Rue Herb (C/S) (OG) (RUTA GRAVEOLENS)

Description:
Rue is an aromatic, evergreen perennial shrub, belonging to the Rutaceae family. It has a crooked, branched rhizome, lightly branched stem with twining branches, attractive blue-green leaves, and has clusters of small greenish yellow flowers. Rue’s fragrance is strong and it is rich in a very powerful stimulant vegetable drug known as rutin.

Origin:
United States

Other Names:
Common Rue, Countryman's Treacle, Garden Rue, Goat's Rue, Herb of Grace, Herbygrass, Mother of Herbs, Rewe, Ruta

Part Used:
Herb

Culinary Uses:
Rue does have a culinary use if used sparingly. Very small amounts are added to salads, cheese, egg and fish dishes.

Medicinal Uses:
Rue is used in small amounts to expel poisons from the system, such as those from snake bites, scorpion, spider, or jellyfish bites. It is used internally and externally as a remedy for tendonitis and to strengthen weak capillaries.

Precautions and Adverse Reactions:
All parts of this plant are poisonous in large quantities. Rue should not be used during pregnancy or by persons taking blood thinning agents.

Magickal Powers and Correspondences:
Powers: Healing, health, mental powers, freedom, and protection against the evil eye.
Planet Rulership: Mars
Element Rulership: Fire
Gender: Masculine
Sign: Leo

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