https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/95b5b8f4-4d38-441a-adb4-fcef0f72362b/476353747_10100439214802146_8613706035192840680_n.jpg https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/pine-in-appalachian-folk-medicine-and-magic monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/9f95d966-1ad3-416d-873d-3d79d028d616/20190130_154532.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Evergreens in Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic - Make it stand out Virginia pine and white pine needles ready for tea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/87be02a0-d711-4965-9aef-7689650fb885/Screenshot+2026-01-31+at+1.20.54%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Evergreens in Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic - Make it stand out A botanical illustration of Scots pine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/711cb98b-e4d0-423d-8e40-c30a6dfec82e/20180507_152409.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Evergreens in Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic - Bright green spruce tips harvested with my apprentices in 2018 for a pickle. This is the portion used to make tea, and beer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/16afa136-a172-45fb-ade5-bb6095b90417/20201104_172000.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Evergreens in Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic - Make it stand out Conifer resins gathered from fallen trees in Washington State. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/86998a51-e688-4fc4-afb8-1a06554eb4e8/20200420_150853+%281%29.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Evergreens in Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic - Make it stand out Virginia (Pinus virginiana) pine male pollen rich strobili. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/9327127c-a06a-410f-8434-0ec61a5a1c73/PXL_20231227_215526870.PORTRAIT.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Evergreens in Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic - Make it stand out My partner Daniel harvesting Virginia pine tips. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/passing-through-the-brambles-blackberry-in-appalachian-folk-magic monthly 0.5 2026-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/2abb2a4d-62c2-451e-9f3b-f17dc3cbfafa/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+4.17.15%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Passing Through the Brambles: Blackberry in Appalachian Folk Magic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/a73a40e4-eaf0-4c79-8d59-afee3863fdf6/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+4.18.04%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Passing Through the Brambles: Blackberry in Appalachian Folk Magic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/ce14ef24-5e76-42fe-8343-e62880a753a3/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+4.18.48%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Passing Through the Brambles: Blackberry in Appalachian Folk Magic - Make it stand out The witches whisk I made of blackberry canes, as I learned from the works of Gemma Gary with Iron nail charms of my making. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/e3d6dc14-d1b0-4382-a1b3-68cf59221ee1/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+4.19.50%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Passing Through the Brambles: Blackberry in Appalachian Folk Magic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/walpurgisnacht-herblore monthly 0.5 2026-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/f197f200-0b3c-4b2b-8fbf-4a3bcfa41c77/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+4.07.50%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Walpurgisnacht Herblore - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/2252aaba-4d26-43ac-9a42-b8f2276366b5/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+4.08.41%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Walpurgisnacht Herblore - Make it stand out Cuckoo Bird by Basil Ede 1960 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/660ba7d5-3008-4030-94a5-a46171309761/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+4.10.26%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Walpurgisnacht Herblore Elder: At this time, protection bundles of Elder leaves hungover animal’s stalls with wild roses in Bohemia and in Northern Europe, crosses of hawthorne, rowan, and birch were nailed to lintels of both house and barn. Essentially, this Germanic Walpurgisnacht celebration resembles Celtic Beltane. In other European countries, sprigs of ash, hawthorn, juniper, and elder, once sacred to the Old gods, are now used as a protection against evil witchery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/7bafc763-426a-45c8-8596-abd0b6fb9333/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+4.11.52%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Walpurgisnacht Herblore - Dill Dill: The name comes from the Norse “dilla” meaning to lull or soothe. Hung in the household bunches of dill keep witches away. Wearing a pouch of dried dill over the heart will protect the wearer from hexes. “Vervain and dill hinder witches from their will.”- Michael Drayton. “Nymphidia”- 1627 Chervil: It is one of the Nine Herbs in the Nine Herbs Charm, and is considered sacred to Odin, or Wotan/ Wodan. It originates in the Middle East but was used as a blood cleanser in the European Middle Ages and was a part of Lenten periods. Juniper: Burned to sanctify and cleanse the home after a long winter, it was also hung about in sprigs above the door. It was also believed a spirit dwelt in the tree much like the Hydelmor or Elder mother. The Juniper spirit is called Frau Wacholder (Mrs. Juniper). Mullein: Said to light the rituals and ceremonies of Roman witches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/5d462686-962b-4a80-92c2-35f24c9d1da6/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+4.14.06%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Walpurgisnacht Herblore - Rue I am planning this year to observe Walpurgisnacht with a feast and revel with friends, rolling into our celebration of Beltane the following day. My last name Beyer means, "from Bavaria" and for me, as a person of German heritage living on Turtle Island, it feels grounding to celebrate the holidays that feel appropriate from my ancestors. While the Brocken mountains are far away and unknown to me, I live on a mountain and will hold the Witches meeting and dance the night away. However and if ever you choose to learn more about this interesting day, bless the coming of the May! https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/cauld-iron-iron-in-appalachian-folk-magic monthly 0.5 2026-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/c929d38c-fbf8-459b-bf67-2e7b5c75f372/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+4.02.21%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Cauld Iron: Iron in Appalachian Folk Magic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/b7179411-56f8-4aea-874b-0e223b85b74e/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+4.03.11%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Cauld Iron: Iron in Appalachian Folk Magic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/1fc3c1ec-00a8-4190-ae7e-d02a4d25fdcc/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+4.04.11%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Cauld Iron: Iron in Appalachian Folk Magic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/5afebb12-400a-4c5b-ac0d-cc89a0af884a/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+4.05.07%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Cauld Iron: Iron in Appalachian Folk Magic - Make it stand out Smith friend Asa Hewlette of @theshinginggrain working iron at a Goblin Market years ago! He has made many of my knives. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/forsythia-sings-with-golden-bells monthly 0.5 2026-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/3b8f61db-98a1-4af9-a11e-7f728e3fa468/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.57.27%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Forsythia sings with Golden Bells... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/c952429b-7398-4534-b7e6-1eb9ac62b6d1/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.58.25%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Forsythia sings with Golden Bells... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/a4293fb1-1f27-4be3-9fd6-085be4ee3caa/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.58.57%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Forsythia sings with Golden Bells... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/8bcb7d6c-b5cd-48cb-b0e2-f01297a4fa11/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+4.00.05%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Forsythia sings with Golden Bells... