====== Avens ======
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latin_names: Geum urbanum
folk_names: Assaranaccara, Bennet, Blessed Herb, Clove Root, Colewort, Golden Star, Goldy Star, Harefoot, Herb Bennet, Minarta, Pesleporis, Star of the Earth, Way Bennet, Yellow Avens
gender_tags: Masculine
planet_tags: Jupiter
element_tags: Fire
deity_tags:
effect_tags: Exorcism, Purification, Love
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===== Magical Uses =====
Add to exorcism incenses and mixtures, or sprinkle around the area to be exercised. Also used in purification rites.
When worn or carried as an amulet, it protects against the attacks of all venomous beasts.
Employed by male American Indians to gain the love of the opposite sex.