This week on the the My Slice of Life podcast we are taking a look at the folklore and traditional uses of the Hawthorn tree. Find out why you should leave a lone hawthorn alone, what the Romans used it for which we now have science to back up and why the invite to the coronation of King Charles upset a few people!! This is one interesting and contradictory tree.
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Sites related to this topic:
Study on the use of hawthorn for cardiovascular disease
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3249900/#sec1-5
The Green Man information (including the coronation invitation): https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/factsheets/factsheet-the-green-man/
Danu’s Irish Herb Garden - episode about Hawthorn: https://youtu.be/8Akjss1rpI4?si=nFwS2iHFlzT4eBYq
Ruth Binney book 'Plant Lore and Legend': https://amzn.to/4i7uxYD
Margaret Baker book ‘Discovering The Folklore of Plants’:
https://www.connollycove.com/fairy-trees-ireland/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Man
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