Tansy (plant)
Tansy is a flowering herb[1] that has various medical properties.
Culture
Smallfolk in the Seven Kingdoms sometimes name girls after the flower.[1]
A strong dose of tansy can cause a pregnant woman to lose her child, so it is one of the key ingredients in moon tea,[2] also called tansy tea.[3]
History
Grand Maester Orwyle, disguised as "Old Wyl", mixed potions of tansy and pennyroyal for the prostitutes from Mother's, a brothel in King's Landing, to abort unwanted children.[4]
Among the flowers picked by Chett for Bessa were tansy.[5]
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
As Lord Hoster Tully lies dying, he repeats the word "Tansy" and asks for forgiveness. Catelyn Stark initially thinks her father is referring to a woman with that name, but eventually realizes[1] that Hoster is recalling the moon tea he forced his other daughter Lysa to drink to abort her child with Petyr Baelish.[2]
Brown Bernarr brings bags of tansy and other herbs during the great ranging.[6]
Behind the Scenes
Tansy is a real life natural abortifacient.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 2, Catelyn I.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 80, Sansa VII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 24, Bran II.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Prologue.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 33, Samwell II.
- ↑ So Spake Martin: A Myriad of Questions, March 27, 2002
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||