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(red) Clover

Formal name:

Trifolium pratense

Formal name:

Trifolium spp.

Other names:

Shamrock

Honey

Honeystalks

Three-leaved grass

Trefoil

Trifoil

The red clover is a short-lived perennial in the Pea family with white-blotched 3-parted leaves and a large pinkish red head containing numerous small rose purple pea-like flowers.

Medicinal data

Part used:

flowers

Caution:

avoid during pregnancy

Dosage:

1 cup 2-3 x daily

1-3 droppersful 2-3x daily

Health benefits:

internal and external remedy for skin complaints (psoriasis, eczema, etc); good expectorant used for whooping cough, bronchitis, dry coughs and laryngitis; sometimes used as anticancer remedy.

Wikipedia article

Category	Correspondences
Body systems	immune, integumentary, liver
Deity	Rowen
Gender	Masculine
Herb action	alterative, expectorant
Herb category	cleanser, specific
Herbal energy	cool
Herbal preparation	infusion, tincture
Herbal taste	aromatic, sweet
Magical powers	exorcism, fidelity, love, money, protection, success
Path	4, 14
Planet	Mercury

Mallow

Formal name:

Malva sylvestris

Other names:

High mallow

Common mallow

Malva

A wild plant with stalked kidney-shaped, scalloped leaves in the Mallow family with prominent veins underneath and small pink and white flowers.

Medicinal data

Part used:

herb

Dosage:

1 cup 2-3 x daily

Health benefits:

poultice applied for boils, abscesses, inflammation, bites and stings; decoction used for laryngitis, bladder infections, and respiratory ailments; greens excellent steamed or stir-fried before fruiting stage.

Wikipedia article

Category	Correspondences
Body systems	digestive, respiratory, urinary
Gender	Feminine
Herb action	demulcent, expectorant
Herb category	nutritive tonic, specific
Herbal energy	cool
Herbal preparation	decoction
Herbal taste	sweet
Magical powers	exorcism, love, protection
Path	16
Planet	Moon

Rosemary

Formal name:

rosmarinus officinalis

Other names:

Compass weed

Dew of the Sea

Elf leaf

Guardrobe

Incensier

Libanotis

Polar plant

Sea dew

A resinous, aromatic woody shrub from the mint family with narrow, aromatic leaves.

Medicinal data

Part used:

flowering tops

Dosage:

10 drops to 1.5 droppersful 2-3x daily

1 cup 2-3x daily

Health benefits:

Rosemary is a common garden herb containing camphor, which helps invigorate the circulatory and nervous systems without overstimulating.

Wikipedia article

Category	Correspondences
Body systems	digestive, nervous
Gender	Masculine
Herb action	digestant, nervine
Herb category	stimulating tonic
Herbal energy	warm
Herbal preparation	infusion, tincture
Herbal taste	aromatic
Magical powers	exorcism, healing, love, lust, mental powers, protection, purification, sleep, youth
Planet	Sun

Rue

Formal name:

Ruta graveolens

Other names:

Bashoush (Coptic)

Garden rue

German rue

Herb of grace

Herbygrass

Hreow

Mother of the herbs

Rewe

Rota

A strong scented herb in the Citrus family growing to three feet with divided leaves and small yellow flowers and a strong disagreeable odor. Native to the Mediterranean region.

Medicinal data

Part used:

leaf

Constituents:

rutin

Dosage:

1 cup 1-2 x daily

1-2 droppersful 2-3 x daily

Health benefits:

useful for capillary fragility and varicose veins; used internally and externally for eye inflammation; internally for suppressed menstruation; used as gargle for sore throat.

Wikipedia article

Category	Correspondences
Body systems	liver
Deity	Diana, Aradia
Gender	Masculine
Herb action	anthelmintic, purgative
Herb category	specific
Herbal energy	warm
Herbal preparation	infusion, tincture
Herbal taste	bitter, pungent
Magical powers	exorcism, healing, health, love, mental powers
Path	27
Planet	Mars

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(red) Clover

Mallow

Rosemary

Rue