2 episodes
Fandom Herbs Natalie
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- TV & Film
Come join me as we explore the use of herbs among various fandoms of movies, tv shows, and books! What did the characters use the herbs for? Were the therapeutic uses accurate? Come and learn about a different fandom herb with each episode and we will go over what we find out about them!
- Natalie Rogers, HHP, Herbalist
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Tolkien - Kingsfoil/Athenis, and Cannabis
Athenis (also called Kingsfoil) was a healing herb of Middle-Earth. Was it real? Or a made up plant? Did Gandalf smoke cannabis? Was “pipe weed” really cannabis? Did cannabis inspire Tolkien?
https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Athelas
http://middleearthnews.com/2014/02/18/is-athelas-based-on-real-life-plant/
https://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/is-hobbit-pipe-weed-cannabis-in-tolkiens-books
https://www.quora.com/In-the-Hobbit-movie-Saruman-says-to-Gandalf-your-love-of-the-halflings%E2%80%99-leaf-has-slowed-your-mind-Was-Gandalf-getting-high -
Harry Potter - Mandrake
Harry Potter - Mandrake 🧙🏻♀️ Let’s take a journey with Harry Potter and explore the uses (theatrics and realistic uses) of the herb Mandrake.
http://naturaldatabase.therapeuticresearch.com/nd/PrintVersion.aspx?id=1021
https://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/m/mandra10.html
https://thecompleteherbalguide.com/entries/digestive/clean-out-your-colon-and-regulate-your-bowels/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC539425/