Herbs Magickal Properties Lesson #3

By Sister Kaeli A./Triple Moon Coven
Jan 12, 2016
2 min read

By Sister Kaeli A. - Merry Meet! Todays Lesson will be on Alfalfa

Alfalfa Common Name- Lucerne, Buffalo Herb, Purple Medic Scientific name- Medicavo Sativa Origin- Asia Category- Pea family Height- 12 to 18 inches. (30 to 45 cm) Grow Zone- Fields, roadsides. Throughout the United States. Often cultivated as a crop. Planet: Venus male or female- Female Element: Earth Poisonous or non Poisonous : Non toxic

Description: deep-rooting perennial plant with nurnerous small clover-like spikes of blue or violet flowers of upright growth. Its herbage is green, succulent, and being an early crop is in a sense of some value as an agricultural plant. It yields two rather abundant green crops in the year - of a quality greatly relished by horses and cattle - it fattens them quickly and was much esteemed for increasing the milk of cows. One of the objections to growing it as a crop is the three to four years required before it attains full growth. When this plant is found in Britain growing wild it is merely an escape from cultivation. It may possibly have been a native of Europe; it is of great antiquity, having been imported into Greece from the East after Darius had discovered it in Medea, hence its name. It is referred to by Roman writers, and is cultivated in Persia and Peru, where it is mown all the year round. It first came into notice in 1757 in Britain. Its chief characteristics are: herb, 1 1/2 to 2 feet high; peduncled racemed; legumes contorted, twisted spirally, hairy; stem upright, smooth; leaves trifoliate; flowers in thick spikes, corolla purple. *Note* The root of Lucerne has sometimes been found as an adulterant of Belladonna root.

Medicinal uses- Alterative, antipyretic, diuretic, appetite stimulant, hemostatic Magical Uses- Alfafa is used in money, prosperity and anti hunger spells. Place in a small jar in the cupboard or panty to ward off poverty or hunger. You can burn it in a cauldron and places the ashes in a magickal amulet to ward off hunger and poverty. Culinary Uses- Can be made into tea, in salads, in soups. sandwiches.

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Text by Kaeli A. with credit to Botanical.com & Earthwitchery.com