

Scientific Name: Allium sativum
Medicinal Properties
Garlic is used for a variety of ailments and can also be used to boost immunity. Garlic helps to fight
intestinal infections as well as parasites. Garlic can treat any kind of chest infection or cough. It works
as an expectorant to thin mucus. Garlic has been shown to lower blood pressure by thinning the
blood. It also lowers cholesterol levels. Garlic is also known to lower the levels of sugar in the blood,
making it excellent for use by those who have Type II Diabetes.
Magickal Properties
Gender: Masculine
Planet: Mars
Element: Fire
Deity: Hecate
Used for Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Lust & Anti-Theft
Once used to guard against the plague, it is still used to absorb diseases. Simply rub fresh, peeled
cloves of garlic onto the afflicted part of the body, then throw into running water. An old spell utilized
garlic in protecting against hepatitis. To do this, simply wear thirteen cloves of garlic at the end of a
cord around the neck for thirteen days. On the last day, in the middle of the night, walk into a corner
of an intersection of two streets, remove the necklace, throw it behind you and run home without
looking back.
Garlic is also extremely protective. Sailors carry some while on board ship to protect against its
wreckage. Soldiers wore garlic as a defense in the Middle Ages, while Roman soldiers ate it to give
them courage.
It is placed in the home to guard against the intrusion of evil, to keep our robbers and thieves and is
hung over the door to repel envious people. It is especially protective in new homes.
Worn, garlic guards against foul weather (Mountaineers wear it,) as well as monsters and it also
shields you from the blows of your enemies.
When evil spirits are about, bite into garlic to send them away or sprinkle powdered garlic on the
floor. Garlic is also placed beneath children’s pillows to protect them while asleep and brides once
carried a clove in her pocket for good luck and to keep evil far from her on her big day. Rubbed
onto pots and pans before cooking in them, it removes negative vibrations which might otherwise
contaminate the food.
When eaten, garlic acts as a lust-inducer and when a magnet or lodestone is rubbed with garlic it loses
its magickal powers.
Did You Know? (Background)
Garlic is a fragrant, flavorful herb used in all kinds of culinary dishes around the world. It's native to
Asia, but is grown all over the planet. While you may enjoy it in your food, you can also benefit from
it's amazing health properties. It improves the function of the digestive system, cardiovascular system,
and endocrine system of the body.
Safety
Children under 12 years of age should not take garlic medicinally unless supervised by a health
professional
because not everything can be learned in a book
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