Health: Rosemary & Antibacterial/fungal/viral

Rosemary: For damages caused by cloud toxins. Infuse home. Small pot water with essential oil on low stove heat. Good for memory (aluminum poisoning). Sprig in pocket. Or smoulder dried leaves.

Ros Marinus "dew of the sea"; native to the Mediterranian; known in Portugal as elfin plant dedicated to faeiries.

Rosemary incense was burned to fumigate courtrooms in seventeenth century France and England as well as during WWII in French hospitals, desperate for supplies. Rosemary oil is used in cosmetics, soaps, and deodorants, hair tonics, and other health care products. It was reportedly first distilled by Raymundus Lillus about 1330 AD. It has antifungal and antiviral properties as well as used externally to relieve acne, oily skin, dandruff, and eczema.
http://www.extension.uidaho.edu/idah...s/Rosemary.pdf [PDF 3pp]

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http://www.ageless.co.za/herb-rosemary.htm

Rosemary is a tonic, astringent, restorative herb that relaxes spasm and increases the rate of perspiration, while stimulating the liver and gall bladder. It improves digestion and circulation and controls pathogenic organisms.

It has antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, spasmolytic, antioxidant, smooth muscle modulating, analgesic, venotonic, as well as anti-inflammatory properties.

It contains phenolic acids (rosmarinic acid), bitter diterpenes (carnosol, rosmanol) triterpenes (oleanic and ursolic acid), triterpene alcohols and flavonoids. The essential oil contained in the plant contains 1,8-cineole, a-pinene, camphor, b-pinene, borneol, iso-bornyl acetate, limonene, linalool, 3-octanone, terpineol and verbinol.



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Rosemary is also thought to be a protective herb. It can be made into a protection wreath, and can be placed above the door or under the bed for protection from evil. Try it in a dream pillow or put it in a pillowcase to protect and ward off bad dreams.
http://www.mysticalblaze.com/MagickRosemary.htm

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'We do not make any such spiritual representations for ROSEMARY LEAVES, and sell as a Curio only.' The Lucky Mojo Curio Co. catalogue

This herb was frequently used as an incense at funeral rites by the so-called "common" people in ancient times who could not afford expensive resins. Likewise, it was the garland of choice for the Romans' household gods, and they purified their flocks by smudging them with this protective scent. Thus, this fragrance is useful not only in funerary work but generally in protection. alchemy works



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Rosemary is widely used in magick for its powers of purification and cleansing. In his book, Encyclopedia of Magickal Herbs, Scott Cunningham says that rosemary "... when burned, emits powerful cleansing and purifying vibrations, and so is smouldered to rid a place of negativity, especially prior to performing magic. It is one of the oldest incenses."

An additional method for purifying a space is to create an asperger out of a bunch of rosemary and sprinkle some sea/salt water around the space. Following is a simple spell for purifying a space with a rosemary asperger.

Supplies:
One bunch of rosemary sprigs bound near the bottom with a white ribbon or string
One small bowl of sea water or tap water with a bit of salt (any salt will do - yes, even table salt)

Method:
While walking counter-clockwise in a circle around the perimeter of the space to be purified, lightly dip the top of the bunch of rosemary into the bowl of salt water. Remove the rosemary sprigs from the bowl of water and use it to sprinkle the water around the space. As you walk and sprinkle, set your will with the intent to cleanse and purify the space. The charm to recite as you do this is "Clean and pure, Clean and pure, All ill gone from top to floor!".

Continue until you feel the space has been purified.
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax)
Grimm, J. Fairy Tales
Grieve, M. (1971) A Modern Herbal, Dover
Cunningham, S. (1985) Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magickal Herbs, Llewellyn