Five magical plants native to South America

Five magical plants native to South America

All plants have their own characteristics and energies, but this time I wanted to focus on six plants from South America, plants that have been popularizing in the market in recent years and are very popular among witches around the world.

This post is made as a personal request, because my mother tells me to write a little more about the plants that she, my sisters and I usually use at home, easy to get in the mountains and mountains of Maria Lionza in Venezuela, but which are also commonly achieved in all the countries of the South.

The Paico or Epazote

(Dysphania ambrosioides)

It grows normally on the banks of rivers and lakes, was already widely used by the great people of the Aztecs and has a characteristic strong and sugary smell, a flavor similar to mint (although much less pleasant).

The Paico is used to scare away evil spirits and ghosts, its seeds are placed under the bed to dispel the nightmares and its infusion is left to rest at night and then used in cold showers, this bathroom has the power to help us heal inner wounds (physical and emotional), balances the energy and its twigs give us calm in desperate situations.

The diluted oil of the paico is highly toxic, can cause poisoning, asphyxia, headaches and respiratory problems.

Matico, the soldier's grass

(Buddleja globosa)

This plant with peculiar yellow forms is native to Argentina, Chile, Peru and Bolivia, it is known as the soldier's plant, since it is used to prepare an aromatic infusion that heals and disinfects the wounds, then its crushed humid leaves are used to cover the wounds of the soldiers, so it is very common to sow around the borders of the countries.

Its indigenous name is "potoima rao", and the witches and shamans of Peru and Bolivia use branches of this plant that are tied with colored ribbons to form a small broom with which they "sweep away evil" from anywhere, then burn so that its smoke drives away the spirits of the forest and the goblins.

Llanten / White man's foot

(Plantago major)

This plant is really native to Europe and Asia. But it has been introduced to other regions of the world where it has grown and become very popular, including North America, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina.

Its medical uses include a huge catalog, from treating bronchitis, gargle, conjunctivitis, asthma, and ulcers, to anti-inflammatory and soothing uses. Magically protects from evil spells and all kinds of enchantments, according to the folklore of South America is the only plant that can cure the blindness caused by a spell, burns in the Night of San Juan to attract a loyal and honest lover, heals the " evil eye ", dissipates envies and negative energies, and even used to prepare countless love filters and protection amulets.

Horse tail / Cola de caballo 

(Equisetum arvense)

This plant is a powerful diuretic, is used to clean, treat and disinfect the kidneys and bladder, but besides it is a popular protection plant, its infusion is used to wash the frames of the doors and windows, so they keep away to people who are a bad influence for us.

This plant is burned with basil as a popular incense to clean streets and road crossings against demons and evil spirits.

Hair of Angel

(Cuscuta corymbosa)

Originating from the Center and very common between Peru and Mexico, this plant is the nightmare of the garden for many people since it is considered a parasitic plant that prevents the normal development of the others that are within its reach, usually this plant in a certain way. by devouring the roots of other plants around.

This plant is burned like a votive incense to the spirits and the gods, the folklorists tell us that the smoke of this plant helps us to see the spirit world through it, when a house is considered "possessed by spirits". they fill huge cauldrons with this plant in the corners and they are burned, their smoke will not only disclose the evil spirits, but it will also scare them away because this smoke has for them a fetid and disgusting aroma that they can not tolerate.

In the esoteric markets of many countries of Central America, especially in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela, it is common to find the famous "dead scarec bags", perfectly sealed red cloth bags that are filled with a combination of plants to scare away evil spirits , one of these plants is the "hair angel", these bags burn in the main hall of the house to free it from evil spirits.