#Agueweed

[myrachidh]

Spiny Fly ~ Epalpus signifer ~ Mouche Épineuse ~ my yard in Sparta, NJ

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[vandaliatraveler]

One of the Appalachia’s last wildflowers to bloom in the fall, stiff gentian (Gentianella quinquefolia) is easily identified by its tightly-held clusters of purple, tubular flowers, whose five sepals form distinctive points before closing at their tips. This lovely biennial herb gets its name from the bunched, upright structure of its flowers, which grow in terminal clusters from the ends of a purplish, central stem and branching leaf axils. Stiff gentian’s leaves are opposite, ovate, and smooth along the edges; they clasp the plant’s stems where they meet. Also known as agueweed, the plant has a long history of medical use; a tea or infusion made of the root was once used as a bitter tonic to improve digestion and treat fever accompanied by joint pains. Stiff gentian prefers well-drained, upland habitat in full sun to partial shade, but will tolerate mesic conditions around stream banks and bog margins. It reproduces by seed only. The above photos were taken in the bog complex surrounding Spruce Knob Lake, where I also found closed bottle gentian (Gentiana clausa).

[andthisiswitchcraft]

For Folk Magic Friday I have complied a list of baneful herbs and their usage in hexing and cursing 😈

Baneful Herbs

Agueweed - makes enemies confused

Angelica root - for curses and hexing

Asafoetida - for casting hexes on a person. Sometimes referred to as the devil’s incense, it is burned to force someone to leave you alone

Balmony - a plant in the figwort family that is ground up and used for hexing

Bindweed - curses/hexing domination

Bird’s Eye chilis - from the Solanaceae (nightshade) family used for cursing, heating up spells, and in powders like hot food powder and goofer dust

Blackthorn thorns - thorns are traditionally used for cursing and protection. The thorns of the blackthorn tree have long been used in witchcraft for pricking wax or cloth poppets to curse an intended victim.

Black berry root - This is long used as a protection herb but can also cause bane.

Bladderwrack - When placed near an enemies bathroom it is said to cause that enemy to be stricken with irritation of the urinary tract

Bloodroot - If you are looking for a substitute for human blood use the root to make a decoction or tincture. Can also be used for general curses.

Blueberry - Causes an enemy strife when thrown at their doorstep.

Boneset - To burn as incense and to use during cursing

Chicory - used for curses, bringing discord and baneful practices.

Chili powder - for discord and cursing, used in hoot foot powder.

Cinquefoil - burn over a poppet of your enemy to cause discomfort

Hemlock - discord, cursing, bring sadness

Henbane - will cause illness, discord and melancholy

Jezebel root - used in the famous jezebel curse, but can be used in other curses or to common and compel.

Knotweed - used in conjunction with balmony herb (purple sage) in cursing. To be rid of an enemy, stuff into a black cloth or poppet and sew up then bury away from your home.

Lime or Lemon - to sour someone’s life

Lobelia - brings discord

Mace - cursing and hexing

Mandrake - cursing and hexing, is also a powerful tool of manifestation

Black Mustard seed - for cursing and hexing, causes strife and unrest.

Belladonna (deadly nightshade) - cause an enemy discord or illness

Onion - cause strife and tears

Patchouli - sickens enemies when used in chants and spells

Poke root - confuse enemies and cause discord.

Poppy seed - cause arguments

Rue - although it is great protection for the owner, in turn, rue placed near another person puts a great hex on them.

Spanish Moss - used to give bad luck

Slippery Elm - Use to separate a married couple when buried near their door.

Stinging Nettle - used for hexing, brings sadness and bad luck

Sumac - for curses, hexing, bringing bad luck

Tormentil - to cause distress, harm and discord to a foe, sprinkle this on a picture of her or him and place it in a box.

