Calm, sweetness and sweetening ritual of situations
Erva-doce is the most down-to-earth of the ritual herbs. Linked to Oxum (Oshun) and Ibeji, it calms children, relieves colic, and is used in baths that sweeten hardened situations.
The foundation of this herb in the terreiro, with the orixá (orisha) that rules it and what changes from house to house, is in Erva-doce: what it is for in baths and in the terreiro.
💡 "Erva-doce and fennel are sold with the same name in many regions, but they are different plants. Both calm, the aroma is what changes."
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 Erva-Doce / Fennel (Pimpinella anisum), harvested with respect to the botanical cycle and the axé of nature.
Always check the botanical origin. The legitimate root of Erva-Doce / Fennel 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. Erva-Doce / Fennel operates direct transformations in the subtle body:
Vibrational activation under the regency of the Water and air element, acting on the breaking of blockages and the restoration of essential forces.
Vibrational activation under the regency of the Water and air element, acting on the breaking of blockages and the restoration of essential forces.
Vibrational activation under the regency of the Water and air element, acting on the breaking of blockages and the restoration of essential forces.
Learn how Erva-Doce / Fennel is traditionally used by priests, herbalists, and healers:
Consecrated use with the power of Oxum.
Consecrated use with the power of Oxum.
Consecrated use with the power of Oxum.
Consecrated use with the power of Oxum.
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: Oxum, Iemanjá (Yemoja), Ibeji.
Sweetness ritual bath: infusion of 2 tablespoons of erva-doce in 2L of hot water, with one tablespoon of honey. Strain, cool, and use from the neck down before a meeting that needs to go well.
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).
Moderate internal use. In excess, it may cause a reaction in people sensitive to plants of the celery family.
*"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.
Queen of the fresh waters, lady of gold
Under the domain of Oxum, Erva-Doce / Fennel acts as a conductor of firmeza, opening paths and breaking stagnation.
Mother of the salt waters, Queen of the Sea
Under the domain of Iemanjá, Erva-Doce / Fennel acts as a conductor of firmeza, opening paths and breaking stagnation.
Twin Orixás of childhood and joy
Under the domain of Ibeji, Erva-Doce / Fennel acts as a conductor of firmeza, opening paths and breaking stagnation.
Erva-doce is one of the most present herbs in the Brazilian home, given to a newborn baby and served during any visit. In terreiros, this domesticity became a function: it sweetens what is harsh.
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.
Erva-doce and fennel are sold under the same name in many regions, but they are different plants. Both calm, the aroma is what changes.
Your safe harbor of axé, candles, and sacred herbs in Southern Minas.
At Joia Mística Laroyê, we treat each herb as sacred matter. Our erva-doce / fennel 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.
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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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