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Monkshood, of the Aconite 'queen of poisons' genus, was believed to have grown from the saliva of Cerberus, the three-headed hound guarding the gates of the underworld, & was used by witches as an ingredient in their flying potions @FolkloreThurs #FolkloreThursday #Monkshood
If anybody felt a bit low, instead of saying they were "under the weather", my Scottish Granny (born 1910) would say that they were "not quite the heather". An old saying for our times #FolkloreThursday @FolkloreThurs #Sayings #ScottishSayings
Wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium) grows in fields & waste grounds. This yellow flowered #herb can be used as a tonic or to expel parasitic worms, or drunk in La Fee Verte, otherwise known as #absinthe #FolkloreThursday @FolkloreThurs #CountryBizarre #wormwood #GreenFairy