She also always has incense and plant extracts at home — to combat illness. "It all sounds like herbalism. But it's supposed to sound like it, too, because that's what witchcraft used to be all about, ...

It was considered ‘the mother of all herbs’ and, as such, it could protect you from witchcraft. Apart from keeping evil spells at bay, it could also repel poisonous reptiles. If you kept some oregano ...

Andrews. She had concocted for the archbishop a beverage of ewe’s milk, claret, and herbs which led to his full recovery. “Suspicious!” cried Adamson’s rivals. “She’s a witch!” ...