Basic (Magical) Herbs Lesson 1

Along with my classes on Living the Wiccan Life and First Degree Correllian Clergy through Witch School, I am also taking a class on Basic Herbs.
The class offers 3 herbs a week for 10 weeks for a total of 30 herbs.
I thought I would share those herbs and my additional research on them here. I wont be sharing all of what the class offers, for that you will have to go and sign up for it yourself. Its a free course, so there's no reason not to.

Lesson 1

Cilantro aka Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)

Medicinal Use: Digestive disorders, painful joints, and hemorrhoids.

Magicak Use: love, health and healing.
Used in love sachets and spells.
Add the powdered seeds to warm wine to make a lust potion.
Protects gardeners and all in their households.
Gather at harvest and hang in the home for protection.
The seeds promote peace between people who are unable to get along.
Use it in drinks or crushed in incense.
Helps one find romance and is an excellent herb to add to an elixir when the Great Rite is celebrated.
Throw instead of rice at handfastings or add to the handfasting cake.

SevenCrows7 offers a traditional German love spell based upon the love magic in 7 coriander seeds
The kit contains: a small bottle containing seven coriander seeds, a cork for the bottle, a bees wax candle, cheesecloth, coriander love spell booklet with full instructions, full moon calendar for 2012 and 2013, Wishcraft booklet, and the original spell printed on a small parchment scroll
You can purchase the kit on Etsy HERE





Rosemary (Rosemarinus Officianalis)


Medicinal Uses: depression, nervousness, pain

Excellent tonic for those who suffer from burnout or chronic fatigue syndrome
Encourages the production of bile thus aiding digestion
Helps relieving the symptoms of Bronchitis, Asthma, Flu causing cough and clearing the lungs
Vision tonic
Nervous system tonic
Emmenagogue (induces menstruation)
Antidiarrheal
Relieves migraines and headaches caused by stress
Encourages hair growth
Relieves vertigo caused by inner ear problems
Enchances memory
Mouthwash for bad breath
Stimulates brain


Magickal Uses: protection, mental powers and purification as well as Love, Lust, Exorcism, Healing, Sleep, Youth
You can read about Rosemary in my post in which it is used as part of a ritual bath

The Magick Hearth offers Rosemary chili pepper shortbread cookie recipe to spice up your love life with a little bit of kitchen witchery.
"use this recipe and feed your lover or significant other these shortbread cookies made with fresh ROSEMARY for LOVE, ROMANCE, and LUST and dried CHILI PEPPERS for FIDELITY and SEXUAL PROWESS!"
You can buy the recipe from The Magick Hearth on Etsy HERE


Oleander (Nerium oleander)
This is the week's poisonous herb. Its good to know about poisons for safety as well as their powerful magical uses.


Medicinal Uses: It has been used for centuries as medication. DO NOT SELF MEDICATE
Magickal Uses: love

You can buy this art print at CasstronautMeder on Etsy HERE