Wortcunning: A Folk Medicine Herbal by Nigel G. Pearson
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He has complimented this material with the addition of the second, ‘reverse’ side of the book,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Folk Magic Herbal\u003c\/em\u003e, giving the traditional magical uses for the same plants presented in the first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNigel explains the book’s back ground:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘In the early 1980s, I was working with a small coven in a town on the coast of Suffolk, when one of the members mentioned that she was in touch with a family group of witches who were offering her some of their family recipes on herbal medicine. Would I be interested in seeing them and taking a copy too? Yes, I would be very interested, and so, some time later I was presented with the information that they had sent; a set of old-fashioned card-index cards, complete within their box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eI dutifully copied them all down into one of my work books and there they stayed, almost unused, for the next 35-odd years. I was never asked to keep this material secret nor, as far as I am aware, was it ever intended to be so. Therefore, I have decided to publish this material in its entirety, for two reasons. Firstly, in my work as a herbalist I am often asked if I know of a genuine, folk or traditional herbal that could be used as a working manual. Secondly, purely in the interests of preserving and disseminating this information to a wider audience of those who would find it interesting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn the second\/reverse book I have taken the exact same plants that are given in the first\/reverse section of this work and have given their traditional, magical usages. This information was not included in the original notes I received from the family of witches, so I have no way of knowing how they utilised herbs for their magical practice, or indeed if they even did. However, I feel that this information should be included in a book of this type and have therefore endeavoured to fill this omission with the traditional folk-magical uses of the herbs previously described medicinally.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"offers\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Offer\"\u003e\u003cform method=\"GET\" action=\"https:\/\/www.llewellyn.com\/cart.php\" name=\"form-item\" id=\"form-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"clearfix\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/form\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease read the Haute Macabre Policies page to be informed on shipping and purchase agreements. All items are sold as curios only, and not to be used as an alternative to medical or professional instruction or advice. 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The first side,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Folk Medicine Herbal\u003c\/em\u003e, presents the medicinal herbal information and recipes as passed on to the author. He has complimented this material with the addition of the second, ‘reverse’ side of the book,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Folk Magic Herbal\u003c\/em\u003e, giving the traditional magical uses for the same plants presented in the first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNigel explains the book’s back ground:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘In the early 1980s, I was working with a small coven in a town on the coast of Suffolk, when one of the members mentioned that she was in touch with a family group of witches who were offering her some of their family recipes on herbal medicine. Would I be interested in seeing them and taking a copy too? Yes, I would be very interested, and so, some time later I was presented with the information that they had sent; a set of old-fashioned card-index cards, complete within their box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eI dutifully copied them all down into one of my work books and there they stayed, almost unused, for the next 35-odd years. I was never asked to keep this material secret nor, as far as I am aware, was it ever intended to be so. Therefore, I have decided to publish this material in its entirety, for two reasons. Firstly, in my work as a herbalist I am often asked if I know of a genuine, folk or traditional herbal that could be used as a working manual. Secondly, purely in the interests of preserving and disseminating this information to a wider audience of those who would find it interesting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn the second\/reverse book I have taken the exact same plants that are given in the first\/reverse section of this work and have given their traditional, magical usages. This information was not included in the original notes I received from the family of witches, so I have no way of knowing how they utilised herbs for their magical practice, or indeed if they even did. However, I feel that this information should be included in a book of this type and have therefore endeavoured to fill this omission with the traditional folk-magical uses of the herbs previously described medicinally.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"offers\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Offer\"\u003e\u003cform method=\"GET\" action=\"https:\/\/www.llewellyn.com\/cart.php\" name=\"form-item\" id=\"form-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"clearfix\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/form\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease read the Haute Macabre Policies page to be informed on shipping and purchase agreements. All items are sold as curios only, and not to be used as an alternative to medical or professional instruction or advice. By purchasing this, you agree that Haute Macabre is not liable for any item being used as a literal interpretation and not for entertainment purposes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you would like to arrange for additional postal insurance or have further questions, please email Samantha directly at HauteMacabre@gmail.com.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
