Health, love, protection, mental powers, memory, passion, and anti-theft.
G/P/E: Masculine, Mercury, Air
Magical attributes: Protection, Passion
Uses: Add to love sachets and charms to attract a lover in the more physical aspect. Also a mild stimulant for digestion.
Prevents lover from straying when used in love spells & potions.
Ideal for consecrating ritual tools.
Carry to improve memory or use in dream pillows to help you to remember your dreams.
Sew caraway seed into a small white bag with white thread and hide it under the mattress of a child’s crib or bed to keep the child free of illness.
The seed is antiseptic, antispasmodic, aromatic, carminative, digestive, emmenagogue, expectorant, galactogogue and stimulant.
It can be chewed raw for the almost immediate relief of indigestion and can also be made into infusions.
The seed is also used in the treatment of bronchitis and are an ingredient of cough remedies, especially useful for children.
The seed is also said to increase the production of breast milk in nursing mothers.
A tea made from the seeds is a pleasant stomachic and carminative, it has been used to treat flatulent colic.
The seed is used in Tibetan medicine where it is considered to have an acrid taste and a heating potency. It is used to treat failing vision and loss of appetite.
Caraway has a long history of use as a household remedy especially in the treatment of digestive complaints where its antispasmodic action soothes the digestive tract and its carminative action relieves bloating caused by wind and improves the appetite.
It is often added to laxative medicines to prevent griping.
