The Magical Properties of Herbs

Herbal substitutions|A-Z of Herbs and their properties


Magickal Properties

Courage: Dragon’s blood, frankincense, thyme, yarrow, geranium, black cohosh, borage, mullein, poke, basil, chives, honeysuckle, horseradish, rose geranium, nettle, pepper, tarragon, cedar, musk, thyme.
Happiness:  St John’s wort, catnip, Hawthorne, mint, meadowsweet, lavender, celandine, hyacinth, marjoram, apple blossom, citron, feverfew, frankincense, sesame
Healing, juniper, lemonbalm, rose, sandalwood, chamomile, myrrh, bay, blackberry, burdock, cedar, fennel, garlic, narcissus, onion, hops, rosemary, vervain, coriander, eucalyptus, peppermint, sage, rue, nutmeg, oak, angelica, ash, violet, hyssop, pine, mugwort, poppy seed, amaranth, anemone, spearmint, thistle, apple, balm of Gilead, carnation, cinnamon, lavender.
Love:  clove, copal, coriander, dragon’s blood, juniper, rose, aster, yarrow, lovage, lavender, lemonbalm, Orange, orris, peppermint, dill, marshmallow, sorrel, vervain, ylang ylang, apple, basil, betony, chamomile, tansy, vanilla, gardenia, jasmine, orchid, poppy, lemon verbena, caraway, myrtle, raspberry, violet, chickweed, cinnamon, cumin, meadowsweet, geranium, ginger, hibiscus, lemon, lime, marjoram, mastic, tormentil, mimosa, Neroli, palmarosa, rosemary, thyme, tonka, valerian, vetiver
Luck:  Calamus, orange, rose, allspice, fennel, grains of paradise, hazel, heather, Irish moss, nutmeg, orange, poppyseed, spikenard, star anise, tonka, vetivert, violet, clover, comfrey, fern, horsetail, shamrock.
Lust:  Clove, patchouli, peppermint, ambergris, caraway, cinnamon, civet, deer’s tongue, ginger, ginseng, grains of paradise, hibiscus, lemongrass, nettle, olive, parsley, rosemary, saffron, sesame, tuberose, vanilla, yerba mate.
Money:  Calamus, clove, galangal, Orange, patchouli, elder, vervain, mustard seeds, allspice, almond, basil, bergamot mint, chamomile, cedarwood, cinnamon, cinquefoil, clover, dill, myrtle, nutmeg, oakmoss, peppermint, pine, sage, sassafras, tonka, vetivert, wood aloe, woodruff, comfrey, ginger, honeysuckle, spearmint, wheat, bryony, high John the conqueror, hyssop, jasmine.
Peace:  Lavender, cumin, gardenia, lilac, magnolia, meadowsweet, narcissus, pennyroyal, tuberose, violet
Psychic:  Clove, galangal., mace, Orange, orris, flax, peppermint, rose, hibiscus, lily, wormwood, borage, honeysuckle, acacia gum, anise, poplar, bay, camphor, cassia, cinnamon, gardenia, heliotrope, lemongrass, lilac, marjoram, gum mastic, mugwort, nutmeg, saffron, star anise, thyme, tuberose, yarrow, citron, cypress, tangerine.
Protection:  calamus, mullein, peony, geranium, rose, rosemary, St john’s wort, snap dragon, clove, copal, cypress, dragon’s blood, heliotrope, cyclamen, eucalyptus, wormwood, vervain, frankincense, cedarwood, garlic, galangal, juniper, lavender, myrrh, orris, hyssop, woodruff, violet, patchouli, rose, acacia, agrimony, angelica, lilac, vetiver, valerian, sage, anise, ash, birch, broom, dogwood, dill, thistle, sandalwood, mistletoe, Arabic gum, asafoetida, balm of Gilead, basil, bay, bergamot mint, pine, pennyroyal, black pepper, caraway, carnation, cedar, cinnamon, clover, cumin, rue, peppermint, fennel, fern, flax, lilac, lotus, mandrake, marigold, mimosa.
Purification:  Benzoin, calamus, copal, eucalyptus, frankincense, lavender, myrrh, peppermint, sandalwood, valerian, vervain, sage, iris, thistle, yucca, anise, gum Arabic, bay, chamomile, camphor, cedar, cinnamon, fennel, hyssop, lemon, lemon verbena, lime, mimosa, musk, parsley, pine, rosemary, thyme, tobacco, elder, basil, dragon’s blood, lavage, orange, peppermint, rue, saffron, solomon’s seal.
Beauty:  catnip, ginseng, maidenhair fern, yerba santa, avocado pit, dried cucumber peel.
Employment:  devil’s shoestring, lucky hand, pecan, almond.
Divination:  Broom, camphor, dandelion, hibiscus, meadowsweet, orris, pomegranate, mugwort, dragon’s blood, bay, black willow, cherry, fig, orange, rowan, hazelwood, anise, ash, bistort, chicory, cinnamon, cinquefoil, eyebright, goldenrod, gum mastic, juniper, marigold, nutmeg, patchouli, yarrow, rose, rosemary, sandalwood, star anise, thyme, wormwood.
Friendship:  Lemongrass, sweetpea, passion flower.
Mental ability:  Eyebright, horehound, mustard seed, periwinkle, rosemary, thyme, basil.
Sleep:  Agrimony, chamomile, hops, lavender, passion flower, peppermint, valerian, clary sage, clove, jasmine, lemonbalm, meadowsweet, myrrh, sweet cicely, wisteria.
Strength:  carnation, mulberry, pennyroyal, oak, saffron.
Spirituality:  Frankincense, gardenia, heather, Sandalwood, myrrh, gum arabic, cassia, cinnamon, copal, gardenia, jasmine, heliotrope, lotus, pine, sage, wood aloe.
Success/prosperity:  Cinnamon, patchouli, chamomile, bay, bergamot, chamomile, lovage, marigold, rosemary, rue, saffron, sweet pea, benzoin.
Wisdom:  Bodhi, iris, sage, yew, willow, agrimony, borage, chervil, endive, cumin, hyssop, thyme, violet.
Banishing:  Black willow, hellebore, clove, pine, lemon, sage, myrrh, frankincense.
Enchantment:  Elderberry, elfswort, lavender
Magickal power:  Allspice, carnation, dragon’s blood, ginger, gum mastic, tarragon, vanilla, elder, nutmeg, bay, mace, garlic.
Prophetic dreams:  Camphor, cinquefoil, heliotrope, jasmine, marigold, mimosa, rose, angelica, mugwort, rose, onion, vanilla, carrot, grape.
Fertility:  Fig. Geranium, mustard, patchouli, peach, poppy, dandelion, hazelnuts, ash.
Communication:  Caraway, dill, fennel, lavender, lemon verbena, sweet marjoram, black mustard, white mustard, parsley, savoury, lilac, basil.
Travel:  Caraway, dill, fennel, lavender, lemon verbena, sweet marjoram, black mustard, hedge mustard, white mustard, parsley,  savoury, mint, catmint, chives.
Abundance:  Alfalfa, cinnamon, ginger, sandalwood, saffron, vanilla.
Adaptation:  Apple, rosemary
Creativity:  angelica, nutmeg, lunar herbs
Blessing:  elder berries, elder flowers, petals and seeds
Cleansing:  pine, lemon, hyssop, cinnamon, sandalwood.
Conscious mind:  rosemary
Dedication:  grapes, celery, vanilla
Discernment:  bay, mint, saffron, peach, jasmine, rose
Doubt:  rose, gardenia
Ecology:  soil, leaves
Energy:  carnation, ginger, bread
Fear:  tea, thyme, mullein, dandelion, hazelnuts, ash
Forgiveness:  coconut, lavender, mint, parsley
Foundations:  soil, seedlings, roots


