, plants & spices, learning how we can use them to enhance our lives. Today we are going to be looking at the magical properties of Olive. The olive (Olea europaea) is a small evergreen fruit tree native to the Mediterranean area of Europe and […]
Each Thursday we look at the magical properties of different herbs, plants & spices, learning how we can use them to enhance our lives. Today we are going to be looking at the magical properties of Pelargonium. There are over 200 species of pelargonium (Pelargonium spp.), far too many for me to list them all […]
Each Thursday we look at the magical properties of different herbs, plants & spices, learning how we can use them to enhance our lives. Today we are going to be looking at the magical properties of Agrimony. Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) is a perennial native to Europe, Western Asia and Northern Africa that has naturalized to […]
Each Thursday we look at the magical properties of different herbs, plants & spices, learning how we can use them to enhance our lives. Today we are going to be looking at the magical properties of Aloeswood. Aloeswood (Aquilaria spp. or Gyrinops spp.) or aloeswood is not the most common name of this type of […]
Each Thursday we look at the magical properties of different herbs, plants & spices, learning how we can use them to enhance our lives. Today we are going to be looking at the magical properties of Job’s Tears. Job’s Tears is the grain of the grass-like plant, Coix lacryma-jobi also known as adlay, adlay millet, or coix […]
