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HERBAL MAGICListed here are some of the more common herbs. This page will be updated periodically but if you have any information to add please feel free to email us.This information is not meant to be a substitute for seeking the advice of a qualified physician or health professional, and the information given within is not meant to replace prescription medicines without the proper guidance.A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) - Used in protection spells, and is used to banish negative energies and spirits. It is also used to reverse spells and send them back to the sender. It was believed that placing Agrimony under the head of a sleeping person will cause a deep sleep that will remain until it is removed.Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) - Placed in a small jar and kept in a pantry or cabinet, it protects the home from poverty and hunger. Burn alfalfa and scatter the ashes around the property to protect it.Allspice (Pimenta dioica) - Allspice encourages healing, and is used in mixtures to ask for money and good fortune.Aloe Vera (Aloe vera, Aloe spp.) - Growing an aloe vera plant in the kitchen will help prevent burns and mishaps while cooking. It will also prevent household accidents, and guard against evil. It is reported that aloe was used to embalm the body of Christ.Angelica (Angelica archangelica) - Grow it in your garden as a protection for garden and home. The root is often used as a protective amulet, and has been used to banish evil by burning the leaves. It is also used to lengthen life, and is used in protection against diseases, as well as to ward off evil spirits. Adding it to a ritual bath will break spells and hexes. It has often been used to ward off evil spirits in the home.Anise (Pimpinellaa anisum) - Anise mixed with bay leaves provides an excellent bath additive prior to ritual. Using anise in potpourri around the house wards off evil, and anise in your sleeping pillow at night will chase away the nightmares. The essential oil is used in ritual baths prior to any divination attempts. It is believed that hanging an anise seed head on your bedpost will restore lost youth.Apple (Pyrus spp.) - Apple blossoms are used in love and healing incenses. An apple should be given to a lover as a present - you should eat one half, the lover the other. It is given as an offering on Samhain to the dead, since it is a symbol of immortality. Apple wood is used to make magickal wands. Pouring apple cider on the ground in your garden before you plant gives the earth life. Basil (Ocimum basilicum) - Basil protects from evil and negativity, and aids in attracting and keeping love. It is used for purification baths, and in wealth and prosperity rituals. Carrying a basil leaf in your pocket brings wealth, and if powdered basil is sprinked over your mate while they sleep, it is supposed to eliminate infidelity from your marriage.Bayberry (Myrica cerifera) - The oil of Bayberry will bring prosperity and luck.Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis) - The leaves are burned to enhance psychic powers and to produce visions. Worn in an amulet, it will provide protection from evil and negativity. The leaves are used as decorations during the Yule season, and placed in your window it will protect against lightning striking your house. Write a wish on a bay leaf and then burn it if you want the wish to come true. Sprinkling the crushed leaves in your cupboards will keep out cockroaches and other insect pests. Bergamot (Monarda citriodora) - Used in money and success spells and rituals.Blackberry (Rubus villosus) - Blackberry leaves are used in money spells, as are the berries. Black Cohosh (Cimcifuga racemosa) - Black Cohosh leaves laid around a room is said to drive away bugs, and to drive away negativity. Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) - An infusion sprinkled around the house will drive away evil spirits and negativity.Borage (Borago officinalis) - Carrying the fresh blossoms brings courage. The tea will induce your psychic powers.Burdock (Arctium lappa) - Used to ward off all sorts of negativity, making it invaluable for protective amulets and sachets. Add to potpourri in the house.Caraway (Carum carvi) - Carry Caraway in an amulet for protection. Carrying caraway seeds promotes the memory. It can also guard against theft. It is said to promote lust when baked into breads, cookies, or cakes.Catnip (Nepeta cataria) - Use the large leaves, well dried, to mark pages in magickal books. Use in conjunction with rose petals in love sachets. It will also create a psychic bond between you and your cat. Grow near your home to attract luck and good spirits.Cayenne (Capsicum spp.) - Cayenne pepper scattered around your house will break bad spells. Adding it to love powders will ensure that your love will be spicy, and can inflame the loved one with passion.German Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), Roman Chamomile (Anthemus nobilis) - Chamomile is used in prosperity charms to attract money. Added to incense, it will produce a relaxed state for better meditation. Burned alone it will induce sleep. Added to a ritual