====== Spearmint ======
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latin_names: Mentha spicata
folk_names: Brown Mint, Garden Mint, Green Mint, Green Spine, Lamb Mint, Mackerel Mint, Mismin (Irish Gaelic), Our Lady's Mint, Spire Mint, Yerba Buena (Spanish)
gender_tags:  Feminine
planet_tags: Venus
element_tags: Water
deity_tags: 
effect_tags: Healing, Love, Mental Powers, Sleep Protection, Comfort
part_tags: fresh leaves, essential oil
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===== Magical Uses =====

Spearmint is used in all healing applications, especially in aiding lung diseases. Spearmint is sometimes used to provoke lust. Smelled, spearmint increases and sharpens mental powers.

For protection while asleep, stuff a pillow or mattress with spearmint.

===== Aromatherapy =====

The fresh scent of spearmint is inhaled with visualization to speed healing of the body. Use the fragrance to key into your bioelectrical energy, redirecting it toward the healing process.

At night, place fresh sprigs of this aromatic plant in your bedroom or fill a small bag with spearmint and lay it on your pillow. Inhale its scent as you fall asleep, visualizing it wrapping you with protective energy.

The odor of spearmint is also refreshing and comforting to the bereaved.
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===== Notes =====

See also: [[Peppermint]]