Eleven Healing Herbs & How To Use Them For Spell Work
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Peace and blessings mystic lovers!
Today I embarked on my usual 7:00 am wellness walk with my dog, and for the first time ever I noticed a peculiar looking weed growing on nearly every street in my neighborhood. I walk the same route daily, examining the fruit trees and wildlife, but I’ve never stopped to look at this particular weed sprouted along the edges of the sidewalk. The abundance of it’s growth made me wonder if this stringy green weed could have some natural healing properties to it.
The photo I snapped of the wild growing Cuman Ragweed near my home in Mexico.
Like the true earth sign that I am, I decided to snap a picture, drop into Google image search, and see what came up. Turns out that this weed is actually Cuman Ragweed, a common plant with deep history in Mexican medical culture. It’s used as an astringent, skin disinfectant, emetic, antidote, and fever reducer. Cuman Ragweed teas as or tinctures have been used by Mayan and indigenous Mexican healers for the treatment of fevers, pneumonia, nausea, intestinal cramps, diarrhea and menstrual disorders.
This was such a pleasant surprised! Who knew a seemingly unsuspecting plant could have so many natural healing benefits. I had to harvest some to for my herbal apothecary. My little unexpected foraging experience on this morning drew my mind down a rabbit hole vortex of common herbs and the history woman have with natural remedies and spiritual rituals.
In my humblest divine feminine opinion, the relationship we women have with herbs and plants is as sacred as our relationship with the moon. As the nurturers and healers of society, women have always stood at the forefront of these herbal rituals, providing spiritual guidance and natural healing for the men, children, and other women in our communities. Herbs have long played an important role in natural healing and spiritual rituals throughout so many different religions and ethnic groups. Many ancient and indigenous cultures used herbs in their proximity to facilitate spiritual ceremonies, energy cleansing, and natural remedies.
As modern society moves more towards a more spiritual approach to healing the mind, body, and soul, women have begun to reclaim ownership of their ancestral connection to plants and herbs. I constantly come across women on social media growing their own herb and vegetable gardens (shout out to my algorithm), getting into herbalism, foraging, and leaning into natural and holistic methods of healing. It’s really beautiful to witness! If you’re a woman who is thinking about expanding your knowledge of herbalism and natural healing remedies, I have a few book recommendations that can help you get started.
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Natural healing is all about using what’s available to you as numerous cultures have done for thousands of years. Your at home apothecary doesn’t need to filled with exotic plants and herbs. The universe is designed so that we would have everything that we need available to us in a close proximity in order to heal our minds, bodies, and souls. Even if you are a complete beginner and know nothing of herbs and plants for natural healing or their spiritual uses, I can guarantee you have some of the herbs listed below in your home or readily available at your local grocery store.
MINT
Spiritual uses: love, luck, and protection
Natural healing properties: digestion, respiratory issues, headaches, fatigue, and nausea
STAR ANISE
Spiritual uses: protection, psychic awareness, and luck
Natural healing properties: antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, mosquito repellant, and immune support
LAVENDER
Spiritual uses: purification, goddess worship, energy balancing, love
Natural healing: stress relief, sleep inducing, mood boost, antiviral, and antifungal
SAGE
Spiritual uses: purification, protection, clarity, longevity, health
Natural healing properties: lower inflammation, strengthen immunity, digestion, oral health
CLOVES
Spiritual uses: anti-gossip, wealth attraction
Natural healing properties: liver function, antioxidant, lower blood sugar, antibacterial
BASIL
Spiritual uses: love, spiritual connection, attract abundance
Natural healing properties: reduce stress, lower blood sugar and blood pressure, anti-inflammatory, lower cholesterol
DANDELION
Spiritual uses: clarity, purity, inner peace, manifestation, calling spirits
Natural healing properties: natural diuretic, detoxification, improve liver function, improve heart health
GINGER
Spiritual uses: strength, money, power
Natural healing properties: anti-inflammatory, weight loss, nausea, digestions, respiratory health
GARLIC
Spiritual uses: protection from evil, healing, banishing
Natural healing properties: antibacterial, antifungal, antimicrobial
CINNAMON
Spiritual uses: success, psychic power, abundance, wealth, prosperity
Natural healing properties: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, anticancer, lipid-lowering, and cardiovascular-disease-lowering compound
CHAMOMILE
Spiritual uses: protection, spiritual balance, purification, protection gambling
Natural healing properties: eczema, digestions, sleep inducing, blood sugar, common cold symptoms
Final Words
Every herb and plant has spiritual and natural healing benefits that can aid your mental, emotional, and physical health. Using these herbs and plants for natural healing does not have to be complicated or fancy. You can easily get started using what you have at home or in your local grocery store. I hope this article helps you make your natural healing journey feel accessible and attainable.
