For a medicinal tea, use one to two teaspoons of allspice powder per cup of boiling water. Steep for 10 to 20 minutes and strain. Drink up to three cups a day.
For treating wounds and maintaining healthy skin, apply right from the plant or in gel form for burns, sunburns, and can relieve poison ivy rash and helps to combat a variety of bacteria that commonly cause infections in skin wounds.
It is also an excellent additive for soaps and creams as a conditioner.
After using gel from a leaf the opened leaf will seal itself so you can store it in a sealed plastic bag in the refrigerator for future uses.
Grow in the garden as a protection. Carry the root with you as an amulet. Burn the dried leaves in exorcism rituals.
May be beneficial to women because certain chemicals in the plant are chemical cousins to the female hormone estrogen. Though it is mild, anise may help to relieve the discomfort of menopause. In traditional folk medicine it has been used to promote milk production in nursing mothers.
It's recommended dosage would be 1 teaspoonful of seeds for every cup of boiling water, steep 10-20 minutes and strain, drink 3 cups a day for maximum effect.
A good general cleansing bath is made with a handful of anise seeds and a few bay leaves.
It is good as a tea for calming the nerves, settling the stomach, and easing cramps and good for the bladder. In tincture form, also makes a good hair rinse for brunettes. An ingredient of the Purification bath sachet. Add to love sachets and incenses.
DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY-use as a poultice on chest for bronchitis and chest colds.
Add to love sachets and charms to attract a lover in the more physical aspect.
flowers and leaves have often been used to treat colds and insomnia; lowers fevers, dries up postnasal drip, gets rid of bad headaches and relieves sore aching bones due to colds and flues
Take in tea form, 2-3 times daily for flu and its symptoms. As incense it may be used to consecrate magical tools.
For tea, 2 teaspoons of the herb steeped for 5 minutes in a cup of boiling water is a gentle sleep inducer.
Chamomile also makes an excellent insect repellent, simply splash some tea on face arms and feet. It is also a good hair rinse for blondes. Plant chamomile in your garden to be the guardian of the land, and you will have certain success.
An excellent flu fighter. Promotes fast recovery, stops internal and external bleeding, said to prevent heart attacks and also helps with depression and headaches.
Also makes a fine liniment- quickly bringing blood to the surface of the skin, use either cider vinegar or alcohol as base for the liniment. Dilute with rose water or distilled water, heating the vinegar or spirits before using them.
Prepare a tea by pouring boiling water over one teaspoon of freshly crushed seeds. Let it steep for 10 to 20 minutes before drinking.
Use one teaspoon of dried leaves or crushed seeds (or ½ teaspoon of powdered seeds) per cup of boiling water. Steep for five minutes. Drink up to three cups a day before or after meals.
You can also sprinkle the powdered seeds on minor cuts and scrapes. Before you do, thoroughly wash the wound with soap and water.
In foods, simply season to taste. For people with diabetes, 1/8 to ¼ teaspoon of ground cinnamon per meal may help control blood sugar levels.
To brew a stomach-soothing tea, use ½ to ¾ teaspoon of powdered herb per cup of boiling water. Steep 10 to 20 minutes. Drink up to three cups a day.
It has a mild antiseptic quality for toothaches (chew), or in tea form it is an expectorant for colds, also good foe nausea or vomiting. It is an antibacterial, antiseptic, and analgesic, helps prevent disease and infection.
As a poultice or a tea, comfrey may be applied to bites, sores, rashes, broken bones, and cuts. Good ingredient for lotions to soothe sunburn.
Magical attributes: Protection of home, peace, good in ritual drinks, incenses for longevity and love, security.
If added to wine, it makes a serviceable love potion for 2 consenting parties. Also used in love sachets and charms.
Magical attributes: Divination, welcoming, messages.
The ground root can act as a coffee substitute, and the flowers make a lovely wine. A superb cleansing tonic, and the milky juice is a diuretic, a tonic and a relief for common stomach problems. Use the milky latex from the stem and rub on a wart several times daily and soon its gone. Good for night blindness.
Use a handful of flower tops to 1 pint of boiling water, steep 10 minutes and strain. Drink this several times a day.
To brew a stomach-soothing tea, use two teaspoons of mashed seeds per cup of boiling water. Steep for ten minutes. Drink up to three cups a day.
