With few exceptions, our ancestors did not store their cooking, medicinal, and magical herbs separately. If the lady of the house needed a pinch of cinnamon for a sweet treat, she reached for the same cinnamon she would use in a warm drink to ease a child's cold. That same herb would be used in a spell to ignite passion in her husband. Today should be no different. In this book, Master Herbalist Deborah Martin details sixty-nine herbs that will do triple duty, whether in your cooking pot, medicine chest or cauldron.
With few exceptions, our ancestors did not store their cooking, medicinal, and magical herbs separately. If the lady of the house needed a pinch of ci...