My Little Book of
Mixtures, Remedies and Tips
This
is a bit like one of those folders you have with the different recipes pulled
out from a magazine tucked into only most of these are my recipes. I have
arranged them into alphabetical order for you to browse through.
chilblains
Honeysuckle Oil
The warmed oil can also be used to treat chilblains and to improve circulation. Rub into your hands and feet.
Pack a clean glass with honeysuckle flowers and sunflower oil and leave on a sunny window for 2 weeks. Strain off the oil and add it too a fresh batch of flowers and leave again for 2 weeks. Repeat this process until the oil is pleasantly scented. Strain one more time and store in a dark bottle.
Consecration
Rose Consecration Water for Robes
You will need:
2 pints of Rosewater (this you can buy)
1 tbsp fresh Lavender flowers
2 tbsp Orris Root
4 drops of Clove essential oil
Place in a large glass jar and leave on a sunny window for 2 weeks. Strain into a clear jar and keep tightly stoppered. Add 1 teaspoon to the final rinse water of your magickal robes.
coughs, colds and flu:
ELDERBERRY ROB
Elderberry syrup is known to
keep the cold/flu virus from replicating
Place 1 quart of elderberries in a saucepan with 1 tbsp of water to prevent burning; simmer slowly, crushing the berries until all the juice is extracted; strain and then add 1 lb of sugar for each of pint of juice. Boil for 20 minutes and bottle when cold. It should be of a thick syrupy consistency. Dose is 1 to 2 tbsp added to 1 cup of warm water.
COLDS,
GENERAL
Combine 2
tbsp echinacea tincture, 2 tbsp thyme tincture, 2 tbsp licorice tincture, 2 tbsp
lemon balm tincture, 2 tbsp garlic syrup (see recipe), 1 tbsp ginger syrup. Give
½ to 1 tsp 4 times daily.
MARSHMALLOW
SYRUP
(good for dry cough or sore throat)
2 oz sliced
or cut marshmallow root, 1½ cups sugar, 1 cup distilled water. Soak marshmallow
root in water for 2 hours. Add sugar and heat to a boil; cool and strain. Bottle
and store in refrigerator.
VAPOR
RUB
In the top of a double boiler melt ½ cup petroleum jelly; remove from heat and add 1 tsp oil of eucalyptus. Mix well, pour into suitable jar and use like the commercial product. Test the skin reaction before using by placing a small amount on the inner fold of the elbow and watching for any reaction. Or (and this is the preferred method), place the product on an old diaper or other soft, thin fabric, fold it over, then place on the chest.
Cystitis
Remedy 
A handful of dandelion heads (fresh or dried) and a small strip of willow bark, steeped in boiling water for ten minutes, is the worlds BEST cystitis cure, try it... it's better than anything you can get from the chemist.
Victoria13/03/06
Daily pick-me-up
1g
effervescent Vit C
1 tsp ginseng tincture
1tsp oats tinct or skullcap tinct if you have wheat allergy
1 tsp Echinacea tinct (if you're ill otherwise use astragalus tinct to build up
your defenses)
2 tsp Honey
4 tsp Lemon juice
Mix it with hot water
Wholesome drink - chicory
For a delightful and wholesome
difference, heat (do not boil) 1 cup of milk, add 1 tsp. (or more if desired) of
roasted chicory; steep 5 to 10 minutes. Strain and sweeten to taste. The flavor
of this beverage is very much like a milk chocolate. This beverage leaves no
caffeine jitters, and contains no theobromine (as in cocoa) that sometimes
causes digestive disturbance.
Wholesome drink - Dandelion and milk
Roasted dandelion root has almost a magical effect upon
milk. Steep
Add
Wholesome drink - Dandelion tea
Dandelion root tea: Pour
Diabetics and those who suffer with low blood sugar
Combine dandelion root, ginseng, and ginger root taken
along with a sound nutritional diet will help people suffering from low blood
sugar. Take a cup of this blend of tea, using either extracts or dried herbs,
Dyes
Herbal dyes:
Black use alder, black walnut or yarrow.