Vetiver - silences ones who speak ill of you

Vervain - spells used to contact and speak with lucifer are the most effective when using this herb. Also used for conjuring evil spirits and demons, as well as placing curses

Wormwood - for cursing and hexing your enemy

Yew - used for contacting spirit but also used for cursing

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[faeofthecottage]

Herbs List for B

BACHELOR BUTTON: Love

Also Called: Devil's Flower, Red Campion

BAKULI POD: A very difficult to find magic item also used in sachets and potpourri.

BALM OF GILEAD TEARS: Love, manifestations, protection, healing, de-stressing, and assisting in healing from the loss of a loved one. Use in love sachets; carry for healing, protection, and mending a broken heart. Use to dress candles for any form of magickal healing. Burn to attract spirits.

Also Called: Poplar Buds, Balsam Poplar, Balm of Gilead, Mecca, Mecca Balsam, Balessan, Bechan

BALMONY: Steadfastness, patience, and perseverance. Associated with the tortoise or turtle.

Also Called: Hummingbird Tree, Bitter Herb, Snake Head, Turtle Head, Turtle Bloom

BALSAM: Strength and breaking up negativity

BAMBOO: Hex breaking, wishes, luck and protection. Carve a wish into bamboo and bury it in a secluded area to make your wish come true. Carry a piece of bamboo for good luck.

BANANA: Fertility, potency, and prosperity

BANYAN: Happiness, Luck

BARBERRY: Cleansing, sorcery, atonement, freeing oneself from the power or control of another.

Also Called: Witches Sweets BARLEY: Love, healing, and protection. Harvests. Scatter on the ground to keep evil at bay. Tie barley straw around a rock and throw into a river or lake while visualizing any pain you have to make the pain go away.

BASIL: Love, exorcism, wealth, sympathy, and protection. Dispels confusion, fears & weakness. Drives off hostile spirits. Associated with Candlemas. Carry to move forward in a positive manner despite perilous danger. Strewn on floors to provide protection from evil. Sprinkle an infusion of basil outside of the building where you hope to be employed for luck in a job interview (be careful not to be seen!) or in your business to attract money and success. Wear or carry to aid in attracting money and prosperity.

Also Called: Common Basil, Sweet Basil, St. Josephwort, St. Joseph's Wort, Tulsi, Tulasi, Krishnamul, Kala Tulasi, Witches' Herb, Alabahaca, American Dittany.

BATS HEAD ROOT: Use to obtain wishes.

BAY LAUREL: Purification, house and business blessing, and clearing confusion. Attracts romance. Keep potted plant to protect home from lightning. Place in a dream pillow for sound sleep and to induce prophetic dreams.

Also Called: Bay, Sweet Laurel, Sweet Bay, True Laurel, Lorbeer, Noble Laurel, Baie, Daphne

BAY LEAF: Protection, good fortune, success, purification, strength, healing and psychic powers. Write wishes on the leaves and then burn the leaves to make the wishes come true. Place under the pillow (or use in dream pillow) to induce prophetic dreams. Place in the corner of each room in the house to protect all that dwell there. Carry bay leaf to protect yourself against black magick. BAYBERRY: Good fortune, luck, healing, and stress relief. Burn a white candle sprinkled with bayberry bark for good fortune and money.

Also Called: American Vegetable Tallow Tree, Myrtle, Wax Myrtle, Candleberry, Candleberry Myrtle, Tallow Shrub, American Vegetable Wax, Vegetable Tallow, Waxberry, Pepperidge Bush, Berbery.

BEDSTRAW: (Fragrant)Love and lust

BEE POLLEN: Friendship, attraction, love, strength, happiness, and overcoming depression.

BEECH: Wishes, happiness and divination. Improves literary skills. Place a leaf of beech between covers of Book of Shadows to increase inspiration.

BEES WAX: Traditionally used for making candles, decorative seals, natural polish, protective finish, and use as a base for herbal salves.

BEET: Love. Beet juice can be used as ink for love magick or as a substitute for blood in spells and rituals.

BELLADONNA: Healing & forgetting past loves. Provides protection when placed in a secret place in the home. Place on a ritual altar to honor the deities and add energy to rituals. Note: VERY POISONOUS, do not ingest.

