‘Medicine On Your Doorstep Vol. I’ is available from December 2023.

“And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree”

Genesis 1:29

“He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herbs for the service of man”

Psalm 104:14

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 Wood Betony
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Wood Betony

This is another in the ancient medicinal/magical plant tradition. There‘s an old Italian saying, from the Middle Ages, which advises to ”sell your coat and buy Betony”.

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Agrimony
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Agrimony

Agrimony (Agrimonia Eupatoria) is a member of the rose family and, for thousands of years, has been used from here to China, and just about every place in between.

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Angelica
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Angelica

Angelica (Angelica Archangelica/ Angelica Sylvestris), apparently got its name from a monk who, during a time of plague, had a dream in which the archangel …

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Sanicle
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Sanicle

Sanicle (Sanicula Europea), also known as Wood Sanicle, favors shady, damp parts of deciduous woodland. It’s considered to be one of the eighty known plant/tree signifiers that the woodland where you found it is probably ancient.

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