A Witch's Garden: Rue
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.
Rue
![[Rue]](rue.jpg)
Rue was believed to have been used by witches for its narcotic and hallucinogenic properties (Thiselton-Dyer 56, 57).
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In the Tyrol, a combination of rue, ground ivy, agrimony, maiden-hair fern, and broom-straw was said to "confer fine vision, and to point out the presence of witches" (Thiselton-Dyer 56).
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A Witch's Garden is copyright 1997-1998 to Shantell Powell.
The preceding botanic illustration is from The Virtual Garden Search Engine, part of the Time Life Electronic Encyclopedia.