Also Called: Banewort, Deadly Nightshade, Sorcerer's Berry, Witch's Berry, Death's Herb, Devil's Cherries, Divale, Dwale, Dwaleberry, Dwayberry, Fair Lady, Great Morel, Naughty Man's Cherries BENZION: Purification, prosperity, soothing tension, dispelling anger, diminishing irritability, relieving stress & anxiety, and overcoming depression. Promotes generosity and concentration. Good to burn while using the Tarot or for success in intellectual matters. Smoulder for purification. An incense of benzoin, cinnamon and basil is said to attract customers to your place of business.

Also Called: Snowbells, Storax, Gum Benzoin, Siam Benzoin, Siamese Benzoin, Benzoin Gum, Ben, Benjamen.

BERGAMOT: Money, prosperity, protection from evil and illness, improving memory, stopping interference, and promoting restful sleep. Carry in a sachet while gambling to draw luck and money. Very powerful for attracting success. Burn at any ritual to increase its power.

Also Called: Orange Mint

BETEL NUTS: Protection and banishing

BILBERRY BARK: Used for protection.

Also Called: Whortleberry, Black Whortles, Whinberry, Huckleberry, Bleaberry, Blueberry, Airelle.

BIRCH: Protection, exorcism and purification. A birch planted close to the home is said to protect against lightning, infertility, and the evil eye.

Also Called: White Birch, Canoe Birch, Paper Birch, Tree of Life, Lady of the Woods.

BISORT: Fertility, divination, clairvoyance, psychic powers. Carry in a sachet for fertility and conception. Add to any herbal mixture to boost divination. Burn with frankincense during divination or to enhance psychic powers. Carry in a yellow flannel bag to attract wealth & good fortune. Sprinkle an infusion of bistort around the home to drive out poltergeists.

Also Called: Bistort Root, Dragonwort BLACK COHOSH: Love, courage, protection and potency. Use in love sachets or in the bath to prevent impotence. Carry in pocket or amulet for courage and/or strength. Sprinkle around a room to drive away evil. Add an infusion of the herb to bath water to ensure a long and happy life. Burn as a love incense. Put in purple flannel bag for protection for accidents and sudden death and to keep others from doing you wrong.

Also Called: Black Snake Root, Bugbane, Squawroot, Bugwort, Rattleroot, Rattleweed, Rattlesnake Root, Richweed.

BLACK HAW: Protection, gambling, luck, power and employment. Carry in the pocket while seeking employment, if you are having problems at work, or if you are asking for a raise.

Also Called: Devil's Shoestring, Stagbush, American Sloe.

BLACK PEPPER: Banishing negativity, exorcism, and protection from evil.

BLACK WALNUT: Access to divine energy, bringing the blessing of the Gods, wishes.

BLACKBERRY: Healing, protection and money. Sacred to Brighid. Leaves and berries said to attract wealth and healing.

BLADDERWRACK: Protection, sea spells, wind spells, money, psychic powers, and attracting customers. Wear in a charm for protection during travel, especially when traveling by water.

Also Called: Kelp, Seawrack, Kelpware, Black-tang, Cutweed, Sea Oak, Sea Spirit.

BLESSED THISTLE: Purification, protection against negativity and evil, hex breaking. Carry for strength and protection. Place a bowl of blessed thistle in a room to renew the vitality and strengthen the spirit of its occupants. Men who carry thistle become better lovers.

Also Called: Holy Thistle, Saint Benedict Thistle, Spotted Thistle, Cardin. BLOODROOT: Love, protection, and purification. Steep in red wine for a full cycle of the moon to use as a ''blood offering'' for spells that call for this -- DO NOT DRINK THE WINE. Place in windows and doorways to keep curses and evil spirits out. A favorite root for use in voodoo to defeat hexes and spells aimed against you.

Also Called: Red Root, Red Indian Paint, Tetterwort, Blood Root, Indian Paint, Pauson, Red Paint Root, Red Puccoon, Sanguinariat.

