Herbalism Quotes

“Anys was so skilled with plants and balms that she knew how to extract their fragrant oils, and these she wore on her person so that a light, pleasant scent, like summer fruits and flowers, always preceded her.”
― Geraldine Brooks, Year of Wonders

“She held out her hands, cupped and holding a small plant.
'The power to heal is the power to destroy,' she said with the faintest smile.”
― F.T. McKinstry, Crowharrow

“Once upon a time, we were Africans involved in a unique lexicon of beliefs, lore, stories, and customs that were designed to help integrate us into an environment filled with plants, animals, elements, and a complex array of spirits. With the advent of slavery, the physical bond with the motherland was broken, but like seeds lifted from a ripe plant by wind, we found fertile ground in distant lands elsewhere.”
― Stephanie Rose Bird, Sticks, Stones, Roots & Bones: Hoodoo, Mojo & Conjuring with Herbs

“Yahweh,
I am READY and Willing; So keep me in the thought of Thy grace and mercy. Selah!!!
#NABJ #TheMystic #NABJFamily”
― Nana Adu-Boafo Jnr

“Sometimes it's better to walk ALONE than to be in the crowd where you are not Respected and Accepted!

` Nana Adu-Boafo Jnr
Soldier, Seer, Engineer, Author, Herbal Doctor”
― Nana Adu-Boafo Jnr

“…it can be helpful to think of herbalism in America as a stool with three legs; one Indigenous, one African, and one European.”
― Rebecca Beyer, Wild Witchcraft: Folk Herbalism, Garden Magic, and Foraging for Spells, Rituals, and Remedies

“The Irish are noted for their rebellious nature, and William Robinson lived up to that reputation. He was foreman on an estate at Ballykilcannan. On being dismissed from this position, he avenged himself by leaving open all the doors and windows of his employer's greenhouses. This act destroyed a valuable collection of exotic plants. Following this act of vandalism, Robinson felt it was prudent to emigrate to London.”
― Sybil Leek