Hyssopus officinalis, Hyssop is a semi evergreen shrub or sub shrub with aromatic leaves and spikes of blue, two-lipped, late-summer flowers.
The leaf is added to liqueurs, adds bit to sweet and savory dished, and aids in the digestion of fatty meat. Once used for purifying temples and cleansing lepers.
Hyssop is added to potpourri and laundry rinses. Hyssop is used in companion to distract cabbage butterflies and planted near vines to increase yield.
Hyssop was a holy herb of the ancient Greeks, used to cleanse sacred spaces. It is the most widely used purification herb in magic. Hyssop can be burned in incense, worn, used in decorations, and added to the chalice. Use a bunch to ritually "sweep" the altar as a preparation for a ceremonial rite. It is added to baths in sachets, infused and sprinkled on objects or persons to cleanse them, and hung up in the home to purge it of evil negativity.
Hyssop's protective nature is exemplified in the biblical record as being used to smear door lintels with lamb's blood so that the Angel of Death would pass by those homes. Hyssop is used for everything from purifying temples to cleansing the possessed.
It is used in HooDoo practice in MoJo Bags made for protection - the Jinxed or Crossed, use Hyssop for Jinx Breaking in Purification Baths and Protection Spells.
Hyssop was used Solomon's Sprinkler, and is the choice of herb today to make a sprinkler for Holy Water. It is superb for cleansing auras and for healing by the laying on of hands. It is an herb excellent for consecrating Magickal tools.
All of our herbs are sold in dried form, are of the highest grade available, non irradiated and GMO free, are Wild harvested and none of our products have been tested on animals.
All our Dried herbs are available in quantities from 25g up to 1kg and are packed in a food grade polythene grip seal bag.
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