BLOWBALL: Love and wishes. Carry in a red bag to grant wishes. Blow to the four directions when searching for love.

BLUE COHOSH: Empowerment, purification, money drawing, love breaking, and driving away evil.

BLUE VIOLET: Love, inspiration, good fortune, and protection from all evil. Carried for protection and to encourage fortune and changed luck. Mixed with lavender to attract lust and love. Worn to calm tempers and bring sleep.

Also Called: Sweet Scented Violet.

BLUEBELL: Luck, truth and friendship. Incorporate into rituals of death & dying to comfort those left behind and ease their sorrow.

Also Called: Jacinth, Culverkeys, Auld Man's Bell, Ring o' Bells, Wood Bells.

BLUEBERRY: Protection. Though not recommended, blueberry is said to cause confusion & strife when tossed in the doorway or path of an enemy.

BONESET: Protection, exorcism and warding off evil spirits. Sprinkle an infusion of boneset around the home to rid it of evil and negativity. To curse an enemy, burn as an incense with a black candle inscribed with the name of the enemy (not recommended -- remember the law of threes!).?

Also Called: Feverwort, Agueweed, Crosswort, Eupatorium, Indian Sage, Sweating Plant, Teasel, Thoroughwort, Vegetable Antimony. BORAGE: Courage and psychic powers. Float the flowers in a ritual bath to raise one's spirits. Carry or burn as an incense to increase courage and strength of character. Sprinkle an infusion of Borage around the house to ward off evil.

Also Called: Bee Bread, Starflower, Herb of Gladness, Bugloss, Burrage, Cool Tankard.

BRAZIL NUTS: Good luck in love affairs

BREWERS YEAST: Used in facial mask potions.

BRIMSTONE: Dispels or prevents a hex on you; destroys an enemy's power over you. Burn at midnight near your back door to ward off evil.

Also Called: Sulfur Powder

BROOM TOP(S): Purification, wind spells, divination and protection. Sprinkle an infusion of broom tops around the home to clear away all evil.

Also Called: Irish Broom, Scotch Broom, Besom, Broom.

BUCHU: Divination, wind spells, psychic powers and prophetic dreams. Add buchu leaves to the bath to enable yourself to foretell the future.

Also Called: Bucco, Agathosma Betulina, Bookoo, Bucku, Buku and Bucco.

BUCKEYE: Divination, good luck, and attracting money & wealth. Carried whole anointed with money oil and/or wrapped in a dollar bill for constant increase in money flow. A popular Hoodoo charm for gamblers. Carry in pocket for protection against arthritis.

Also Called: Horse Chestnut BUCKTHORN: Sorceries, elf magick, and driving away enchantments. Used as a luck generator in legal matters and for winning in court. Place the branches of a Buckthorn near doors or windows to drive away evil and bad vibrations. To make a wish, stand in an open area facing east and concentrate on your wish; turn to your left until you are facing east again, continually sprinkling buckthorn bark powder (or an infusion made with buckthorn bark) as you turn.

Also Called: Arrowwood, Black Dogwood, Black Alder Dogwood, Black Alder Tree, Persian Berries.

BUCKWHEAT: Money, protection, and fasting. Use in charms and spells to obtain treasure, riches, and wealth.

BURDOCK ROOT: Used for cleansing magick when feeling highly negative about oneself or others. Use in protection incenses and spells. Rinse with a decoction of burdock to remove negative feelings about yourself or others.

Also Called: Bardana, Burr Seed, Clotbur, Cocklebur, Hardock, Hareburr, Hurrburr, Turkey Burrseed, Fox's Clote, Happy Major, Lappa, Love Leaves, Personata, Beggar's Buttons.

BURNET: Used for protection, consecration of ritual tools, and counter magick; also used to magickally treat depression and despondency.?

Also Called: Italian Pimpernel, Salad Burnet, Greater Burnet.

BUTCHERS BROOM: Wind spells, divination, protection, psychic powers.

BUTTERBUR: Used in love divination and to raise one's spirits by increasing sense of hope and faith.

