The Modern Witch's Book of Home Remedies

The Modern Witch 's Book of

HOME REMEDIES Sarah Lyddon Morrison

A Citadel Press Book Published by Carol Publishing Group

The Modern Witch 's Book of

HOME REMEDIES

Copyright© 1991 by Sarah Lyddon Morrison A Citadel Press Book Published by Carol Publishing Group Citadel Press is a registered trademark of Carol Communications, Inc. Editoria! Offices 600 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022

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To James Butler, that always savvy and knowledgeable lndian Iore lover, who is my most beloved companion.

Contents

Introduction l. 'freatments for Common Illnesses Il. III.

Other Medicina! Herbs and Home Remedies

Illnesses ThaL Herbs Can Cure IV. More Teas and Herbal Remedies v. Unusual Home Remedies VI. Herbs and Amulets

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Acknowledgments

My personal thanks to Marsha Alvarez of the U.S. Public Health Service for providing me with raw data on which to base this book. Also I would like to thank Mr. Richard Maybey for Ietting me use materia} from his book, The New Age Herbalist, Collier Books, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1988.

Introduction

Witches through the ages have enjoyed various kinds of clebrity. Sometimes they've been regarded as integrai part1 of the community, while in other ages, they've been though of as evil and burned at the stake. Modern witches are far from the days of torture, but wt're stili regarded with suspicion by some folks and accepted by others. Nothing much has changed in the way of other's lttitudes toward us. But we know we're good witches with bve speUs an d healing on our minds, and that' s what reilly counts. This book is designed to give you an idea of the kind~ of remedies you can make to heal a variety of illnesses. The7're ali tested remedies and they're currently in use. l've gathEred them in one book so that you won't have to hunt through the literature to fmd them. The remedies are herbal and you nay wish to learn to grow your own herbs to make them. The art of healing is part of the history of witchcraft, so we must e