Just what is a Thrall?
A thrall is a euphemistic term for a mindless or will-less servitor-creation. When
you think of this, consider what Baron von Frankenstein achieved. The creation is
composed of either a single or composition of elements and then animated by
the power of the sorcerer. A thrall is single purposed and has no will of its own
and so it cannot think or ‘act’ on its own but rather it is programmed to ‘react’
when a given set circumstances happen.
Salvia miltiorrhiza
The herb called the dan shen is a native of Mongolia and Manchuria in East Asia; it is a very hardy and tough perennial mint growing in large areas of East Asia – where it is cultivated for a variety of uses. The dan shen can reach up to thirty two inches or eighty centimeters tall, the oval leaves of the herb bear characteristic toothed edges and the
plant also has very distinctive clusters of purple flowers when in bloom. Herbal remedies are made mainly from the root of the dan shen which is normally harvested starting in the late autumn through to the early spring of the next year. The root of the dan shen is also very distinctive in morphology and is has a purplish-black and coarse interior, with the presence of numerous small white spots within its tissues.
BOTANICAL NAME: Michelia alba, M. champaca
Family. Magnoliaceae
The Plant. Champaca is an evergreen tree native to Asia. The tree grows to about 65 feet (19.5 m) high and has long, glossy leaves and small, fragrant white flowers that develop into fruits with seeds inside.
Scientific and medicinal info
Cinnamon is actually aromatic tree bark, one of the few herbs that is not a seed, root or leaf. The trees are native to various parts of Southeast Asia. Cinnamon is an extremely popular spice used in all forms of baking and cooking. Be careful with cinnamon oil. In a pure or essential state, it can be very irritating to the skin. Continue reading “What is Cinnamon?”
Bupleurum chinense syn. B. scorzoneraefolium
The plant commonly called by names such as the Chinese thorough wax or the bupleurum is an herb native to parts of East Asia. The bupleurum is a perennial herb, which tends to grow in wild profuse patches along the sunny sides of sedge thickets in many areas of East Asia. The herb is characterized by the presence of many broad linear to lanceolate shaped leaves arranged in an alternative array along the stem. The shape of the leaves are peculiar, with acuminate shape apexes having a gradually tapering base, morphologically the leaves are also characterized by having parallel running veins which run seven to nine inches thick and the leaf margins are intact without any peculiar edges.
Brassica juncea
Mustards have been cultivated for their seeds for over 5 000 years. White mustard is a native of the Mediterranean, central Asia, and North Africa. Brown mustard originated in Asia. Mustards, which are annuals, generally grow from 60 to 120 cm (2 to 4 feet) tall. Both mustards also grow in the wild as weeds.
Momordica charantia
The herb known as the bitter melon is a tropical plant, and grows extensively in the tropics-which include parts of East Africa, large parts of Asia, the Caribbean islands, and in parts of South America. This plant is used as a source of food and as an herbal medicine as well. True to its name, the fruit of this plant has a very bitter taste. Medicinal use is chiefly made of the fruit, as it is considered the safest and most easily cured part of the plant, however, the seeds, the leaves, and the vines of the bitter melon has also been extensively used in a variety of herbal medicines and infusions.
Moon goddess. Polynesian. Also known as HINA, Ina or SINA, she is the sister of MAUI and the consort of Irewaru. Tradition has it that she can manifest herself in two forms according to the lunar phases. Her role is associated with fertility and her cult may have been imported from Asia, since SIN is the name of a western Asiatic moon god also closely associated with fertility rites.
ORIGIN Greek, but known extensively through western Asia. Principally goddess of animals and hunting, but in Greek-speaking Asia, a mother goddess.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa 800 BC and earlier until Christianization (circa AD 400) and probably later.
SYNONYMS Potnia Theron (mistress of the animals).
Witch's Well 