The Book of Secrets

full of worms. And it makes the bearer be kind and gracious and conquer their adversaries. And if the aforementioned herb is tied to the neck of an ox, it will follow you wherever you go. And if you mix the aforementioned juice with a leather strap, and with a third part of the sweat of a red-haired man, and from under the armpits, and immediately gird yourself with it, it will break in the middle. This likely refers to a magical ritual for breaking bonds or a belt through sympathetic magic.

¶ The fifteenth herb is called Eglerisa by the Chaldeans, Isaphinus by the Greeks, and the Rose by the Latins.

And it is a herb whose flower is very well known. Take its seed original: "granum", likely referring to the rosehip or seed and a grain of mustard and the foot of a weasel. Hang these in a tree and from then on it will not bear fruit. And if the aforementioned is placed around a net, fish will gather there. And if a magaris This term is obscure; it may refer to a specific type of fish or sea creature should be dead and is placed in the aforementioned mixture for half a day, although it will not be restored to the water, it will recover life. And if the aforementioned powder is placed in a lamp and then lit, everyone will appear black just like Satans original: "sathane", referring to demons or devils. And if the aforementioned powder is mixed with olive oil and with quicksilver original: "sulphure vivo", literally living sulfur or native sulfur, and a house is anointed with this while the sun is shining, the whole house will appear to be in flames.

¶ The sixteenth herb is called Lartulin by the Chaldeans, Quinquefolium Five-leaved grass or Cinquefoil by the Greeks, and Serpentina Serpentine or Bistort by the Latins.

This herb is well enough known among us. However, this herb, when buried with a leaf of trefoil, generates red and green serpents; if a powder is made from these and placed in a burning lamp, an abundance of spirits will be seen there. And if it is placed under someone's head, from then on they will not dream. This suggests a cure for nightmares or a way to induce a dreamless sleep.