Also Called: Bog Rhubarb, Butterdock, Umbrella Plant, Lagwort, Sweet Coltsfoot

[cedar-glade]

Early October, early fall,  Gentianella quinquefolia, stiff gentian also known and calceric agueweed. 

Deeply striated magenta with electric blue corolla margins and a lavender tint. High contrast for the sepia tones. fading green, and backdrops of fallen leaf browns that make up the fall herbaceous layer. 

I was pretty happy to get to see this, a new population for me at the same park I saw the last population at. Clifty Falls State Park. Unfortunately the trail maintenance crew killed the last population by putting a board walk over it. That was the cake rock population. This population shares significantly less of a risk outside of a few trailside individuals that risk trampling. The population was 12 deep from what I could tell at the time. 

[tipsycad147]

Alleviating Suffering of Body & Spirit: Boneset Plant Profile

By  Alexis J. Cunningfolk

Now, friends, here is a plant profile that I’ve had on my list of “plant profiles to write” for quite a number of years. It remained on the list as opposed to be written because it’s not the most widely available plant and it’s rather specific, if effectively so, in its use. So Boneset (Eupatorium perfolium) waited on my ever-growing plant list as other plants were written about and my patrons requested specific profiles they were wanting to see.

And then the most recent global pandemic arrived and Boneset, along with other pandemic plant allies, and the people who used became something I was increasingly interested in.

To be clear, I am incredibly grateful for and supportive of all the interventions that we have developed as a species to keep ourselves and our communities healthy, including masks and vaccines. Also, the resources below are in regards to an influenza pandemic and not a covid-based one. I was simply curious about how our herbal elders of pandemics past used the plants they had available to support community health, alleviate suffering, and prevent unnecessary death.

The first resource I stumbled upon was the Influenza Encyclopedia created by the University of Michigan. It’s an extensive archive of reports, medical articles, and more about what life was like, the treatments provided, and health measures taken during the influenza epidemic of 1918-1919 in the United States. Here is where you can find articles from The Eclectic Medical Journal which discusses herbal treatments.

Then I came across Kathy Abascal’s excellent book Herbs & Influenza: How Herbs Used in the 1918 Flu Pandemic Can Be Effective Today. When my household and community was dealing with a robust strain of influenza a few years back, I learned about plant allies in this book that I hadn’t read about before that are now some of my favorite remedies when dealing with colds and the ‘flu.

All of this is to say that Boneset is an important very specific sort of ally that many would benefit from and has proven itself to be a plant that is useful during periods of significant human suffering.

So, let’s meet Boneset.

Boneset

(Eupatorium perfolium)

Common + Folk Names : Agueweed, crosswort, feverwort, sweating plant, tedral, thoroughstem, vegetable antimony, wild isaac, hierba de chiva, ayapana, ogaakananiibiish

Tarot Cards : The Devil

Element : Water

Zodiac Signs : Capricorn (Guardian Herb)

Planets : Saturn

Moon Phase : Full Moon

Parts used : Aerial parts

Habitat : Native to wetlands of North America.

Growing conditions : Grows in damp areas and wetlands. Prefers rich soil, damp conditions, and full to partial sun.

Collection : Harvest before flowering.

Flavor : Bitter, pungent

Temperature : Cold

Moisture : Dry

Tissue State : Heat/Excitation, Damp/Stagnation

Constituents : Sesquiterpene lactones, polysaccharides, flavonoids, glucoside, diterpenes, gallic acid, sterols, essential oils.

Actions : Aperient, antispasmodic, astringent, bitter, carminative, cholagogue, diaphoretic, emetic, expectorant, febrifuge, immunostimulant, laxative, peripheral vasodilator, stimulant, tonic

Main Uses

I remember having a fever as a child where it felt like my bones were breaking - it was miserable and I’m sure many of you have experienced such discomfort. So when I learned about an herb known to treat "bonebreak fever" I was curious (though not looking forward to) being able to use the herb myself when I experienced a similar fever again. A few years back another bonebreak fever arrived and I remembered that I had a bottle of Boneset tincture in my herb cabinet. The herb was a blessed ally to have and reduced the severity and time that I was in pain as well as helping to “break” or relieve my fever. It's now an herb that I gratefully recommend to my family and community when a bonebreak fever shows up for them.