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Herbal Substitutions:
for when you can't find the right ingredient, you can substitute the following herbs.
(Apparently from Cunningham's book of incense, oils and brews, If you have a problem with me using this information here please e-mail me and I will remove it)

ACACIA =  Gum Arabic
ACACIA GUM =  Gum Arabic
ACONITE = Tobacco
ARABIC GUM = Frankincense, Gum Mastic, Gum Tragacanth
                         (for binding wet ingredients, not for incense)
AMMONIAC GUM = Asafetida
ASAFETIDA   = Tobacco; Valerian
BALM OF GILEAD  =  Rose buds, Gum Mastic
BDELLIUM , GUM  =  Copal; Pine resin; Dragons Blood
BELLADONNA  = Tobacco
BENZOIN  = Gum Arabic; Gum Mastic
CACHANA  = Angelica Root
CARNATION =  Rose petals anointed with a few drops of clove oil
CASSIA  = Cinnamon
CASTOR BEAN  = A few drops of Castor Oil
CEDAR = Sandalwood
CINQUEFOIL  =  Clover; Trefoil
CITRON = Equal parts of Orange Peel & Lemon Peel
CLOVE =  Mace, Nutmeg
CLOVER  = Cinquefoil
COPAL  = Frankincense; Cedar
COWBANE   =  Tobacco
CYPRESS  =  Juniper; Pine needles
DEERSTONGUE  =   Tonka Bean (not for internal use); Woodruff; Vanilla
DITTANY OF CRETE  =  Gum Mastic
DRAGONS BLOOD = Equal Parts of Red Sandalwood and Frankincense
EUCALYPTUS OIL  =  Camphor oil; Lavender Oil
EUPHORBIUM  =  Tobacco
FRANKINCENSE   =  Copal; Pine resin
GALANGAL   =  Ginger Root
GRAINS OF PARADISE   =  Black Pepper
GUM AMMONIAC   =  Asafetida
GUM BDELLIUM  =  Copal; Pine resin; Dragons Blood
HELLEBORE  =   Tobacco; Nettle
HEMLOCK   =  Tobacco
HEMP   =  Nutmeg; Damiana; Star Anise; Bay
HENBANE   =  Tobacco
HYSSOP  =   Lavender
IVY   =   Cinquefoil
JASMINE   =   Rose
JUNIPER   =  Pine
LAVENDER   =  Rose
LEMONGRASS =  Lemon Peel
LEMON PEEL   =   Lemongrass;
LEMON VERBENA   =  Lemongrass; Lemon peel
MACE   =  Nutmeg
MANDRAKE   =  Tobacco
MASTIC GUM  =  Gum Arabic; Frankincense
MINT (any sort)   =  Sage
MISTLETOE  =  Mint; Sage
MUGWORT   =  Wormwood
NEROLI OIL   =  Orange Oil
NIGHTSHADE   =  Tobacco
NUTMEG  =   Mace; Cinnamon
OAKMOSS  =  Patchouly
ORANGE  =    Tangerine Peel
ORANGE FLOWERS  =  Orange Peel
PATCHOULY  =  Oakmoss
PEPPERMINT  =  Spearmint
PEPPERWORT  =  Rue; Grains of Paradise; Black Pepper
PINE  =  Juniper
PINE RESIN  =  Frankincense; Copal
RED SANDALWOOD   =  Sandalwood mixed with a pinch of Dragons Blood
ROSE  =  Yarrow
ROSE GERANIUM  =  Rose
RUE   =  Rosemary mixed with a pinch of black pepper
SAFFRON   =  Orange Peel
SANDALWOOD    =   Cedar
SARSAPARILLA  =   Sassafras
SASSAFRAS   =    Sarsaparilla
SPEARMINT   =   Peppermint
SULFUR    =  Tobacco; Club Moss; Asafetida
THYME  =   Rosemary
TOBACCO   =   Bay
TONKA BEAN   =  Vanilla
TREFOIL  =   Cinquefoil
VALERIAN   = Asafetida
VANILLA   = Woodruff; Deerstongue; Tonka Bean
VETIVERT  =   Calamus
WOLFSBANE  =  Tobacco
WOOD ALOE   =   Sandalwood Sprinkled with Ambergris Oil
WOODRUFF  =   Deerstongue; Vanilla
WORMWOOD  =  Mugwort
YEW  =  Tobacco


