Nine Herbs Charm

This historical charm is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is transcribed in the Lacnunga. It’s intent is the curing of strong and deadly poisons. The incantations below have been translated into modern english

Procedure

 * 1) Hold mugwort in your hands and chant "Remember, Mugwort, what you made known; What you arranged at the Great proclamation. You were called Una, the oldest of herbs, you have power against three and against thirty, you have power against poison and against infection, you have power against the loathsome foe roving through the land"
 * 2) Hold plantain in your hands and chant "And you, Plantain, mother of herbs; Open from the east, mighty inside. Over you chariots creaked, over you queens rode; Over you brides cried out, over you bulls snorted. You withstood all of them, you dashed against them. May you likewise withstand poison and infection, and the loathsome foe roving through the land"
 * 3) Hold hairy bittercress (stune) in your hands and chant "Stune is the name of this herb, it grew on a stone; it stands up against poison, it dashes against poison"
 * 4) Hold nettle in your hand and chant "Nettle it is called; it attacks against poison, it drives out the hostile one, it casts out poison"
 * 5) Hold cockspur grass in your hand and chant "This is the herb that fought against the serpent; It has power against poison, it has power against infection, it has power against the loathsome foe roving through the land. Put to flight now, Venom-loather, the greater poisons, though you are the lesser, until he is cured of both"
 * 6) Hold chamomile in your hand and chant "Remember, Chamomile, what you made known, what you accomplished at Alorford: that never a man should lose his life from infection after Chamomile was prepared for his food"
 * 7) Hold a crabapple (wergulu) in your hand and chant "This is the herb that is called 'Wergulu'. A seal sent it across the sea-right, a vexation to poison, a help to others. It stands against pain, it dashes against poison. A worm came crawling, it killed nothing, for Woden took nine glory-twigs. He smote the the adder that it flew apart into nine parts. There the Apple accomplished it against poison, that she [the loathsome serpent] would never dwell in the house"
 * 8) Hold both chervil and fennel in your hand and chant "Chervil and Fennell, two of much might; They were created by the wise Lord, holy in heaven as He hung; He set and sent them to the seven worlds, to the wretched and the fortunate, as a help to all. It stands against pain, it fights against poison, it avails against 3 and against 30, against foe´s hand and against noble scheming, against enchantment of vile creatures"
 * 9) Crush all of the above ingredients using a mortar & pestle while chanting "Now there nine herbs have power against nine evil spirits, against nine poisons and against nine infections: Against the red poison, against the foul poison; Against the white poison, against the pale blue poison; Against the yellow poison, against the green poison; Against the black poison, against the blue poison; Against the brown poison, against the crimson poison; Against worm-blister, against water-blister; Against thorn-blister, against thistle-blister; Against ice-blister, against poison-blister"
 * 10) Combine the mixture with water and ash while chanting "If any poison comes flying from the east, or any from the north, or any from the south, or any from the west among the people. Christ stood over diseases of every kind"
 * 11) Add an egg yolk to the mixture
 * 12) Boil the mixture while you stand nearby and chant "I alone know a running stream, and the nine adders beware of it. May all the weeds spring up from their roots, the seas slip apart, all salt water, when I blow this poison from you"
 * 13) Apply the salve to the mouth and/or ears of the person you are curing