Welcome to the BOTANY by IL CROGIUOLO. In this section you will find herbs, resins and other traditional products used for centuries in various spiritual and popular magic and esoteric. A real treasure of information and articles that will allow you to learn about and buy genuine, totally natural products together with phytologycal curiosities. Each article is followed by the proper botanical and the popular, to guide you into the fascinating world of green magic and its secrets. The information in this section are merely indicative for the traditional phytologycal of the variuos traditional botanicals products. Il Crogiuolo reports this information with only cultural and informative purposes, being unable to boast or grant supernatural powers. Is still the common sense of the buyer an objective assessment of the various articles and what passed as to their use.
ABRE CAMINO - BITTER QUASSIA - QUASSIO
Elegbrà and Exù herb, in esoteric tradition is used to solve deadlocked situations. it is used for baths, in lotions or powders, alone or mixed with other herbs to strenghten its power. It send bad...
ABRE PUERTA - CICHORIUM INTYBUS - WILD CHICORY
This poor herb, growing generously along railways and banks, helps remove any obstacle on the way. Its power in int he roots, leaves and flowers. Roots turned into powder, together with Kimbansa herb,...
AGARRA HOMBRES - CATARIA - CATMINT
This herb is used in love rituals. Scattered under the bed, mixed with juniper and damian, it awakens sexual zeal within a couple. It is also used o push evil away and break witchcrafts.
ALEVANTE - ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM - CARDAMOM
In Brazil, Cardamom is considered as one of the fourth holy herbs of the Umbanda baths. it is a very important herb in ritual practice. Magical power in concentrate in its leaves and seeds, used also as...
ALFALFA - MEDICAGO SATIVA - MEDICAL HERB
One of the most frequently used herb rituals suitable to attract money and prosperity, adding powders, incenses and talismans. According to tradition it is such a strong herb that even its ashes are...
ALFAVACA - ADIANTUM CAPILLUS VENERIS - VENUS'S HAIR
Popular name: ALFAVACA scientifically NAME: Adiantum capillus VENERISNOME TOWN: maidenhair DESCRIPTION: This is used in Afro-Brazilian tradition, in the bathrooms of Oxum d'Abo. Her daughters also use...
ALOE - ALOE FEROX
POPULAR NAME: NAME scientifically ALOE: Aloe FEROXNOME TOWN: DESCRIPTION ALOE: Aloe, if held in his left hand during childbirth, facilitates, according to popular tradition, pregnancy. The same place...
AMARANTO - PHITOLACCA AMERICANA - FITOLACCA
POPULAR NAME: AMARANTH-AMERICAN scientific name: PHITOLACCA-common name: PHYTOLACCA does it take to break the evildoers, sorceries and invoices made out of places or people. Preparing the infusion or...
ANGELICA
POPULAR NAME: ANGELICA scientifically NAME: ANGELICA ARCHANGELICANOME TOWN: ANGELICA DESCRIPTION: Protects from evil eye and from olhos Gordos (envy), purify the houses and all the evil spirits away...
ARRET BOEUF RACINE - ONOSIS SPINOSA - ONONIS
Popular name: ARRET BOEUF RACINE scientifically NAME: ONOSIS SPINOSANOME TOWN: ONOSIS DESCRIPTION: The powder of this plant is used primarily in Haitian voodoo magic and its power is to block and stop...
ASAFOETIDA - ASAFOETIDA
Popular name: asafoetida scientifically NAME: ASAFOETIDANOME TOWN: asafoetida DESCRIPTION: 'a plant dear to traditional witchcraft. For the pungent smell and was called by the Latins Stercus Diaboli....
BETONY - STACHIS OFFICINALIS
Popular name: BETON scientifically NAME: Stachis OFFICINALISNOME TOWN: BETON DESCRIPTION: betony is a plant protection and defense of the most famous in traditional magic. In medieval times it was said...
BOLDO - PEUMUS BOLDUS
Popular name: Bold scientifically NAME: PEUMUS BOLDUSNOME TOWN: Bold DESCRIPTION: 'the plant of the family of oxalate par excellence. Its power is prodigious in rituals and discharge protection. Eliminate...
CASO DE CORTE - RHAMNUS PURSHIANA - CASCARA
Popular name: COURT CASE DE scientifically NAME: Rhamnus PURSHIANANOME TOWN: Cascara DESCRIPTION: The popular name immediately suggests the esoteric purpose of this plant means any legal framework....
CORIANDER - CORIANDRUM SATIVUM
opular name: COENTRO scientifically NAME: Coriandrum SATIVUMNOME TOWN: CORIANDER DESCRIPTION: The power is mainly present in the seeds and is aimed at bringing about a victory of love. For use in bathrooms...
