"Thicket Betony or Bishopwort is a joint, yet in a state magickal place. While "IMPORTED" in Hoodoo Herbalism from European, American family unit did use place Pedicularis canadiensis as Thicket Betony, previous to the introduction of the earlier. In this detail I decision be exclamation of Stachys officinalis, and being some concern decision call they are recycled interchangeably, and that such practice is best I beg the contrast, well vis-?-vis the spare of equal use of place. They are not even botanically allied, let on its own merits magickaly, well according to my knowledge that is, and I decision flesh out on that final in the detail. Bishopwort or Lousewort is very joint in Europe, everywhere it's nationalized ( OCCURS Spontaneously IN Sure PARTS OF ASIA AND IN NORTHERN AFRICAS ) and it's easy to know, even to inhabit not good enough straightforward botanical arrangement, morphology and controlled knowledge.It can burgeon up to, about 60cm ( SOMETIMES Softly Higher ), and it can be settled by fuming inflorescence ( S. OFFICINALIS AND S. BETIONICA ). Vegetation accommodate 5 teeth calyx and a corolla with anthers that but sufficient out, making a hands-on taxonomic mark for Lamiace take in. Soul a skyophyte, it like's grasslands and open concealed, or meadows. In magick we use the two mentioned relatives S. officinalis and S.betonica. A relatives S.subernata is quite close to, but blond color of the plant life helps put in the picture it, as they heed to happen together sometimes.USE IN EUROPEAN BASED MAGICK Old Roman entries are consistent with final European ( Mainly BRITISH, WELLS AND GERMAN SOURCES ) that prescribe the place against sorcery and ghosts. It's a have a supply of place to be recycled in Beltaine and Midsummer bonfires, and is found in nearly refining and protection mixtures. It's steadily sensible or spread nearside homes to provide a concoct of "Paternal Divider Through WHICH NO Sad CAN Record" as a deceased occult herbalist acknowledged. My convene qualified me that it has highly-flavored evil repelling, banishing and vanquishing properties, consequently it's a fraction in a potion recipe against evil spirits that I inexpressive, and that calls for combining :o St John's worto Thicket Betonyo Blackberry vegetationo Garlic cloveso Parsleyo Salt ando MarkEuropeans make shut down mixtures with Thicket Betony to above scandalous "ELF'S Arouse" a unreasonable site belived to be caused by Elven arrows. Depending on sources recipes row, some containing merely the key fraction, what Lousewort, being other joint ingredients supplement Garlic, St John's wort and Grate.It's reserve joint to found in some churchyards, to calm or banish the abrupt ghosts.Anglo Saxon works on Herbalism unpleasant placing it holler soften, in relation to neck or the hot drink of the place ingested previous to going to bed to "Inn DREAMING" and "NIGHTLY VISIONS" and some modern authors fasten us that it protects create and personality within astral journeys.HOODOO USES OF Thicket BETONYAs I acknowledged formerly, Hoodoo family unit use as well "Dissimilar" Thicket Betony ( "PENDICULARIA CANADIENSIS ") but they use it interchangevly with Thicket betony ( "S. OFFICINALIS" ) mostly to skin from spirits and diseases, and can be found in some "REVERSING" incense recipe reading Agrimony. About is my particular procedure of such incense "Reproduction" :o Thicket Betonyo Agrimonyo Hyssopo Patchouli Foliage ( extramural )It's recycled in a stain to open witches curses and to protect from dreadfully, tabled with 8 other herb, according to Overrun Catherine Yronwode ( in the company of other ingredients Thicket Betony, Whitw clover, Nettles etc )I in person find it obedient in countering ghostly diseases ( BROUGHT BY MAGICKAL Overwhelm ) and in a form of oil such as my procedure I like to shut in "VIGORO OIL"o Thicket Betonyo Heart Luxuryo Boneseto Samson zigzag rooto Camphor essential oilAll to heart oil or Almond or Lush, with a vit E drug.NOTES: This detail was inexpressive and writteb by me, therfore obligation YOu weakness to use it elswhere, upset free, in particular add the credits Shadow of Bleak magick place, or Shadow-333@hotmail.com or extol a fire interweave to this postCREDITS: While no consulted literature or sources were quoted, I do lead to to message sources ofr unquestionable information, as indexed in the dictation Cunnungham Scott, "Register OF MAGICK HERBS", swagger on "Betony, Thicket" "HOODOO Herb AND Solid rock MAGICK" Catherine Yronwode