Latin Name: Mentha spicata
Old Witchy Name: Erba Santa Maria
Description:
Spearmint is a species of mint native to much of Europe and Southwest Asia, though its exact natural range is uncertain due to early cultivation.
Magickal Correspondences:
Consecration, happiness, love, money, passion, prosperity, protection, psychic development.
Magickal Uses:
Burn for healing spells especially when they deal with respiratory.
Carry the herb in a sachet for healing and prosperity.
Drink the tea for healing and psychic development.
Take a bath with spearmint for loves, passion, and protection
Spearmint is sometimes used to provoke lust.
When smelled, spearmint increase and sharpens mental powers.
For protection while you sleep stuff spearmint in a pillow or mattress.
Medical Uses:
Spearmint is good remedy for digestive disorders including flatulence, nausea, indigestion, diarrhea, and irritable bowel syndrome.
A hot infusion helps to relieve the sore throat of a cold.
It is also useful for headaches, toothaches, cramps, and inflammation of respiratory track.
Spearmint can also be applied directly to the skin for swelling inside the mouth, arthritis, and nerve pain.
Culinary Uses:
Spearmint is used in food and beverages.
Cautions and Contraindications:
Use the oil as an inhalant for a short period of time.
Do not give the tea to babies.
Do not use the essential oil during pregnancy.
IMPORTANT: Please not the information found on this blog is for reference only; it is not intended to replace a doctor's diagnosis and care.