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Asphodel: Ancient Dye & Medicine Plants
Among the showy flowering plants, perennial Asphodelus is an elegant and adaptable beauty. A genus of the Asphodelaceae or aloe family,...
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Aug 273 min read
Alchemy & Renaissance Glass: Antonio Neri
Antonio Neri is a Renaissance Florentine priest, well known for contributions to alchemy and glassmaking. As a youth Neri is drawn to the...
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Dec 30, 20234 min read
Soap & Medicine Herb of Ancients
A small innocuous shrub growing in desert regions, green ushtun (Seidlitzia rosmarinus) is used in the ancient world as soap and...
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Dec 17, 20232 min read
Nigella Sativa: Black Seed of Healers
Nigella Sativa or kalonji is a blackseed plant with healing properties. Use in cooking and folk medicine is documented by the 2nd...
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Oct 23, 20233 min read
Rosemary: Immortal Essence & Balm of Kings
In magic, alchemy and natural healing work the fragrant herb rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) is associated with memory, immortality and...
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Aug 26, 20235 min read
Edelweiss: Alpine Flower of True Love
Of the many flowers in Germanic folk medicine and herbology, none capture the romantic imagination more than the modest Edelweiss...
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