A baneful herb that is not necessarily deadly. Bittersweet Nightshade- Solanum dulcamara. Aka felonwort or felonwood Grows in woodlands, hedge banks and marshes, along fences and in bushes. (Wherever it wants really) it has a liminal “in between” nature that gives it a mercurial element as far as facilitation shamanic travel and spirit communication. This mercurial element is blended with its Saturnian properties. It is a five petaled “gateway” herb like the other nightshades. Dulce means sweet and amara means bitter “dulcamara” refers to the bitter and sweet taste of the berries. Used to protect flocks from the eyelid eye, to protect the home from lightning and to keep children safe. I personally feel this plant has a connection to the Persephone/Kore mythos in its nature. I fill a dish with the ripe red berries and pomegranate seeds in offering to the goddess at Samhain. Like many of the common nightshades bittersweet nightshade can be used I. Weather magic, which we see in its use against lightning. There has been debate over the years to the toxicity and psycho activity of this plant. While it does contain selteroidal alkaloids such as solanine it does not contain the key tropane alkaloids atropine or scopolamine. This is by no means exhaustive. You can learn more on my website linked in bio and in my book The Poison Path Herbal. #solanaceae #solanum #solanumdulcamara #bittersweetnightshade #woodynightshade #climbingnightshade #witchsgarden #veneficium #banwfulherbs #darkherbalims #witchcraft #occultherbalism #poisonousplants #poisonopath #thepoisonpathherbal https://www.instagram.com/p/CTQi4NHrrly/?utm_medium=tumblr
