{"product_id":"the-witchs-book-of-simples-melusine-draco-9781789047899","title":"The Witch's Book of Simples: The Simple Arte of Domestic Folk Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003eKeep it Simple \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Simple is a philtre derived from a single herb and was an important element among the natural resources of the parish-pump witch, wise-women and cunning-folk. Simples are common kitchen 'stuff' that have been handed down through generations of country people in the form of family cures for everyday ailments. Or as William Fernie wrote in his Herbal Simples (1897) The art of Simpling is as old with us as our British hills. It aims at curing common ailments with simple remedies culled from the soil, or got from home resources near at hand. These were no fancy recipes with magical formulae, and, often given as a tisane, the woman of the household was able to use the remedies to treat common ailments suffered by her family. And, this elementary form of domestic plant medicine can be as simple as a cup of chamomile tea made from flowers picked fresh from our own garden to aid sleep. This was the most elementary way to use medicinal plants since no fancy recipes or scientific acumen was needed. But this element of traditional witchcraft has long been in the shadows ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melusine Draco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789047897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789047899\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Moon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.55d","brand":"Melusine Draco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993832095999,"sku":"9781789047899","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_15d8d8ab-d2b6-4b65-8013-6f0a3543eb20.jpg?v=1683326577","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-witchs-book-of-simples-melusine-draco-9781789047899","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}