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/the-time-between-appalachian-winter-lore monthly 0.5 2026-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/b05eae5f-c264-4a37-8c96-37f4df283e1e/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.53.58%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Time Between: Appalachian Winter Lore While many divinations at this time of year were focused on matters of love and relations, weather predictions were also done extensively. One of the most interesting things done in Winter is called observing the “Ruling Days”. These are the twelve days of Christmas, or December 25th till January 6th. The weather observed on these twelve days can be used to determine the weather of the approaching year’s twelve months. December 25th predicts the weather of January, December 26th predicts February and so on until you get to January 6th. Write down the weather each day during the Ruling days and see what is to come for each of the corresponding months. Was it correct? You may be surprised. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/72ab979c-6ba7-4a06-968e-21c911f10841/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.55.17%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Time Between: Appalachian Winter Lore The months preceding the Winter can also be observed to divine the winter’s prognosis. There will be as many snows the following Winter as there are rains in August. The sky and the moon can tell you as well, ”Clear moon, frost soon.” The origin of this practice is not entirely known, but it is most likely based on Indigenous weather prediction practices that settlers adopted and augmented with their own cultural beliefs upon arriving in Appalachia. Have you ever heard older folks talk about the Ruling days? https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/my-black-eyed-susan monthly 0.5 2026-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/0436d5f6-10cb-437d-a660-8c1c36865a64/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.51.25%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - My Black Eyed Susan... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/my-spirits-are-low-nervines-in-appalachian-folk-medicine monthly 0.5 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/f1324431-03ac-4c35-bf3f-9fd096485051/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.47.25%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - "My Spirits are Low": Nervines in Appalachian Folk Medicine - Make it stand out Peach leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/5b57fdd5-2d20-4661-920a-995ac0579820/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.49.02%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - "My Spirits are Low": Nervines in Appalachian Folk Medicine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/old-christmas-in-appalachia monthly 0.5 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/bd56b7d4-57eb-47e3-a02f-cc5aeae9418f/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.43.05%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Old Christmas in Appalachia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/life-everlasting-and-the-beauty-of-rabbit-tobacco monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/05e7c8fc-1e33-419e-894d-a0103976b3c6/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.40.23%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Life Everlasting and the Beauty of Rabbit Tobacco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/rites-of-spring-tonics-in-appalachian-folk-medicine monthly 0.5 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/12c94bdd-7508-4272-a36b-dc5f49166236/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.34.17%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Rites of Spring: Tonics in Appalachian Folk Medicine Spring is here. The Equinox has passed and we find ourselves back where it feels like we began in 2020. This last year has been an unprecedented challenge. It has also held beautiful joys and all the other complex stuff of life. Illness and disease have been on the forefront of everyone's (well almost everyone's) minds and now that we are standing here looking onwards to Beltane I stop an as myself, what else must be cleansed. I am not a fan of the idea that our bodies are dirty things that must be detoxed constantly and fad cleanses have never seemed safe or effective to me. But I do love choosing supportive, gentle care for my body systems that I can easily make myself. If you'd like to meet many of these plants in the wild, please join Corby and I for our 5 foraging classes this year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/7ef50f19-6a3e-46da-9884-f054b64f4169/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.35.46%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Rites of Spring: Tonics in Appalachian Folk Medicine - Red Clover Red Clover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/92a097c9-7419-4da9-ad86-784a8344bf75/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.37.09%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Rites of Spring: Tonics in Appalachian Folk Medicine - Make it stand out Lacto-Fermented wild greens and wild onions in salt water. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/sacred-smoke monthly 0.5 2026-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/fecee074-6787-4bb6-b17a-300e6ab3d30e/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.22.33%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Questions of Smoke: Burning Plants and Cultural Appropriation All of us grew up in harmful, traumatic ways under the destructive culture of capitalism, patriarchy, oppressive Abrahamic religions, or other challenging and frightening forces. The desire to get far away from and embrace things that seem entirely different from those damaging entities can be the impetus to explore a new spiritual path or practice. This very real pain makes conversations about cultural appropriation in Paganism and New Age spiritual communities very hard, because it can be very triggering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/6b838227-94cd-4123-9385-0d1ebd601663/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.26.55%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Questions of Smoke: Burning Plants and Cultural Appropriation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/a7377b41-5999-4cac-b725-8699e35bb36f/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.29.40%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Questions of Smoke: Burning Plants and Cultural Appropriation - Make it stand out A witches whisk made of blackberry stems. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/respiratory-infections-in-appalachian-folk-medicine-and-magic monthly 0.5 2026-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/c0c5aa23-93e8-4b63-acfc-f0411fd2393b/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.16.45%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Persimmons and String: Respiratory Infections in Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic - Make it stand out Pipsissewa was known as ratsvein or ratsbane in Appalachian Folk Medicine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/325ffae1-3970-4530-8f28-7f3f45d9a9c3/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.17.47%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Persimmons and String: Respiratory Infections in Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic - Make it stand out Pine for pine top tea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/63369b49-5ae7-45ee-84f3-8c2015ab84f3/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.19.31%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Persimmons and String: Respiratory Infections in Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/just-herbalism monthly 0.5 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/e05f8945-5e29-4027-8f92-6128a5480737/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.04.51%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Just Herbalism... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/c3b6e99d-093a-40b5-85d2-862d1137e863/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.06.11%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Just Herbalism... