[Herbalist] dragons

[Katherine Blackthorne]

Thanks, Isrith, for the information!

I have this thing for period common names that sound outrageous/mythical.
:)

--Katherine B.


>From: Carol / Isrith <nordmarc at ix.netcom.com>
>Reply-To: herbalist at ansteorra.org
>To: herbalist at ansteorra.org
>Subject: Re: [Herbalist] dragons
>Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 12:47:51 -0700
>
>Dragons, popular garden plant.See Gerard's Herbal, pgs. 831 - 833.
>
>Dracontium maius, Great Dragons:
>Grows upright, a cubit and a half. Thick, round, smooth, sprinkled with
>spots of divers colours like those of the adder or snake. Leaves are great
>and wide, consisting of seven or more joined together in order, every one
>of
>which is long and narrow, much like the leaves of the dock (this last is
>misleading if you could see the picture). Smooth and slippery, out of the
>top of the stalk grows a long hose or husk greater than that of the Cuckoo
>Pint (wild type of arum lily that grow in English woods), of a greenish
>colour without, and within crimson, which his petal is blackish, long
>thick,
>and pointed like a horn.
>
>Dracontium minus, Small Dragons:
>The lesser dragon is like Aron (Arum) or Wakerobin, in leaves, hose or
>husk,
>petal. Leaves are sprinkled with whitish spots. (Leaves are very different
>from the Greater Dragon.
>
>Dracunulus aquatius, Water Dragons:
>Totally different again, growing in water.
>
>Dragons were used to scour and clean the entrails, making especially "thick
>and tough humours" thin.
>Varying virtues listed for each kind of Dragon.
>
>~ Isrith.
>
>
>Sue Rogers wrote:
>
> > I can't tell what plant he is talking about.  It appears to be a member
> > of the Arum or lily family, but offhand I can't think of what it might
> > be.  Anyone else?
> >
> > Dragonsblood is the resin of Demomorops draco or any of several other
> > species of tree, growing primarily in Sumatra.  The resin appears on the
> > outside of the ripe berries.  This from Mrs. Grieve's Modern Herbal.
> >
> > Suzanna, herbalist, Barony of the Steppes, Kingdom of Ansteorra (Dallas,
> > TX)
> >
> > On Wed, 24 Oct 2001 22:18:08 -0500 "sunshinegirl"
> > <sunshinegirl at steward-net.com> writes:
> > >what Plant was Culpepper talking about when he lists "dragons" in his
> > >herbal?
> > >
> > >Also where does Dragon's Blood fragrance come from?
> > >
> > >Thanks!
> > >
> > >Melandra
> > >
> > >
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