hello all. I have just joined in part because I'm hoping to learn a few things that will help me with a research project i'm working on. My name is Lady Biya...
I can't help you with period references, but cherry would have to be soaked in a series of baths to remove the cyanide content of the bark. For the sake or...
... Two period terms are "fowler" and "birder". Fowler is earlier and seems (according to the OED) to suggest one who hunts and catches birds. Birders did...
Wow - do we have any crossover with either of the Alex lists? From: SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Amy...
Good Morrow, Gentles, I am looking for sources that would list plants in Poland and the surrounding countries as well as how they were/are used. Any help would...
I know that rose beads are period. I am wondering has anyone ever seen a period recipe for rose beads. the oldest recipe I can find is Victorian. Goldweard...
There's a recipe for rose pomander beads in Dioscorides. I can't dig it up at the moment, but it contains myrrh, spikenard, and rose. I can look it up later...
... I have found a lot of useful information in Polish Herbs, Flowers and Folk Medicine (expanded edition, 1999) by Sophie Hodorowicz Knab, ISBN 0-7818-0786-7....
Good day, Gentle Goldweard I found a few SCAdian sites for the process of making rose beads by doing a quick search on Google; and this is just one of them: ...
Here is a link http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~mukluk/rose.html and Here is a recipie that i tried and it does work but you need alot of rose petals. HTH Belle ... ...
Pomanders are definitely period, and some have rose petals in them. "Rose beads" as we know them, I have not been able to document to period. Rosaries, that is...
Rose Recipes From Olden Times edited by Eleanor Sinclair Rhode has these recipe and a 81 others (for roses, not just for beads) mostly 16th century. A Pomander...
Hi all can anyone tell me please where I will find the best information on this herb. I know its from Egypt and is considered an aphrodisiac but thats about ...
Thank you Marion...I'm going to try to play with your database...be prepared for shouts of "help" if I can't figure it out. I'm not familiar with these...
Alex lists? Perhaps someone would be kind enough to begin by telling me a little about plants in europe as a starting point. For example...oak is extremely...
... Could this be a misprint for calamus? If so, it might be Sweet Flag, Acorus calamus, which is sometimes considered an aphrodisiac. Go to www.pfaf.org and...
Sorry, Alex the Congo African Grey, who died last September (5 months ago today) has 2 (at least) associated yahoo groups. One called Remembering Alex for...
I am currently working on 2 A&S projects and would appreciate any help available. The first is a period first aid kit...I am looking for resouces as to how...
... From: Melinda Kirby To: SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 1:35 PM Subject: [SCA-Herbalist] Research help I am currently...
Hello all, I am quite proud of my large Rosemary plant, she is in a 24" diameter pot and is about 4' high, not counting the pot. She sits in a bay window and...
Found this by searching "uses for Rosemary"...Sorcha Uses Rosemary is royal in stature. It stimulates sensitivity, increases creativity by lifting exhaustion,...
Rosemary is also an antispasmodic, so would be beneficial if infused in an oil for sore muscles and/or massage. Have you tried making soaps? Mmmm, rosemary...
You can use it to make a wonderful scented wreath for your door. Just get a grapevine or wire form from the craft store and intertwine long sprigs of rosemary...
... help ... and ... Phials, Flasks, and small pouches would probably all have been used to contain herbs in. A few herbs that would have been in use would be:...
... For spice route information, the recent and quite excellent and enjoyable: The Spice Route: a history (California Studies in Food and Culture, 17) by John...
You can get apothecary vials at http://www.pilotvials.com and some wonderful glass bottles at E.D. Loose Packaging (can't think of the URL). Historic...
Also "soup wreaths"! Good for just about any kind of soup you like to make. Use long limbs of the rosemary instead of a wreath form. Make a base wreath about...
I have rosemary everywhere, as I try to grow alot of what I use in my herb business. I have a creeping rosemary that is about 4 ft. wide and 3 feet tall....
