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QR 9 Damask Rose
This rose is governed by Venus, according to Nicholas Culpeper, the 17th Century astrologer and physician. He suggests that: "If your body be costive (constipated) use Damask Rose water, because it is loosening: if loose, use Red (Rose-water) because it is binding".
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Culpepper's English physician; and complete herbal
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