A Dead Man: Ash root, carved in a crude human shape

Adder’s Tongue: Plantain

Bat’s Wing: Holly Leaf

Bat’s Wool: Moss

Blood: Elder Sap

Bloody Fingers: Foxglove

Brains: Congealed gum from a cherry tree

Bull’s Blood: Horehound

Corpse Candles: Mullien

Dragon’s Scales: Bistort leaves

Ear of an Ass: Comfrey

Ears of a Goat: St. John’s Wort

Eyes: Eyebright or Daisy

Fingers: Cinquefoil

Hair: Maidenhair fern

Hand: The unexpanded frond from a male fern

Heart: Walnut

Lion’s Tooth: Dandelion

Skin of a Man: Fern

Skull: Skullcap

Snake: Bistort

Tongue of a Dog: Hound’s tongue

Urine: Dandelion

Unicorn Horn: True unicorn root

Worms: Thin roots

Herbal/Animal Associations:

• Blue Jay: Bay Laurel
• Cat: Catnip
• Cuckoo: Orchis, plantain
• Dog: Couchgrass
• Frog: Cinquefoil
• Hawk: Hawkweed
• Lamb: Lamb’s lettuce
• Linnet: Eyebright
• Lizard: Calamint
• Nightingale: Hop
• Rat: Valerian
• Sheep: Dandelion
• Snake: Fennel of Bistort
• Toad: Sage
• Weasel: Rue
• Woodpeckers: Peony

Specific Parts:

• The Eye: Inner part of a blossom
• The Guts: The roots and stalk
• The Hair: Dried, stringy herb
• The Head: The flower
• The Heart: A bud or a big seed
• The Paw, Foot, Leg, Wing, Toe, or Scale: The Leaf
• The Privates: The seeds
• The Tail: The Stem
• The Tongue: The Petal

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