bath, it will attract love. Sprinkle it around your property to remove curses and bad spells.Chickweed (Stellaria media) - Chickweed is carried and/or used in spells to attract love and to maintain.Clover, Red (Trifolium pratense) - Clover brings luck, prosperity, and health. Carrying a three-leaf clover gives you protection. Worn over the right breast it will bring you success in all undertakings.Cloves (Eugenia caryophyllata) - Cloves worn in an amulet will drive away negativity and hostility, and stop gossip. It is often carried to stimulate the memory, and can be added to attraction sachets. Clove oil is also worn as an aphrodisiac, and the buds when eaten are said to stir up bodily lusts. It is placed in sachets with mint and rose to chase away melancholy and to help one sleep soundly. Carried, it can also bring comfort to the bereaved and mourning.Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) - Coltsfoot is added to love sachets and is used in spells of peace and tranquility.Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) - Carrying comfrey during travel will ensure your safety. Put some in your luggage to prevent it being lost or stolen. It will also bring luck to the carrier.Damiana (Turnera diffusa) - Damiana is used in infusions to incite lust, and is burned to produce visions.Dandelion (Taraxum officinale) - It is a sign of rain when the down from a ripened dandelion head falls without wind helping it to do so. To blow the seeds off a ripened head is to carry your thoughts to a loved one, near or far.Dill (Anethum graveolens) - Dill is used in love and protection sachets. The dried seed heads hung in the home, over doorways, and above cradles provides protection. Add dill to your bath to make you irresistible to your lover.Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) - Echinacea is used as an offering to the spirits or gods and goddesses to strengthen a spell or ritual.Elder (Sambucus nigra) - The branches of the sacred elder are used to make magickal wands for ritual. Scattering the leaves in the four winds will bring protection. Elderberry wine, made from the berries, is used in rituals. In Denmark, it is believed to be unlucky to have furniture made of elder wood. Grown near your home, elder will offer protection to the dwellers. It is used at weddings to bring good luck to the newlyweds. Flutes made form the branches are used to bring forth spirits.Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis) - Eyebright is used to make a simple tea to rub on the eyelids to induce and enhance clairvoyant visions.Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) - Use for scenting soaps and perfumes to ward off negativity and evil. Grow near the home for the same purpose.Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) - Adding a few fenugreek seeds to the mop water used to clean your household floors will bring money into the household.Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) - Feverfew is carried for protection against illnesses involving fever, as well as for preventing accidents.Flax (Linum usitatissimum) - Flax is used to attract money and wealth, and is used in healing spells and rituals.Frankincense (Boswellia carterii) - Frankincense is burned to raise vibrations, purify, and exorcise. It will aid meditations and visions. The essential oil is used to anoint magickal tools, altars, etc.Garlic (Allium sativum) - Peeled garlic cloves placed in each room is said to ward off disease. It is hung in new homes to dispel negativity and evil, and (don't laugh!) to ward off vampires. It is a strong protective herb. Place a clove under the pillow of sleeping children to protect them.Ginger (Zingiber officinale) - Ginger is used in passion spells, to "heat up" the relationship. It is used in success spells, and to ensure the success of spells.Gingko Biloba (Gingko biloba) - Gingko is held or carried to help improve the memory. A mild tea prior to bedtime will help to remember dreams during sleep.Ginseng, American (Panax quinquefolia), Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus, Panax spp.) - Ginseng is carried to guard your health and to attract love. It will also ensure sexual potency. Ginseng is an effecitve substitute for mandrake in all spells.Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) - Goldenseal is used in prosperity spells, as well as healing spells and rituals.Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica) - Gotu Kola is used in meditation incenses.Green Tea (Camellia sinensis, Various spp.) - Used for prosperity rituals, and to honor deities around the world.Hawthorn (Crataegus oxycantha) - The leaves are used to make protection sachets. They are also carried to ensure good fishing. In Europe, Hawthorn was used to repel witchcraft spells. Bringing branches of it into the home is supposed to portend death. It is incorporated into spells and rituals for fertility. It will protect the home from damaging storms.Hazel (Coylus spp.) - Hazel's forked branches are used for divining, and the wood makes wonderful wands. Hazel nuts hung in the house will bring luck, and can be carried to cause fertility. Eaten, the nuts bring wisdom.Heather (Calluna spp.) - Heather is carried as a guard against rape and violent crime. In potpourri, it adds protection. When burned with fern, it will bring rain.Hops (Humulus lupulus) - Hops is used in healing incenses. Sleep pillows often include hops to induce sleep and pleasant dreams.Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) - Horehound is used in incenses for protection. It is also used in exorcisms.Horseradish (Armoracia lapathifolia) - Horseradish is part of the Jewish Passover ritual. It also repels evil around the home and property.Hyssop (Hysoppus officinalis) - Hyssop is used in purification baths and rituals, and used to cleanse persons and objects.Ivy (Hedera spp.) - Ivy is grown to grow up the outside of the home to act as a guardian and protector. It is worn by brides to bring luck to the marriage.Jasmine (Jasminum officinale) - Jasmine is used in love sachets and incenses. It is used to attract spiritual love. A drop of the essential oil in almond oil, massaged into the skin, is said to overcome frigidity. Carrying, burning, or wearing the flowers attracts wealth and money. If burned in the bedroom, Jasmine will bring prophetic dreams.Juniper (Juniperis spp.) - Juniper is used to protect from accidents and theft. Grown at your doorstep, it will offer your home protection. It is used in incenses for protection.Kava Kava (Piper methysticum) - A tea of kava kava is drunk to offer protection against evil and to invite good luck. Sprinkle the tea around the home and property for the same uses.Lavender (Lavandula officinalis) - Lavender is used in purification baths and rituals. It is used in healing incenses and sachets. Carrying the herb will enable the carrier to see ghosts. The essential oil will heighten sexual desire in men. Lavendar water sprinkled on the head is helpful in keeping your chastity. The flowers are burned to induce sleep, and scattered throughout the home to maintain peaceful harmony within. Carrying lavender brings strength and courage.Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) - Lemon Balm is used in spells to bring success, and in healing spells. It is often used in spells to find love and friendship.Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) - Licorice root was buried in tombs and caskets to help the soul pass easily into the Summerland. Chewing on a piece of the root will make you passionate. It is added to love sachets, and an ingredient in spells to ensure fidelity.Marjoram (Origanum majorana) - Marjoram should be added to all love charms and sachets. A bit in each room will aid in protection of the home. If given to a grieving or depressed person, it will bring them happiness.Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) - Add to divination incenses. It is carried to prevent poisoning and stroke. Fresh leaves rubbed on magickal tools will increase their powers. An infusion made of mugwort is used to cleanse crystals and scrying mirrors. Placed beneath your pillow, or in a dream pillow, it will promote astral travel and good dreams.Mullein (Verbascum spp.) - Mullein is worn to give the carrier courage. The leaves are also carried to prevent animal attacks and accidents when in the wilderness. In a sleeping pillow it will guard against nightmares. Use as a substitution in old spells for "grave dust."Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) - Myrrh is burned to purify and protect. It is used to consecrate and purify ritual tools and objects needing to be blessed. It is a standard magickal herb to be included in the tools of everyone.Nettle (Urtica spp.) - Sprinkle nettle around the room to protect it. It is also burned during ceremonies for exorcism. Stuffed in a poppet and sent back to the sender of a curse or bad spell, it will end the negativity. Nettles gathered before sunrise and fed to cattle is said to drive evil spirits from them.Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) - Carried, nutmeg will help with clairvoyancy, and ward off rheumatism. It is included in prosperity mixtures. Nutmegs are carried as good luck charms.Oats (Avena sativa, A. fatua) - Oats are used in prosperity and money spells, and in rituals to the harvest.Onion (Allium sepa) - Has been used as a charm against evil spirits. Halved or quartered onions placed in the home absorb negativity. An onion under your pillow will give you prophetic dreams. Magickal swords and knives are purified by rubbing them with an onion half.Oregano (Origanum vulgare) - Oregano is used to help forget and let go of a former loved one, such as a former spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, etc. Burn in incenses or drink the infusion to aid in spells for letting go.Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) - Passionflower will calm a troubled household when placed inside the home. Spanish missionaries believed the flowers were a symbol of Christ's crucifixion, and the crown of thorns of Christ's passion, giving this plant its name.Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin, P. patchouli) - Patchouli is a powerful oil worn to attract the opposite sex. It is a sensual oil, and it can ward off negativity and evil. It is also burned in incenses to aid divination and clairvoyance.Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) - Pennyroyal placed in a shoe will prevent weariness on long walks and hikes, or journeys. It is also added to protection and exorcism incenses. It aids in making favorable business deals. It is given to arguing couples to cease their fighting and restore harmony in the relationship.Peppermint (Mentha piperata) - Peppermint is used in charms to heal the sick, as well as in incenses in the sickroom of the patient. It is burned to cleanse the home, and is used in sleep pillows to aid in getting to sleep. Placed beneath the pillow, it can bring dreams that give a glimpse into the future. The essential oil is used in spells to create a positive change in one's life.Plantain (Plantago lanceolata, P. major) - Plantain is hung in the car to guard against evil spirits.Poppy (Papaver spp.) - Poppy seed pods are used in prosperity charms. The seeds are added to food to aid in getting pregnant. To find the answer to a question, write it in blue ink on a piece of white paper. Place the paper inside a poppy seed pod and put it beneath your pillow. The answer will come to you in a dream.Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) - Raspberry is served as a love-inducing food. The brambles are hung at the entrance to the home to prevent unwanted spirits from entering.Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) - Rosemary in all of its forms is used for protection and banishment. Rosemary leaves under your pillow do away with evil spirits and bad dreams. It is hung on porches and doors to keep thieves out. Rosemary is grown to attract elves.Rue (Ruta graveolens) - The herb is used in sachets and amulets to ward off illness. The smell of the fresh, crushed herb will chase away thoughts or envy, egotism, and love gone wrong. Rue leaves placed on the forehead will chase away headaches. Added to baths, rue drives away spells and hexes placed on you. Rue is said to grow best if it is stolen.Sage (Salvia spp.) - Sage is used in healing amulets, incenses, and sachets, and is also used in the same manner for bringing prosperity. Sage burned at the altar or in sacred space consecrates the area. Burned in the home, it removes impurities and banishes evil, as well as providing protection.St. Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum) - St. Johnswort is hung around the neck to prevent fevers. Wearing the herb aids you in war and other battles, including those of the will and indecision. Burnt it will banish evil and negativity. Hung in the home or carried, it will prevent spells of others from entering, and it is used in exorcisms. If you pick the plant on the night of St. John and hang it on your bedroom wall, you will dream of your future husband. The red juice of the stems was associated with the blood of John the Baptist, hence the plant's name.Scullcap (Scutellaria laterifolia) - Scullcap is used in spells that bring about peace, tranquility, and relaxation.Slippery Elm (Ulmus fulva) - Slippery elm is burned to stop gossip.Spearmint (Mentha viridis) - Spearmint is added to healing incenses and sachets to aid in healing lung diseases and other afflictions. Place some in a sleeping pillow for protection during sleep.Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) - A mild infusion is used to treat insomnia and hyperactivity. It stimulates that appetite and aids in digestion.Thyme (Thymus spp.) - Thyme is burnt to purge and fumigate magickal rooms and spaces, as well as to bring good health. Thyme in a sleeping pillow repels nightmares.Uva Ursi (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) - Add to sachets to increase psychic powers.Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) - Valerian is used to get fighting couples back together, in spells of love, and in purification baths.Vitex (Vitex agnus-castus) - Vitex blossoms and branches were strewn in temples during festivals to honor Demeter. Hera is said to have been born under a Vitex tree. Vesta carried twigs of Vitex as symbols of purity.Walnut (Juglans nigra) aka Black Walnut - The nut still in its shell is carried to promote fertility. To discover if a Witch is in your midst, legend has it that you should drop a walnut still in its shell into the lap of the person suspected, and if that person is truly a Witch, they will be unable to rise from a sitting position as long as the walnut is in their laps.Willow (Salix spp.) - Willow trees are planted near the home as a guard. Its branches have been used for the bindings on a witch's broom, and as healing wands. It is also used to bring the blessings of the moon into your life.Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) - Since Yarrow has the ability to keep a couple together for 7 years, it is used in love sachets as well as a gift to give to newlyweds. When worn it wards off negativity, and if held in your hand it repels fear. Yarrow added to the bath protects from harm.Yucca (Yucca spp.) - Yucca protects your home from evil influences. It can be used to make a soap and/or shampoo that is used to cleanse the body prior to rituals. The Navajo use it to cleanse and purify, as do the Hopi.
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