CURRY
POPULAR NAME: CURRY scientifically NAME: CURRYNOME TOWN: CURRY DESCRIPTION: You add the powder to the mixture of this plant protection (dust and defumazioni) to strengthen them and make them more aggressive...
CYPRESS - CUPRESSUS
POPULAR NAME: CYPRESS scientifically NAME: CUPRESSUSNOME COMMON: CYPRESS DESCRIPTION: 'the tree of Egùns for excellence in Afro-Brazilian tradition, and the main properties of this plant is to attract...
DILL - ANETUM GRAVEOLENS
Popular name: Aneta scientifically NAME: ANETUM GRAVEOLENSNOME TOWN: DILL DESCRIPTION: The traditional power of this plant lies mainly in the seeds that can be used to attract money, packaging bags,...
ELECAMPANE - INULA HELENIUM
Popular name: enula scientifically NAME: Inula HELENIUMNOME TOWN: enula DESCRIPTION: It 's basically a plant of love, which is used to give birth to this wonderful feeling. If the folk tradition teaches...
FUMO - FUMARIA OFFICINALIS - FUMARIA
POPULAR NAME: FUMO -scientific name: FUMARIA OFFICINALIS-common name: FUMARIA The flue is an herb very useful whose power is to attract and bring in money. The flue breaks barriers and promotes revenue...
GRASS OF FIRE - ARCTIUM LAPPA - BURDOCK
Popular name: GRASS FIRE NAME scientifically: Arctium LAPPANOME TOWN: BURDOCK DESCRIPTION: 'a plant that works simultaneously on two fronts, and the purification of applying energy. It takes in fact...
Hand of Concordia
The root of Concordia (Orchis Maculata) commonly known as Concordia's hand or the hand of God is a botanical curiosity always used, due to its shape, in the magic and esotericism in order to bring luck,...
HERB OF FEAR - STACHIS RECTA
POPULAR NAME: ERBA scientifically NAME OF FEAR: Stachis RECTANOME TOWN: Stachis DESCRIPTION: The grass of Fear is used in folk magic to create anxieties and fears in people, but also to remove them....
HERB OF LOVE - TURNERA DIFFUSA - DAMIANA
POPULAR NAME: NAME OF LOVE GRASS scientifically Turner DIFFUSANOME TOWN: Damian DESCRIPTION: The power of Damiana (herb of love) is good for attracting the love of a person or to seduce her, you can...
HERB OF THE DRAGOON - ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS - TERRAGON
POPULAR NAME: HERB OF THE DRAGON scientifically NAME: COMMON ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUSNOME: TARRAGON DESCRIPTION: Not to be confused with the Blood of the Dragon. American Indians if rubbed on fresh to...
HERB OF THE TOAD - ERYNGIUM FOETIDUM - ERINGIO
Popular name: Grass ROSPO scientifically NAME: Eryngium FOETIDUMNOME TOWN: Ering DESCRIPTION: The grass of the toad is used in the folk tradition, for a pregnancy or to block the projects of an enemy,...
MANO PODEROSA / CINQUEFOIL - POTENTILLA ERECTA
POPULAR NAME: MANO PODEROSA/CINQUEFOIL SCIENTIFIC NAME: POTENTILLA ERECTA DESCRIPTION It is used in baths to propitiate good luck and to triumph in love, money and education. Helpful before...
NETTLE - URTICA DIOICA
Popular name: nettle scientifically NAME: URTICA DIOICANOME TOWN: ORTICA DESCRIPTION: The magic and its applications are different. First, as plant Omulù in Afro-Brazilian tradition, it is used, in...
NO ME TRAICIONE - CUMINUM CYMINUM - CUMINO
Popular Name: Comino Botanical name: Cuminum cyminum Planet: Mars Orixà regent: Elegbarà Day of week: Monday, Friday The No me traicion (no Trade) and the plan of loyalty. E 'in the folk tradition,...
PANSY - VIOLA TRICOLOR
Popular name: AMOR PERFECTU scientifically NAME: VIOLET TOWN TRICOLORNOME: PANS 'DESCRIPTION: This is used to attract love the violet, in bathrooms and limpezas, always together with lavender and grass...
PEPEPRMINT - MENTHA PIPERITA
POPULAR NAME: PEPPERMINT SCIENTIFIC NAME: MENTHA PIPERITA DESCRIPTION: It is used the mind in all work likely to develop mostly develop intelligence and concentration, therefore, very...
