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Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
Bed: "Miscellaneous"
Toxicity:
Longevity: unknown

History

Used in the Middle Ages as a remedy for worms and against flies, lice and fleas. It was also used when embalming bodies to resist insect larva. The plant’s odour could drive away witches and wizards.

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