An updated version of this web page is now available at the new Teen Witch website saffron.

    Saffron is a plant and an herb.

• botanical information
• history
• part used
• nutritional information
• magick correspondences and uses
• magick incense
• ritual uses
• Goddesses and deities
• health care

botanical information:

    Botanical name: Crocus sativus

    Common name: saffron

    Use the botanical name when ordering seeds (bulbs, etc.) or when looking up information in the library. Common names vary by nation, culture, and region, and sometimes the same common name is applied to different plants.

history:

    History: Saffron was one of the ingredients mentioned in the Eber’s Papyrus. The Eber’s Papyrus (from between 1600 B.C.E. and 1550 B.C.E.), was discovered by German Egyptologist Georg Ebers in 1874 C.E. The Eber’s Papyrus is the oldest known complete medical textbook in existence. Most scholars believe that it is copy of a much earlier text, probably from around 3100 B.C.E. The Eber’s Papyrus includes information on surgery and internal medicine, including a list of more than 800 drugs.

    Saffron was listed among many aromatic plants in a scroll of cuneiform from the great library at Nineveh. The library at Nineveh was established by King Ashurbanipal of Assyria (668-633 B.C.E.).

part used:

Part Used (stamens): Whole stamens (also known as the stigma, petals, or flowers). Information courtesy of Mountain Rose Herbs

nutritional information:

    Saffron is a spice that increases sexual energy and enhances fertility.

magickal correspondences and uses:

    Incense: Saffron incense corresponds with friday and is a good incense to burn on fridays.

    Incense: Saffron incense or herb is appropriate for burning in love spells, such as the Aphrodite New Moon love spell, Hecate black candle love spell, or Isis Full Moon love spell.

    Western element: fire

    Magickal uses: joy, leadership, passion, prosperity, psychic, weather changes

    Love spells: Saffron flowers are appropriate for use in love spells, such as the Aphrodite New Moon love spell.

    Magick food for love spells: Saffron is an appropriate ingredient for use in food for love spells, such as the Aphrodite New Moon love spell, Hecate black candle love spell, or Isis Full Moon love spell. See the article on foods for more information on using food magick in spells.

    Magickal substitutions: Rosemary usually may be safely substituted for any herb in magick spells and rituals. Roses may safely be substituted for any flower.

ritual uses:

    Ritual uses: solar observances

deities associated with asdf:

• Eos (Greek Goddess)
• Amon-Ra (Kemetic/ancient Egyptian God)
• Brahma (Hindu God)

health care uses:

    Health Notice: Attempting to be an amateur doctor is potentially dangerous to your health. This web page is not professional medical advice. Nothing on this website should be considered as a substitute or replacement for professional medical advice. Persons should seek the advice of qualified health providers. Self-medication should not be used as a substitute for professional medical care. Please confirm all self-medication with your doctor or health care professional. See the article on healing for recommended healers.

traditional medicine:

    Traditional Medicine: While many traditional practices have been scientifically verified, some are now known to be dangerous. Seek the advice of qualified health care providers.

    Traditional medicinal uses: Saffron was one of the ingredients mentioned in the Eber’s Papyrus. The Eber’s Papyrus is the oldest known complete medical textbook in existence. Most scholars believe that it is copy of a much earlier text, probably from around 3100 B.C.E. Saffron was listed among many aromatic plants in a scroll of cuneiform from the great library at Nineveh. The library at Nineveh was established by King Ashurbanipal of Assyria (668-633 B.C.E.). Note that not all traditional medications are effective or even safe.

Some herbs may be poisonious under some conditions. Exercise appropriate care.

    Wild gathering: Avoid wild gathering. Some plants are endangered species. Some plants can be toxic just by touch. Even experts can make deadly misidentifications of wild plants. Please grow your own herbs in your own goddess garden (or window boxes).

An updated version of this web page is now available at the new Teen Witch website saffron.

See also: herbs.

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