Hawthorn has a long history of medicinal uses with many books referencing it.
CULINARY: * Dried and chopped in muesli * Add to salads, leaves, flower buds and flowers
MAGICAL: * Planet - Mars and Venus * Deities - Lady Godiva * Sign - Sagittarius * Element - Fire * Gender - Masculine * Love workings * Spells for happiness (to make the heart sing) * Gateway to the world of faeries * Fertility workings * Strung on black cotton and hang above the threshold for protection * In water to wash the floor and purify the house * Forgiveness * Protection, hope, warding off evil * Protection against sexual harassment
(Please consult your GP or Medicinal Herbalist especially if you are on medication, are pregnant or planning a pregnancy.)
