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                                   ³Asafetida³
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    (Ferula foetida) also called devils dung because of its foul smell and
    taste, is used as a stimulant, an expectorant, and for hysteria and
    spasmodic nervous diseases. In the East it is used in sauces for the
    flavoring of foods as one would garlic or onions [It smells LOTS worse
    though, and the taste is often disgusting at first].

       In magic it is often used as a banishing herb for incense in EXTREME
    cases of need (Believe me, it will banish ANYTHING for quite a ways,
    including most of the coven/group using it.)

                           Magical Correspondences:

    Gender Orientation  : Masculine
    Planet Orientation  : Mars
    Element Orientation : Fire
    Realms of Influence : Purification, Protection, Banishing