{"product_id":"digital-product-2","title":"The Witches' Pharmacopoeia (c. 1896) - Robert Fletcher","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE ANCESTRAL LIBRARY OFFER: CHOOSE ANY 3 ELIGIBLE DIGITAL BOOKS \u0026amp; SAVE 20%.\u003c\/strong\u003e Add three or more eligible digital books to your basket and the discount applies automatically at checkout. No code required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINSTANT DIGITAL DELIVERY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour PDF download will be delivered to the email address provided at checkout after successful payment. No physical book will be shipped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eROBERT FLETCHER, M.D. | ORIGINAL HISTORICAL EDITION | 1896\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat really went into a witch's cauldron? And why were certain plants believed to possess such extraordinary powers?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally presented in 1896, Robert Fletcher's fascinating historical investigation delves into the \u003cstrong\u003eforgotten botanical lore, poisonous plants, flying ointments and magical ingredients\u003c\/strong\u003e associated with witchcraft across the centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon Shakespeare, Reginald Scot, ancient mythology and early European folklore, Fletcher traces the mysterious origins of the witches' materia medica.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWithin its pages, discover:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlying ointments:\u003c\/strong\u003e The disturbing historical legends surrounding the preparations supposedly used by witches to take flight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe mandrake:\u003c\/strong\u003e The infamous screaming root, surrounded by extraordinary harvesting rituals and supernatural beliefs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMoonlit herbalism:\u003c\/strong\u003e Why certain plants were gathered beneath the full moon and how planetary influences shaped their supposed powers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMullein and hag candles:\u003c\/strong\u003e How dried mullein stalks became associated with witches, torches and protective folklore.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe witches' cauldron:\u003c\/strong\u003e A fascinating examination of the plants and ingredients appearing in \u003cem\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/em\u003e and other early plays.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProtective herbs:\u003c\/strong\u003e The traditions surrounding fennel, garlic-like moly and other plants believed to resist enchantment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom deadly nightshade and henbane to the strange rituals of ancient plant gathering, this remarkable paper uncovers the tangled relationship between \u003cstrong\u003ebotany, medicine, superstition and magic\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fascinating piece of nineteenth-century scholarship preserving centuries of darker botanical folklore.\u003c\/strong\u003e An exceptional historical reference for herbalists, folklorists, researchers and students of traditional witchcraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Robert Fletcher, M.D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e Baltimore, 1896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally presented:\u003c\/strong\u003e Johns Hopkins Hospital Historical Club, 13 April 1896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Historical facsimile PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31 scanned pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital curation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hearthwise Herbals — The Ancestral Library\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistorical reference material. This work contains period attitudes, outdated medical claims and descriptions of toxic plants. It is provided for historical research, not as instructions for preparing or using herbal remedies.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hearthwise Herbals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64185679577418,"sku":null,"price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/9940\/2058\/files\/IMG_2642.jpg?v=1794043739","url":"https:\/\/hearthwiseherbals.com\/products\/digital-product-2","provider":"Hearthwise Herbals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}