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ANISE
(Pimpinella anisum)
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Anise soothes and clears out both the body and
mind. Anise seeds contain a type of vegetable estrogen and the
flavoured tea makes the meditation more profound. [Air ++]
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ALFALFA
Blue alfalfa
(Medicago
sativa L.)
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It is associated to all what the soil provides
us with, because its roots go deep into
the soil. If we add to our food stems of alfalfa freshly
germinated, they say it helps to increase the degree of
assimilation of essential energy and of
physical assimilation of the food. The tea provides
us with an infusion good for reducing stress, because it
soothes nervous endings, reduces pain caused by arthritis and
neuralgia. [Ground ++]
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ARTICHOKE
(Cynara scolymus)
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Artichoke is similar to the wild thistle. We use
only its flower. It helps us enabling personal progress and
protects us from all negative elements. In the past, people would
think that its roots stimulated sex. Therefore, young women
should have not eaten them to avoid
falling into temptation. [Air +]
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AVOCADO
(Persea americana)
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They say that this fruit enables physical beauty
and its oil is used for cosmetic cures. Aztecs used to eat it for
becoming passionate lovers and fill up with energy. [Water ++]
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BAMBOO
(Bambusa)
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Bamboo copse are dedicated to Moon Goddess - Hina
(in Polynesia). They give taste to any meal and have an important
feminine influence. [Water ++]
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BANANA
(Musa paradisiaca)
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Bananas have a contradictory meaning. The banana
trees grow by copse from the soil and not by fertilization; their
flowers (the cluster of bananas) are sterile and each tree dies
immediately after growing fruits. Therefore, bananas epitomize
the vanity of possession and Buddha is seldom represented
meditating underneath the banana tree. On the other hand, the
banana fruits have the shape of a phallus which represents the
energy of male heroes. Men from the Pacific islands eat them for
increasing their sexual energy. A long time ago, in Hawaii, women
would be forbidden to eat bananas, and if not they would have
been sentenced to death.
[Air +]
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BASIL
(Ocimum basilicum)
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Basil would be sacred to Greeks and women would
not be allowed to pick it up. This plant would cure anger and
resentment, encouraging any feeling of love. People believe that
it stimulates the chakra of Heart and Sacrala, and creates
harmony between stress and emotion and develop sexual energy. The
basil is used for its good taste - natural and minty - if we use
it uncooked. It also strengthens immunity system and destroys
microbes. [Fire +]
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APRICOT
(Armeniaca vulgaris)
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Apricot trees used to be grown on mountain slopes
in China (for more than 5,000 years), since the fruit finds hard
to develop in moderate geographic areas. The fruits have
spiritual feminine energy and they are used for making someone
nicer or for inspiring romance and passion in any relationship.
It is filled with vitamins and mineral. They strengthen the
immunity system and have more anti-oxidants than any other
fruit.
[Air ++]
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BAY LEAVES, LAUREL
(Laurus nobilis)
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Bay leaves used to be dedicated to the Hindi
Creator God, Vishnu. Greeks used to call it laurel and would
believe that they had the ability to increase psychic forces.
Apollo's goddesses would chew the leaves and inhale the resulting
smoke to induce a certain psychic state. Five leaves in a cup of
tea - an infusion - are used for improve indigestion and clean
out the sinus. [Fire +++]
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APPLE
(Malus domestica)
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Also known as the Fruit of Gods, the apple is a
very strong source of spiritual energy who encourages spirit and
harmony. Apple Feast, from Wicca, is celebrated at Samhain
(Halloween), and in Greece and Ancient Rome people used to eat
apples at Diana's Feast (August 13th). If we crosswise cut one
apple, it reveals the shape of the pentagram, which we consider
to be the gate to the occult forces and the symbol of
quintessence. Egyptians used to offer apples to their highest and
more powerful priests, whom they used to consider guardians of
secret knowledge. In Middle Age, apples used to be cut into
slices and used for predicting future (foreseeing). If we
regularly eat them, it is said to allow one person to live more
than 200 years. Modern clinical studies proved to reduce the risk
of cancer in case of those who eat them. [Air +++]
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ALMONDS,
Migdal
(Ammygdalus
communis)
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Almonds used to belong to the gods: Thut, Hermes
and Mercury. People say they bring up wisdom and wealth by
stimulating intuition and secret vision with the help of the
chakra of the the eye. Magic wands are seldom made of almond
wood. [Ground ++]
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BARLEY
(Hordeum)
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Barley is the oldest of The Seven Sacred Grains
of humanity and had been growing in Jordan ever since 10,000
B.Ch. This grain used to be meant for different Indian,
Scandinavian and Middle East gods. Esoterically speaking, barley
has a mild, nourishing grain who stimulates the Chakra of the
Heart and it is used for soothing emotions, by transforming rough
feelings into love and rejecting negative feelings coming from
other people. The juice made of barley straws is considered a
good agent for psychologic balance and physical energy. [Ground
+++]
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ASPARAGUS
(Asparagus)
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Asparagus used to be one of the few vegetable
brought from America by European colonists. It has been used ever
since the Roman Empire. The plant has the shape of a phallus and
it is considered a strong aphrodisiac therefore, it is consumed
for that reason. After consumption, it produces a powerful smell
in the urine. That would reveal any unfaithful husband who had
used it for its secret powers. During Victorian era, mothers
thought their daughters to identify its specific smell. It is
also a good diuretic and improves stomach or intestinal aches.
[Water +]
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AMARANTH
(Amaranthus sp.)
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Amaranth is a grass which was used by Aztecs. It
tastes like nuts. Its small seeds taste like pepper and we can
use them for spicing up our meals.
Aztecs used to consider it a powerful source of terrestrial
energy. [Ground +++]
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BEANS
and related vegetables
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In Egypt and Ancient Greece, people used to
believe that beans contain dead people's souls and they would
forbid its consumption or any harm produced to the plant.
According to the legend, Pythagoras died when he had refused to
run away from its assassins through a field of beans. Because it
contains the wisdom of our ancestors, beans help us take any good
decision and its fruits are used for foreseeing. In modern times,
beans became common food for humans. Soy beans (related to beans)
and its seeds are considered sacred in Japan. Soy milk is made
out of crushed soy beans into water: "miso" is a
fermented paste of soy used for sauce and garnish; "tofu"
is a clotted filled with of proteins. Lenit has flat beans and it
is originally from India. "Aduki" beans from Japan are
easily digestible, because they are small and have a strong
taste. Western cuisine use many other dips made of these kind of
seeds. Peas have sweet beans and they say they bring luck in love
and welfare. According to traditional beliefs, if you take off
the beans from the pods with your bare hands, you will have luck
in your business; if an unmarried woman finds a pod with 9 beans
and hangs it above the door, the first man who enters her house
would be her husband.
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Source: http://www.alchemylab.com/guideto.htm
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