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/take-care-with-spring-wild-foods monthly 0.5 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/bb4f6317-41d7-494a-8b7a-f08547bfafb1/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.50.48%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Take Care with Spring Wild Foods - Make it stand out Spring wild food bounty with help from Little Brother https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/37bcf02e-754c-47fa-bc53-948ccb61f6b6/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.53.15%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Take Care with Spring Wild Foods - Make it stand out Daylily photo by Chestnut Herbs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/1213df61-d96f-44b5-83f6-fe2aa8e66f94/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.54.33%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Take Care with Spring Wild Foods - Make it stand out Wild onion and my hori hori getting ready to dig it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/a88b51bd-6d6a-4b6b-8f32-7240bbbc3fa2/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.55.44%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Take Care with Spring Wild Foods - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/e3e5904b-263a-4894-a84d-82891228d9ab/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.56.46%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Take Care with Spring Wild Foods - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/2cd77aa9-f024-4a6a-b2ed-c1793e019a7b/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.57.31%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Take Care with Spring Wild Foods - Make it stand out Dandy roots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/d4232aad-2289-4810-9bf9-5cb997ad5c9a/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.59.35%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Take Care with Spring Wild Foods - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/fdb8cea1-ecbf-4587-b554-5aa44ce83e69/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.00.26%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Take Care with Spring Wild Foods - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/9f06e161-d6c0-4dbc-837f-2294ec7fbac7/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+3.01.55%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Take Care with Spring Wild Foods - Make it stand out My fermented wild greens https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/tinder-fungus-and-the-not-so-subtle-art-of-double-extraction-1 monthly 0.5 2026-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/7225d2cd-fd47-4b9c-a861-d732ec2ba2db/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.45.27%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Under the White Berry: The Folk magic of Mistletoe. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/fa7b3765-409a-4621-947c-cfb92659c710/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.46.40%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Under the White Berry: The Folk magic of Mistletoe. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/34fa7712-aa72-42d3-8511-691207f4f9be/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.47.29%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Under the White Berry: The Folk magic of Mistletoe. I rarely use mistletoe internally since we don't have the appropriate species here in the U.S., but I do love to use pieces I find from windfall as talismans and protective amulets. I use it for luck in hunting and protection, especially from the unseen. Have a fine finish to your January and blessed Imbolc my darlins. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/tinder-fungus-and-the-not-so-subtle-art-of-double-extraction monthly 0.5 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/0bcbec22-b252-4a60-934f-ae2a80ddb409/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.34.32%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Tinder Fungus and the Not So Subtle Art of Double Extraction - Make it stand out Me being normal with Tinder Fungus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/a3167928-4b8e-45b2-99ea-210cd9a94c22/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.38.14%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Tinder Fungus and the Not So Subtle Art of Double Extraction - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/4af7317a-7b49-4ff6-a84c-cbaca9f3db86/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.39.12%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Tinder Fungus and the Not So Subtle Art of Double Extraction +Making a Mushroom Double Extraction+ Mushrooms contain a lot of different types of constituents. Some are easily water-soluble (polysaccharides) and some are less soluble (terpenoids and phenolics). By doing the double-extraction process, it allows you to utilize the full spectrum of constituents in one medicine. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/a-sampling-of-the-herblore-of-samhain monthly 0.5 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/7db4f23e-9df2-44cb-ab28-4de62e0ed141/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.25.05%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - A Sampling of the Herblore of Samhain - Make it stand out Allantide Apples with Liam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/f0a5a05c-b1c1-483f-ba23-3a343925f708/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.27.32%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - A Sampling of the Herblore of Samhain +The Last Sheaf of Grain+ The last sheaf of rye is left to the Roggenwulf, or Rye wolf, during the winter’s cold. In Germany when wind blows the tall gass or corn the “Grass wolf” or “Corn wolf” is among the blades. Many final harvest ceremonies involved the final harvest of grain: “Crying the Neck” in England and Wales: "In those days the whole of the reaping had to be done either with the hook or scythe. The harvest, in consequence, often lasted for many weeks. When the time came to cut the last handful of standing corn, one of the reapers would lift up the bunch high above his head and call out in a loud voice....., "I 'ave 'un! I 'ave 'un! I 'ave 'un!" The rest would then shout, "What 'ave 'ee? What 'ave 'ee? What 'ave 'ee?" and the reply would be: "A neck! A neck! A neck!" Everyone then joined in shouting: "Hurrah! Hurrah for the neck! Hurrah for Mr. So-and-So” (calling the farmer by name.)" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/7ec08e00-b495-461a-9cd2-9802298d6293/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.29.45%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - A Sampling of the Herblore of Samhain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/885d9dac-2bd0-4515-a321-da49eb3b2619/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.30.38%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - A Sampling of the Herblore of Samhain - Make it stand out Chestnuts https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/agrimony-and-he-shal-sleepyn-as-he-were-deed monthly 0.5 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/db86d952-9f41-4b0b-b668-0f58ca0cb231/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.18.33%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Agrimony: and He shal sleepyn as he were deed The name alone reminds me of my childish fascination (and let’s be real it obviously never ended) with all things witch-related. It just sounds spooky perhaps, or like the word itself is a spell, a word of power. The word Agrimony comes from the Greek agremon which was believed to refer to cataracts in the eyes. There is some confusion about the origin of the word, however, for it may have been referring to a type of Poppy. However its name came about, I love this plant which I rarely see mentioned. There are many species of agrimonia, 15 in fact, but only about four boast a reputation as healers. Agrimonia eupatoria, which is native to Europe, North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Macaronesia, is an introduced species in North America. Agrimonia pilosa is native to Asia and Eastern Europe and Agrimonia gryposepala and parviflora are native to North America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/466d88d7-b80f-47a9-9ddb-175a19f13039/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.21.34%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Agrimony: and He shal sleepyn as he were deed - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/3722ed23-087e-4bfb-8413-a82bb59390bf/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.22.40%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Agrimony: and He shal sleepyn as he were deed - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/green-yarrow-green-yarrow monthly 0.5 2026-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/b940a14e-7077-4483-866d-68155c6cbcab/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.13.06%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Green Yarrow, Green Yarrow... - Make it stand out Yarrow in a little basket… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/090cbe42-8675-44a8-9506-5fe0f7d1a7ee/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.14.23%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Green Yarrow, Green Yarrow... - Franz Eugen Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen or Medicinal Plants was published in 1887 in Germany Franz Eugen Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen or Medicinal Plants was published in 1887 in Germany. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/strum-and-drang-walpurgisnacht monthly 0.5 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/891b67b2-d2d1-4e9d-9b77-c85c2acdfede/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.06.20%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Strum and Drang: Walpurgisnacht - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/f8ebfd33-1719-4a98-aa11-3f689b54b896/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.08.12%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Strum and Drang: Walpurgisnacht - Gustav Doré La Danse du Sabbat Gustav Doré La Danse du Sabbat https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/egg-magics-the-spring-equinox-and-planting-by-the-signs monthly 0.5 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/03e54999-41d4-402f-952c-3dfd569e8f2a/Screenshot+2026-01-22+at+2.01.43%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Egg Magics, the Spring Equinox and Planting by the Signs I'm preparing for Spring by starting seeds and looking to the signs. Some in East Anglia would see if the time was right for planting by removing their trousers and sitting upon the land to feel its warmth. I have laid my own bare bottom on the Earth many times, but never with such a practical purpose! As the sun warms the soil, if possible, get your skin in contact with the soil. Why wouldn’t you want to take off your pants outside!? It sounds like a great time to me. Still others would walk their land and ‘feel it in their bones’ as to whether or not it was the right time to plant. The lighting of bonfires in or adjacent to planting places with much singing and leaping dances would show the crops to grow tall and strong while the roaring fire would entice the sun to lend its life giving flames. The old beliefs about planting with the waxing moon and weeding with the waning further enliven the process of seed sowing with magic as the moon’s growth stimulates that of the seeds. “As above, so below.” The practice of planting by that signs carried over strongly with German immigrants to the Appalachians, where it surely mixed with First Nations and African beliefs from enslaved peoples, it has become the complex and rich story of living by the signs we have in the mountains today. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/sittin-in-thyme monthly 0.5 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/93981209-958c-4960-a431-3901bd6da463/Screenshot+2026-01-16+at+4.30.26%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Sittin' in Thyme It’s use as a funerary herb may shed some light on this curious custom. The Order of the Oddfellows carried sprigs of Thyme at the funerals of their brothers, while in certain areas of England, it was customary to drop a sprig of Thyme onto the coffin before burial. It is interestingly also associated with murder, and the scent, perhaps due to its use at funerals, is said to be the scent of a murdered man’s ghost. This is curious also because that means that my chicken soup is not complete without essence of murder. Pennsylvania Germans have a particular practice around the planting of Thyme and it is said it cannot grow and flourish if you do not sit on it after planting. If you’ve ever transplanted large carpets of Thyme, this is actually a very helpful practice, and also uniquely enjoyable. In Scotland and England, there is a love divination that can be performed with Thyme on St. Agnes’ Night, January 20th. Take a sprig of Rosemary and one of Thyme and sprinkle them three times with water. Upon going to bed, put one in each shoe and place a shoe on each side of the bed. You must then invoke St. Agnes: “St. Agnes that’s to lovers kind, Come ease the troubles of my mind.” And the future will be revealed in a dream once you drift to sleep, revealing the identity of your true love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/09023f42-3633-47f1-ae2f-d2860397321d/Screenshot+2026-01-16+at+4.31.38%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Sittin' in Thyme - Make it stand out Thyme is clearly magical, and this is just the tip of the Thyme-berg. Medicinally, Thyme is often overlooked I feel, due to its prowess as a culinary spice. Most spices, because of their strong aromas and flavors, hold immense medicinal power and have throughout history. Thyme is generally a go to for respiratory infections and coughs, though it has many, many other uses. In the British Isle, it was used for coughs and respiratory ailments, and even for quite serious ones such as tuberculosis and whooping cough. Many would drink Thyme tea to calm the nerves in England, and today it is still used as a gentle nervine. It was drunk almost universally in remote parts of Scotland, and aside from being nervine, it was used to prevent bad dreams. In Suffolk, it was specific for headache. In Ireland, its use was less common but it still helped with respiratory trouble, and headache when smelled fresh, rather than drank as a tea. For Tuberculosis, an infusion was mixed with the antiviral Honeysuckle and Wild sage (1). In America, in Southern Folk Medicine, Thyme was used to treat Typhoid with other diaphoretic plants like Sassafras root bark, pine needle, mustard seeds, boneset leaves and pennyroyal as an infusion. It was also used for promoting birth to “women in Travail”, and moving the after birth, as well as topically as a hot ointment for swellings and warts.(2) In African American folk healing Thyme was used for respiratory illnesses, as a gargle for sore throat and as a hot fresh leaf poultice for cuts, wounds and to prevent infection (3). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/eefac351-297c-46de-90b4-b5327de9bf8b/Screenshot+2026-01-16+at+5.27.26%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Sittin' in Thyme You can also use Lemon Thyme in any of these recipes, many find it more palatable and it generally has similar medicinal actions due to both plant’s thymol content. Thymol is a monoterpenoid phenol that is very soluble in alcohol. It’s one of the magic chemicals in Thyme that give it it’s antibacterial and antifungal powers. This means you can make a mean (well actually very nice) tincture of Thyme as well for colic, respiratory illnesses, digestive upsets, UTI and more. I do a fresh herb tincture the folk method, i.e. just pour brandy over fresh chopped Thyme and let it sit 4-6 weeks, shaking the jar occasionally. I take 20ish drops 2 to 3x a day for bronchitis, digestive issues with gas, and externally diluted as a wound cleanser. If you want to make a more exacting tincture try 1:5 ratio and 70% alcohol. Thyme is divine. Whether to divine your true love with the aid of St. Agnes or to heal a gassy gut, Thyme has been medicine to many, and made our soups, stews, dressings and drink oh so warming and magical. Take heart these last few days of Winter and know that the warmth will return all too soon, and we will be wishing for the cool before we know it. Speaking of which, Abby and I are hard at work getting ready for this year’s Sassafras School class! We’re so excited. We have a few more spaces left so don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. We also have our Bark Eater’s class coming up February 23rd! Any excuse to cover edible and medicinal trees is a good one. We had a blast in last year’s class. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/shoemake-sumac-medicine-beyond-the-lemonade monthly 0.5 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/8270dd43-1e94-4137-90cf-881e65bd7ce6/Screenshot+2026-01-16+at+4.19.41%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Shoemake: Sumac Medicine, Beyond the Lemonade - Photo: Sumac and Cedar Sumac and Cedar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/304fcfd6-75d8-457f-aa55-fd5acd4530bb/Screenshot+2026-01-16+at+4.23.08%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Shoemake: Sumac Medicine, Beyond the Lemonade - Preparing Sumac for Vinegar infusion. The young shoots of Smooth Sumac are also edible. They were also peeled and eaten historically by Apache people, especially relished by children. The shoots can be enjoyed by peeling away the green bark of the Smooth sumac and crunching away raw or cooked in Spring. Here is a good photo essay of just how to tell the Staghorn and Smooth Sumacs apart and how to enjoy the shoots. I look for the fresh shoots in Spring and make sure they crack off easily. Look for the ones with little to no white pithy core, for it doesn’t taste great but won’t hurt you. You can saute them, and season them with the berries! There are Sumac species around the world used for food and medicine, and in some Middle Eastern and Northern and Eastern African countries the berries are used as a spice in a blend which is often known as za’tar. In Ethiopia, it’s often used to spice lamb. I use it to spice red meat, mushrooms and cooked greens dishes. Any time a zing of lemon would bring flavor to a dish, call on Sumac. To use Sumac as a medicine today, the dosage is one cup of the infusion or 3-4 ml of either the 1:5 fresh fruit tincture, or 1:7 dried fruit tincture. These should be taken three times per day on an empty stomach, preferably 10-15 minutes before meals. To make the tea, add 2-3 teaspoons of the fresh or 1-2 teaspoons of the dried fruits to boiled water and allow it to steep for 15-20 minutes. It will taste much stronger than when it is prepared as a beverage. (4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/c5e7a016-3963-4990-a910-0cd8b2f24ae2/Screenshot+2026-01-16+at+4.26.54%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Shoemake: Sumac Medicine, Beyond the Lemonade - Sumac and Hemlock Vinegars The leaves can be used as a poultice for skin eruptions, wounds and even rashes from Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac. The inner bark can be made into an antibiotic salve for wounds. It has also been incorporated in uterine medicine, specifically preventing uterine prolapse and stabilizing the blood which can help with menstrual cramping. (5) The vinegar is my favorite thing to make with the berries. I use it culinarily, and mix with water and drink whenever I have a UTI or urinary complaint. I used to get chronic UTI’s when I was still drinking alcohol, and my kidneys still need extra support even two and a half years after getting sober. I add 2 tablespoons of sumac vinegar to a quart jar of water and sip it to keep my kidneys flowing as an occasional tonic. I just strip the berries off the branches into a clean mason jar, cover with raw apple cider vinegar and give a gentle shake occasionally. Don’t forget to put a piece of parchment paper between your lid and the jar to prevent the metal from rusting. How do you enjoy and celebrate Sumac? Cautions: Sumac is in the same family as poison ivy, cashews and mangoes and should be avoided by people with severe allergies to any of those plants. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/the-apple-tree-wassail monthly 0.5 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/bc1e9bf6-b004-4021-97cd-93fffd1552ee/Screenshot+2026-01-16+at+4.05.06%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Apple Tree Wassail - Make it stand out Rowena wassailing King Vortigern https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/plantain-with-you-i-do-sustain monthly 0.5 2026-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/ac58fe3d-0f14-4d8d-bc92-60737421873c/Screenshot+2026-01-09+at+5.00.43%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Plantain, with you I do sustain. Broad leaf plantain, plantago major, and ribwort plantain, p.lanceolata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/b9ea004c-d3f9-40ef-904f-3db2e963dd3f/Screenshot+2026-01-09+at+5.03.20%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Plantain, with you I do sustain. - *Depiction of Odin. It is one of the herbs mentioned in the Nine Herbs Charm, from the 10th century, was gathered from Anglo-Saxon England, and was used to treat infection and poisoning. Plantain was known as Weybroed or waybread. You can learn the charm yourself here: The Nine Herbs Charm. The other herbs referenced in this charm were: Mugwort, Chamomile, Nettle, Crabapple, Thyme, Betony, Lamb's Cress, and Fennel. Though there is debate here and there about a few of the plant’s identities. This is one part magical recitation, one part effective, healing herbs. The poem is also amazing because it is one of two known references to Woden (or Odin) in Old English poetry, an old god of the Nordic peoples. It was used extensively for many purposes beyond wound healing throughout Europe and Asia, but once again, the places where plant histories overlap throughout different cultures always delights me. Everywhere Europeans went, it followed. Sort of like a plant marker of European colonization. This is one of the reasons certain Indigenous peoples in North America came to call it, “White man’s footprint.” Sometimes I think of this fact when I look upon p.major, but I can’t blame this plant for the terrible things done by my ancestors. It more then makes up for this association with its ready availability, ease of harvest and amazing medicine and food. I want things to be right and wrong, good and evil. It’s simpler that way. But it is never that way. Never simple. Always nuanced. Always complex. Mentioned throughout the world in medical writings from Greece to Medieval Islamic Spain, it was used as crushed whole leaves, or mixed with honey for wounds. It was believed it could heal any organ in the human body when boiled in butter and eaten. I cannot argue against adding butter to everything to make it better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/ed7b8c9f-5691-4e4f-ab28-ea9c3691d505/Screenshot+2026-01-09+at+5.04.52%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Plantain, with you I do sustain. Culpepper said in his “Complete Herbal” (1649) P. major is under Venus: ‘It cures the head by its antipathy to Mars and the privities by its sympathy to Venus. There is not a martial disease that it does not cure’. About the medicinal effects he wrote: ‘It is good to stay spitting of blood and bleedings at the mouth, or the making of foul and bloody water, by reason of any ulcer in the reins or bladder’. It was even believed that animals could use the plantain to heal themselves. Here's a story about the plantain from a the 1798 edition of The Farmer's Almanack: “A toad was seen fighting with a spider in Rhode-Island; and when the former was bit, it hopped to a plantain leaf, bit off a piece, and then engaged with the spider again. After this had been repeated sundry times, a spectator pulled up the plantain, and put it out of the way. The toad, on being bit again, jumped to where the plantain had stood; and as it was not to be found, she hopped round several times, turned over on her back, swelled up, and died immediately. This is an evident demonstration that the juice of the plantain is an antidote against the bites of those venomous insects.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/a1c61737-0db2-457b-8d69-1f9825a0df88/Screenshot+2026-01-09+at+5.06.26%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Plantain, with you I do sustain. - Make it stand out The Gazette where this cure appeared. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/joe-pye-is-the-queen-of-the-meadow monthly 0.5 2026-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/ca98db9d-a48f-4f0d-b14c-31afa2092bf4/Screenshot+2026-01-09+at+3.55.05%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Joe Pye is the Queen of the Meadow - I just want to snuggle you Joe Pye. I yell about being an alcoholic in recovery all the time, and because I am a person that easily and readily will lie to myself to enable my addictions, I need to be bluntly honest with myself that sometimes, I am powerless over certain things. I am powerless over alcohol this is for sure, and what life throws my way to an extent, but I am powerful beyond measure in other areas of my life. How can I take responsibility for the ways I treat others, myself and my environment? THIS is what has been on my mind, despite the desire to blame and project onto the people and events transpiring around me. Where can I pick up the reins that I put down, and where can I say sorry where I need to and say HELL NO where I need to and say thank you where I need to. Awareness and compassion: these are cups I drink from in equal measure, though sometimes I spill down the front of my shirt. All my soap boxing aside, I love you, and if you are having a hard time, that is real, and all of my waxing poetic about how you can change it may not be real for you, and guess what, that is also TOTALLY OK. You do you my darlin. With the Vernal Equinox approaching I feel the first stirrings in myself to draw more inwards. I know, me, the queen of extroverts, yet I am a crafter and the Fall and Winter are my times to MAKE. What shall I make this year? What are you excited to make? Making more potions and elixirs and tea blends and vinegars has been on my list. Making more MEDICINE! When I think of the recipes and things that inspire me most, it is always the concoctions I read of in old books and hear about from my elders. The rabbit tobacco, the pokeweed, the sassafras. The Appalachian plants. And on that note, I want to talk about a favorite native plant of mine that is flowering right now. Joe Pye Weed. Who was Joe Pye? And why was this his weed? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/ce4b47d8-ee6c-479d-8324-1e8be20ed3ec/Screenshot+2026-01-09+at+3.58.04%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Joe Pye is the Queen of the Meadow - Joe pye flowers on the French Broad. Joe Pye weed, or Eutrochium spp. Is a member of the aster family native to the U.S. This plant is known by many names like Gravel root and ague root, but my favorite is Queen of the Meadow. When you see those tall, waving stalks topped with cotton candy pink fluffy flowers, it’s not difficult to see why this name is so appropriate. The name Joe Pye also has a curious history. There are sources claiming all over the web and in old literature that an indigenous man named Joe Pye used the root to heal typhus in New England. Yet, upon further inspection, it is also surmised that no such man existed and the word Joe Pye is an Anglicization of an indigenous word from an unknown location “jopi” used to describe this plant. Either way, the plant was used for typhus, and surely was taught to settlers by indigenous people. Our stories of plants and their names... In Appalachia, this queen has historically been used as a kidney remedy. Hence the name, Gravel root. Kidney stone, cystitis, fever, typhus, all these ailments were plied with Joe Pye tea. The leaves, roots and flowers are important denizens in the native medicinal plant lexicon. Patricia Kyritsi Howell describes the Queen of the Meadow as diuretic, anti-lithic, kidney tonic, anti-inflammatory, astringent, and anti-rheumatic. Alabama herbalist Tommie Bass used it for kidney stone, bladder disease, and even prostate issues. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/goldenrod-for-silver-and-gold monthly 0.5 2026-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/c97fea57-f235-4526-9140-3d1e0b6b6bb1/Screenshot+2026-01-09+at+1.35.31%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Goldenrod for Silver and Gold - Photo by the NC Herb Association Photo by the NC Herb Association https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/4432aaf1-355b-464a-b9fa-95ab5836f16f/Screenshot+2026-01-09+at+1.35.43%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Goldenrod for Silver and Gold - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/2829667c-ff01-47d3-8776-21f4b4f3586e/Screenshot+2026-01-09+at+1.36.02%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Goldenrod for Silver and Gold There are studies indicating it has even more uses medicinally, from lowering cholesterol to upper respiratory infections, colds and flu. Salves and oils were used traditionally as topicals for pain, and the fresh leaf made into a salve for old wounds by the Romany. In Scotland it was used especially for broken bones. It was commonly used in African American folk medicine for fever and chills as a tea. Goldenrod with it’s brilliant hue and stately countenance can’t help but inspire magical ideas. It was believed that if it suddenly appeared growing outside your door it meant that good luck and prosperity were on their way. In the British Isle, Its long stems were believed to point to the locations of buried gold and silver. It even has a history as a sort of dowsing rod to help find secret underground springs and water sources. This plant is given the astrological association with Venus. Perhaps this explains why if you wear a piece of goldenrod, it will also ensure you see your lover tomorrow. I know what I’ll be pinning to my lapel post haste. Works Cited: Dictionary of Plantlore. D.C. Watts. 2007. The Mythical, Magical Folklore of Plants. D. Thiselton-Dyer. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15638071 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25898223 The works of herbalist Matthew Wood https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/dragon-dolls-and-gallows-men-mandrake-madness monthly 0.5 2026-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/1bb33029-a7dd-4411-a646-9e432f0a56b0/Screenshot+2026-01-09+at+1.11.12%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Dragon Dolls and Gallow's Men: Mandrake Madness The oldest written mention of the mandrake occurs in the cuneiform tablets of the Assyrians and the Old Testament. It may have been referring to mandrake wine, which was often mentioned in later tablets. The Greek doctor Theophrastus discussed its uses as a soporific and aphrodisiac, but more interestingly, he described curious rituals that were performed before the harvest of the alluring root. It required three circles to be drawn with a knife in the earth around the plant, after which the top of the plant was cut off while facing west. Before the best of the root is dug and cut, one must dance about it while saying as much as one can about the mysteries of love. Essentially, repeating as many indecent things as possible. This refers to said that if one acts lewdly enough, it is possible to frighten demons away, freeing the root from interference with lingering spirits of malintent. It seems clear that Mandrake maintained a firm grip on the vivid images of love and lovemaking throughout history to different cultures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/40f02985-ee2b-4a0e-89fd-419c71c77257/Screenshot+2026-01-09+at+1.30.45%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Dragon Dolls and Gallow's Men: Mandrake Madness - Mandrake root, 1501-1700 Many would pay high prices for the mandrake, for it practically did it all. Luck in love, healed the diseases brought about it, brought in wealth and acted with a power no woman could resist. To convince the root to do these things for you, however, required careful action, for the Mandrake still bore hatred for mankind for being chucked aside as a prototype on God’s drafting desk. It must be bathed in wine, wrapped in red or white silk cloth as well as a little velvet cloak. It must also be fed. What to feed it varied depending on who you asked. These roots continued to be known as “alruna” or “alraunes” in Germany and England. Communion wafers saved in the mouth from Church, spittle from a fasting person, or even earth from Paradise. Even with the best care, however, sometimes the Mandrake would tire of its owner and stop working. In these instances they had to be sold right away, unless they turn the tides and cause misfortune for their masters. Interestingly, it could only be sold for less than one had bought it for, and if the owner died, it must go to the grave with them and be prepared to be judged along side them at heaven’s gates. These mysterious fetishes are simply roots from certain plants fashioned into the shape of a human to be used for magical purposes, but the often human-shaped mandrake is the inspiration for this strange and wonderful practice. In Medieval England, these charms were known as “alrunen”. In Germany during the same era, the “alruna” were so revered that they were dressed everyday lest they do their owners harm. They have lived on in German and English folklore where it was said that well-kept alraune were dressed in silk and velvet and ‘fed’ meals of milk and cookies. Dr. Faust himself was said to have an alraune. In 1888, it was said such ‘manikins” could be found among the Pennsylvania Dutch. In Renaissance era magic it was also, like henbane, used as a magical incense associated with the moon and placed under the pillow for prophetic dreams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/b5fb5791-2415-4765-b23c-4706777ab6ee/Screenshot+2026-01-09+at+1.32.27%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Dragon Dolls and Gallow's Men: Mandrake Madness - Make it stand out From Wikimedia https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/midsummer-herblore-feverfew monthly 0.5 2026-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/afb52f58-733b-4764-8fad-c1dc44e912a5/Screenshot+2026-01-05+at+4.37.09%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Midsummer Herblore: Feverfew - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/f012c604-d3d7-40d2-9d4a-9533672c6b90/Screenshot+2026-01-05+at+4.38.12%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Midsummer Herblore: Feverfew - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/tulip-poplar-the-canoe-tree monthly 0.5 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/937805a4-8252-447a-8528-3433058bef53/Screenshot+2026-01-16+at+2.57.36%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Tulip Poplar, the Canoe Tree Though this tree was written about here and there in reference to its benefits in the fights against fevers, it was mostly thought of as a country folks remedy. Maybe that is why I like it so much… It’s said tulip poplar root bark was mixed with dogwood bark in brandy for use in fevers when mixed with water. The Vegetable Materia Medica of the United States by William Barton published in 1825 listed many uses for this tree. The bark is considered stimulant, causing sweating, while being astringent and bitter. The root bark is considered tonic. He recommends mixing it with dogwood and winterberry for fever (they called them intermittents in old medical books due to the back and forth nature of malarial fevers), and black alder. The root powder was also used in late stage dysentery and gout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/d6250201-7574-4cbe-892e-44a24343b186/Screenshot+2026-01-16+at+2.57.56%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Tulip Poplar, the Canoe Tree - Make it stand out Photo by Drew Jenkins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/55709532-86bd-4357-84c7-3609be03c4ae/Screenshot+2026-01-16+at+2.58.22%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Tulip Poplar, the Canoe Tree - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/blood-stone-staunch-the-flow monthly 0.5 2026-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/f9d76503-cd51-4ba7-baa9-2dae9edb95f7/Screenshot+2026-01-05+at+3.15.00%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Blood Stone: Staunch the Flow - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/appalachian-spring-wild-foods-cleaning-and-the-equinox monthly 0.5 2026-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/050c45b9-758d-472f-a1e4-3a06667a7859/Screenshot+2026-01-05+at+2.44.03%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Appalachian Spring: Wild Foods, Cleaning and the Equinox - Make it stand out My amazing foraging friends from No Taste Like Home's Wild Food Immersion last Spring harvested all of this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/defe1d5d-998a-4424-bdad-c69c92fb21f0/Screenshot+2026-01-05+at+3.00.32%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Appalachian Spring: Wild Foods, Cleaning and the Equinox - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/57b4c7e0-796a-4314-8907-4a06c4967a6f/Screenshot+2026-01-05+at+3.05.24%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Appalachian Spring: Wild Foods, Cleaning and the Equinox - Make it stand out Chickweed and toad. Don't vinegar toads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/6c4b6c63-4dc6-454a-a3c4-b9f44ae3f4f1/Screenshot+2026-01-05+at+3.07.39%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Appalachian Spring: Wild Foods, Cleaning and the Equinox - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/henbane-iconic-plant-of-the-witches monthly 0.5 2026-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/b49e6ddd-5868-4905-bf09-3cb9a709be10/Screenshot+2026-01-05+at+2.29.16%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Henbane. Iconic Plant of the Witches. - Make it stand out Henbane watercolor by the author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/647d7e71-b255-41f0-a1f3-dade33fbedb8/Screenshot+2026-01-05+at+2.30.53%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Henbane. Iconic Plant of the Witches. