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Eel Grass (Zostera marina)

Perennial
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Common Name Latin Name Plant Family
Eel Grass
Zostera marina
Zosteraceae

The dried leaves and stems are used as a packing material[46, 61, 66, 100].

The plant is frequently used as a manure[2].

  • Medicinal Use

    The leaves are used in the treatment of dropsy, goitre and women’s illnesses[218].

  • Edible Use

    Leaves – raw or cooked[177, 256]. The leaf bases are crisp and sweet, they were often used as a feast food by the native North American Indians[256].

    Seed[177]. No more details are given.

    The root of the plant is chewed for its saccharine juice[2, 105]. The root is crisp and sweet, it was used as a flavouring by the native North American Indians and was also dried for winter food[256]. The raw rhizomes were often used as a feast food[256].

  • Cautionary Notes

    None known

Cultivation & Habitat

Seed – best sown as soon as it is ripe. Division.
A plant of shallow sea water, it is not really suitable for normal cultivation.
Europe, including Britain, from Norway south and east to the Mediterranean.

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  • You may cast them into a circle (drawn with chalk or as a pattern on a cloth). Read the runes that land inside the circle AND face up.
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*while Witches’ and Elder Futhark are different sets of runes, (just as English and Gaelic are different languages) I use mine together;  my rune casts are “bilingual”. I have made the same choice in my online rune layouts. Alainn Tarot interactive includes both sets at the same time. 

These are plants that grow in my own yard or elements that I keep in stock personally, gathered in a single category for my own quick navigation.