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As a basic guide use Rosemary  for any other herb, Rose for any flower,
either Frankincense or Copal for any gum resin and Tobacco for
any poisonous herb.

Some of these herbs can be found at Obsidian's online shop:



Herbs and their Properties

This is a list of commonly used herbs and their Magickal Properties.  For a larger list of herbs, please consult a book on Herbs such as "Magickal Herbalism" or my herbal book which is available on my online site for $7 (AUS). 


A |B |C|D|E |F|G|H |I|J|K|L|M|N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X |Y|Z

Absinthe (Wormwood): POISIONOUS DO NOT BURN INDOORS.  divination, scrying,
                                          protection, Moon, mars, psychic awareness, animals, aphrodisiac,
                                          clairvoyance, determination, exorcism, love, opposition, psychic
                                          development, spell breaking, transformation.

Acacia (Gum Arabic):  Psychic powers, meditation, offering on altar, prosperity, harmony,
                                      increase power of spells, money, peace, protection, growth, tranquillity.

Agrimony(Church Steeples, Cocklebur, Philanthropos, Sticklewort):  Protection, return spells
                          to their sender, insomnia, prosperity, luck, money, psychic protection, wealth.

Alfalfa:  Prosperity, Anti-hunger, Money

Allspice (Pimento, Jamaica Pepper):  Prosperity, luck, money, healing, compassion,
               determination, fertility, gain, love, renewal.

Almond:  Aphrodisiac, compassion, fertility, love, prosperity, wealth.

Althea (Marshmallow):  Clairvoyance, determination, harmony, peace, psychic development,
                                          tranquillity.

Angelica (Archangel, Masterwort):  Ward off negativity, protection, Divination, Exorcism,
                Healing, Visions, prosperity, love, spell breaking, success, wisdom.

Anise (Aniseed):  Purification, protection, entices spirits to aid in spells, divination, love, passion,
                             Preventing nightmares, psychic development, psychic protection, Clairvoyance,
                             cleansing, consecration, fertility, gain, good luck, happiness, money, weddings,

Apple:  love, healing, bury in ground at Samhain to feed spirits as they pass over, Garden
            Magic, Immortality

Arrow Root (Yarrow): Divination, love, marriage, negativity, defence, protection, animals,
                                       clairvoyance, consecration, endings, exorcism, fertility, luck, increase the
                                       power of a spell, longevity, psychic protection, release, spell breaking,
                                       weddings.

Artemesia (Wormwood, Absinthe): POISIONOUS DO NOT BURN INDOORS.  divination,
                   scrying, protection, Moon, mars, psychic awareness, animals, aphrodisiac, clairvoyance,
                   determination, exorcism, love, opposition, psychic development, spell breaking,
                   transformation.

Asafoetida (Devil’s Dung, Food of the Gods): Consecration, endings, exorcism, opposition,
                    protection, release, spell breaking, hex breaking, curse breaking                                                               (back to top)



Balm of Gilead (Mecca Balsam, Poplar Buds):  Inspiration, knowledge, love, protection,
                           strength, virility, wisdom.

