A Witch's Garden: Almond

Disclaimer

This is NOT a page about Wiccans or neo-pagans, and I do not advocate the belief that Wiccans are Satan-worshippers and/or baby-killers. I am well aware that they are not. This is a starting point for historical research into the great witch craze of 1100-1700 AD. And please, don't ask me for spells.

Almond

Although not typically part of a witch's larder, almond and its extracts were occasionally used. One flying ointment called for aconite, poppy juice, cinquefoil, poplar leaves, and foxglove in a base of lanoline, beeswax, and almond oil (Guiley 1989 255).

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Rhe preceding botanic illustrations is from The Virtual Garden Search Engine, part of the Time Life Electronic Encyclopedia.