rose

    Rose is a plant and an herb.

botanical information:

    Botanical name: Rosa spp.

    Dog rose or wild rose: Rosa canina

    French rose, cabbage rose, pink rose, provence rose, and red rose: Rosa spp., especially Rosa centifolia, Rosa damascena, and Rosa gallica

    Common name: rose

    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.

    Family: Rosaceae (rose)

history:

    History: Roses were commonly grown in ancient Egyptian temple gardens.

    Ancient Egypt was famous for its roses and was the primary supplier of roses throughout the Mediterranean during antiquity, including throughout the Roman Empire.

    During World War II, the British government used collected rose hips [from dog rose or wild rose] to make rose hip syrup as a source of vitamin C to replace citrus fruits that were impossible to get.

Information courtesy of Mountain Rose Herbs

part used:

    Part Used (herb): Petals, buds, and the true essential oil/attar.

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    Part Used (rose hips): dog rose or wild rose Rosa canina: Fruit either shelled or powdered. Rose hips develop on wild roses as the flowers drop off. The rose hip, also called the rose haw, is actually the fruit of the rose.

Information courtesy of Mountain Rose Herbs

nutritional information:

    Modern science has revealed that the rose hip (the sweet part at the center of a rose) has the highest concentration of iron of any plant (it is also an excellent source of vitamin C). A woman loses a lot of iron during her period, and a natural supplement of iron has obvious positive benefits. Additionally, there are a few dozen minor trace ingredients in rose hips, many of which help stabilize a woman’s emotions and moods while on her period.

    Obviously early witches didn’t know the scientific details, but they did know that eating rose hips (either fresh, or dried rose hips used to make rose hip tea) helped during menstruation. So, taking rose hips during menstruation became a fairly standard part of witchcraft.

    In fact, it is this witchcraft practice that led to the association of roses with romance. Before Christianity, the use of rose hips or rose hip tea during a woman’s period was fairly common knowledge. The men who were close to a woman (particularly her husband or mate) would make sure that they brought their lover plenty of roses during her period. And obviously a man would have to be on intimate terms with a woman to know the right timing for when to bring roses.

    Rose hips are an herbal tea that helps nourish the kidneys.

    Rose hips are the fruit of a rose that develop after the peddles have fallen. They were used in Britain during World War II to prevent scurvy during a shortage of citrus fruit. Since then, rose hips have been used as a source of Vitamin C and in fact, have up to 60 times the Vitamin C of citrus fruit as well as containing the bioflavonoids that aid in the absorption of Vitamin C. Used to fight infection & curb stress. It is the highest herb in Vitamin C content and contains the entire C-Complex.”

—courtesy of Austin Nutritional research

astrological correspondences:

    Astrological planet: Venus

magickal correspondences and uses:

    Month: Rose is associated with June.

    Incense: Rose incense or petals or oil 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.

    Surya is a fabulous company that adheres to traditional practices in the manufacturing of their line of completely natural botanical based incense. All incense sticks are hand rolled in the women’s village of Vrindaban, India where 10% of proceeds are redirected to assist displaced widows within their community. All scents are made of 100% natural ingredients free from synthetics, and chemical additives. Comes packaged in a beautiful silk screened, tree free cotton paper package. A truly unique and exquisite item that all of us at Mountain Rose Herbs burn regularly. Choose from 10 available scents or try a sample pack to experiment with these lovely esoteric aromas.
    Choose from 10 scents: Amber, Euphoria, Forest Champa, Jasmine, Maharaja, Nag Champa, Rose, Saffron Sandal, Royal Champa, Sandalwood Supreme
    Each package is approximately 20g (15-25 sticks) —.Mountain Rose Herbs

    Rose incense is the magick incense certain days, based on planetary influences. You may want to burn rose incense these days. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like rose. The rose incense magick days for 2009 are: January 16, February 13, April 24, June 12, July 31, September 25, and December 25.

