Herbs and Gems

I've heard about some herbs and their properties. I'm not sure if they are right, though. For instance, can garlic be used to cure stomache uneasiness? Are witches really powerful using sapphires? Some things I read can be misleading.

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About "Are witches powerful with sapphires" Different gems have different properties so no one which witch is powerful with a specific gem. Since they have different properties, we as witches use them for different things.

Different herbs and gems are better for certain things. With sapphire, some have a stronger connection with it than others. I myself use moonstone. Herbs too, some are better at certain things because of their energy. With herbs more that crystals there's scientific fact to back up why lavender calms a person or ginger help with nausea. Coupling it with the energy of a spell will help it work faster.

I personally love lapis and amethyst! My pendulum is a rough shard of amethyst and I have a large assortment of gems sitting beside my bed. Mostly rose quartz, clear quartz and amethyst for protection while I sleep.

Gems are great to work with but they need to be cleansed regularly. The only stones that don't ever need cleansing are Amethyst, Citrine, and Kyanite

Why don't amethyst, citrine, and kayanite need to be cleanse while other gems do?

These gems do not hold onto any negative energies

as Nastro said, they hold onto energy. you place a crystal by a person to heal them, the energy from the crystal essentially chases away the cold, draining the crystal of its energy. with little to no energy in the crystal other peoples energy can seep in. same goes with tarot cards, peoples energy will be attached to the cards after every reading. depending on how much you use these tools determines how often they should be cleansed. a good rule for most magickal items is to cleanse and/or rebless them on Imbolc, while items you use a lot such as crystals and divination items, should be cleansed once a month to every 2 depending on how much you use them.