MysticColors HERB Glossery

CARAWAY
       Magic - Luck, passion
          Medical - Digestive aid for children
          Other - Increase milk flow for nursing mothers, Leaves can be added to salads and roots can be cooked like a turnip.

CARROT
     Magic - Sex
       Medical - For liver ailments: as juice to ward off flu and colds: as a cream soup for children with diarrhea.
       Other - Snack food for nerveous eaters.
       

CAYENNE
     Magic - Purification, motivation.
        Medical - Purgative. Also can be used in a liniment.
        Other - From the Greek word meaning "to bite"

CATNIP
     Magic - Love, cat familiars, animal friendship.
       Medical - Colds, headaches, sedative (tea)
        Other - As a digestive aid and a treat for cats.

CEDERWOOD
    Magic - Speeds up healing.
      Medical - Coughs, fever, rheumatism.
     Lore - (Cedrus) originating from Arabic word (Kedron) meaning power.

Chamomile
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CELERY
    Magic - Sex, weight loss. Seed are used in diviation.
       Medical - Insomnia, swollen glands. Use the seed in a tea.

CHAMOMILE
      Magic - Protection, success.
        Medical - For fevers (a light tea) for eczema (compress applied)
        Other - Chamomile flowers  in medium wash makes an ecellent deodorant and shampoo.
        

CHIVES
     Magic - Protection.
       Medical - As an antisepric (oil); for faintness.
        Other - Flowers may be used in salads.
       
       
        

CINNAMON
     Magic - Purification, money, love.
       Medical - Tea to calm the stomach.
       Other Aromatic; good for potpourri. As an air freshener.
      

CLOVES
    Magic - Stop gossip, protection for children, kinship.
      Medical - For toothache (oil): for stomach trouble (tea).
       Other - Aromatic; principle ingredient in pomanders.

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CORIANDER
     Magic - Protection,  love.
       Medical - For digestion (crushed seeds in tea)
        Other - Roots and leaves are edible.
        Lore- A bunch of fresh coriander tied with a ribbion and hung in the kitchen is said to bring harmony to the house.
        
     

CUCUMBER                                                                  Magic - Healing, fertility.
    Medical - For headache: for dandruff, for puffy eyes
    Other - often used in facial creams for moisturizing.

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