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Herbs
This list is intended for informational purposes
only. Herbs, oils, crystals, and stones are not to be ingested or taken
internally. The information noted below does not substitute for medical
advice and should not be taken as such. It
is for educational and entertainment purposes only and does not imply a
guarantee of purpose. Spiritual beliefs of crystals, stones, oils, herbs,
and alternative healing modalities are not a prescription or a diagnosis and are
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Information on these pages is taken from Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical
Herbs by Scott Cunningham; www.wikipedia.com;
The Witches' Almanac; Lucky Mojo Curio Co.,
www.bellbookandcandlesupply.com,
www.herb-magic.com,
Alfalfa
Use for fertility, abundance and prosperity. Keep a small
jar in the pantry or kitchen to protect from poverty and hunger. Burn
alfalfa and scatter the ashes around the property (outside) for the same
purpose.
Folk Names: Buffalo Herb, Lucerne, Purple Medic
Gender: Feminine
Planetary Influence: Venus
Element: Earth
Alkanet
Used for purification and prosperity. Burn as an incense to attract
prosperity and to cleanse the area of negativity.
Gender: Feminine
Element: Water
Bay Leaf
Use for protection, increased psychic powers, healing, strength, and
legal victories. Useful in clairvoyance and wisdom brews, and placed
beneath a pillow can bring prophetic dreams. Wear as an amulet for
protection, place on window sills to protect from lightening strikes, or hang in
the home to prevent poltergeists from causing mischief. Plant a tree near
the home to protect the inhabitants from illness, or mix the leaves with
sandalwood and burn to remove curses and evil spells.
Folk Names: Laurel, Bay Laurel, Lorbeer, Roman Laurel, Sweet Bay
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Sun
Element: Fire
Blackberry
Use for protection, prosperity, and healing. Considered sacred to
many old European Pagan deities and was used in their worship. In the
present, blackberry pies are baked on Lughnasadh (August 2) by Wiccans to
commemorate the harvest, symbolically viewed as the death of the God. If
you find a bush that forms a natural arch, on a sunny day, crawl through the
arch backward and then forward three times, in an east-west direction to cause
boils, rheumatism, whooping cough, and even blackheads to disappear. Use
the leaves and berries in money spells and growing the vines is a protective
measure.
Folk Names: Bramble, Cloudberry, Dewberry, Thimbleberry
Gender: Feminine
Planetary Influence: Venus
Element: Water
Cascara Sagrada
Use for money, protection, and as an aid in legal matters. Concoct
an infusion and sprinkle it around your home before attending any court
proceedings to help you win your case. Cascara is also worn as an amulet
against hexes and evil spells and used in money spells.
Folk Names: Sacred Bark
Catnip
Use for love, happiness, friendship, and cat magick. Usually used
in love spells with rose petals. If you warm catnip in your hand and then
hold someone else's hand, they will forever be your friend as long as you keep
the catnip you used in the spell in a safe place. To attract good spirits
and luck, grow near the home or hang over a door. Also useful in spells to
enhance beauty and happiness.
Folk Names: Catmint, Cat's Wort, Field Balm
Gender: Feminine
Planetary Influence: Venus
Element: Water
Cat's Claw
Use for prosperity and divination.
Cedar
Use for healing, protection, and purification. Burn cedar for its
purifying and cleansing smoke which will also cure the predilection for bad
dreams. Burn twigs to heal head colds, or place them on hot rocks in sweat
baths for purification. Hang cedar in the home to protect from lightening
strikes, or place a three-pronged cedar stick, prong-side down into the ground
near a home to protect it against all evil.
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Sun
Element: Fire
Chamomile
Use for money, purification, love, and as a sleeping aid. Useful in
meditations and for new endeavors. A handwash of the infusion can be used
as a gambling aid. Add the infusion to a bath to attract new love.
Chamomile removes curses and negative spells when sprinkled around the home.
Folk Names: Ground Apple, Garden Healer, Manzanilla
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Sun and Moon
Element: Water
Cinnamon
Use for spirituality, success, healing, lust, psychic power, protection,
and love. Cinnamon oil was used by ancient Hebrews as part of an anointing
oil, while the leaves were woven into wreaths and decorated Roman temples.
Egyptians used the oil in the mummification process. Burn as an incense or
use in sachets and infusions to raise spiritual vibrations, as a healing aid, to
draw in money, stimulate psychic empowerment, and to produce protective
vibrations.
Folk Names: Sweet Wood
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Sun
Element: Fire
Cinquefoil
Use for love, money, health, power, and wisdom, characteristics that are
represented by the five points (five fingers) of the leaves. Hang above
the door or place on a bed for protection. Bathe the forehead and hands
nine times with an infusion of the leaves to wash away curses and hexes.