Basil (American Dittany, Witches’ Herb, Alabahaca):  protection, wealth, love, repels
          negativity, mars, Scorpio, exorcism, soothing strife between lovers, purifying, lust,
          clairvoyance, consecration, divination, fertility, fidelity, happiness, harmony, honesty, money,
          passion, peace, prosperity, spell breaking, strength, success..

Bay (Daphne, Laurel):  Psychic powers, purification, wishes, wisdom, protection, Sun, strength,
        prophecy, healing, lightning, negativity, clairvoyance, consecration, divination, exorcism, luck,
        harmony, inspiration, knowledge, love, memory, money, peace, release, spell breaking,
        tranquillity, transformation.

Benzoin (Sumatra Gum, Spice Bush):  Purification, Prosperity, Sun, Leo, success, energy,
               magical power, astral Projection, exorcism, harmony, inspiration, knowledge, love, money,
               peace, protection, psychic protection, spell breaking, tranquillity, wisdom..

Birch:  Protection, purification, Health, Beginnings, prosperity, cleansing.

Blackberry:  protection, health, prosperity, make into pies for Lammas, Money,

Boneset (Comfrey): Healing, travel, Saturn, rulership, money, endings, exorcism, protection,
                                   release, safe travel, spell breaking

Broom:  Purification, protection, compassion, consecration, exorcism, passion, protection, psychic
              powers and protection, spell breaking, weather, weddings.

Burdock (Cocklebur, Hardock, Beggar’s buttons):  negativity, purification, protection, Animals,
                compassion, consecration, exorcism, love, protection, spell breaking.




Calendula: protection, prophetic dreams, legal matters

Caraway: Aphrodisiac, fertility, fidelity, gain, honesty, love, memory, passion, theft, protection,
                   Sensuality, lust, health.

Carnation (Dianthus):  protection, altar offering to Goddess, strength, healing.

Cassia (Senna, Chinese Cinnamon): Aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, consecration, divination, luck,
             harmony, increase power of a spell, inspiration, knowledge, love, money, passion, peace,
             protection, psychic development, tranquillity, wealth, wisdom.

Catnip (Catmint):  love, cat magic, beauty, happiness, Animals, dreams, harmony, peace, sleep,
                                tranquillity.

Cedar:  Purifying, healing, Sun, money, protection, psychic powers, love, clairvoyance,
             consecration, divination, gain, longevity, prosperity, strength, success, wealth, money.

Chamomile:  Meditation, rest, purification, calming, prosperity, God incense, Sun, water, love,
                       money, luck, beauty, determination, dreams, luck, harmony, meditation, money,
                       peace, tranquillity, wealth.

Cinnamon:  Spiritual and psychic powers, protection, success, Sun, money, healing, love, lust,
                     aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, consecration, divination, luck, harmony, increase power of a
                     spell, inspiration, knowledge, passion, peace, prosperity, protection, tranquillity,
                     wealth, wisdom, strength.

Cinquefoil (Five Finger Grass):  Prosperity, protection, purification, divination dreams,
                   clairvoyance, divination, exorcism, increase the power of a spell, inspiration, knowledge,
                   love, money, spell breaking, wealth, wisdom.

Clary sage: Clairvoyance, consecration, divination, harmony, inspiration, knowledge, love, peace,
                      prosperity, protection, psychic development, retention, tranquillity, wealth, wisdom.

Clove:  Wealth, purification, divination, negativity, money, protection, aphrodisiac, clairvoyance,
             exorcism, psychic protection, spell breaking, gossip, protection, love, money.

Comfrey (Boneset):  Healing, travel, Saturn, rulership, money, endings, exorcism, protection,
                                   release, safe travel, spell breaking.

Copal (Mexican Frankincense):  Sun, heart's ease, clearing, uplifting, protection, exorcism,
           spirituality, love, consecration, increase the power of a spell, meditation.
                                                                  (back to top)



Daffodil: Love, fertility, luck.

Damiana: lust, visions, love, increase power of a spell, psychic development, sensuality.

Dandelion (Cankerwort, Lion’s tooth, Wild Endive): divination, wishes, calling spirits, animals,
                   Luck, psychic development.

Devil's eye (Elder): SEEDS ARE POISONOUS.
                    exorcism, protection, healing, negativity, blessings, cleansing, offerings, Clairvoyance,
                    compassion, consecration, divination, love, Psychic protection, transformation..
(Some say the wood should not be burned as it is scared to Hecate)

Devil’s Dung (Asafoetida): Consecration, endings, exorcism, opposition, protection, release, spell
                                                breaking, hex breaking, curse breaking

Dill:  wealth, protection, love, determination, dreams, fertility, gain, harmony, peace, psychic
          protection, retention, rest, sleep, tranquillity, money, lust, luck.

Dittany (Dittany of Crete, Greek Mint): Clairvoyance, divination, happiness, materialisation,
               meditation, psychic development, visions.

Dragon's blood (Blume, Socotrine, Zanzibar Drop):  Mars, power, courage, love, protection,
                           exorcism, potency, sexual energy, animals, consecration, fidelity, luck, honesty,
                           increase power of a spell, money, psychic protection, strength, virility.



