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Herba Mythica

Myths and Folk Tales of Sacred Healing Plants

Gresham-Knight, Xanthe; Robinson, Sherry

The History Press Ltd

05/2026

Mole

Inglês

9781837052509

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Contents
Introduction
A Note on the Text
Foreword by Michael Holland
Foreword by Lisa Schneidau
A Story Explaining Why the Names of Plants in this Book are Capitalised
Acanthus mollis (Acanthus): Flower of Rebirth, Greece
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow): Macha, Ireland
Agrimonia eupatoria (Agrimony): Dian Cecht - The Well of Healing, Ireland
Alnus glutinosa (Alder): Mis, Ireland
Anemone coronaria (Anemone): Aphrodite and Adonis, Greece
Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort): The Dreaming Plant, Norse
Ho Hsien Ku Becomes an Immortal, China
Bellis perennis (Daisy): Pearl, Middle English
Betula pendula (Silver Birch): Birch Mother, Britain/Northern Europe
Camellia sinensis (Black Tea): Tea, Japan
Cannabis sativa (Hemp): The Origin of Kif, Middle East
Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut): The Man Who Planted Chestnut Trees, Cantabria, Spain
Colchicum autumnale (Crocus): Medea, Greece
Commiphora myrrha (Myrrh): The Soul's Scent, Greece
Crataegus spp. (Hawthorn): Mother of the Maypole, UK
Cytisus scoparius (Scotch Broom): The Broom Hill, England/Scotland
Dictamnus albus (White Dittany): A Samodiva Doesn't Keep House, Bulgaria
Euphrasia officianalis (Eyebright): The Healing Eye of Horus, Egypt
Filipendula ulmaria (Meadowsweet): Blodeuwedd, Queen of the Meadows, Wales
Fraxinus excelsior (Ash): A Walk with the Ash Tree, UK
Helianthus annuus (Sunflower): The Sunflower Towelling Wrap, UK/France
Clytie and the Sun, Greece
Hylotelephium telephium (Stonecrop): Trust-Me and Trust-Me-Not, Italy
Laurus nobilis (Laurel): The Wadjet Eye of Healing, Egypt
Lilium regale (Lily): Mother of Angels
Madhuca longifolia (Mahua): Mahua and the Wandering Penis, Santhal, India
Malus domestica (Apple): Avalon, the Isle of Apples, UK
Medusa and the Golden Apples, Greece
Mandragora autumnalis (Mandrake): Snakes and Mandrakes, Egypt
Morus alba (White Mulberry): Mulberry and the Sacred Tanbur, Kurdistan
Myosotis spp. (Forget-Me-Not): Stream and the Blue Flower, Sufi
Nelumbo nucifera (Sacred Lotus): Tara and the Lotus, Tibet
Neurolaena lobata (Jackass Bitters): The Pumpkin Seed, Guyana
Nymphaea caerulea (Blue Water Lily): The Blue Lily Makes a New World, Egypt
Hathor's Golden Lotus, Egypt
Olea europaea (Olive Tree): The Olive Tree, a Blessed Tree, Morocco/France
The Eyes of Serapis, Greece/Egypt
Opuntia ficus-indica (Sabra Cactus): Fart Roman Thab and the Golden Pomegranate Seeds, Palestine
Papaver rhoeas (Red Poppy): Hekate Poppy, Greece
Phoenix dactylifera (Date Palm): My Grandfather was a Palm Tree, Iran
Pinus pinea (Stone Pine): The Magna Mater and the Pine Tree, Italy
Primula vulgaris (Primrose): Carys of Nant Carfan, Wales
Prunella vulgaris (Self-Heal): It's all in the Name, China
Prunus armeniaca (Apricot): A Bee is Always Behind the Flower, Kurdistan
Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn): The Man and the Blackthorn Stick, Ireland
Quercus robur (Common Oak): The Magical Flower, Cantabria
Diana and the Golden Seed, Greece
Rosa spp. (Rose): The Rose, America/Romania
Rose Kitchen Magic: A Ritual for Self-Love, Italy
Rubus chamaemorus (Cloudberry): Cloudberry, Finland
Ruta graveolens (Rue): The Herb for the Opening and Closing of Doors, Brazil
Salix spp. (Willow): The Willow Flute, Romania
Sambucus nigra (Elder): The Tree of Freja, Norse
Silene dioica (Red Campion): The Red Flower of Silenus, Greece
Silene latifolia (White Campion): Snake Flowers, Wales
Tabernanthe iboga (Iboga): Tiger's Whisker, Africa
Taraxacum officinale (Common Dandelion): Brigit's Favourite Flower, Ireland
Thymus vulgaris (Common Thyme): The Massage Oil, India
Tilia spp. (Linden): Sister Trees, Denmark
Tracheophyta spp. (Fern): The Golden Seed of the Fern, Europe
Ulex europaeus (Common Gorse): When the Gorse is Out of Bloom, Kissing's out of Fashion, Ireland
Urtica dioica (Nettle): The Nettle Pharisee: A Philosophy of Nettle, Europe
Vitis vinifera (Vine): Dionysus and the Wild Vine, Greece
Zea Mays (Maize): Corn Mother, First Nations, America
Glossary of Healing Plants
References
Bibliography
Thanks
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