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/374cd410-cceb-431b-9570-4991e99668c6/Screenshot+2026-01-05+at+2.32.48%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Henbane. Iconic Plant of the Witches. - Make it stand out My personal homage to Henbane. Tattoo and photo by Baylen Levore. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/oak-eat-drink-charm monthly 0.5 2026-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/a9ba1855-21a9-4bc6-aecf-3f680cffead8/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+8.08.33%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Oak: Eat, Drink, Charm. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/dd0c99ed-d3a5-46e8-af76-3134c7e37a9b/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+8.09.43%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Oak: Eat, Drink, Charm. - Make it stand out Trees for our fence are stripped of bark for other uses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/dfa3adf8-0e79-4e51-ba87-7c843e342055/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+8.10.47%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Oak: Eat, Drink, Charm. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/3b7f5795-e98d-48cc-b719-d01640eace99/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+8.11.52%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Oak: Eat, Drink, Charm. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/a-midwinter-herbaria monthly 0.5 2026-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/bf2fe4f1-48ce-4c75-8d01-2fb369d2d887/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+7.48.05%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - A Midwinter Herbaria - Make it stand out Virginia Pine waiting to become a fragrant tea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/14c81ed1-dec0-499c-bec8-5b920ed085b9/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+7.58.07%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - A Midwinter Herbaria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/00f30533-8d45-4a38-9fc4-9f5d72543a47/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+8.04.21%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - A Midwinter Herbaria - Make it stand out Making edible and medicinal wreaths. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/the-well-read-witch-version-2o monthly 0.5 2026-01-03 https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/the-hags-taper-mullein monthly 0.5 2026-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/eba46e54-c755-4d7c-87e4-794d23a94a0e/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+7.30.30%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Hag's Taper: Mullein - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/6b0b2fda-1388-4ac2-ade5-a275e0fe2cec/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+7.33.31%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Hag's Taper: Mullein - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/778c00ea-3217-4934-9187-78ce98944f9a/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+7.34.45%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Hag's Taper: Mullein - Make it stand out The roots that healed me. This is from 4 small plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/33b74e28-b297-45de-a2e5-7acf5f2099c9/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+7.36.12%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Hag's Taper: Mullein - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/folkloric-uses-of-wood-part-ix-sassafras-1 monthly 0.5 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/01847ee3-d67a-4abe-9484-58db76f45d2e/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+7.05.03%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Violet: take heart, take heart. - Make it stand out Painting flowers is my favorite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/fffc3192-bb7a-4a18-ac63-a900ee31830e/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+7.06.28%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Violet: take heart, take heart. - Make it stand out Soaking the purple flowers in hot water to make purple violet syrup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/ab81d94b-c340-4394-a6a1-ebc228209684/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+7.11.33%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Violet: take heart, take heart. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/1ff438fb-802c-467d-a351-d8163469e90f/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+7.12.51%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Violet: take heart, take heart. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/folkloric-uses-of-wood-part-ix-sassafras monthly 0.5 2026-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/477107d8-347f-427e-ba16-fc17a12f0072/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+6.18.55%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Folkloric Uses of Wood Part IX: Sassafras - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/d321e261-51f8-47e1-ad0f-3053984a4111/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+6.24.25%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Folkloric Uses of Wood Part IX: Sassafras - Make it stand out The sweet 5 fingered sassafras we found. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/252e4208-52d7-46d7-b6c8-a8b3052c2786/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+6.55.21%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Folkloric Uses of Wood Part IX: Sassafras - Make it stand out Woman selling Salop, what they called sweetened sassafras beverage. 1808. William H Pyne for The Costumes of Great Britain https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/deviants-poisoners-and-the-climate-of-fear monthly 0.5 2026-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/645abf19-31f1-48d1-bf19-79ce999370d5/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+5.42.13%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Deviants, Poisoners and the Climate of Fear - Make it stand out Belladonna I met in England. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/8f0f4dd1-808b-40d0-84ff-ca834356ac6f/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+5.44.51%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Deviants, Poisoners and the Climate of Fear - Make it stand out You gotta go into those dark places to get awesome. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/kudzu-cottages-glass-arrowheads-and-dogbane monthly 0.5 2025-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/17497bdb-eea5-4afe-96b6-c010c4946b41/20170125-100155.jpeg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/27b45a30-9d7b-4112-a651-2c31909d8cb6/20170125-101419.jpeg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/089059bd-840e-4478-af89-16f76d00cc12/20170125-102145_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out Still under construction, but it is so cute! The miraculous thing is, some of this clay was made with elephant dung. Can you spot the elephant head on the right side wall? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/92eb5a2f-6f43-4236-abd3-974c4f5aeba1/20170125-102231_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out Here, take a closer look. You can see the lovely red, Carolina clay and tulip poplar bark siding about the soon to be door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/acc6793e-6147-459d-bc84-3219f58ed663/20170125-102833.jpeg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out The inside is even sweeter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/cbd38b0c-a80a-4b89-99cf-9332a05f6308/20170125-102849_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/9ce9f465-7ee9-4659-ad2b-8f67278368ae/20170125-102907_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/3100cd0d-047d-43ed-ade1-e57264022320/20170125-104219_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out He told me about the stained glass window he and his mother made and we laughed about the problems of carving spoons inside. We are both guilty of making wood chips where ever we go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/ba996388-921a-4872-8c8c-4107389ddfce/20170125-104319_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/95f93a60-88f6-422b-8845-0528b31632ae/20170125-110353_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/a49d66e7-c5db-476b-8d27-b925394d3251/20170125-110318_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/3c7de6f6-3183-4018-bc1b-5b820f07e32e/20170125-105958_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/9176218e-758f-442f-b837-95ba2c1c840d/20170125-113547_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out He has the sweetest mini-orchard full of plums, cherries, asian pears and much more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/1b43c7ab-cda3-42be-8043-6ce71d13af2f/20170125-114756_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out Tool Envy is a thing. And I have it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/09914a20-c77a-415f-957f-386587c8157a/20170125-120023_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out