Echinacea: Strengthen spells.                                                               (back to top)

Elder(Devil’s Eye, Elderberry, Tree of Doom):  SEEDS ARE POISONOUS.
          negativity, blessings, cleansing, offerings, Clairvoyance, compassion, consecration, divination,
          love, protection, Psychic protection, transformation, exorcism, healing, sleep, healing,
          prosperity.
(Some say the wood should not be burned as it is scared to Hecate)

Elecampane (Elf Dock, Elfwort, Velvet Dock, Wild Sunflower, Horse Heal): Animals,
                       attraction, beauty, love.

Eucalyptus(Dinkum, Blue Gum): protection, healing, consecration, renewal.
                                                       (back to top)



Fern:  protection, sacred to God, bring rain, luck, wealth, longevity, youth, health, exorcism.

Fennel:  Mercury, purification, protection, healing, ward off evil, negative energy, confidence,
               courage, fertility, love, psychic protection, strength.

Frankincense (Olibanum):  Protection, blessing, spirituality, meditation, power, sun, loyalty,
                        purification, exorcism, courage, clairvoyance, consecration, divination, luck, increase
                        power of a spell, inspiration, knowledge, psychic development, psychic protection,
                        spell breaking, success, transformation, wisdom .
  (back to top)



Galangal (African Ju Ju Powder, Catarrh Root, China Root, Low John):  Mars, health,
                protection, luck, money, psychic powers, breaking hexes, Consecration, divine
                intervention, exorcism, increase the power of a spell, law, love, psychic protection, spell
                breaking.

Garlic:  Sacred to Hecate, flowers as altar offering.  protection, healing, aphrodisiac, clairvoyance,
             confidence, consecration, courage, divination, exorcism, longevity, money, opposition, spell
             breaking, gossip, strength, success, theft, lust.

inger:  Love, success, money, power, mars, aphrodisiac, passion, psychic development, psychic
               protection, sensuality.

Ginseng (Man-root, Tartar Root): Aphrodisiac, gain, love, longevity, money, renewal, strength,
                                                          wishes, healing, beauty, lust, protection.

Grains of Paradise (Cardamon, Guinea Pepper, Love Pods): Aphrodisiac, fertility, gain, luck,
                                happiness, love, success.

Gum Arabic (Acacia): Psychic powers, meditation, offering on altar, prosperity, harmony, increase
                                      power of spells, money, peace, protection, growth, tranquillity.



Hawthorn:  Fertility, magic, protection, chastity, happiness.                 (back to top)

Hazel:  healing, protection, Wisdom, luck, fertility, lightning, wishes.

Heather:  red to start or end affair, white for protection, purple for spiritual development.

Henna(Alcanna, Medudi): Beauty, gain, gentleness, renewal, healing, change.

Holly:  Enhances Magic, dream magic, mars, Yule, Protection against storms, clairvoyance,
             consecration, divination, protection, renewal, transformation, virility, luck.

Honeysuckle: Animals, clairvoyance, determination, divination, fidelity, luck, honesty, inspiration,
                        secrets, knowledge, love, memory, money, peace of mind, theft, prosperity, psychic
                        development, retention, strength, weddings, wealth, wisdom, protection.

Hypericum(St. John’s Wort): Negativity, health, willpower, protection, happiness, strength,
                    animals, confidence, courage, exorcism, luck, increase power of a spell, opposition,
                    psychic protection, spell breaking, success

Hyssop:  Purification, negativity, consecration, money, prosperity, protection, psychic development,
              wealth, psychic protection.



Iris:  Wisdom, purification.                                                                   (back to top)

IrishMoss (Sea spirit, Sea Moss, Chondrus): Luck, money, protection, rain.

Iris Root (Orris Root):divination, Venus, peace, detachment, love, protection, psychic awareness,
                                      exorcism, spell breaking, gossip.

Ivy:  Fertility, Love, healing, protection.



Jalap (High John the Conqueror): Commanding, consecration, gambling, luck, love, money,
           opposition, prosperity, protection, success, wealth.

Jasmine: Aphrodisiac, dreams, fertility, happiness, love, meditation, passion, prosperity, rest,
                sensuality, sleep, money, astral projection.

Juniper:  Freedom, far away places, romance, healing, love, exorcism, theft, protection, psychic
                powers, animals, aphrodisiac, fertility, gain, secrets, retention, strength.



Karaya (Sterculia): Fertility, Gain.                                                     (back to top)

Kelp:  Wind spells, protection, psychic powers.

Khus Khus (Vetiver): Love, wealth, negativity, luck, increase the power of a spell,
                                     protection, success, virility.



Lady’s Mantle (Lion’s Foot, Stelleria, Nine Hooks):  animals, beauty, compassion,
                               gentleness, modesty, weddings.

Lavender (Asarum, Elf Leaf, Nardus):  Purification, peace, love, psychic awareness, Mercury,
                  balance, clarity, sanity, happiness, protection,  longevity, divination, study, visualisation,
                  concentration, aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, luck, harmony, secrets,  memory, money,
                  peace, psychic development, retention, tranquillity, virility, sleep, chastity.

