Acorus vulgare, Verspertillionis sanguinem, and Solanum somniferum are boiled to

gether in oil. To this is added Indian Hemp and stramonium, and finally the bloo
d and fat of night birds to bind it all into an ointment.
Witches used this ointment in their ceremonies, perhaps to make themselves fly.
The active ingredients are belladonna, a powerful poison that can produce deliri
um, hemp which is intoxicating and can produce hallucinations, and stramonium, o
r thorn-apple, which dilates the pupils and also causes delirium.
In all probability, if you ate this ointment, you would die from the various poi
sons. It's not sure what might happen if you rubbed it all over your naked body,
but something, surely.
Here is an ointment to see spirits:
"Take the gall of a bull, ants eggs and ye fat of a white hen all mixed together
and anoynt your eyes to see spirits."
And another:
"Take 8 pints Sallet oyle and put into a real glasse and at first wash it with r
ose water and marygold flower water the flowers being gathered towards the east.
Wash it until the oyle come white then put it into the glasse and then put ther
eto the budds of holyhocke the flowers of marygold, the flowers or tops of wild
thyme and the budds of young hazel. The thyme must be gathered near the side of
a hill where the fayries used to be oft and the grasse of a fayre throne there.
All these put into the oyle in the glasse and get it to dissolve three days in t
he Sunne and then keep it for thy use. Ut Supra.
Anoynt under the eyelids and upon them morning and evening [to see visions].
An Herb Garden for Witches
Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade)
Mandrake (Devil's Candle)
Hemlock
Henbane (Devil's Eye)
Verbena or Vervain
Clematis (Devil's Thread)
Yellow Toadflax (Devil's Ribbon)
Nettle (Devil's Apron)
Horned Poppy
Moonwort
Mullein (Hag Taper)
Trees that Protect against Witches
If you fear the evil eye of a witch, carry a twig of rowan, ash, and birch, tied
around with a red thread, and the witch cannot harm you. You can also use rue,
groundsel, radish, or garlic for the same purpose.