To dream of your future lover or mate, place a seven-fingered leaf under your
pillow. For restful sleep, suspend a bag of cinquefoil over your bed.
Carry the herb for eloquence when approaching officials for favors, making it a
good herb for court cases.
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Jupiter
Element: Fire
Clove
Use for protection, money, love, fidelity, and success. Burn as an
incense to attract money, protect from negative and hostile forces, purify and
cleanse an area, and increase spiritual vibrations. Can also be burned to
stop others from gossiping. When worn or carried, cloves attract the
opposite sex and comfort the bereaved.
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Jupiter
Element: Fire
Coltsfoot
Use for increased visions, love, and tranquility. Add to love
sachets and in peace and harmony spells.
Folk Names: Ass's Foot, Bull's Foot, British Tobacco, Coughwort
Gender: Feminine
Planetary Influence: Venus
Element: Water
Comfrey
Use for protection, travel safety, and money. Carry to ensure safe
travel, remembering to tuck some in your bags so they stay safe also. Use
the root in money spells.
Folk Names: Boneset, Black Wort, Knit Black, Bruisewort, Slippery Root
Gender: Feminine
Planetary Influence: Saturn
Element: Water
Dandelion
Use for divination, calling of spirits, and wishes. Blow the seeds
off the head of a dandelion to see how long you will live; the number of seeds
left on the head is how many years you will live. Blow three times on the
seed head to tell the time; the number of seeds left is the hour. Use the
dried, roasted, and ground root to make a tea to promote psychic powers.
The same steaming tea, placed beside the bed, will call spirits. Blow on
the seed head in the direction of your loved one and visualize your message
being sent to him/her.
Folk Names: Blowball, Cankerwort, Priest's Crown, Puffball, Wild Endive
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Jupiter
Element: Air
Devil's Shoestring
Use for protection, good luck, money drawing, invisibility, and
employment. Wear this herb around the neck to ward off evil and protect
the wearer from accidental poisoning. Carry the herb as a good luck charm
when gambling. Cut the root into small pieces, place in a jar filled with
whiskey and spirits of camphor. When you need power of any kind, take out
a piece of the root, rub it in your hands, and use it in an appropriate way (for
instance, for money, place the root in your wallet). Carry a piece in your
pocket when seeking employment or requesting a raise.
Dragon's Blood
Use for protection, purification, power, shapeshifting, and consecration.
Burn the resin to encourage errant lovers to return. Place a piece of the
resin under a pillow or mattress to cure impotency. A powerful protectant
when carried, sprinkled around the house, or burned as incense. Add a
pinch to other incenses to increase their potency and power. Take some
power and mix it with sugar and salt and place in a bottle. Cover it
tightly and place it somewhere in your house where it won't be found to
encourage peace and quiet in a noisy household. Mix the powder with oil to
make a magickal ink.
Folk Names: Blood, Dragon's Blood Palm
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Mars
Element: Fire
Echinacea
Use to ensure and strengthen spells.
Folk Names: Coneflower, Black Sampson, Rudbeckia
Frankincense
Use for protection, exorcism, purification, and spirituality. Burn
frankincense to release powerful vibrations to uplift the area and to banish
negativity. It can also be burned to encourage visions and for
consecration.
Folk Names: Incense, Olibans
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Sun
Element: Fire
Ginger
Use for success, money, love, and to enliven the spirit and body to heal
and strengthen. Eat ginger before performing a spell to give them power,
particularly in love spells. Plant and grow the root to attract money, or
sprinkle the powdered root into pockets or onto money to draw more.
Folk Names: African Ginger
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Mars
Element: Fire
High John
Use for strength, victory and success, money, love, and happiness.
Anoint the root with mint oil and tie up in a green bag or cloth to attract
money. It can be carried to attract love and success and alleviate
depression. It also protects one from hexes and curses. Take three
High John roots and make small cuts in them with a sharp knife. Immerse in
a bottle of vegetable, olive, or mineral oil and leave them for several weeks to
create an oil that is useful in anointing candles, sachets, etc.
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Mars
Element: Fire
Hyssop
Use for protection, purification, and consecration. Add it to baths
as a sachet or infused and sprinkled on persons or objects to cleanse them.
Hang in the home to purge evil and negativity.
Folk Names: Isopo
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Jupiter
Element: Fire
Jasmine
Use for meditation, dreams, good fortune, and invocation. Dried
flowers will attract spiritual love vs. physical. Carry, burn, or wear the
dried flowers to attract wealth. Burn in the bedroom for prophetic dreams.
Folk Names: Jessamin, Moonlight on the Grove
Gender: Feminine
Planetary Influence: Moon
Element: Water
Jezebel Root
Use for attracting wealth and business. Prostitutes use this herb
to attract wealthy customers. It is also useful in careers where female
entrepreneurs wish to receive healthy tips from male clients, such as waitresses
and hair dressers.
