Old Herb Names
Old Herb Names
I had received this in my daily mailings from the Wicca and Witchcraft group that I am a part of. This one was from dakotadeputy22@aol.com. When you would see things like *eye of newt* *dogs tongue* ect. there was a reason for this, no they did NOT use these things for real, these names were used to hide the names of the herbs being used.
A Bone of an Ibis:
Buckthorn
Adders Tongue:
Dogstooth Violet
A Titan's Blood:
Wild Lettuce
A Lion's Hairs:
Tongue of a Turnip [i.e., the leaves of the taproot]
A Mans Bile:
Turnip Sap
A Pig's Tail:
Leopard's Bane
A Hawk's Heart:
Heart of Wormwood
An Eagle:
Wild Garlic
Ass's Foot
or Bull's Foot: Coltsfoot
Blood:
Elder sap or another tree sap
Blood of
Hephaistos: Wormwood
Burning
Bush: White Dittany
Bread and
Cheese Tree: Hawthorne
Blood from
a Head: Lupine
Bird's
Eye: Germander Speedwell
Blood of
Ares: Purslane
Blood of
a Goose: A Mulberry Tree's Milk
Bloodwort:
Yarrow
Blood of
Hestia: Camomile
Blood of
an Eye: Tamarisk Gall
Blood from
a Shoulder: Bear's Breach
Bat's Wings:
Holly
Black Sampson:
Echinacea
Bull's
Blood or Seed of Horus: Horehound
Bear's
Foot: Lady's Mantle
Calf's
Snout: Snapdragon
Cat's Foot:
Canada Snake Root and/or Ground Ivy
Candelmas
Maiden: Snowdrop
. Capon's Tail:
Valerian
. Christ's Ladder:
Centaury
Cheeses:
Marsh Mallow
Chocolate
Flower: Wild Geranium
Christ's
Eye: Vervain Sage
Clear-eye:
Clary Sage
Click:
Goosegrass
Cucumber
Tree: Magnolia
Clot:
Great Mullein
Corpse
Plant: Indian Pipe
. Crowdy Kit:
Figwort
Cuddy's
Lungs: Great Mullein
Crow Foot:
Cranesbill
Cuckoo's
Bread: Common Plantain
Clear Eye:
Clary Sage
Crow's Foot:
Wild Geranium
Devils
Dung: Asafoetida
Dragon's
Blood: Calamus
Dog's Mouth:
Snap Dragon
Daphne: Laurel/Bay
Devil's
Plaything: Yarrow
Dove's
Foot: Wild Geranium
Dew of
the Sea: Rosemary
Dragon
Wort: Bistort
Earth Smoke:
Fumitory
Eye of
Christ: Germander Speedwell
Elf's Wort:
Elecampane
Enchanter's Plant:
Vervain
Englishman's
Foot: Common Plantain
Erba Santa
Maria: Spearmint
Everlasting
Friendship: Goosegrass
Eye of
the Day: Common Daisy
Eye of
the Star: Horehound
Eye Root:
Goldenseal
Eyes: Aster,
Daisy, Eyebright
Frog's
Foot: Bulbous Buttercup
From the
Loins: Camomile
Fat from
a Head: Spurge
Fairy Smoke:
Indian
Pipe
Felon Herb:
Mugwort
From the
Belly: Earth-apple
From the
Foot: Houseleek
Five Fingers:
Cinquefoil
Fox's Clote:
Burdock
Graveyard
Dust: Mullein
Goat's
Foot: Ash Weed
God's Hair:
Hart's Tongue Fern
Golden
Star: Avens
Gosling
Wing: Goosegrass
Graveyard
Dust: Mullein
Great Ox-eye:
Ox-eye Daisy
Hairs of
a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Seed
Hair of
Venus: Maidenhair Fern
Hag's Taper:
Great Mullein
Hagthorn:
Hawthorn
Hare's
Beard: Great Mullein
Herb of
Grace: Vervain
Hind's
Tongue: Hart's Tongue Fern
Holy Herb:
Yerba Santa
Holy Rope:
Hemp Agrimony
Hook and
Arn: Yerba Santa
Horse Tongue:
Hart's
Tongue Fern
Horse Hoof:
Coltsfoot
Hundred
Eyes: Periwinkle
Innocense:
Bluets
Jacob's
Staff: Great Mullein
Joy of
the Mountain: Marjoram
Jupiter's
Staff: Great Mullein
Oh, and that
old "eye of newt" thing??? from What really is "Eye of Newt"? This refers
to a form of yellow mustard seed that has a black to dark green spot on
it, and yes it looks like the eye of a newt. This was added to many medicines,
so when you see them throwing eye of newt in the cauldron in the movies
and it smokes up, that is just some water on their hand landing on a piece
of dry ice, or a little salt peter touching some smoldering incense. It
was also used in ancient time by adding a couple seeds to your mouth as
you eat meat, it added to the flavor. So, basically Eye of Newt is just
a seed, which resembles an eye. Another one to add to your gross misconceptions
list. I got these off another list i belong to, actually quite interesting
with appropriate website. enjoy !
