In old recipes and spells, strange ingredients are often called for such as "Eye of Dog" or "Bone of a Dead man." Through Scott Cunningham's research I found out what's REALLY being requested.
Examples:
Eyes: Eyebright or Daisy
Blood: Sap
Fingers: Cinquefoil
Hair: Maidenhair Fern
Skin of a Man: Fern
Piss: Dandelion
Bloody Fingers: Foxglove
Unicorn Horn: Unicorn Root
So when these animals are asked for, use this herb instead:
Sheep: Dandelion
Dog: Couchgrass
Lamb: Lamb's Lettuce
Cat: Catnip
Rat: Valerian
Weasel: Rue
Nightingale: Hop
Cuckoo: Plantain
Hawk: Hawkweed
Linnets: Eyebright
Woodpeckers: Peony
Snake: Fennel or Bistort
Frog: Cinquefoil
Toad: Sage
Lizard: Calamint.
FUN FACT: When a sacrifice is called for, it means you should bury an egg, NEVER does it mean to kill any living thing!!!
HERBAL CODE:
The part called for in a recipe means the part of the herb to be used, as follows;
Head: the flower
Paw, foot, leg, scale: leaf
Tooth: leaf, seed pod
Guts: root or stalk
Tail: stem
Tongue: petal
Privates: seeds
Hair: the dried version of the herb
Eye: the inner blossom
The heart: the bud or a big seed.
A lot of plants like Crowfoot or Cat's Tail are usually found in old recipes, do not mistake them for actual animal parts! Practice safely!
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Book of Shadows pt. 1
RandomContains Tips and Tricks with other miscellaneous information. This is part 1 of 5. Please feel free to reference at your will ^_^ Most of these i did find on tumblr so they are on my tumblr page Fair Winds
