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Nettle: Three Nettles in May Keeps All Diseases Away
“To this day it (nettle) is boiled in the Highlands and in Ireland by the country people in the spring-time.…
Belladonna: The Beautiful Yet Deadly Nightshade
“Belladonna… Extract of: This preparation is made strictly according to the official method, but is standardised to contain 1 per…
Lemon Balm: A Beekeeper’s Dream
“And balm-breathing, faint mignonett, Oh! the cool-flowing, gentle Blackwater, And beams that light up its dark side, As it flows…
Comfrey: The Bone Knitting Herb
“The great Comfrey or consound, though it was official with us down to the middle of the eighteenth century, never…
Meadowsweet: The Belt of Cù Chulainn
“Aye,” said Math, “let us seek, thou and I, by our magic and enchantment to conjure a wife for him…
Watermint: Medicine of the Sacred Waters
“When Summer strews its cloak of hues, Then the dells, Yield earth nuts, mint and marjoram And fragrant smells.” George…
Elderberry: Queen of the Herbs
“It is said by the wise women and fairy doctors that the roots of the elder tree, and the roots…
The Oak: King of the Forest
“I will be a giant oak in every ford and in every pass you will cross and the mark of…
Brigid’s Beloved Dandelion
“A hoop from three to four inches diameter was made of milkwort, butterwort, dandelion and marigold. This was bound with…
The Ivy Cottages 