Gender: Feminine
Planet: Venus
Element: Water
Powers: Exorcism, protection
Magickal Uses:
- drives away evil where planted/strewn
- "In New England lilacs were originally planted to keep evil from the property" (Cunningham's).
- fresh flowers can be put in haunted house to clear it.
- was used to treat asthma, bronchitis, whooping cough, etc.
- Kidney stones
- epilepsy
- arthritis
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magickal Herbs
http://healthmad.com/conditions-and-diseases/medicinal-properties-of-blooming-lilacs/