Roses are commonly associated with beauty and at one point were mainly cultivated for their scent and beauty. The flower has long been used in the workings of love, lust, and seduction. Roses that are grown with thorns can also be used in protection works. Different colored roses signify different energies and love expressed. A bath filled with rose petals is perfect for seduction. Long been used in love mixtures. Rosebud tea sipped before bed can induce dreams.
Scientific Name - Rose spp
Other Names - Rosa
Origin - Said to be native to Central Asia
Magical Power - Love Divination, Protection, Dreamwork
Used in Making - Bath, Conditioning Oil, Dressing, Floorwash, Hand, Incense, Smoke Blend, Tea
Planet - Venus
Element - Water
Deities - Venus; said the rose was formed from the goddess' tears and the blood of her dead lover Adonis'
Energy Archetype - Feminine
Parts Used - Leaf, Flower, Essential Oil
Medicinal Uses - Anti-inflammatory, anti-infective, it helps relieve muscle soreness and fatigue, useful remedy for burns and wounds, can stop bleeding, and helps with insomnia, nervous tension, digestive spasms, constipation, and nausea. Also used as an aphrodisiac, and sedative, helps to regulate the menstrual cycle, and lessen postnatal depression and PMS, For skin those, soothes dry, cracked, sensitive skin, broken veins, and wrinkles. Used to treat headaches, coughs, hay fever, conjunctivitis, and earaches.
The owners of Wildheart Botanica are not licensed physicians. Please see your personal practitioner before using any product.
CAUTION - Do not use in the first 3 months of pregnancy or if there is a history of miscarriage and you a currently trying to conceive.