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Plants, folklore, and properties
Elderberry — The Berries of Lady Elder
Meet the black elder, its deep-purple berries, and the ancient figure of Lady Elder who watches over the tree.
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Myths, traditions, celebrations, and symbolic stories in which plants accompany human cultures.
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Van Van Oil — At the Crossroads of Destiny
A meditation on Van Van Oil, between hoodoo traditions, plant matter, and the alchemical symbolism of roads opening.
Witches’ Plants: Belladonna, Mandrake, and Their True Secrets
Belladonna, mandrake, and black henbane: three plants in which remedy and poison become two possibilities of the same substance.
Samhain, the Night When Plants Speak to the Dead
Mugwort, mistletoe, rosemary, rowan, and hawthorn: a herbarium between the final harvests and the memory of those who are gone.
History & pharmacopoeia
People, places, manuscripts, and the factual transformations of medicine and pharmacy.
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Medicinal plants & remedies
Origins, botany, properties, precautions, recipes, and preparation practices.
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Yarrow: A Homemade Salve and Cream for Skin Care
With its anti-inflammatory, wound-supporting, and antimicrobial qualities, yarrow can become two simple topical preparations: a rich protective salve or a lighter cream.
Garlic Scapes Recipe: Oxymel
Garlic scapes, the flowering stems of garlic, also belong in folk herbalism. Gentler than the clove but still green, pungent, and sulfurous, they work well in fresh seasonal preparations.
The Herbal Bath
Some evenings, a shower isn't enough. Lavender, calendula, rosemary: the ancient art of turning an ordinary bath into an interlude that slows time down.
2026 — New edition
Between fact and symbol
ManorLeaf tells the story of plants with a poetic voice, without mistaking tradition for evidence. Historical facts, modern knowledge, and symbolic narratives each retain their proper place.