    Western element: water

    Magickal uses: used for the best love potions; divination, health, intuition, sensual awareness

    Rose Amulet: A rose amulet can be used to attract love or passion. Women should wear the rose in their hair. Men should wear the rose amulet in their lapel. Use a red rose for passionate (sexual) love affairs. Use a pink rose for romance. Use a white rose for true love. Use a yellow rose for tender love. Misuse of a yellow rose amulet can result in your love partner developing jealous feelings. This is an amazingly easy and successful love magick amulet, but it does take boldness.

    Love bath: A love bath is a safe and easy way for anyone to cast a love ritual. Rose petals are used in Scott Cunningham’s love bath number one, love bath number two, and love bath number three. See the article on love baths for more information.

    Venus spells: Rose (as herb or essential oil) may be used in as an ingredient or substitute for magick spells and formulas related to Venus matters (beauty, compassion, fidelity, friendship, happiness, interchanges, joy, love, luck, meditation, pleasure, reconciliation, and youth). Be careful about substitutions for preparations that will be ingested or come in contact with the skin. These substitutions do not apply to medical uses. See the article on Venus for a list of herbal substitutes for rose.

    Using essential oils: Essential oils are just too concentrated and too expensve to use without dilution. If you purchase pure essential oil from a source such as Mountain Rose, you will want to place just a drop or two into a neutral carrier vegetable oil or jojoba. This conservation is typical of the use of essential oils in spells and other magick. It is wise to test a bit of any essential oil on your inner wrist before use. If any irritation occurs, do not use the essential oil. Keep essential oils out of reach of children and pets and away from heat and light. See the article on essential oils for detailed information on how to mix and use essential oils.

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

    Magick food for love spells: Rose hips and rose petals are 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. Rose hip tea is also very good for love spells. See the article on foods for more information on using food magick in spells.

    Bottle of Protection: Make a Witch’s bottle of protection by filling a glass jar with such items as pins, needles, screws, hemp twine, broken or shattered glass, mirror shards, rose thorns, and rosemary. Seal the jar with the melted wax from a red candle. Bury the bottle of protection in your garden.

    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: Carry garlands of roses to the sea in honor of Isis/Aset on Isidis Navigum, held on January 5th, 6th, and March 5th.

deities associated with roses:

    Ritual uses: Roses were used in the rites of Aset (Isis).

    Ritual uses: Wiccans burn dried roses and vervain in small cauldrons or incense burners and light green candles to Isis on Lychnapsia (Festival of the Lights of Isis) on August 12.

base or carrier oil:

    Base Oil: Rose hip oil (Rosa mosqueta) can be used as a base (or carrier) oil for aromatherapy.
    Aroma: Mild; perhaps earthy.
    Texture: Light; leaves slight hint of oil on skin.
    Color: Clear.
    Notes: Expensive, best diluted with other carrier oils (about 10% rose hip oil); goes rancid quickly.

essential oil:

    Essential Oil: Rose essential oil can be used for both aromatherapy and magick.
    Aromatherapy Uses: anger, anxiety, depression, grief, happiness, loneliness, panic and panic attacks, peace, stress

    Using essential oils: Essential oils are just too concentrated and too expensve to use without dilution. If you purchase pure essential oil from a source such as Mountain Rose, you will want to place just a drop or two into a neutral carrier vegetable oil or jojoba. This conservation is typical of the use of essential oils in spells and other magick. It is wise to test a bit of any essential oil on your inner wrist before use. If any irritation occurs, do not use the essential oil. Keep essential oils out of reach of children and pets and away from heat and light. See the article on essential oils for detailed information on how to mix and use essential oils.

health care uses:

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external care:

    External skin care: Rose hip oil (Rosa mosqueta) is excellent for treating many skin conditions.

cautions and contraindications:

    Cautions and contraindications: Rose petals and rose hips are believed to be safe.

    Cautions and contraindications: Rose greens are not recommended for internal use.

    Wild gathering: Avoid wild gathering. Some plants are endangered species. Please grow your own herbs in your own goddess garden (or window boxes).

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