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The Nine Sacred Herbs


This is the first of a deeper look into the Nine Sacred Herbs used by Modern American Shamanism. We will look into Each herb and how it has been used by the Native American Indians as well as the Pennsylvania German people after they migrated to this country and had to learn to work with the natural plants of this land. We will look at how to work with the plants as food additives, medicine, and even spiritually.


The Nine Herbs are broken down into three categories, Wood, Field, and Garden and they are as follows.

Wood


Dogwood (Deitsch: Hundsholz): Cornus

Florida


Elder (Deitsch: Hollerbeer): Sambucus

nigra but also Sambucus canadensis


Wintergreen (Deitsch: Bruschttee),

a.k.a. Teaberry (Buchsbeer) Gaultheria

procumbens but also the distantly related

Chimaphila umbellata (Pipsissewa;

Deitsch: Gehlwassergraut)



Field


Cinquefoil (Deitsch: Fimffingergraut):


Catnip (Deitsch: Katzegraut): Nepeta cataria


Ground Ivy (Deitsch: Grundelreewe):

Glechoma hederacea



Garden


Horehound (Deitsch: Edann): Marrubium vulgare; other species


Sage (Deitsch: Groddebalsem; Salwetee): Salvia officinalis and many

other varieties


Thyme (Deitsch: Gwendel): Many varieties, but especially Thymus

pulegioides ("Pennsylvania Dutch Tea"; Deitsch: Deitscher Tee)




Modern American Shamanism uses the same nine herbs that have been time tested and easily found in this country. (These are the same herbs used in Braucherei and Urglaawe.)


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