Ancient names for herbs - interesting list :)

[TheLancsLass]

This is the largest compilation of ancient names for herbs on the net (unless it has been nicked off my by someone else! lol). It took months to find all these names and am very proud of this list!

In ancient times herbal brews, healing elixirs and spells written by witches, wise women and medicine men and women contained items such as “eye of newtâ€Â

[Millymollymandy]

I like that list , but why did the poor Ox-Eye Daisy get called simply "Weed"? Poor plant!

Sal, I have noticed you've made an amazing amount of postings in the few days since you joined!! I think it might be a record!

[Shirley]

Great list - thanks so much for sharing it.

So... I could be called Eagle instead of Wildgarlic over on the Neeps! site

[TheLancsLass]

I like that list , but why did the poor Ox-Eye Daisy get called simply "Weed"? Poor plant!

Sal, I have noticed you've made an amazing amount of postings in the few days since you joined!! I think it might be a record!

oops sorry! just enjoying the forum :)

Shirlz - muahaha excellent!

[hedgewizard]

Stop the press - Sal's had a break-in. We can carry this thread on when she gets her head back together!

[Martin]

howabout 'pissabed' for dandelion "dent de lion'"

[TheLancsLass]

Stop the press - Sal's had a break-in. We can carry this thread on when she gets her head back together!

Awww thanks HW *hugs*

Back on track again now, not going to let the ******* get me down! lol

[hedgewizard]

Glad to see you're back on form Sal. Here's a few links.

http://www.geocities.com/witchofsolstice/Folknames.html

http://realmagick.com/articles/57/2257-related.html

http://www.thesoulelement.com/herbsinfo.htm

[cat]

love your blog, sal!

sorry to hear about the burglars. Horrible feeling of violation isn't it?
Hugs

[elamont]

Wow!!! That really is the best list I've seen. Thanks so much for sharing! I'd be proud too if I could have put that together! Great job!
Erin
love spells
tarot readings

[TheLancsLass]

thanks cat and elamont :)

still trying to find what eye of newt is, I reckon hawthorn berries or sunflowers but still yet to find proof lol

[hedgewizard]

There's no verified ID for "eye of newt" Sal - it's thought that "eye of..." was a generic name for any small Asteraceae. So we're looking at a small daisy of some sort. Hardly matters, since Shakespeare is the only one that mentions it and he could well have made it up.

Unless you know different?

[TheLancsLass]

Not a case of knowing different, more of a case of enjoying looking for new ideas and possibilities.

I like the challenge of learning and searching rather than just tossing an idea aside.

[hedgewizard]

I didn't toss it aside, Sal - I spent about half an hour checking Culpeper's and Potters, PFAF, the RSPGB database, and a bunch of "shakespeare was a magician" stuff on the net. I came up with that answer after reading two or three pagan herbalist sites. Sorry if I seemed flippant, I was kind of hoping you might have found something.

[Altica]

Thats an incredible list!! Thanks Sal!!