The Witchy Names of Herbs

Old herbal codes from Grimassi's encyclopedia of witchcraft

Adders Tongue Plantain
Bats Wing Holly Leaf
Bats Wool Moss
Blood Elder Sap
Bloody Fingers Foxglove
Brains Gum from a Cherry tree
Bulls Blood Horehound
Corpse Candles Mullein
Dragons Scales Bistort Leaves
Ear of an Ass Comfrey
Ears of a Goat St Johns Wort
Eyes Daisy
Fingers Cinquefoil
Hair The Unexpanded frond
from a male fern
Heart Walnut
Lions Tooth Dandelion
Skin of Man Fern
Skull Skullcap Mushroom
Snake Bistort
Tongue of Dog Hounds Tongue
Urine Dandelion
Worms Thin Roots
Teeth Pine Cones

These animals represented the following herbs:

Blue Jay Bay Laurel
Cat Catnip
Dog Couchgrass
Frog Cinquefoil
Hawk Hawkweed
Lamb Lettuce
Lizard Calamint
Nightingale Hop
Rat Valerian
Toad Sage
Weasel Rue
Woodpecker Peony

And when a certain part of something was needed, the following herbs were used:

The Eye Inner part of a blossom
The Paw Foot Leg Wing or Toe The leaf
The Guts The roots and stalk
The Privates Seed
The Hair Dried stringy herbs
The Tail Stem
The Head Flower
The Tongue Petal
The Heart A bud or seed

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