Blues use elder, indigo, woad, oregon grape, red cabbage, beetroot.
Brown use comfrey, fennel, hops, onion, pokeweed.
Golds use dock, goldenrod, safflower, marigold, saffron.
Greens use barberry, bayberry, sage.
Bilberry juice yields a clear, dark-blue or purple dye that has been much used in the dyeing of wool and the picking of berries for this purpose, as well as for food, constitutes a summer industry in the 'Hurts' districts. Owing to the shortage of the aniline dyestuffs formerly imported from Germany, Bilberries were eagerly bought up at high prices by dye manufacturers during the War, so that in 1917 and 1918 a large proportion of the Bilberry crop was not available for jam-making, as the dyers were scouring the country for the little blue-black berries
A decoction of Nettle yields a beautiful and permanent green dye, which is used for woollen stuffs in Russia: the roots, boiled with alum, produce a yellow colour, which was formerly widely used in country districts to dye yarn, and is also employed by the Russian peasants to stain eggs yellow on Maundy Thursday..
ESSIAC PREPARATION
Thanks
to the Bard of Ely for allowing me to post this. Essiac is known to help if not
cure most cancers though many pharmaceutical companies and government health
departments do not like the idea of there being a cure. For more information on
this go to the message board. I will post it under herbs.
Supplies Needed
5 gallon stainless steel pot, with lid.
3 gallon stainless steel pot.
Stainless steel fine-mesh double strainer.
Stainless steel funnel.
Stainless steel spatula.
12 or more 16-ounce amber glass bottles with airtight caps (not childproof
caps).
2 gallons sodium-free distilled water.
Measuring cup.
Kitchen scale with ounce measurements.
Essiac Formula
6.5 cups of Burdock root-cut (Arctium Lappa)
16 0z. Sheep's Sorrel Herb- powdered. (Rumex Acetocella)
1oz. Turkey Rhubarb Root-powdered. (Rheum Palmatum)
4 oz. Slippery Elm Bark- powdered. (Ulmus Fulva)
Preparation
1. Mix Essiac formula thoroughly.
2. Bring sodium-free distilled water to a rolling boil in 5 gallon pot with lid
on. (Approximately 30 minutes at sea level)
3. Stir in 1 cup of Essiac formula. Replace lid and continue boiling for 10
minutes.
4. Turn off stove. Scrape down sides of pot with spatula and stir mixture
thoroughly. Replace lid.
5. Allow pot to remain closed for 12 hours; then turn stove to full heat for 20
minutes.
6. Turn off stove. Strain off liquid into 3 gallon pot, and clean 5 gallon pot
and strainer. Then strain filtered liquid back into 5 gallon pot.
7. Use funnel to pour hot liquid into bottles immediately, taking care to
tighten caps. Allow bottles to cool and tighten caps again.
8. Refrigerate. Essiac contains no preservative agents. If mould should develop
in bottle, discard immediately.
CAUTION: All bottles and caps must be sterilised after use if you plan to re-use
them for Essiac. Bottle caps must be washed and rinsed thoroughly, and may be
cleaned with a 3% solution of food grade hydrogen peroxide in water.
Directions For Use
Heat 4 tablespoons (2oz) sodium-free distilled water in a stainless steel pot.
Add 4 tablespoons of Essiac (shake the bottle first). Mix and drink.
Take at bedtime on an empty stomach at least 2 hours after eating.
Questions
regarding recipe should be directed to the author:
Dr. Gary L. Glum, Silent Walker Publishing, POBox 92856, LOS ANGELES, CA
Fertility
plants and herbs.
Oils:
The magickal property of fertility is found in Musk and Vervain
Herbs:
Agaric: place on the altar or in the bedroom to increase fertility. Care should
be taken as this is a deadly poisonous mushroom!