Making dogbane cordage for net making. Jeff has woven huge dogbane nets as replicas for museums. Making replicas of historical, and pre-historical in some cases, objects is a source of fun and livelihood for him. I also teach net making now and I learned 7 years ago how to make cordage from Jeff. The passing and dissemination of these skills among and beyond our community is part of the reason I love it so much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/d48ca634-2bb0-4454-b276-8320d74b8dd7/20170125-120053_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out The dogbane plant was a major source of fiber for First Nations people in our bioregion. It is my favorite of the fiber plants here in Appalachia. Notice all the little fibers waiting to be stripped out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/051d944d-5d2a-4880-865a-4869172d0c0b/20170125-115302_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out Knapped blue glass arrow heads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/cb6650aa-e1ef-4750-8e2e-cb33eafef0dd/20170125-150129_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Kudzu Cottages, Glass Arrowheads and Dogbane - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/the-folkloric-uses-of-wood-part-viii-basswood monthly 0.5 2025-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/faf29c39-c35e-4d59-93a7-2dcacded5251/basswood-02_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood Part VIII : Basswood - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/9e0848e3-2e08-4a8d-a9c2-418e3518864f/800px-kaditzer-linde-1840_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood Part VIII : Basswood - Make it stand out Lime tree in Kaditz, c. 1840 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/c47f57c5-b692-4a80-b69a-432fb14f9ecf/800px-lime-tree.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood Part VIII : Basswood - Make it stand out (Photo By: N p holmes / Wikimedia Commons) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/c48463e3-391a-442e-b430-60cd20bf5943/cordagebecky_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood Part VIII : Basswood - Make it stand out The author wearing and making more cordage! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/23896abe-838e-49a8-995b-498cb50d5183/villagersdanceunderthelinden_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood Part VIII : Basswood - Make it stand out "Under the Village Linden Tree" a 16th century engraving by Kandel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/5122092e-8b7c-4278-bfdb-8945b3f5e50e/800px-riemenschneider-hl-georg_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood Part VIII : Basswood - Make it stand out Tilman Riemenschneider, St. George and the dragon. 1485-1490. Carved from Linden. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/autumnal-magic monthly 0.5 2025-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/51e82d27-ea35-4ba4-a1d2-799e3c5c589b/screen-shot-2016-10-02-at-6-40-39-pm_orig.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Autumnal Magic... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/db05bc1a-6dc6-42f1-85c3-78cd8cd68892/leatherback_orig.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Autumnal Magic... - Make it stand out Leatherback mushrooms. One of the most delicious meaty tastes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/619405d5-60a4-4155-990b-f20c08a82fb5/cherrysyrup_orig.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Autumnal Magic... - Make it stand out Bottling wild cherry bark cough syrup. With my cherry spoon and cutting board I made. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/b2769e29-8d2a-4c51-9cc6-82d57e1c0996/turkeytail_orig.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Autumnal Magic... - Make it stand out Turkey tail mushrooms drying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/f28ec301-62af-4745-be76-8432864d4c82/blueberry_orig.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Autumnal Magic... - Make it stand out Blueberries from the Higher Peaks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/11ed31c1-4dbc-43f7-be4c-0ce3ad63bc13/screen-shot-2016-10-02-at-7-08-18-pm_orig.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Autumnal Magic... - Make it stand out Urban foraged chestnuts...we made pancakes! https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/spicebush-berriespoor-mans-allspice monthly 0.5 2025-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/818f3b84-1cf0-4197-9c94-8ef2684acc28/screen-shot-2016-09-13-at-10-59-14-am_orig.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Spicebush Berries...Poor Man's Allspice. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/27896908-13b3-4ba6-a21e-30c4e84acfe4/screen-shot-2016-09-13-at-9-14-00-pm_orig.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Spicebush Berries...Poor Man's Allspice. - Make it stand out Drying out the spicebush berries, leaves and twigs, plus some paw paw seeds for jewelry. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/the-folkloric-uses-of-wood-part-vii-black-locust monthly 0.5 2025-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/f4d24ee4-face-45ce-9e0b-ed9faf1d49a3/blacklocust2-lg.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood Part VII: Black Locust - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/8ba4f20a-a367-492c-8a1e-074ad06da1d3/blackthorn-stick.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood Part VII: Black Locust - Make it stand out Black Irish cudgel or shillelagh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/1425a7ad-6552-4360-9cd5-ecc6474d4df5/blackthornflowers.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood Part VII: Black Locust - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/459b380d-8c17-415b-93a3-01b14fe09f42/blastingrod.jpeg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood Part VII: Black Locust - Make it stand out A blasting rod in the Collection of the Museum of Witchcraft in Cornwall, UK. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/the-folkloric-uses-of-wood-part-vi-hickory monthly 0.5 2025-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/e16e3503-ad22-4860-a410-494138c0ad9e/165488.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood Part VI: Hickory - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/blood-and-spicebush-on-new-world-witchery monthly 0.5 2025-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/6f312d27-cd6f-45ea-87b8-47cc1274f3e9/Screenshot+2025-10-30+at+2.55.16%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - Blood and Spicebush on New World Witchery - Make it stand out New beginnings. New unfurlings. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/the-folkloric-uses-of-wood-part-v-cherry monthly 0.5 2025-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/8ed191cd-2beb-4453-a58b-478c6ce0b155/c-119-wild-cherry-bark-a-bit-of-botany.jpg Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood: Part V: Cherry - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/e9188995-eb3e-4246-90b1-3d1ca04ff204/Screenshot+2025-10-02+at+11.04.08%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood: Part V: Cherry - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/black-walnut monthly 0.5 2026-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/4141cfdf-d637-421d-81a0-ad6c00760498/Screenshot+2025-10-02+at+10.49.06%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood: Part IV: Black Walnut - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/4a4b90b7-e19f-465a-a800-1a0a9a25d471/Screenshot+2025-10-02+at+10.41.15%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood: Part IV: Black Walnut - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/73100116-0b8d-4a20-90d4-4b6d8663921f/Screenshot+2025-10-02+at+10.43.31%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood: Part IV: Black Walnut - Make it stand out The author making a Black Walnut spoon. https://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/the-folkloric-uses-of-wood-iii-birch monthly 0.5 2025-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/b57431bc-f1d3-4336-ba49-316bacb26f37/Screenshot+2025-10-02+at+10.55.13%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood III: Birch - "Beneath you birch with silver bark And boughs so pendulous and fair, The brook falls scattered down the rock: and all is mossy there." -Samuel Taylor Coleridge S.T. Coleridge called Birch the Lady of the Woods, and I think it fitting due to her lovely attire. The 13 native North American birch species all have differing bark, some more flashy than others, but I personally find the silvery, yellow, white, papery, and sometimes even shimmering bark remarkably fabulous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/46e9df1f-fdef-40d3-b540-34f6189ab9d8/Screenshot+2025-10-02+at+10.57.15%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood III: Birch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e8cbb0cd9f5721aac376bf/5c1c8f62-a613-4078-86e1-70b40163da56/Screenshot+2025-10-02+at+10.58.11%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog | Rebecca Beyer | Appalachian Folk Medicine and Magic| Plantlore - The Folkloric Uses of Wood III: Birch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. 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