Sunday, June 27, 2010

The Herbs and Oils I Use/Meanings and Magick




Agrimony: (Agrimonia eupatoria) Also called Church steeples, cocklebur, stickwort, sticklewort
Gender: Masculine
Planet: Jupiter
Element: Air
Uses: Protection, Sleep

Alafalfa: (Medicavo Sativa)
Gender: Feminine
Planet: Venus
Element: Earth
Uses: Prosperity, Anti-hunger, Money


Angelica: (Angelica archangelica) aka archangel, masterwort
Gender: Masculine
Planet: Sun
Element: Fire.
Deity: Venus.
Uses: Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Visions,
Removes Curses, Hexes, or Spells that have been cast against you. Enhances the aura. Gives a joyful outlook on life.

Bayberry Root: Where there's bayberry, there's good luck and money.
Bee Pollen: Many claims have been made about the 'magical' properties of bee pollen. Using bee pollen for weight loss is such an idea. The complex blend of nutrients are said to have a stabilizing effect on the body's metabolic rate. This has the effect of regulating your weight control, achieving weight loss for the overweight and weight gain for the underweight.
Black Cohosh: Black (Cimicifuga racemosa) aka black snake root, bugbane, squawroot
Gender: Masculine.
Uses: Love, Courage, Protection, Potency

Blue Cohosh: Mix with fast luck incense to attract money.
Boldo Leaves: Strew in corners as a protection against dark magic
*Boneset: (Eupatorium perfoliatum) aka Indian sage, feverwort, sweating plant, teasel, wood boneset
Gender: Feminine
Planet: Saturn
Element: Water.
Uses: Protection. Exorcism.
*(Latin: Eupatorium perfoliatum)
Also known as Thoroughwort, Snakeroot, Ague-Weed (N. American Indian Tribes).

Genus Eupatorium, containing from 36 to 60 species of mostly herbaceous perennials. Native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Aerial parts used for colds and flu, especially chills and fever. Increases white blood cell action. May have anti-cancer properties.

Magickal Uses:
Boneset is used quite often in Spellcraft and Sorcery for Protection and Exorcism.

Boneset has a magical reputation for preventing and curing Unnatural Illness.

Used with other ingredients to ward off Curses, Hexes and Jinxes.

It is used for ritual cleansing and in counteracting Occult Poisons.

As a tea it said to counter spells cast upon a person to adversely affect their health.

In cleansing a sick room, it can be sprinkled on the floor and swept out of the front door.

Medicinal Uses:
The name Boneset probably comes from its use in treating dengue fever which was also known as breakbone fever due to the pain that the illness causes.

Its greatest influence appears to be on the stomach, liver, bowels and uterus.

It has been used as a remedy to rid the body of uric acid, which causes gout.

Other ailments in which Boneset has been employed are as a treatment include dengue fever, arthritis, sundry infectious diseases, migraine, intestinal worm expulsion, malaria and diarrhoea.

It can be used as a stimulant, febrifuge and laxative, acting slowly and persistently.

Regarded as a mild tonic in moderate doses and as such it is useful in dyspepsia and general debility. It is also diaphoretic when taken as a warm infusion, to treat muscular rheumatism. In larger doses it is used as an emetic and purgative.

Boneset infusions are also considered an effective remedy for flu and colds. Often used, regionally and ethnicly, as a remedy in many kinds of fever.

Extreme Caution is advised when using Boneset!!

Can be poisonous to humans and livestock! If medical conditions exist or other medications are being taken, always seek medical advice prior to using any herbal remedy.

When using any herb for medical purposes, especially when ingested, care should be taken or advice sought if uncertain as to dosage and usage.

Always consult your doctor before giving a herbal preparation to an infant or child.

It contains toxic compounds that can cause liver damage and can commonly have side effects including muscular tremors, weakness, and constipation.

Overdoses can be fatal!!!
Burdock Root: (Arctium lappa) aka beggar’s buttons, cockleburr, great burdock
Gender: Feminine
Planet: Venus
Element: Water
Uses: Protection, Healing


Calamus: (Acorus calamus) aka myrtle flag, sweet cane, sedge, sweet flag, sweet grass, sweet sedge
Gender: Feminine
Planet: Moon
Element: Water
Uses: Luck, Healing, Money, Protection

Calendula: Encourages prophetic dreams when placed in a pillow.
Cascara Sagrada: (Rhamnus purshiana) aka sacred bark
Uses: Legal Matters, Money, Protection

Catnip: (Nepeta cataria) aka catmint, cat’s wort, field balm, nepeta, nip, catnep
Gender: Feminine
Planet: Venus
Element: Water
Deity: Bast.
Uses: Cat Magick, Love, Beauty, Happiness

Chamomille: (Anthemis nobilis) aka ground apple, roman camomile, maythn, whig plant
Gender: Masculine
Planet: Sun
Element: Water
Uses: Money, Sleep, Love, Purification

