Henbane
Episode 78 of the Herbarium of the Bizarre podcast, hosted by Meredith Hemphill, titled "Henbane" was published on May 10, 2025 and runs 11 minutes.
May 10, 2025 ·11m · Herbarium of the Bizarre
Summary
Today, at long last, I am revealing my favorite fact about witches’ flying ointment. 🧹Music by James Milor from PixabayInformation provided by:https://www.gothichorrorstories.com/witches-garden/witch-garden-feature/witches-garden-plants/henbane/Flowers and Their Meanings: The Secret Language and History of Over 600 Blooms by Karen Azoulay (2023)https://www.britannica.com/plant/henbaneCunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (2nd ed.) by Scott Cunningham (2014)Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the World’s Most Poisonous Plants by Elizabeth A. Dauncey and Sonny Larson (2018)Herbal Magick: A guide to herbal enchantments, folklore, and divination (2nd ed.) by Gerina Dunwich (2019)https://www.europeana.eu/en/exhibitions/magical-mystical-and-medicinal/henbanehttps://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/h/henban23.htmlhttps://sites.evergreen.edu/plantchemeco/henbane-medicine-andor-magic/Collins Gem: Wild Flowers by Martin Walter (2002)https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/ethnobotany/Mind_and_Spirit/henbane.shtmlhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyoscyamus_niger
Episode Description
Today, at long last, I am revealing my favorite fact about witches’ flying ointment. 🧹
Music by James Milor from Pixabay
Information provided by:
- https://www.gothichorrorstories.com/witches-garden/witch-garden-feature/witches-garden-plants/henbane/
- Flowers and Their Meanings: The Secret Language and History of Over 600 Blooms by Karen Azoulay (2023)
- https://www.britannica.com/plant/henbane
- Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (2nd ed.) by Scott Cunningham (2014)
- Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the World’s Most Poisonous Plants by Elizabeth A. Dauncey and Sonny Larson (2018)
- Herbal Magick: A guide to herbal enchantments, folklore, and divination (2nd ed.) by Gerina Dunwich (2019)
- https://www.europeana.eu/en/exhibitions/magical-mystical-and-medicinal/henbane
- https://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/h/henban23.html
- https://sites.evergreen.edu/plantchemeco/henbane-medicine-andor-magic/
- Collins Gem: Wild Flowers by Martin Walter (2002)
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/ethnobotany/Mind_and_Spirit/henbane.shtml
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyoscyamus_niger