Lemonbalm (Melissa):  Success, health, love, moon, fertility, prophecy, psychic powers, lust,
                       compassion, endings, gentleness, happiness, longevity, psychic development, release..

Lemongrass:  psychic powers, lust, clairvoyance, divination, fidelity, honesty, strength, repel snakes.
 

Lemon verbena (Verbena, Herb Louisa, Cedron): love, purification, dreams, exorcism,
                            happiness, harmony, increase power of a spell, peace, prevent nightmares,
                            protection, rest, sleep, spell breaking, success.

Lilac: Clairvoyance, divination, gentleness, harmony, love, memory, modesty, peace, psychic
           development, psychic protection, recall past lives, tranquillity, exorcism, protection.

Lily: Protection, Breaking Love spells.

Lily of the Valley (Jacob’s Ladder, May Bells, Our Lady’s Tears): Gentleness, happiness,
                              modesty, protection.

Lovage: Aphrodisiac, consecration, love, money, protection, psychic protection.

Low John the conqueror (Galangal): Mars, health, protection, luck, money, psychic powers,
                        breaking hexes, Consecration, divine intervention, exorcism, increase the power of a
                        spell, law, love, psychic protection, spell breaking

Lucky Hand (Orchid root): Aphrodisiac, beauty, exorcism, luck, money, psychic
                                              protection, spell breaking, success.
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Mace:  psychic power, mercury, psychic powers, intellect, fertility, gain, luck, love, protection.

Maidenhair (Five finger Fern, Rock Fern, Venus’s Hair): Aphrodisiac, beauty, gentleness,
                     harmony, love, modesty, peace, tranquillity.

Mandrake (Herb of Circe, May Apple): Animals, aphrodisiac, fertility, love, money, prosperity,
                   protection, psychic development, sensuality, virility, wealth, health.

Marigold (Calendula, Verrucaria):  Marriage spells, clairvoyant dreams, protection, psychic
                 Powers, luck, happiness, memory, money, peace of mind, prosperity, sleep, renewal,
                 success, wealth, legal matters.

Marjoram (wintersweet):  love, protection, wealth, mercury, animals, happiness, harmony, peace,
                   psychic development, psychic protection, tranquillity, weddings, money.

Meadowsweet (Gravel Root, Trumpet Weed):  peace, happiness, love, tranquillity, gentleness,
                         luck, harmony, love, money, peace, weddings.

Mint:  protection, prosperity, money, luck, travel, Venus, mercury,(peppermint = mars), exorcism,
           lust, healing, love, psychism, purification, clairvoyance.

Mistletoe (Golden Bough, All Heal, Loranthus):  protection, exorcism, love, fertility, animals,
                 consecration, fertility, gain, luck, psychic protection, renewal, success, virility, health. {poisonous}

Motherwort (Lion’s ear): Animals, compassion, dreams, fertility, gentleness, happiness, harmony,
                      love, peace, sleep, tranquillity.

Mugwort (Moxa, Artemesia, Witch Herb):  Divination, rub on crystal balls to enhance strength,
                 Protection for travellers, psychic powers, astral projection, prophetic dreams,
                 aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, longevity, theft, protection, sleep, strength, healing.

Mullein:  protection, divination, health, courage, love, exorcism.

Mustard:  Health, protection, fertility, aphrodisiac, exorcism, fertility, gain, love, passion, success,
                  virility, money, wealth, prosperity, mental powers.

Myrrh:  Protection, negativity, purification, consecration, moon, laying to rest, resurrection,
              exorcism, spirituality, compassion, endings, exorcism, luck, happiness, prosperity, psychic
              protection, release, spell breaking, success, transformation, wealth, healing.

Myrtle (Bayberry): Aphrodisiac, compassion, fertility, happiness, longevity, love, money,
             prosperity, wealth, weddings.
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Neroli (Orange Blossom): beauty, fertility, luck, happiness, love, money, prosperity, wealth,
                                            weddings.

Nettle (Stinging Nettle):  exorcism, protection, healing, lust, aphrodisiac, exorcism, protection,
                                          psychic protection, spell breaking.

Nutmeg (Calabach):  prosperity, aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, divination, dreams, fertility, gain, love,
                meditation, money, protection, psychic development, sleep                                                          (back to top)



Oak:  God symbols, Purification, Fertility, Power, Balance, Protection, Success, Acorns for
           wealth, Health, confidence, courage, longevity, opposition, prosperity, retention, strength,
           virility, money, healing, potency, luck.

Oakmoss: luck, protection, clairvoyance, divination, exorcism, spell breaking.

Onion (Victory root): aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, consecration, divination, exorcism, opposition,
                                     protection, spell breaking, gossip, success, healing, money, prophetic
                                     dreams, lust.

Olibanum (Frankincense): Protection, blessing, spirituality, meditation, power, sun, loyalty,
                        purification, exorcism, courage, clairvoyance, consecration, divination, luck,
                        increase power of a spell, inspiration, knowledge, psychic development, psychic
                        protection, spell breaking, success, transformation, wisdom .

Orange:  love, fortune and divination, beauty, fertility, luck, happiness, money,
               prosperity, wealth, weddings..