To brew a pleasant-tasting medicinal tea, use one to two teaspoons of dried, crushed leaves per cup of boiling water. Steep ten minutes. Drink up to two cups a day.
Place a handful in boiling water and inhale the steamy vapor. For an herbal bath, wrap a handful of leaves in a cloth and run bath water over it. You can use a few drops of eucalyptus oil in boiling water or in the bath as an inhalant, but never ingest the oil.
G/P/E: Masculine, Mercury, Fire.
Magical attributes: Purification, protection, healing, money
Sometimes employed as an appetite suppressant and digestive aid. Used in tea form to expel mucus. Chew the seeds slowly for really bad breath, or use the fluidextract to rub on gums.
G/P/E: Masculine, Mars, Fire.
Garlic vinegar can be used to disinfect wounds and soothe rheumatic pain and any common pain (made from one liter of vinegar and ten cloves of crushed garlic steeped for at least 10 days).
Shrinks warts, relieves pain from teeth and earaches. Good for high and low blood pressure and removing parasites and infections.
To ease the pain of aching joints, a toothache or an earache, place a crushed raw bulb of garlic on a piece of gauze and place over the area of pain.
For joints, try using garlic paste.
Try sipping a few cups of ginger tea throughout the day.
G/P/E: Masculine, Sun, Fire.
Magical attributes: Love, wishes, beauty, desire.
Stimulant, tonic, and agent for prolonged life. Also a mild pain killer, and improves blood circulation. Reported to successfully treat asthma, bronchitis, cancer, flatulence, diabetes, weakness, fever, coughs and heartburn, and a mild stimulant. In tea form it helps to relieve stress and moderate heart disease.
To make a tea, use one to two teaspoons of dried herb per cup of boiling water. Let it steep for ten minutes.
For Coughs: Drink 3 to 4 cups of cool peppermint tea throughout the day, taking a few sips every 15 to 30 minutes.
For Everything Else: Drink hot tea.
To make a tea, use 1 to 2 teaspoons of dried peppermint leaves per cup of boiling water, steeping for 10 minutes.
For a tea, use one teaspoon of crushed dried leaves in a cup of boiling water. Let it steep for ten minutes. Or use in food.
Do not use rosemary oil in any amount.
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To make a tea, pour a cup of boiling water over one to two teaspoons of dried leaves and steep for ten minutes. For sore throat, allow the tea to cool till warm, then gargle as needed.
For relief from either oral or genital herpes, try a cup of tea with a lemon balm tea bag and one teaspoon of dried tarragon. Let the brew steep for 10 to 15 minutes before drinking. Drink up to three cups a day.
To use thyme safely and effectively, brew a tea or infusion. Use two teaspoons of dried herb per cup of boiling water and steep for ten minutes.
If you experience diarrhea or bloating, cut back on the amount you're using or discontinue use altogether.
Tumeric Add to warm milk it regulates menstrual cycle. Valerian: G/P/E: Feminine, Mercury or Venus, Water. Magical attributes: Love, calming, sleep. Use the dried, powdered root. Promotes relaxation while counteracting the effects of insomnia, anxiety, nervousness, headaches, premenstrual syndrome and menstrual cramping. For sleep, before bed take 1 teaspoon of herb to 1 pint of water and simmer. Also acts as a good substitute for catnip. Use the fresh herb in spells of love, also to get fighting couples together. Used in the Purification bath sachet. Vanilla Love Willow Love and divination Witch Hazel G/P/E: Masculine, Saturn or Sun, Fire. Magical attributes: Protection, chastity, healing the heart. In tincture form it is good as a mouth rinse and to ease hemorrhoids. As a compress, witch hazel can be applied to insect bites and other skin irritations. Yarrow G/P/E: Feminine, Venus, Water. Magical uses: Courage, love, psychic abilities, divination. A very potent healer, it intensifies the medicinal action of other herbs taken with it. Helps eliminate toxins (good for colds). Most useful in its abilities to staunch blood flow. In poultice form , it is useful against infections and swelling. In magic there is evidence that yarrow was often used as a component in incantations. The tea drunk prior to divination will enhance one's powers of perception (a touch of peppermint brightens this brew up and always works better). Also drink the tea to stop arthritis symptoms such as swelling and inflammation and generally end all aching, sore muscles, or stiff joints or back pain. A powerful incense additive for divination and love spells. Also associated with weather divination.