Folk Names: Queen Elizabeth Root
Lady's Mantle
Use for love and to connect to the feminine.
Folk Names: Bear's Foot, Lion's Foot, Nine Hooks
Gender: Feminine
Planetary Influence: Venus
Element: Water
Lavender
Use for love, sleep, chastity, calmness, happiness, and peace.
Place flowers in a drawer where clothing is kept and you will attract love.
Rub the flowers on paper you intend to use for love notes. Wear lavender
to protect against cruel treatment from a spouse. Burn flowers to induce
sleep and scatter throughout the home to promote peacefulness. Lavender
can also be used in healing spells, carried or worn to see ghosts and protect
against the evil eye.
Folk Names: Spike, Elf Leaf
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Mercury
Element: Air
Lemon Verbena
Use for purification, love, increasing social/verbal skills, and to aid
in discovering false friends. Hang a bit around the neck or drink some of
the juice and it will prevent dreaming. Wear it to make oneself attractive
to the opposite sex. Add to other herbs to boost their strength, or add it
to bathwater for purification purposes.
Folk Names; Yerba Louisa
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Mercury
Element: Air
Licorice
Use for passion, love, fidelity, and as an aid to stop smoking.
Chew on the root, not the candy, to make you passionate and as a substitute for
smoking craves. Licorice sticks make useful wands, and can be added to
love and lust spells.
Folk Names: Sweet Root
Gender: Feminine
Planetary Influence: Venus
Element: Water
Lovage
Use for love and passion. Use in a bath to make you more attractive
to the opposite sex.
Folk Names: Chinese Lovage, Cornish Lovage, Italian Parsley, Sea Parsley, Love
Herb
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Sun
Element: Fire
Lucky Hand Root
Use for wealth, love, health, new job, and fast luck. This is the
root from an orchid plant. Place in sachets for luck and general success,
carry to obtain employment, and as protection. Fill a jar with Rose oil.
Place several lucky hand roots in the jar and let them soak. When you need
something, remove one of the roots and wear it (near your heart for love, near
your shoe for travel, near your purse or wallet for money, etc.).
Folk Names: Hand of Power, Helping Hand
Gender: Feminine
Planetary Influence: Venus
Element: Water
Meadowsweet
Use for divination, happiness, love, and peace. Wear it around the
neck as a protectant.
Folk Names: Flute Plant
Mojo Beans
Use for divination and wishing magick. Carry them in your wallet or
purse for seven days to attract money. Use them on an altar and then
distribute them.
Folk Names: St. Joseph Beans, African Wishing Beans
Motherwort
Use for calmness, immortality, fertility, and to strengthen the heart.
Folk Names: Lion's Tail, Lion's Ear
Mugwort
Use for protection, visions, healing, and astral/psychic travel.
Place in the shoe to gain stamina during long walks or hikes. Stuffed in a
pillow that is slept upon, it will encourage prophetic dreams. Burn with
sandalwood or wormwood during rituals for divination. Make an infusion to
wash crystal balls and mirrors with, or place the leaves around the base of the
crystal ball to increase psychic visions. Carry it to protect against wild
beasts or sunstroke. Burn or hang above doorways to keep evil spirits
away. Carry to increase lust and fertility, to prevent backache, and to
cure disease.
Folk Names: Artemisia, Felon Herb, Naughty Man, Sailor's Tobacco, St. John's
Plant
Gender: Feminine
Planetary Influence: Venus
Element: Earth
Mullein
Use for love, courage, protection, divination, and health. Wear to
protect from wild animals while on hikes. Instills courage, and if a few
leaves are placed in the shoe, will protect the wearer from colds. Stuff a
small amount in a pillow to protect from nightmares. Substitute powdered
leaves for graveyard dust if called for in a spell.
Folk Names: Blanket Leaf, Candlewick Plant, Feltwort, Hedge Taper, Lady's
Foxglove, Old Man's Fennel
Gender: Feminine
Planetary Influence: Saturn
Element: Fire
Myrrh
Use for protection, healing, and spirituality. Burn as an incense
for purification and to lift vibrations. Myrrh will increase the power of
any incense it is added to. Use in tool consecration rituals, as well as
an aid in meditation.
Gender: Feminine
Planetary Influence: Moon
Element: Water
Oat Straw
Use for money, virility, lust, and passion
Parsley
Use for purification, protection, cleansing, and lust. Eat parsley
to promote love for a new relationship. If you're already in love, don't
cut parsley as you'll cut the love. Placed on a plate of food to guard
from contamination. Wear on the head to prevent inebriation.
Folk Names: Devil's Oatmeal
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Mercury
Element: Air
Patchouli
Use for money, love, sex, and psychic protection. Sprinkle some in
your wallet or place around the base of a green candle for money. Can also
be used as a graveyard dust substitution.
