The Crow's Key

Poisonous Plants and Fatal Fungi

Name: Poisonous Plants and Fatal Fungi
Brand: The Crow's Key
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Explore humanity's fascination with death through toxic flora and how they have affected history, magic, warfare, art, and more.

Sandra Kynes shares sixty detailed profiles divided into five themes, from classic killers to frightful fungi. Each profile includes the plant's history, folklore, and medicinal uses, as well as how it may or may not be used today.

Aconite • Birthwort • Buttercup • Daffodil • Deadly Nightshade • Death Cap • Ergot • Foxglove • Funeral Bell • Hemlock • Liberty Cap • Mandrake • Mistletoe • Oleander • Pokeweed • Poppy • Tobacco • Wormwood

Dispatching people with poisonous plants isn't just an Agatha Christie plot―it began thousands of years ago and continues to this day. From penny-dreadful novels to true-crime television programs, we seem to have a penchant for ghoulishness. This book feeds our curiosity through detailed investigations of the murky roots of toxicology, witches and Indigenous healers, poisons in popular media, and much more. From datura to yew, deadly plants can attract you like a moth to a flame...but don't get too close.

Contributor Bio

Sandra Kynes is an explorer of history, myth, and magic. Although she is a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, she follows her own Goddess and faery centered path. She likes to develop creative ways to interact with the world (and otherworld) and integrate them into her spiritual path and everyday life. Her unique views and methods form the basis of her books, which serve as reference material for Pagans, Wiccans, and anyone interested in experiencing spirituality and magic in a different way.

She is the author of over a dozen books and her work has been featured in Sage Woman, The Magical Times, The Portal, and Circle magazines, and The World Ocean Journal. Her work has also appeared online at Magical Buffet. She also writes the “Plant Magic” blog on PaganSquare.