====== Valerian ======
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latin_names: Valeriana officinalis
folk_names: All-Heal, Amantilla, Bloody Butcher, Capon's Trailer, Cat's Valerian, English Valerian, Fragrant Valerian, Garden Heliotrope, Phu, Red Valerian, St. George's Herb, Sete Wale, Set Well, Vandal Root
gender_tags:  Feminine
planet_tags: Venus
element_tags: Water
deity_tags: 
effect_tags: Love, Sleep, Purification, Protection
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===== Magical Uses =====
The rather ill-smelling root, powdered, is used in protective sachets, hung in the home to guard it against lightning, and placed in pillows to aid in falling asleep. A sprig of the plant pinned to a woman's clothing will cause men to "follow her like children." Valerian root is also added to love sachets. If a couple is quarreling introduce some of this herb into the area and all will soon be calm.

The Greeks hung a sprig of valerian under a window to charm away evil.

Valerian root, powdered, is sometimes used as "graveyard dust."
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