- Latin name
- Salvia rosmarinus
- Element
- fire
- Planet
- Sun
- Safe to eat?
- Yes, in normal kitchen amounts
How to use it
- Burn a dried sprig to cleanse a room
- Keep a sprig on the altar in memory of loved ones
- Weave into a wreath or bind into a dried bundle
- Brew as a tea for a clear head before study or ritual
- Add a sachet to a bath before magical work
Lore
Greek scholars wore rosemary garlands to help their memory, and Ophelia's line in Hamlet, 'there's rosemary, that's for remembrance', echoes a long English tradition of carrying it at weddings and funerals.
Safety
Safe as a culinary herb. Avoid large medicinal doses in pregnancy and if you have epilepsy or high blood pressure. The essential oil must be diluted before skin contact and never swallowed.
Gods linked with it
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- Calendula Calendula officinalis
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- Cinnamon Cinnamomum verum
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- Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
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