Banana: All parts of the banana tree represent fertility especially if married
under one
Bistort: Carry Bistort if you wish to conceive
Bodhi: Walk naked under the Bodhi tree to become fertile
Carrot: the seeds help to conceive
Cuckoo-flower: the tubers of this plant if worn promote conception: a large
tuber for a boy, a small tuber for a girl
Cucumber: eat the seeds to promote fertility
Cyclamen: promotes conception
Daffodil: the fresh flowers placed in the bedroom increase fertility
Dock: the seeds of the dock should be tied to the left arm to promote conception
Fennel: as a tonic it is meant to maintain fertility and virility
Fig: small phallic images are carved from fig wood and carried by women who wish
to conceive. Fresh figs are eaten for the same results
Geranium: White Geraniums are grown to increase fertility
Grape: Pictures of grapes painted on the walls promote fertility. Eating grapes
or raisins increases fertility
Hawthorn: Used in fertility spells and at weddings to increase fertility
Hazel: Either eat or carry hazel nuts to increase fertility
Horsetail: is used in fertility mixtures or placed in the bedroom
Mandrake: Place a whole mandrake root on the mantle piece to increase fertility
Mistletoe: carry to help with conception
Mustard: eat mustard seed to increase fertility
Myrtle: worn to increase fertility unless worn by a bride who does not wish to
become pregnant immediately
Nuts: All nuts are potent fertility-inducers and are carried for this purpose
Oak: Carrying an acorn increases fertility and strengthen sexual potency
Olive: Olives eaten by a man increases fertility and sexual potency whilst
Athenian Brides wore crowns of olive leaves to ensure their fertility
Palm, Date: fertility tree: dates are eaten to increase fertility whilst the
leaves are worn for the same purpose
Patchouli: use in fertility talismans
Peach: Japanese use peach to increase fertility
Pine: Carry a pine cone to increase fertility
Pomegranate: eat the seeds to increase fertility
Poppy: seeds or flowers are eaten or carried to promote fertility
Rice: Thrown at weddings to increase fertility
Sunflower: the seeds are eaten by women who wish to conceive
Wheat: a symbol of fruitfulness: is eaten or carried to increase fertility and
conception
Coral: wear a coral amulet to promote fertility
Good
Tonic
I've found
that lavender tincture is a very good nervine.... very good for those that
are stressed.... Just don't give it to anyone who is tired as it has a very
relaxing effect
A good combination for those with stressed lives is:
1tsp lavender tincture
1 tsp ginseng tincture (unless pregnant)
1tsp astragalus (replace with Echinacea if fighting infection but again not for
those expecting)
2tbs blackberry cordial or rosehip syrup
Add to hot water
hearty addition to salads, stews and soups
Hearty spring salads are quite effective. Gather the fresh dandelion leaves, the young stinging nettle leaves (Urtica dioica), and the birch leaves that are just unfolding. Mince the leaves and add this healthful green seasoning to any clear or thickened soup, vegetable stew, or salad shortly before serving. Sprinkle the finely chopped dandelion leaves onto a piece of buttered bread, mix them with farmer's cheese or another soft cheese, or put them on potatoes. If eaten regularly, you will be stimulating your body metabolism.
Imbolc Potpourri
1 cup oakmoss, dried 2 cups dried heather 2 cups dried wisteria 1 cup dried yellow tulip petals 1/2 cup dried basil 1/2 cup chopped bay leaves 45 drops musk or myrrh oil
jam
Recipe for Bilberry Jam---
Put 3 lb. of clean, fresh fruit in a preserving pan with 1
1/2 lb. of sugar and about 1 cupful of water and bring to the boil. Then boil
rapidly for 40 minutes. Apple juice made from windfalls and peelings, instead of
the water, improves this jam. To make apple juice, cover the apples with water,
stew down, and strain the juice through thick muslin. Blackberries may also be
added to this mixture.
If the jam is to be kept long it must be bottled hot in screw-top jars, or, if tied down in the ordinary way, more sugar must be added.
