Protection, prayer and guia beads
The capim rosário provides the seed that becomes a bead for the bead necklace. Durable, gray and naturally perforated, it has been used for centuries to make rosaries and protection necklaces in Brazilian religions.
💡 "The seed is also called Our Lady's tear. The same grain wears the church rosary and the terreiro bead necklace, without anyone needing to change its name."
Navigate through the different facets of the plant: from its native biome to the ritual preparation in the garrafada and in the terreiro.
The foliage and energetic structure of Capim Rosário / Our Lady's Tears (Coix lacryma-jobi), harvested with respect to the botanical cycle and the axé of nature.
Always check the botanical origin. The legitimate root of Capim Rosário / Our Lady's Tears has a rustic texture, no musty odor, and an intact woody consistency.
In Afro-Brazilian cosmology, each plant acts as a condenser of the forces of the Orixás. Capim Rosário / Lágrimas de N. Sra. operates direct transformations in the subtle body:
Vibrational activation under the regency of the Earth element, acting on the breaking of blockages and the restoration of essential forces.
Vibrational activation under the regency of the Earth element, acting on the breaking of blockages and the restoration of essential forces.
Vibrational activation under the regency of the Earth element, acting on the breaking of blockages and the restoration of essential forces.
Learn how Capim Rosário / Lágrimas de N. Sra. is traditionally used by priests, raizeiros, and rezadeiras:
Consecrated use with the force of Nanã (Nana Buruku).
Consecrated use with the force of Nanã.
Consecrated use with the force of Nanã.
Consecrated use with the force of Nanã.
Identify the energetic signs and situations in which the power of this plant is the key to restoration.
When waking up requires superhuman effort, the body feels like it is carrying lead, and you feel your vital energy being drained by dense environments or envious people.
Before difficult negotiations, competitions, lawsuits, or professional decisions where cowardice has no place and you need the courage of Ogum (Ogun) and the cunning of Exu (Eshu).
Lack of drive to achieve, stagnation of personal projects, and emotional coldness. The fiery force of this herb warms the vital centers and restores the desire to live and conquer.
Select the type of preparation to see the list of ingredients, ritual time, and detailed consecration instructions.
Recipe consecrated in the knowledge of terreiro and popular healing
Take the ritual bath on a favorable day. Ruling Orixás of this plant: Nanã, Obaluaê, Oxalá (Obatala).
Protection bead necklace: pierce and thread 21 seeds on a white cotton string, reciting a prayer for each seed. Let the bead necklace rest overnight in a plate with water and leaf before using.
Keep your thoughts elevated and speak to the plant during the entire handling, asking it to awaken its virtues.
Strain the herbs gently and take the ritual bath from the neck down after your usual hygiene.
Return the strained leaves to a garden, flowerbed, or plant pot, thanking the axé of Ossaim (Osanyin).
The seeds must not be given to small children due to the risk of choking.
*"Kó s'ewé, kó s'òrìṣà"*: Without leaf there is no Orixá. Every plant is sacred and requires respect with the axé:
Discover the divine vibration that commands this herb and how to connect your ritual bath to the strength of each divinity.
Grandmother of the Orixás, lady of the mud and ancestry
Under the domain of Nanã, the Capim Rosário / Tears of Our Lady acts as a conductor of firmeza, opening paths and breaking stagnation.
Lord of health and the earth, the doctor of the Orixás
Under the domain of Obaluaê, the Capim Rosário / Tears of Our Lady acts as a conductor of firmeza, opening paths and breaking stagnation.
Father of all Orixás, the great creator
Under the domain of Oxalá, the Capim Rosário / Tears of Our Lady acts as a conductor of firmeza, opening paths and breaking stagnation.
The seed arrived from Asia and spread across Brazil along stream banks. Its natural hardness and the pre-made central hole made it raw material for Catholic rosaries, Umbanda bead necklaces, and Candomblé necklaces.
In the traditional garrafadas of Central Brazil, the raizeiro masters recognized in the knotted shape of the root the living metaphor of firmeza: the capacity to tie knots in adversity and remain standing even in arid lands.
The seed is also called the tear of Our Lady. The same grain wears the church rosary and the terreiro bead necklace, without anyone needing to change its name.
Your safe harbor of axé, candles, and sacred herbs in Southern Minas.
At Joia Mística Laroyê, we treat every herb as sacred matter. Our capim rosário / lágrimas de n. sra. is carefully selected, free of impurities, weighed, and packaged with full respect for terreiro traditions.
No mixtures, pure with preserved axé.
We deliver to all of Brazil or for pickup in Extrema, Minas Gerais.
We create the exact combination of herbs for your ritual bath.
Ask questions about firmeza directly with Joice.
📍 R. Benedito Zingari, 460 - Bela Vista, Extrema-MG · Service Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm | Sat 9am to 1pm
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By ritual safety precept, we recommend that the ritual bath be taken from the neck down, unless you have received express guidance from the priest of your terreiro to wash your head.
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