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Post by jadedsage on May 16, 2003 20:09:01 GMT -5
Acorn - ruled by Jupiter in Sagittarius. Acorns have been important symbols of fertility in Western magical trads. Used in amulets. Acorns may be used in any working intended to bring about fertility, and in obvious or subtle realms of creativity and artistic innovations.
Agrimony - Also known as stickle-wort or he thingylebur. It is a common perennial weed found all over the world. Ruled by Jupiter in Cancer, traditionally used as a sleep charm, especially sleep issues stemming from worries or depression. Useful for dispelling hostile magic or turning it back against it's sender.
Anise - Ruled by Mars in Scorpio. Used to drive off obsessing spirits, especially those that focus on disrupting the emotional levels of the self. Stabilizes emotions, clears feelings of depression and brings the conscious self in tune with the higher levels of the self.
Apple - Ruled by Venus in Libra. Primarily used in love magic.
Ash - Ruled by Sun in Sagittarius. Associated with Faery magic. Protection against hostile magic. Healing and prosperity.
Chicory - Jupiter in Virgo. Once said to grant power of invisibility, and magically open locks. An herb of silence and secrecy, use this herb in any working where these are the concepts behind the work.
Cinnamon - Sun in Aries. Use to bring solor force behind your work, or invoking the element of Fire. Said to expand one's horizons or clear away limits either inner or outer. Also used in protective works.
Cinquefoil - Ruled by Mercury in Taurus. Associated with communication and persuation and protection agains hostile magic. Also used to increase the strength of any magical working.
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Post by jadedsage on May 16, 2003 20:45:35 GMT -5
Caraway - Mercury. Protection and passion.
Clove - Ruled by the Sun. Dispel negativity and bind those who speak ill of you. Money matters, visions, cleansing and purification.
Clover - Ruled by Mercury and associations with Triple Goddess. Used for beauty, healing injuries, youth.
Fennel - Ruled by Mercury. Used for purification and protection, prosperity and is said to ward off evil spirits.
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Post by jadedsage on Oct 19, 2003 22:47:12 GMT -5
Agrimony Tea
Used to treat inflamed gums, sore throats, gallstones and diarrhea. The tea, if used topically, can also be used to treat conjunctivitis, varicose veins, and hemorrhoids as well as surface wounds and minor irritations.
Agrimony is native to Europe, it now can be found throughout North America. It is an herb that is potent in its abilities for healing. The tannins in Agrimony help tighten or constrict tissue, thus reducing bleeding.
Early history shows that the Anglo-Saxons used it to help staunch war wounds, and the Roman Scholar Pliny was known to prescribe it for stomach and liver ailments.
Applications
For sore throats and gums, use equal parts of dried sage and agrimony. Pour one cup of boiling water over one teasgirl thingy of the mixture. Cover and let steep for 10 minutes. Once the tea has cooled down, use as a gargle as needed throughout the day to relieve the symptoms.
For chronic gallstones:
1oz. Dried Agrimony
1 oz. Fennel seeds
1 oz. Dried dandelion leaves or dried dandelion root
Pour 1 cup of boiling water over the 1-2 teasgirl thingys of the mixture and allow to steep for 10 minutes. Strain well. Drink 1 cup 2-3 times daily between meals for 5 days, then take two days off.
This blend can be a preventative measure. It cleanses and stimulates the liver and gallbladder.
For indigestion:
1 oz. Dried Agrimony
¾ oz. Calendula flowers
¾ oz. Dried Spearment
½ oz. Dried Licorice root
Make the tea in the same fashion as the previous tea. Drink 6 oz. at least 30 minutes before eating.
For high blood sugar:
1 ½ oz. dried Agrimony
¾ oz. dried Blueberry leaves
½ oz. dried Centaury
Again, make the tea as before. Drink 1-2 cups a day for 5 days then take two days off. The blueberry and agrimony are thought to lower blood sugar, and the centaury aids with digestion.
***NOTE***
Agrimony should only be used for short term ( 3-7 days) Avoid the herb completely if you suffer from liver or kidney problems, or are pregnant
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Post by jadedsage on Oct 22, 2003 19:57:44 GMT -5
Angelica - Angelica archangelica (Umbelliferae)
(Garden angelica, holy ghost)
Description: Grows to 6 ft and produces a few large and deeply indented at the ground level, tall hollow stems and topped with smaller leaves and greenish white flowers in midsummer.
Use: Young leaves can be gathered and used at any time during the growing season. The stems can be harvested the summer of the second growing year. Roots can be dug up just before flowering but need to dry slowly. All parts are used to stimulate appetite and treat ailments of the chest and digestive system. Roots sometimes used in snuff and was used by Native Americans as tobacco.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: perspiration, stimulate appetite, chest and digestion ailments.
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Post by jadedsage on Oct 22, 2003 20:35:47 GMT -5
Boneset - Eupatorium perfoliatum (Compositae)
(throughwort, agueweed)[/color]
Description: Perennial herb with stem that branch and
grow up to 5 ft. Leaves are shiny on top and downy on
the underside and are long and narrow. Produces dense
heads of white flowers followed by feathery seed
heads.
Use: Whole plant can be used as flowers open, use
fresh or dried quickly. Used to treat coughs and
colds or as an ointment for muscle aches.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: tonic, stimulant, coughs, colds, muscular aches
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Post by jadedsage on Oct 22, 2003 20:44:33 GMT -5
Chicory - Cichorium intybus (Compositae)
(succory, witloof, blue sailors)[/color]
Description: Perennial herb with a large and deep
running taproot that gives off a milky sap with a
rosette of leaves at the base that are green and
jagged like dandelion in the wild species and gray and
oval shaped in the cultivated species. Hairy flower
stem grow up to 5 feet giving bright blue, white or
pink daisies all summer. A common weed.
