#bane folk

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“The Garden of Death” by Finnish painter Hugo Simberg, 1896.

[kitchenwitchupinthisbitch]

Got some Solanaceae Ointment from Bane Folk AKA Sarah Anne Lawless. Just in time too! I have been feeling some extreme tenderness in my breasts like I had been running a marathon without a sports bra. A crunchy recommended some of these herbs for pain. I’m gonna put some on my boobles and hope the tenderness goes away. Also, I heard it can get you a little high. I think I’m getting a bit high as I type this lol. I’ll post a review in a bit. 

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Wild rabbits eat belladonna on purpose as self-defense to poison predators. Wild rabbits who live in the same areas as belladonna’s natural growing range are immune to belladonna’s deadly alkaloids because they produce an enzyme called atropinesterase that breaks down the atropine in the belladonna they ingest. The darker the rabbit’s fur, the more poisonous it may be.

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In love with these whimsical folkloric illustrations of poisonous plants from the Arzneipflanzenbuch (Medicinal Plant Book), published in Augsburg, Germany circa 1520-1530. The dragon-shaped root of the belladonna illustration brings me joy! The whole book has been digitized and can be viewed online via the Bavarian State Library website.

Top left: belladonna

Top right: henbane

Bottom left: opium poppy

Bottom right: mandrake root

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“This is fine” by @banefolk

Pen and ink illustration with digital colouring.

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Foxgloves by Beatrix Potter circa 1903.

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This tea cup with foxgloves and poison hemlock I found second hand 😭🤌

Yes it most definitely came home with me!