Boneset has long been used within Indigenous communities in North America and was introduced to European Americans herbalists and physicians who would use the plant during influenza pandemics (I highlight Anishinaabe knowledge of the herb below). The herb is regarded as a generally safe as long as it is not taken in high doses (in which vomiting may occur) and was highly valued by early twentieth century doctors and herbalists. (1) The herb alleviates pain, high fever, and acts as a valuable expectorant when there is a build-up of catarrh in the system. Boneset has a cleansing quality to it which means that in addition to reducing mucous caused by illness in the systems, it also helps to clear toxicity in the body such as infection as well as general congestion.

As an expectorant, Boneset helps to open the airways and alleviate coughs. It is stimulating, too, which makes it a helpful ally to those who are too weak to cough strong enough to expel phlegm and are experiencing trouble breathing. The pulse indications as established by the Eclectics for Boneset are "patients with a full and large pulse, with the pulse current exhibiting little waves." (2) I can also attest to the traditional recommendation of giving Boneset frequently at the earliest onset of symptoms to reduce or avoid influenza altogether. I often combine Boneset with Pleurisy Root (Asclepias tuberosa) and this has historical precedence as a frequent combination for influenza patients. In the 1930s Maude Grieve (or her editor, fellow herbalist Hilda Leyel) noted that Boneset was used by African American communities in the American South for fever "as well as its tonic effects." (3) I've given the traditional recommended dosage and recipe for Boneset in the dosage guidelines below.

Anne McIntyre recommends using Boneset as a body wash which can be a good way to administer the remedy to children. (4) In addition to fever, Boneset is useful for alleviating respiratory infections especially when it is taken at first indication of infection and when there are accompanying aches and pains. Boneset is immunostimulating helping to protect the body against bacterial and viral infections and it has also been shown useful in alleviating the pain of autoimmune conditions.

One of the other traditional uses of Boneset is as an herb to take when a bone has been broken. Anishinaabe elder, teacher, and ethnobotanist, Keewaydinoquay taught that "[B]oneset's chief virtue is that it is specific for the periosteum tissue around the outside of a bone. When a bone is broken this tissue may be cut. For the bone to regrow properly, this tissue has to be mended, and this plant helps the body do that." (5) To support the healing of a broken bone, the herb should be ingested in tea form and Keewaydinoquay's apprentice, Mary Siisip Geniusz recommends combining the Boneset with calcium rich Nettles (Urtica dioica) for best results. The herb should also be applied topically as a poultice to aid healing according to Keewaydinoquay's teacher, the mashkikiiwikwewag, Nodjimahkwe. (6)

Boneset also has use as a digestive aid as its bitter flavor helps to regulate the bowels and aid the process of digestion. As with helping to clear congestion from the lungs, Boneset clears a "congested" digestion. Look for signs of slow digestion and constipation as indications that Boneset might be useful.

Magickal Uses

Connect with the herb as ally when exploring the energies of and pathworking The Devil card in tarot. Use in Saturnian rituals and acts of magick. Scott Cunningham records the use of Boneset as an herb of protection and exorcism which align with the herbs medicinal qualities as well as being a plant of Saturn. (7)

The Boneset Personality

Those who would be aided by working with Boneset, especially in essence form, are often suffering under oppressive and untended to trauma (imagine a bonebreak fever of the spirit). They show signs of unending exhaustion and, on an energetic level (and sometimes a physical one, too), they struggle to take a deep breath. They are laboring under a congestion of the spirit and working with Boneset can help to clear out some of that stagnant energy. One of the aspects of healing that can feel particularly treacherous to Boneset folks, is having to find themselves in a position of vulnerability and being cared for by community and by those folks who have their welfare in mind. Boneset can help folks to repair their ability to feel empowered in giving consent and establishing healthy boundaries. Much of the work of Boneset healing is Saturnian in nature - foundations are being formed, skillsets are being tested, and resiliency established. It’s a useful herb for many during a Saturn Return. On the other side of a healing crisis, Boneset folks can emerge feeling energized and able for the first time in a long time.

