Nettle
This plant was thought to be heavily used by country folk in medicinal remedies and thought to prevent you being struck by lightning if a small amount was always carried. It was also once believed that you could help a sick relative to recover if you 'grasped the nettle' by the stem and pulled out the root whilst reciting the name of the ill person, or the parents.

Nightshade
A poisonous plant found in Europe. It can be found wild and is said to have an hallucinogenic effect. Belladonna, a derivative of the plant was taken by clairvoyants were the aim was to induce second sight. It is also supposed to have been a principle ingredient for an ointment used by witches when they wanted to fly. The ointment was rubbed on the body.

Nutmeg
Said be lucky if carried personally to help those unfortunate to suffer with boils or rheumatism.

Nuts
If you are female, have children and have a younger female relative about to be married perhaps you might want to consider taking a bag of hazelnuts to the wedding and presenting it to the bride before she leaves the church, she will be similarly blessed with good fortune so the tradition goes. Today rice has replaced this tradition. If there is a large crop of nuts in your area you can expect an increase in the number of births. To find a nut with two kernels was thought to be lucky: if one of the nuts is eaten and the other is thrown over the left shoulder at the same time as making a wish it should, according to folklore, be granted.