Use: The roots and flowering stems should be used
fresh or dried slowly in the sun, and seeds and outer
portions (excluding the woody core) of the roots are
used in brewing drinks such as coffee. Leaves give a
blue dye. Tea from the flowers and stems are used to
treat gout, rheumatism and liver complaints. CAUTION:
Excessive use can lead to digestive upsets and
handling can cause skin irritation and dermatitis.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Decoction: used to prepare barks, roots and berries 4 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 2 ounces fresh herb; finely chop herbs in a pan and cover with the water (which should be cold). Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Then strain the liquid off and press as much of the remaining liquid out of the herbs as possible. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 2 weeks.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: gout, rheumatism, anemia, liver complaints. Use with caution[/color]
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Post by jadedsage on Oct 24, 2003 19:32:17 GMT -5
English Lavender - Lavanula angustifolia (Labiatae)
(true lavender)[[/color]
Description: Evergreen woody shrub with branches up to 3 ft long. Long narrow aromatic leaves and fragrant purple-blue flowers in long spikes in midsummer.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Uses: Flowers gathered just before fully opening, dried slowly. Flowering shoots and leaves used for distilling essential oils. In infusion used as a cough suppressant and to treat headaches and nervous disorders.
Medicinal uses: cough suppressant, headaches, nervous disorders
Used in spells relating to: Love Spells, Money Spells, Attract Good Spirits.
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Post by jadedsage on Oct 24, 2003 19:54:25 GMT -5
Bergamot - Monarda didyma (labiatae)
(bee balm, Oswego tea, horsemint)[/color]
Description: Perennial with mat like roots that are somewhat invasive. Square stems grow up to 3 ft with rough oval serrated leaves that are dark green or red tinted, and large heads of tubular red flowers in late summer.
Uses: Use the leaves and flowers fresh or dried. Used as an anti-depressant tea that can also relieve nausea and flatulence. Inhale infusion for colds and used for antiseptic properties for ulcers and wounds. CAUTION: may cause photosensitivity in some people. [/color]
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: anti-depressant, nausea, flatulence, acne, ulcers
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Post by jadedsage on Oct 26, 2003 22:06:19 GMT -5
Yarrow - Achillea millefolium (compositae)[/color]
(milfoil, nosebleed, herb militaris, soldier's woundwort, thousand leaf, thousand seal, field hop)
Description: Fine feathered gray-green leaves and flat heads of small white, pink, or red flowering midsummer to autumn.
Use: The part used is the top growth cut before flowering. Used to treat rheumatism, toothaches, headache and fever.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: rheumatism, toothache, hemorrhage, fever
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Post by jadedsage on Oct 26, 2003 22:10:52 GMT -5
Comfrey - Symphytum officinale (Boraginaceae)[/color]
(knitbone)
Description: Rough perennial with clumps of upright hairy leaves around the base of plant and long pointed ovular leaves. Branched stems grow up to 4 ft and bear white pink or purple bell shaped flowers in summer.
Uses: Use leaves fresh, dried or wilted, and roots fresh or cut lengthwise and dried in the sun. Leaves may be used in poultices for external wounds and eczema. CAUTION: Not to be taken internally, plant has proven to be carcinogenic in recent studies. [\b][\color]
Medicinal uses: bronchitis, wounds, bruises, eczema
Used in spells relating to: Bring in Money, Remove wrinkles, Heals Sores, Safety while Travelling.
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Post by jadedsage on Oct 29, 2003 23:53:49 GMT -5
Lemon Grass - Cymbopogon citratus (Gramineae)[/color]
(oil grass, takrai, sereh)
Description: Bulbous perennial grass with spear
shaped brownish green leaves that emits a lemon scent.
Use: The leaf buds are used along with fresh stems
that are finely chopped or dried and then ground.
Useful as a tea for liver complaints. Gives lemon
grass oil which has strong antiseptic properties.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: tonic, stimulant, antiseptic, skin cleanser
Used in spells relating to: Repel snakes, helps to bring in Psychic Powers.
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Post by jadedsage on Oct 29, 2003 23:56:54 GMT -5
Common Thyme - Thymus vulgaris (Labiatae)[/color]
(garden thyme)
Description: Aromatic perennial evergreen shrub with square stems that are woody at the base and grow upright up to 12 in. Leaves are small, gray-green and elliptical. Bears small flowers in summer that are fragrant and white.
Uses: Use leaves and flowering tips fresh or dried in the sun. Leaves can be made into a tonic and stimulating tea, used to treat respiratory disorders and digestive complaints.
Infusion: Used to prepare more delicate parts of plants. 3 cups of water to 1 ounce dry herb or 1½ ounce of fresh herbs; pour the freshly boiled water over herbs in a pot, cover the pot and let the herbs steep for at least 10 minutes. Strain and serve. Refrigerate unused portions, lasts up to 24 hours.
Tincture: A tincture is a good solution for long term treatment as will store for up to two years. 8 ounces of dried herb, 1½ cups of alcohol (grain alcohol like Everclear), and 4 cups of water; Chop your herbs up finely and put them in a glass jar with a good tight fitting lid. Pour the liquid over the herbs and tighten the lid. Keep the jar in a warm, dark place for 2 weeks. Shake the jar every two days. After the two weeks, strain the liquid off through cheesecloth into a clean colored glass jar and store away from heat and direct sunlight.
Medicinal uses: respiratory disorders, loosening mucus, antiseptic, disinfectant
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