Aconite was supposedly an ingredient used by witches for magical ointments.
#Wolfsbane uses movie#
However, in the movie The Wolfman it is mentioned that moonlight and flowering wolfsbane are needed to cause the transformation from man to wolf.īefore I continue onto the vampire part of this post I should point out the poisonous parts of the plant. But unfortunately for her it didn’t work, all it did was make her sick. For example, in the book Kitty and the Midnight Hour, the new werewolf, Kitty, tries to free herself from the curse by drinking some wolfsbane tea on the night of a full moon. In modern day fiction wolfsbane is used in nearly every werewolf story. It can even make a werewolf run away… or die, just by the were smelling it or eating it. In folklore, wolfsbane is usually used as a werewolf repellent, protecting people from the big bad wolf. Both wolfsbane and monkshood are related to each other (both are toxic) and their significance in folklore is fairly mixed, causing a fusion of ideas. Wolfsbane is actually one of hundreds in the aconite family, as is monkshood. and then fired or stabbed into the animal’s body, this toxin is fatal. When mixed with bait and eaten by a wolf, or even put on arrowheads, knives, swords… etc.
That’s right, I’m getting all historical on your asses again.Īs its name clearly tells us, this plant isn’t exactly wolf friendly, in fact, it is a very deadly poison. To fully grasp the power and beliefs behind wolfsbane we’re going to take a trip to the past and learn about the history of the plant. The reason being that this deadly poison wasn’t only used against werewolves it was also used upon vampires as well.
You may wonder why I am writing about wolfsbane, a plant known for destroying werewolves, on a site about vampires.
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