Parsley | Zhou Ye Ou Qin

$2.85 – $6.90

Categories: Chinese Medicine, Kitchen Witching, Pagan Herbs

a.k.a.: Garden Parsley, Common Parsley, German parsley, Hamburg, Parsley Fruit, Parsley Root, Rock Parsley

Magickal Properties: Banishes Negative/Fearful Energy, Communication with the Spirit World, Death, Fertility, Honoring the Dead, Luck, Lust, Protection, Purification, Rebirth, Strength

Caution/Warning: Parsley should not be consumed in large amounts by anyone with kidney troubles, pregnant, or breastfeeding. Parsley can help dry up a mother’s milk during the weaning process.

Always consult a physician before using herbal products, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medication(s). These herbs, resins, roots, flowers, and powders are meant to be used for spell and ritual work.

Parsley | Zhou Ye Ou Qin

$2.85 – $6.90

Weight

2 grams

4 grams

6 grams

8 grams

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Most people recognize parsley as a garnish, but few people actually question why it is there. There are two schools of thought on this. The first is that it is a remnant of ancient custom dictating that an offering must be made to honor and appease the spirit of the life sacrificed for the meal. This wasn’t the only time parsley has been used to honor the dead. Wreath of parsley were commonly found at funerals and decorating tombs. Parsley is, in fact, strongly associated with the dead. It is steeped in superstition regarding Persephone and the underworld. It is rumored that the lengthy germination time of parsley is due to the seeds needing to travel to the underworld and back again to establish its long tap root.

European folklore says that only pregnant women and witches can grow parsley properly and that it should be planted on Good Friday for the best crop.

Other Spices in the Parsley Family are; Aniseed (Not the same as <a href=”/product/star-anise/”>Star Anise</a>), <a href=”/product/coriander/”>Coriander</a>, <a href=”/product/caraway-seed/”>Caraway</a>, <a href=”/product/cumin“>Cumin</a>, <a href=”/product/dill/”>Dill</a>, <a href=”/product/fennelseeds/”>Fennel</a>