Contraindications : Large doses can lead to vomiting and diarrhea. Use no more than five days consecutively and then take a break.

Drug interactions : None known.

Dosage : Standard dosage. Frequent doses of Boneset, especially when combined with Pleurisy Root (Asclepias tuberosa) for influenza is a traditional remedy and I've given a full description of a influenza pandemic doctor's recommendations as below for reference:

A physician who saw ten to 35 influenza patients during the epidemic began treatment by mixing two teaspoons of boneset and one teaspoon of pleurisy root in a cup of hot water. This was given immediately with a second does 15 minutes later, a third half an hour later, and a fourth dose an hour after the first dose. He reported that this treatment typically reduced a fever of 103 - 104 degrees by three to four degrees in a few hours. (8)

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I hope this exploration of the healing gifts of Boneset not only proved useful for your own practice but was enjoyed by those of you whose Venn diagram of herbal medicine and history is a circle.

If you’re interested in learning more about herbs for cold and ‘flu season, check out my post on creating a winter wellness apothecary. If you’re interested in learning more about the modern community health response to our current pandemic with an herbal focus, check out my resource page.

http://www.wortsandcunning.com/blog/boneset-plant-profile

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Boost your immune system and get rid of flu with Boneset tea

Boost your immune system and get rid of flu with Boneset tea

Eupatorium perfoliatum or (common) boneset is a common North American perennial plant in the sunflower family. It is native to the Eastern United States and Canada, widespread from Nova Scotia to Florida, west as far as Texas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Manitoba. It is also called “agueweed”, “feverwort” or “sweating-plant”. Eupatorium perfoliatum grows up to 100 cm (39 inches) tall, with leaves…

[gardeningknowhow]

Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) - #wildflowerwednesday - This North American native goes by several other names, including #agueweed, #feverwort, and #sweatingplant, and has a long medicinal #history. In fact, #boneset gets its primary name because it was one used to treat dengue, or “breakbone,” fever. While the #plant is still sometimes grown and foraged for its healing properties, it’s most often used by #gardeners for its #ornamental features to attract #pollinators. https://www.instagram.com/p/BoMPEYmgrKa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mf6ot9w8o1r8

[myrachidh]

Organ Pipe Mud Dauber ~ Trypoxylon politum ~ barboteurs de boue ~ guêpes ~ Romancing Blossoms of Eupatorium perfoliatum ~ Common Boneset ~ also called: (agueweed, feverwort or sweating-plant ) ~ Franklin Pond, Franklin, NJ

#MudDauber #OrganPipeMudDauber #Trypoxylon #Trypoxylonpolitum ~ #Barboteurs #BarboteursDeBoue #guêpes #Blossoms #Blooms #Flowers #Eupatorium #Eupatoriumperfoliatum #Boneset #agueweed #Weeds #feverwort #SweatingPlant #Franklin #NewJersey #NJ #Entomology #macros #macrophotography #macroofinstagram #insects #insectsofinstagram ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/rachidh/albums

[aspelladay]

Boneset

(Eupatorium perfoliatum) Not recommended for internal use.

Folk Names: Agueweed, Crosswort, Feverwort, Indian Sage, Sweating Plant, Teasel, Thoroughwort, Wood Boneset. Gender: Feminine. Planet: Saturn. Element: Water. Powers: Protection, Exorcism.

Magical Uses: The plant wards off evil spirits. Make an infusion and sprinkle about the house to drive away evil.

