Three little witchy zines from HausWitch Home + Healing in Salem, MA. 

One Summer’s Day (Array Mbira) by xuan xuan

How to Make Tinctures (part I)

(Part II is now up here.)

Tinctures are a great way to preserve some of the benefits of plants you may have in a stable way that holds a lot of the medicinal benefits without much risk of spoilage. It’s especially good for more herb-y or medicinal stuff that you wouldn’t necessarily want to make a syrup or jam of. 

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🌱🌿Herbalism Part 1: Harvesting, Drying And Making Your Own Herbal Cabinet🌱🌿

🌿Harvesting Herbs🌿 There are many ways to harvest herbs. You can go to your local witchy shop, grocery store, order online, planting your own garden and harvest from there, or go out into nature and harvesting that way. I personally like to grow my own or order online from Mountain Rose Herbs I feel you get great amounts for the price you pay. When harvesting, you will want to before the sun gets to hot and not not harvest when it is wet.

🌿Drying Herbs🌿 The ideal place to dry herbs is in a dark, very dry and well ventilated room. It could take several days or weeks for the herbs to dry. If you think your herbs are dry take a small piece and crush between your fingers, you will easily be able to tell if the herb is dry or not. Thinker parts will take a lot longer. Heavier roots could take a year or more to dry. The max temp for drying should be 93°F. Any temp higher will cause a breakdown of the herbs and their components. Do not dry in the sun as this is hazardous to the herbs and their components. Do not dry your herbs in the attic as it gets far too hot.

🌿Making Your Own Witchy Herb Cabinet🌿 Putting together your own witchy herbal cabinet is so easy. All you need is jars or some type of of container to out your herbs in. Don’t forget to label each herb with the expiration date. Then you just need a safe, dry place out of the sun to keep them. This can be a cabinet, a chest, on shelves in a closet. I like to put my herbs in self sealing mason jars I get at Target and I keep them on a book shelf in the closet. I do have pics of my witchy room if you wanted to look back at them.

🌱Note: Herbs expire after 4 years.

If your unable to get herbs or it is difficult to, you can easily find herbs at your grocery store. Also if getting herbs is difficult rosemary can substitute for any herb.

🔮🐱All the info is from my own research and my own experiences🐱🔮

🌱Make sure you do your research. Make sure you know what is not edible and what is edible/can be ingested and what part.

🌱Make sure you know where your herbs are coming from.

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🌿Basic Herb List for Beginner Witches🌿

Bay Leaf | This is a terrific herb for magical efforts involving athletics, competition, and victory. It also removes negative energy, protects health, and boosts any work involving love, divination, and wishes.

Chamomile | Known to many as the gamblers herb, luck in games of chance is only one of chamomile magical facets. Its great for prophetic dreaming and sound sleep, protection, and hex-breaking. Try it, too, for matters of the heart. A little goes a long way when it comes to love and romance. There are 2 types of chamomile, German and Roman. Roman chamomile should not be ingested by pregnant women.

Cinnamon | Because it vibrates on such a highly spiritual level, this herb is nearly indispensable. It works well for any efforts involving prosperity, love, lust, success, physical energy, and divinatory purposes.

Cloves | This herb works beautifully when it comes to relieving depression, grief, and anxiety. Its also an effective medicine magical herb for issues involving lust, love, luck, and money.

Ginger | Try this herb to increase psychic ability, health, personal power, and general success.

Lavender | Used primarily for protection, lavender also works wonders in efforts that deal with easy childbirth, mental and physical healing, peaceful sleep, love, and longevity.

Mugwort | Since smoking this herb or drinking its infusion induces an altered state of consciousness conducive to psychic awareness, mugwort is commonly known as the "witches herb." The infusion is also used as a magical wash for scrying mirrors, crystal balls, and pendulums. Mugwort should not be ingested by pregnant women.

Nutmeg | This herb works well in magical efforts where love, money, luck, and health are at issue. Nutmeg is not safe when used internally at more than 5 grams at a time.

Sage | Used as a main ingredient in Native American smudge sticks, sage removed negative energy and its residue from areas, buildings, and people, when burned. It also works well for efforts involving good health and fortune, wisdom, long life, and wishes.

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Source - The Craft by Dorothy Morrison