Burdock

 

Names: Bat root, Beggar’s buttons, Thistle, Lappa, Fox’s clote, Love leaves, Bardona, Arctium lappa, Thorny burr, Love leaves, Cockleburr, Cuckoo button, Great burdock, Pig’s rhubarb, Touch-me-not, Clot-bur, Hardock

Warnings: can be dangerous to people who have blood disorders, the flowers can also prick you.

Planes: Venus

Elements: Earth, Water

Gender associations: Feminine

Signs: Leo, Libra

Deities: Blodeuwedd, Thor

Spell types: Protection, Healing, Cleansing, Warding, Persistence, Male potency, Counter-magick, Prosperity, Luck, Happiness, Hexes, Positivity, Uncrossing, Animals, Consecration, Exorcism, Spell breaking, Compassion

Medical uses: Alterative, Diuretic, Diaphoretic, Blood purifier, Boosts immune system

Uses:

• Write wishes onto the leaves and then burn them to make them come true.

• Incorporate into warding, hex-breaking and good fortune work.

• Dry and grind into a powder to sprinkle around your house for protection.

• can be dried and worn as a protective amulet.

• Place the leaves in the bottom of your shoes for protection from illness.

• Use large leaves to wrap up your smoke cleansing bundles.

• Use in spiritual cleansing floor washes.

• Keep on your alter to bring positive energy into the space.

• Carry the root in a white bag with other Protective ingredients to ward off jinxes.

Please do not use any plant or herb medicinally without consulting your doctor, some of these plants and herbs can be very dangerous and even poisonous.