(from Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham)

[myrachidh]

Organ Pipe Mud Dauber Wasp ~ Trypoxylon politum ~ Barboteurs de boue ~ Guêpe ~ Romancing Blossoms of Eupatorium perfoliatum ~ Common Boneset ~ also called: (agueweed, feverwort or sweating-plant ) ~ Franklin Pond, Franklin, New Jersey #Wasp #Dauber #OrganPipeMudDauber #Trypoxylon #Trypoxylonpolitum #Blossoms #Blooms #Flowers #Eupatorium #Eupatoriumperfoliatum #CommonBoneset #agueweed #feverwort #sweating-plant #Guêpes #Barboteursdeboue #FranklinPond #Franklin #NJ #NewJersey #Macro #macrophotography #MacroofInstagram #insects #insectsofinstagram #Wildlife #wildlifephotography #Entomology~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/rachidh/albums (at Franklin, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B54JMkQg_UD/?igshid=1m077ekj41sml

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Monarch Butterfly ~ Danaus plexippus ~ Papillon Monarque ~ Romancing Blossoms of Eupatorium perfoliatum ~ Common Boneset ~ also called: (agueweed, feverwort or sweating-plant ) ~ my yard in Sparta, New Jersey . #Monarch #MonarchButterfly #Butterfly #Danaus #Danausplexippus #Papillon #PapillonMonarque #Blossoms #Blooms #Flowers #Eupatorium #Eupatoriumperfoliatum #Boneset #agueweed #Weeds #feverwort #sweating-plant #Sparta #NewJersey #NJ #Entomology #macros #macrophotography #macroofinstagram #insects #insectsofinstagram #Wildlife #wildlifephotography ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/rachidh/albums (at Sparta, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFVZ1Q7gWdn/?igshid=lhztr4l71u64

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Carpenter Wasp ~ Four-toothed Mason Wasp ~ Monobia quadridens ~ Guêpe Du Noir Et Blanc ~Romancing Blossoms of Eupatorium perfoliatum ~ Common Boneset ~ also called: (agueweed, feverwort or sweating-plant ) ~ my yard in Sparta, New Jersey #Wasp #Guêpe #CarpenterWasp #Four-toothedMasonWasp #MasonWasp #Monobia #Monobiaquadridens #GuêpeDuNoirEtBlanc #Blossoms #Blooms #Flowers #Eupatorium #Eupatoriumperfoliatum #Boneset #agueweed #Weeds #feverwort #sweating-plant #Sparta #NewJersey #NJ #Entomology #macros #macrophotography #macroofinstagram #insects #insectsofinstagram #Wildlife #wildlifephotography ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/rachidh/albums (at Sparta, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE2fYsEgcV0/?igshid=1xp2lde0iisa7

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Boneset Magick and Lore

Published May 29, 2017 | By shirleytwofeathers

Common names: Thoroughfwort, White Snake Root, Agueweed, Indian Sage

Scientific name: Eupatorium perfoliatum

Element: Water

Planet: Saturn:

Parts Used: Leaf

Boneset guides ghosts elsewhere, attracting protective, benevolent spirits instead. Boneset may also be used to protect people and animals from “ghost sickness,” the illness that some believe may emerge after extended contact with the dead.

The most potent boneset is found growing on or near graves. Supplement it with white pine for added enhancement.

Hang fresh boneset branches over doorways, or burn young boneset branches and twigs within a cauldron to drive away existing ghosts.

In addition to it’s ghost busting power, boneset opposes unnatural illness and snakes.

To counteract occult poisons they have been fed, folks rub dry boneset leaves all over their body, then take the leaves outdoors and burn them with a holy or purifying incense.

Brew boneset leaf tea and bathe in it to get rid of enemy tricks that have affected your health. Boneset can also be used to purify a sickroom by sprinkling it onto the floor and then sweeping it out the front door.

Burn boneset in an Incense to balance the energies of a space or to ground and focus your energy. Added to an Elixir or Philtre, boneset promotes health. Mixed with angelica and added to the bath, boneset is excellent for ritual cleansings.

From: The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells And: Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic and other sources

https://shirleytwofeathers.com/The_Blog/magickal-ingredients/category/spices/page/2/