Orange Blossom (Neroli): beauty, fertility, luck, happiness, love, money, prosperity, wealth,
                                            weddings.

Oregano (Wild Marjoram, Origanum): animals, happiness, harmony, love, peace, protection,
                psychic development, growth, tranquillity, weddings.

Orchid Root (Lucky Hand, Salep): Aphrodisiac, beauty, exorcism, luck, money, psychic
                                                           protection, spell breaking, success.

Orris root (Iris root): divination, Venus, peace, detachment, love, protection, psychic awareness,
                                    exorcism, spell breaking, gossip.
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Parsley:  purification, protection, mercury, lust, Persephone, aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, divination,
               happiness, meditation, psychic development, love.

Patchouli (graveyard Dust):  Incense for wealth, fertility, Earth and underworld, money, lust,
                  clairvoyance, divination, exorcism, increase the power of spells, love, memory, peace of
                  mind, protection, psychic development, sensuality, spell breaking.

Pennyroyal(Mosquito plant, Squaw Mint): protection, peace, strength, endings, harmony,
                     love, peace, protection, release, tranquillity.

Pepper:  protection, negativity, exorcism.

Peppermint (Lammint): Animals, aphrodisiac, consecration, dreams, endings, luck, happiness,
                     love, money, prosperity, protection, psychic development, release, renewal, rest,
                     sleep, transformation, wealth, purification, healing, psychic powers, divination.

Pimento (Allspice): Prosperity, luck, money, healing, compassion, determination, fertility, gain,
               love, renewal.

Pine (Evergreen):  purification, cleansing, Prosperity, wealth, animals, clairvoyance, compassion,
                                consecration, divination, fertility, protection, psychic protection, strength,
                                healing, fertility, exorcism, money.

Plantain (Ripple Grass, Snakeweed): Animals, fertility, gain, honesty, love, protection, gossip,
                Transformation, healing, strength, snake repelling.

Pomegranate (Chinese apple): Fertility, gain, prosperity, renewal, retention, divination, luck,
                                                   wishes, wealth.

Poppy (Headache, Manseed, Corn Rose): Clairvoyance, compassion, consolation, divination,
           dreams, fertility, gain, harmony, love, peace, prosperity, rest, sleep, tranquillity, wealth,
           money, luck, invisibility.

Purple Clover (Red Clover): Animals, luck, money, opposition, protection,
                         psychic protection, gossip, strength.

Primrose (Fairy Cups, Password, English Cowslip):  Spring Equinox, Venus, protection, love,
                 emotions, hope, promise, affection, animals, compassion, dreams, harmony, longevity,
                  renewal, rest, sleep, gossip, tranquillity.



Quassia (Bitter Ash, Bitterwood): Compassion, endings, love, protection, release.


Red Clover (Trefoil, Wild Clover, Purple Clover): Animals, luck, money, opposition,
                      protection, psychic protection, gossip, strength.

Rose:  Love, psychic power, Venus, healing, divination, psychism, luck, protection, aphrodisiac,
            beauty, clairvoyance, compassion, consecration, harmony,  longevity, memory, peace,
            peace of mind, retention, tranquillity, transformation, weddings.

Rose Geranium: Animals, aphrodisiac, confidence, consecration, courage, exorcism, love, passion,
                             protection, psychic protection, sensuality, spell breaking.

Rosemary:  Purification, negativity, love, protection, health, blessing, consecration, Sun, lust,
                    insight, Fidelity, aphrodisiac, confidence, courage, endings, fertility, luck, happiness,
                    honesty,  inspiration, knowledge, longevity, meditation, memory, peace of mind, theft,
                    psychic development, release, strength.

Rowan:  knowledge, divination, protection, Enhances Magic, Inspiration.

Rue (Herb of Grace, Herb of Repentance):  Blessing, consecration, protection, health,
         compassion, Consecration, luck, karma, longevity, love, psychic protection, psychic
         development, spell breaking.
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Safflower (American Saffron, Beggar’s Crocus): Clairvoyance, divination, exorcism,
                      psychic development, spell breaking.

Sage (Salvia, Sawge):  protection, wisdom, health, Jupiter, money, longevity, wishes, purification,
                                      aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, consecration, divination, harmony, inspiration,
                                      knowledge, love, meditation, peace, prosperity, psychic development,
                                      psychic protection, retention, tranquillity, wealth, weddings.

St. John's wort (Hypericum, Goat Weed, Amber):  Negativity, health, willpower, protection,
                            happiness, strength, animals, confidence, courage, exorcism, luck, increase
                            power of a spell, opposition, psychic protection, spell breaking, success.

Sandalwood:  Protection, full moon, negativity, spirit offering, spirituality, exorcism, wishes,
                       clairvoyance, consecration, divination, luck, meditation, psychic development,
                       success.

Solomon's seal (Dropberry, Sealroot, Sealwort, St. Mary’s seal):  Protection, offering to
                          Elements, consecration, exorcism, luck, inspiration, knowledge, money, prosperity,
                          psychic development, psychic protection, spell breaking, success, wisdom, wealth.

