Ranked #1
St John's Wort, The Very Curious Herbal.
St John's Wort, The Very Curious Herbal.
Amanda Edmiston, Botanica Fabula relates the tale of St John's Wort, wound healer, lifter of melancholy, Chase the Devil... Read more
7 Aug 2019
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12mins
Ranked #2
The Elder Mother
The Elder Mother
Amanda Edmiston, herbal storyteller, Botanica Fabula, looks at the uses of Elder inspired by a page from Elizabeth Black... Read more
8 Mar 2020
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36mins
Ranked #3
Wild Swans and Cloth of Nettle
Wild Swans and Cloth of Nettle
Amanda Edmiston, Botanica Fabula, relates the Nettle's tale for The Very Curious Herbal project
16 Jul 2019
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23mins
Ranked #4
Wild Roses, The Very Curious Herbal
Wild Roses, The Very Curious Herbal
Amanda Edmiston, Botanica Fabula presents the story of Hippens, a Wild Rose story of love.
17 Aug 2019
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22mins
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Ranked #5
Goosegrass
Goosegrass
Amanda Edmiston, Botanica Fabula, herbal storyteller shares the story of Goosegrass for The Very Curious Herbal
28 Apr 2020
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14mins
Ranked #6
Hazel Nuts
Hazel Nuts
Herbal storyteller Amanda Edmiston shares the story of Hazel for The Very Curious Herbal project, a series of stories, h... Read more
30 Mar 2020
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21mins
Ranked #7
Yarrow part two, the Diviner's Herb
Yarrow part two, the Diviner's Herb
Amanda Edmiston, Botanica Fabula, shares the second part of her look at Yarrow for The Very Curious Herbal project.
29 Jul 2019
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12mins
Ranked #8
Corn Poppies and a gift to heal the earth mother
Corn Poppies and a gift to heal the earth mother
Part three of The Very Curious Herbal, Amanda Edmiston of Botanica Fabula leads us through a plate of Elizabeth Blackwe... Read more
9 Jul 2019
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14mins
Ranked #9
Yarrow, the Warrior's Herb
Yarrow, the Warrior's Herb
A look at Achillea, Yarrow, Nosebleed, a herb associated with divining in both Scotland and China. Healer on the battlef... Read more
26 Jul 2019
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11mins
Ranked #10
Cucumbers and Kings
Cucumbers and Kings
A stroll through the stories surrounding Cucumber, the plant featured in plate 4 of Elizabeth Blackwell's 'A Curious Her... Read more
4 Aug 2019
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19mins
Ranked #11
Apple Wassailing
Apple Wassailing
Described by Elizabeth Blackwell as good for cheering the spirits and dispelling melancholy this is a story about a rath... Read more
17 Jan 2020
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24mins
Ranked #12
The Holly Tree a Yule-time tale
The Holly Tree a Yule-time tale
The legend of the Holly tree's tussle for control of the season, retold with reference to Elizabeth Blackwell's 'A Curio... Read more
16 Dec 2019
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16mins
Ranked #13
Indian Solid Gold, Turmerick's story.
Indian Solid Gold, Turmerick's story.
A look at Turmeric or Turmeric as Elizabeth Blackwell called it in 1737, for The Very Curious Herbal project, by Amanda ... Read more
5 Dec 2019
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30mins
Ranked #14
Tattie Bogles, tumshies and neeps!
Tattie Bogles, tumshies and neeps!
The story of the Tattie Bogle a Turnep's tale for The Very Curious Herbal, told by herbal storyteller Amanda Edmiston.
18 Nov 2019
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23mins
Ranked #15
Lavender and Aberdeenshire Witches! The Very Curious Herbal.
Lavender and Aberdeenshire Witches! The Very Curious Herbal.
A look at Lavender and a story of how it may have healed the hands of Aberdeenshire witches. Part of The Very Curious He... Read more
12 Nov 2019
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14mins
