Message #125 - THE HERBLIST 
   Date: 01-31-97 10:04
   From: Lady Dragon
     To: Shabaa
Subject: Lurking person now h
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S>S>> :) Other than what's listed in the book, I have a
S>S>> question: What is good
S>S>> to add
S>S>> to a candle to promote healing (as in cold and flu), and what makes a
S>S>one I have used with excellant success is:

S>S>1tsp Rosemary
S>S>1tsp Sage
S>S>1tsp Thyme
S>S>1tsp Cinnamon
S>S>1tsp Mugwort or Wormwood
S>S>1tsp Spearmint or Peppermint

S>S>I personally prepare all my ingredients from my
S>S>garden fresh or this time of
S>S>year, from the ones I put up in the freezer this
S>S>Place in coffee filter above ingredients and steep in
S>S>tea cup (covered) for
S>S>3-5 minutes in prefarably, distilled water. Then
S>S>wring out the filter being
S>S>This recipe knocked out a severe cold or flu in my
S>S>son in less than 24hrs.

S> LD> Wormwood?  You used wormwood???  Aside from the fact that it is one of
S> LD> the most bitter herbs going, wormwood is used to make absinthe, a
drink
S> LD> banned in most countries since the thujone in it caused CNS breakdown,
S> LD> mental deterioration, and even death.  PLEASE do not drink wormwood!

S>You are correct to a point... I SHOULD have posted a
S>warning that the belief that only "healing" would be
S>accomplished by this magick brew

??  Could you please clarify this?


 but there IS something in
S>the combination of the above that will knock a cold or flu
S>DEAD.

Hmmmm...  I see nothing there that has antiviral properties.  Are you
sure it wasn't coincidence, or that it merely alleviated symptoms till
the cold ran its course?


S>Also the quantity used is very minimal :-), not much worse
S>that having a shot or double shot of Tequila :-)

My recipes for absinthe call for a tsp. of wormwood per quart of
water.  You are recommending a teacup to steep these herbs in.  That is
not minimal at all.  And it is more dangerous than a double shot of
tequila.  That is why absinthe is banned in most countries and other
forms of alcohol are not.


S>Again, thanks for reminding me about attaching warnings.

You're welcome.  Sometimes we forget that just because an herb is
"natural," it doesn't necessarily mean it is safe to ingest.

IU
Pen

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