Chaste Berry:
Chickweed: (Stellaria media) aka adder’s mouth, starweed, starwort, stitchwort, tongue grass
Gender: Feminine
Planet: Moon
Element: Water
Uses: Fertility, Love

Cinnamon Sticks: (Cinnamonum zeylanicum) aka sweet wood
Gender: Masculine
Planet: Sun.
Element: Fire
Deities: Venus, Aphrodite
Uses: Spirituality, Success, Healing, Power, Psychic Powers, Lust, Protection, Love
Enhancing skills of prophecy through channeling, working through an oracle, or through divination. Aids in healing. Draws money. Stimulates psychic power and produces protective vibrations

Cloves: (Syzygium aromaticum or Caryophyllus aromatica)
Gender: Masculine
Planet: Jupiter
Element: Fire.
Uses: Protection, Exorcism, Love, Money

Couchgrass: Sprinkle under the mattress to promote romance.
Damiana: Uses: Lust, Love, Visions
Dandelion: Uses: Divination, Wishes, Calling Spirits
Echinacea: Uses: Strengthening Spells
Eucalyptus: Uses: Healing, Protection
Eyebright: Uses: Mental Powers, Psychic Powers
Fennel Seed: Uses: Protection, Healing, Purification
Furmitory: Money, Exorcism
Goats Rue: Uses: Healing, Health
Gotu Kola: Uses: Meditation
Gravel Root: Always carry with you when applying for a job.
Horsetail: Snake Charming, Fertility
Jasmine Flowers: Attraction, love, meditation, peace, psychic awareness, sleep, sex, spirituality. Add to Love Drops to heighten the oil's intensity.
Lavendar: Business success, happiness, health, love, and peace. To draw a lover near, wear some near the heart.
Lemongrass: Psychic energy, purification, spirituality.
Licorice Root: Love, Lust, Fidelity
*Mandrake Root(Poisonous): Protection, Love, Money, Fertility, Health
Marshmallow Root: Love, Protection, Exorcism
Mullien: Courage, Protection, Health, Love, Divination, Exorcism
Neem Leaves: Taking bath of neem leaves water is a very common sight in Indian homes that helps our body to counter mild infections, which our body might get in day-to-day activity.
Nettles: Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Lust
Raspberry Leaf: Protection, Love
Rose Hips: Used for healing acne, brings good luck, calls in good spirits

Sasparilla: Love, Money
Sassafras Root: Health, Money
Slippery Elm: Halts Gossip
Solomon Seal Root: Protection, Exorcism
Spearmint: Healing, Love, Mental Powers
St. Johns Wort: Health, Power, Protection, Strength,
Uva Ursa: Psychic Workings
Vervain: Love, Protection, Purification, Peace,
Violet Leaves: Protection, Luck, Love, Lust, Wishes, Peace, Healing
Wintergreen: Protection, Healing, Hex Breaking
Witch Hazel: Protection, Chastity
Woodruff: Victory, Protection, Money
Yellowdock: Widely believed to possess mystical and medicinal properties in folklore, Yellowdock root is frequently viewed as possessing the power to reap great benefits upon those who use it. In mystical tradition, it is often believed that Yellowdock Root can be of great use for businesses and personal finances, and is often employed in ritual use to draw money into your personal or business life, and attract customers to a business front. When employed this way, the root is often boiled and brewed like a tea before being used in a manner quite similar to a floor wash. Other traditions hold the root to be of great aid in love spells, where it can be used as part of a wash or woven into a doll used to help attract the affection of the one that you desire. In medicinal lore, Yellowdock has been held to be a blood purifier for some time. Within this belief, many herbalists use it in treating rheumatism, blood diseases, and chronic diseases of the skin such as psoriasis and eczema. Herbalists also frequently use it in preventing anemia or in regulating hormones. Some reports have been made as well of it being used in such extreme cases as the treatment of the bleeding of the lungs. Some study has also shown that the root can be used as a laxative, or even in eliminating intestinal parasites from the digestive system. This is a 2 oz packet of cut Yellowdock Root. Yellow Dock Root Specifications: 2 Oz size Comes in sealed plastic bag Finely cut.


Oils

Cedarwood: Cuts through mental blockages to deepen our connection to spirit. Excellent for deep relaxation, meditation, and psychic work.
Cinnamon Leaf: Helps us connect with our psychic powers, used with visualization to create prosperity.
Cypress: Helps with transitions, especially when involving decision making, gives comfort and strength in the face of loss including death.
Eucalyptus: Psychic cleanser of negative energies, especially from arguments and fights.
Fir Needle: invocations, enchantments, power.
Galbanum: grounding, visions, protection.
Juniper Berry: Cleans out negative psychic energy, including one’s own feelings of uncleanliness.
Lavendar: Calming , balancing, helps us integrate spirituality into everyday life. Can assist in sleep.
Peppermint: Mental stimulant; balances both the overblown and under developed ego.
Tea Tree: Considered to be a universal panacea; wide variety of uses.

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