Spearmint (Sage of Bethlehem, Green Spine): Animals, aphrodisiac, consecration, dreams,
                   endings, luck, happiness, love, money, prosperity, protection, psychic development,
                    release, renewal, rest, sleep, transformation, wealth.

Star Anise (Chinese Anise, Badiana):  Psychic power, fortune, aphrodisiac, clairvoyance,
                   consecration, divination, fertility, gain, luck, love, money, nightmares, protection,
                   psychic development, psychic protection.

Storax (Styrax, Amber, Neteph, Stracte): commanding, consecration, exorcism, increase the
             power of a spell, protection, psychic protection, spell breaking, strength, success.

Sumatra Gum (Benzoin): Purification, Prosperity, Sun, Leo, success, energy,
               magical power, astral Projection, exorcism, harmony, inspiration, knowledge, love, money,
               peace, protection, psychic protection, spell breaking, tranquillity, wisdom..

Sun Flower (Marigold of Peru): Wishes, fertility, wisdom, healing, truth, clairvoyance, divination,
                    dreams, fertility, gain, divination, dreams, fertility, gain, luck, love, money, prosperity,
                    protection, psychic development, sleep, success, wealth..



Tarragon (Dragon Herb, Little Dragon, Estragon): Animals, aphrodisiac, confidence, courage,
                  secrets, love, passion, theft, protection, retention, sensuality, strength, virility.

Thyme (Bitter Mint): Negativity, purification, healing, Venus, courage, love, psychic powers,
              repels nightmares, cleansing, clairvoyance, compassion, confidence, consecration,
              courage, divination, love, meditation, money, nightmares, protection, psychic
              development.

Tulsi (Basil): protection, wealth, love, repels negativity, mars, Scorpio, exorcism, soothing strife
                       between lovers, purifying, lust, clairvoyance, consecration, divination, fertility, fidelity,
                       happiness, harmony, honesty, money, passion, peace, prosperity, spell breaking,
                       strength, success..

Tumeric (Zedonary, Curcuma): Aphrodisiac, confidence, courage, exorcism, passion, sensuality,
                                                      spell breaking, strength..



Uva Ursi (Bearberry): Divination, psychic work, animals, protection, strength.   (back to top)


Valerian (All-Heal, Blessed herb, Heliotrope, Vandal Root):  Mercury, Venus, protection,
                purification, love, ward off danger, balance, emotions, aphrodisiac, consecration,
                creativity, inspiration, knowledge, love, nightmares, prosperity, protection, success,
                transformation..

Vervain (verbena, Herb of Grace, Holy Herb, Van Van): love, purification, wealth, creativity,
               psychic attack, Venus, the Crone aspect, protection, money, aphrodisiac, consecration,
               creativity, inspiration, knowledge, nightmares, prosperity, success, transformation.

Vetivert (Vetiver, Khus Khus):  Love, wealth, negativity, luck, increase the power of a spell,
                                                     protection, success, virility.

Violet: Aphrodisiac, beauty, fidelity, gentleness, luck, harmony, honesty, love, modesty, peace,
             tranquillity, transformation.



Wild Marjoram (Oregano): animals, happiness, harmony, love, peace, protection, psychic
                                               development, growth, tranquillity, weddings

Willow (Saille, Witches’ Asprin):  Bark for divination, love, Moon Magic, Wishes, Protection,
                                                         healing, Moon, clairvoyance, compassion, consecration,
                                                         determination, divination, endings, exorcism, gentleness, love,
                                                         nightmares, theft, release, spell breaking.

Witch Herb (Mugwort): Divination, rub on crystal balls to enhance strength, Protection for
                                          travellers, psychic powers, astral projection, prophetic dreams,
                                          aphrodisiac, clairvoyance, longevity, theft, protection, sleep, strength.

Witches’ Herb (Basil): protection, wealth, love, repels negativity, mars, Scorpio, exorcism,
                          soothing strife between lovers, purifying, lust, clairvoyance, consecration,
                          divination, fertility, fidelity, happiness, harmony, honesty, money, passion, peace,
                          prosperity, spell breaking, strength, success.

Wood Betony (Bishopwort, Betony): burn at Litha for protection, purification, to be rid of
                                                              nightmares, send away despair, psychic awareness,
                                                              consecration, prevent intoxication, protection, psychic
                                                              protection.

Wormwood (Absinthe):  POISIONOUS DO NOT BURN INDOORS.  divination, scrying,
                                          protection, Moon, mars, psychic awareness, animals, aphrodisiac,
                                          clairvoyance, determination, exorcism, love, opposition, psychic
                                          development, spell breaking, transformation.



Yarrow (Arrow Root, Bloodwort, Death Flower, Milfoil, Woundwort, Thousand Leaf):
               Divination, love, marriage, negativity, defence, protection, animals, clairvoyance,
               consecration, endings, exorcism, fertility, luck, increase the power of a spell, longevity,
               psychic protection, release, spell breaking, weddings.


Zanzibar Drop (Dragon’s Blood): Mars, power, courage, love, protection, exorcism, potency,
                           sexual energy, animals, consecration, fidelity, luck, honesty,
                           increase power of a spell, money, psychic protection, strength, virility
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