Folk Names: Pucha-Pot
Gender: Feminine
Planetary Influence: Saturn
Element: Earth
Pennyroyal
Use to attract business success and for money from new ventures.
Placed in a shoe wards off weariness during travel. Wear to aid in
business deals and to act against the evil eye. Prevents seasickness when
carried on board a ship, and if given to a quarreling couple, will cause them to
cease their fighting.
Folk Names: Lurk-In-The-Ditch, Mosquito Plant, Organ Broth, Pudding Grass,
Tickweed
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Mars
Element: Fire
Peppermint
Use for purification, love, healing, psychic workings, and to ease the
memory of painful experiences. Smell the herb to enhance sleep and place
beneath a pillow to encourage prophetic dreams. Rub against furniture and
walls to cleanse them of negativity.
Folk Names: Brandy Mind, Lammint
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Mercury
Element: Fire
Pomegranate
Use for fertility, divination, luck, wealth, and wishes. Eat the
seeds and carry the skin for fertility. Be sure to make a wish before
eating the fruit and your wish will come true. Dry the skin and add it to
wealth and money mixtures. Hang a branch over a doorway for protection and
use the juice as a magickal ink.
Folk Names: Grenadier, Carthage Apple, Pound Garnet
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Mercury
Element: Fire
Raspberry
Use for love and protection. Hang the branches at doors and windows
for protection. The fruit is also a love-inducing food, and the leaves are
carried by pregnant women to alleviate pains.
Gender: Feminine
Planetary Influence: Venus
Element: Water
Rosebuds
Use for love, healing, divination, and luck. Drink a tea of
rosebuds to induce prophetic dreams. Rose petals and hips (the fruit of
the rose) are used in healing spells: lay a rosewater infused cloth over the
temples to relieve headache pain. Carry the flower as a personal
protectant, or add to fast-luck mixtures.
Gender: Feminine
Planetary Influence: Venus
Element: Water
Rosemary
Use in love, lust, protection, purification, healing, sleep, and to
strengthen memory. Burn for powerful cleansing vibrations. Place
beneath a pillow to ensure good sleep and protection from harm and nightmares.
Keep thieves from a house by hanging it over doors and windows. Wear the
herb to aid in memory and stuffing poppets with it will ensure healing.
Wash your hands with it to promote healing work and burn it to receive
knowledge.
Folk Names: Compass Weed, Dew of the Sea, Elf Leaf, Polar Plant
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Sun
Element: Fire
Rue
Use for healing, health, mental powers, love, and exorcism. Place
on the forehead to relieve headaches and around the neck to aid in recuperation
from illness and to ward off future health problems. Smell rue to clear
the head in love matters and improve mental processes. Added to a bath,
rue will break all hexes and curses and is protective when hung above doors and
windows.
Folk Names: Herb of Grace, Herbygrass, Mother of the Herbs
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Mars
Element: Fire
Sassafras
Use for money and healing. Place in a purse or wallet to attract
money or add to spells for healing.
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Jupiter
Element: Fire
Sea Salt
Use for cleansing and purification.
Spearmint
Use for love, healing, and mental clarity. Smell the herb to
increase and sharpen mental powers. Stuff a mattress or pillow with
spearmint for protection while sleeping.
Folk Names: Brown Mint, Lamb Mint, Mackerel Mint, Our Lady's Mint
Gender: Feminine
Planetary Influence: Venus
Element: Water
St. John's Wort
Use for consecration, protection, and emotional balance. Wear the
herb to ward off fevers and colds and to attract love. Will cure
melancholy if gathered on a Friday. Place in a jar and hung at a window to
protect against thunder, fire, and evil spirits. Place it beneath a pillow
for unmarried women to dream of their future husband. Carry to detect
other magickians.
Folk Names: Amber, Scare-Devil, Goat Weed, Herba John, Tipton Weed
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Sun
Element: Fire
Witch Grass
Use for happiness, love, lust, and exorcism. Carry or sprinkle
under a bed to attract new loves. Sprinkle an infusion around the
perimeter of a building or dwelling to disperse entities.
Folk Names: Couch Grass, Dog Grass
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Jupiter
Witch Hazel
Use for protection, to heal a broken heart, and to cool passions.
Branches are used as divining rods. Carry the bark and twigs for
protection.
Folk Names: Snapping Hazelnut, Spotted Alder, Winterbloom
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Sun
Element: Fire
Woodruff
Use for reward, prosperity, and victory in athletics. Place in a
sachet of leather to guard against all harm.
Folk Names: Herb Walter, Master of the Woods, Sweet Woodruff, Wood Rove
Gender: Masculine
Planetary Influence: Mars
Element: Fire
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