Nettles
The homoeopathic tincture of Nettle is made of 2 OZ. of the herb to 1 pint of proof spirit. The homoeopathic tincture, Urtica, is frequently administered successfully for rheumatic gout, also for nettlerash and chickenpox, and externally for bruises.
Nettle
Pudding
To 1 gallon of young Nettle tops, thoroughly washed, add 2 good-sized leeks or
onions, 2 heads of broccoli or small cabbage, or Brussels sprouts, and 1/4 lb.
of rice. Clean the vegetables well; chop the broccoli and leeks and mix with the
Nettles. Place all together in a muslin bag, alternately with the rice, and tie
tightly. Boil in salted water, long enough to cook the vegetables, the time
varying according to the tenderness or other vise of the greens. Serve with
gravy or melted butter. These quantities are sufficient for six persons.
Nettle Beer
The Nettle Beer made by cottagers is often given to their old folk as a remedy
for gouty and rheumatic pains, but apart from this purpose it forms a pleasant
drink. It may be made as follows: Take 2 gallons of cold water and a good
pailful of washed young Nettle tops, add 3 or 4 large handsful of Dandelion, the
same of Clivers (Goosegrass) and 2 OZ. of bruised, whole ginger. Boil gently for
40 minutes, then strain and stir in 2 teacupsful of brown sugar. When lukewarm
place on the top a slice of toasted bread, spread with 1 OZ. of compressed
yeast, stirred till liquid with a teaspoonful of sugar. Keep it fairly warm for
6 or 7 hours, then remove the scum and stir in a tablespoonful of cream of
tartar. Bottle and tie the corks securely. The result is a
specially wholesome sort of ginger beer. The juice of 2 lemons may be
substituted for the Dandelion and Clivers. Other herbs are often added to
Nettles in the making of Herb Beer, such as Burdock, Meadowsweet, Avens
Horehound, the combination making a refreshing summer drink.
As an arrester of bleeding, the Nettle has few equals and an infusion of the dried herb, or alcoholic tincture made from the fresh plant, or the fresh Nettle juice itself in doses of 1 to 2 tablespoonsful is of much power inwardly for bleeding from the nose, lungs or stomach. Old writers recommended a small piece of lint, moistened with the juice, to be placed in the nostril in bad cases of nosebleeding. The diluted juice provides a useful astringent gargle. Burns may be cured rapidly by applying to them linen cloths well wetted with the tincture, the cloths being frequently re-wetted. An infusion of the fresh leaves is also soothing and healing as a lotion for burns.
Nettle is one of the best antiscorbutics. An infusion known as Nettle Tea is a common spring medicine in rural districts, and has long been used as a blood purifier. This tea made from young Nettles is in many parts of the country used as a cure for nettlerash. It is also beneficially employed in cases of gouty gravel, but must not be brewed too strong. A strong decoction of Nettle, drunk too freely, has produced severe burning over the whole body.
For those expectant mums
1 tsp oat
seed tincture
1tsp astragalus
2tbs blackberry cordial or rosehip syrup
Add to hot water
you can
also add folic acid.
removing oil from clothes
TIP OF THE WEEK: Eucalyptus Oil removes tar from skin or clothes especially if obtained from polluted beaches.
SEDATIVE
TEA
Sore
Throats
Blackberry
cordial 2tbs in a glass of hot water with or without raspberry leaf tincture is
good for sore throats as is honey and lemon in hot water!
Alternatively, if you can get hold of it Echinacea and Mallow Linctus
which contains loads of honey is excellent for sore throats and tickly coughs!
Vision work
This ritual drink will give you visions of your beloved.
Mix Calendula (marigold) with marjoram, thyme and absinthe. Meditate after consuming this mix. Have caution when consuming Absinthe
warts
The white sap from fresh dandelion plants is corrosive and can be effective against warts.
For removing common warts, some people have had good
results with crushed garlic clove placed directly on the wart. Cover with a
bandage for
Diet should include: asparagus, citrus fruits, eggs, garlic and onions, and desiccated liver tablets.
Vitamin C daily is most important in maintaining effective immunity against warts.