Temple ov thee Dragon

~ Throughout history, mankind has always made use of that which was found in his environment. Still to this day we make use of that which we find around us. Most of the plants on this Earth have valuable uses of one form or another. This page is dedicated to some of our favorites, many of which have had very colorful, suspicious and downright staple pasts. We also seek to dispel the terrible notion that pagans used animal parts in extreme quantities, as they gave animal names to plants that resembled them. There is also the subject of the nearly obsolete "language of flowers" or more properly language of plants as many plants that were considered "flowers" in the Victorian era when this language was most widespread wouldn't be considered flowers to the contemporary "general masses."

This information has been gathered, compared and compiled from a great many sources with very few direct quotes. Most are listed below. We also included information from Laurie Cabot's A Salem Witch's Herbal Magic.

See warning below marked under "Attention"

ATTENTION: We are not medical practitioners. We do not make any claims as to the actual properties or uses of any of the above mentioned plants. We simply have listed them for historic and folk informative purposes. We do not suggest using or ingesting the above listed for any purposes. Seek the advice of a medical practitioner or certified herbalist before personally using any of the above listed items.

The following are some of my favorite herbals:

The Herb Book	by John Lust,ND,DBM - over 2000 listings - according to the backcover "Soothe your nerves, cure your cough, color your fabrics, perfume your bath, stimulate your lover, spice your sauces, stop your nightmares, freshen your breath- with herbs..." 659pgs and the size of an average pulp-paperback - INVALUABLE.
THE HERBAL or General History of Plants by John Gerard - The complete 1633 Edition as Revised and Enlarged by Thomas Johnson	THE Granddaddy of all Herbals. This is the "1633 revision of the 1597 classic." I have yet to see a more complete herbal as this contains nearly 3000 listings and about 2700 illustrations. Truly the benchmark of all herbals to follow. I say it's a pleasure to behold, all 10 hardcover pounds of it!
V1 V2	by Mrs. M. Grieve F.R.H.S. Edited and Introduced by Mrs C.F. Leyel - This tome goes into some of the more exotic variations found few other places if any, available from Amazon.com in 2 volumes. I have seen it printed as a text under one cover by a company that publishes probably over 50% of what is on their Bargain Book shelves.