Popular Name: AgrimoniaDenominazione botany: Agrimonia Eupatoria
Popular Name: AgrimoniaDenominazione botany: Agrimonia EupatoriaPianeta: GioveOrixà regent: ElegguàGiorno of the week: all giorniSi often takes the bags and ritualistic protection acts to dispel the...
POPULAR NAME: ERBA LUISA scientifically NAME: Lippi DULCISNOME TOWN: Lippi
POPULAR NAME: ERBA LUISA scientifically NAME: Lippi DULCISNOME TOWN: Lippi DESCRIPTION: The leaves and the scent of this plant have a strong power of attraction to the opposite sex, therefore, the grass...
POPULAR NAME: ERICA scientifically NAME: CALLUNA VULGARISNOME TOWN: ERICA
POPULAR NAME: ERICA scientifically NAME: CALLUNA VULGARISNOME TOWN: ERICA DESCRIPTION: According to the Western tradition heather is a plant related to the idea of strength and youth, in the Brazilian...
Popular name: GRASS OF SAN PIETRO scientifically NAME: PRIMULA OFFICINALISNOME TOWN: PRIMULA
Popular name: GRASS OF SAN PIETRO scientifically NAME: PRIMULA OFFICINALISNOME TOWN: PRIMULA DESCRIPTION: The grass of St. Peter and Paul is used to stop, creating a catch. It can be used to stop the...
Popular name: Marigold scientifically NAME: COMMON MARIGOLD OFFICINALENOME: Fiordarancio
Popular name: Marigold scientifically NAME: COMMON MARIGOLD OFFICINALENOME: Fiordarancio DESCRIPTION: Use fresh, squeezed in water, bathing in the preparation of acts to attract the attention and admiration...
POPULAR NAME: NAME scientifically JASMINE: Jasminum OFFICINALENOME TOWN: JASMINE
POPULAR NAME: NAME scientifically JASMINE: Jasminum OFFICINALENOME TOWN: JASMINE DESCRIPTION: This little plant is mainly used to attract love, true love. The leaves and flowers make every effort to...
POPULAR NAME: NAME scientifically Patchouli: Pogostemon CABLINNOME TOWN: Patchouli
POPULAR NAME: NAME scientifically Patchouli: Pogostemon CABLINNOME TOWN: Patchouli DESCRIPTION: With the fiber brushes, patchouli prepare the famous Brazilian talisman that are hung in the house to...
Popular name: Passiflora scientifically NAME: Passiflora INCARNATANOME TOWN: PASSIFLORA
Popular name: Passiflora scientifically NAME: Passiflora INCARNATANOME TOWN: PASSIFLORA DESCRIPTION: In Brazil, this plant is called passion fruit, and fruit to extract a sweet drink and very refreshing....
Popular name: VENCEDORANOME scientifically: Vitex agnus CASTUSNOME TOWN: AGNOCASTO
Popular name: VENCEDORANOME scientifically: Vitex agnus CASTUSNOME TOWN: AGNOCASTO DESCRIZIONE: The popular name used in the Latin tradition clearly expresses the power attributed to this plant by the...
Popular name: VERBENA scientifically NAME: COMMON VERBENA OFFICINALIS NOME: VERBENA
Popular name: VERBENA scientifically NAME: COMMON VERBENA OFFICINALIS NOME: VERBENA DESCRIPTION: All the articles presented within this site is meant as a curiosity, magic and folk traditions associated...
SOUTHERN WOOD - ARTEMISIA ABROTANUM
Popular name: ABROTANO scientifically NAME: COMMON ARTEMISIA ABROTANUMNOME: ABROTANO DESCRIPTION: It is used in rituals of love. Scattered under the bed, mixed with juniper and damiana is used to arouse...
STAR ANISE - ILLICUM VERUM
Popular name: ANIS ESTRELLA scientifically NAME: Illicium VERUMNOME TOWN: Star Anise DESCRIPTION: Star anise has a flavor reminiscent of anise, but the two plants have no kinship between them. Star...
Botany, Herbs and Mixtures
Popular name: ANIS ESTRELLA scientifically NAME: Illicium VERUMNOME TOWN: Star Anise DESCRIPTION: Star anise has a flavor reminiscent of anise | Botany, Herbs and Mixtures but the two plants have no kinship between them. Star...
Info per Botany, Herbs and Mixtures : Botany, Herbs and Mixtures Popular name: ANIS ESTRELLA scientifically NAME: Illicium VERUMNOME TOWN: Star Anise DESCRIPTION: Star anise has a flavor reminiscent of anise | Botany, Herbs and Mixtures but the two plants have no kinship between them. Star...