Incense Herb Floral and Tree Correspondence
INCENSE ASSOCIATIONS
ANOINTING: acacia, angelica, carnation, frankincense, jasmine, lavender, lily of the valley, lotus, myrrh, rose, rosemary, vervain.
BALANCE: jasmine, orange, rose.
BANISHING, RELEASING: cedar, clove, cypress, patchouli, rose, rue, violet, elder, fern, mugwort, St.Johnswort, vervain, yarrow.
BINDING: apple, cayenne, dragon's blood, pine, pepper, rowan, wormwood.
BLESSING, CONSECRATION: carnation, cypress, frankincense, lotus, rosemary, elder, rue.
CHANGES: peppermint, dragon's blood, woodruff.
CLAIRVOYANCE, DIVINATION: cinnamon, lilac, laurel, eyebright, honeysuckle, marigold, nutmeg, rose, thyme, hazel, moonwort, rowan.
CREATIVITY: honeysuckle, lilac, lotus rose, wild cherry, savory.
CURSING: blackthorn, elder, pepper.
DETERMINATION, COURAGE: allspice, musk, rosemary, mullien.
ENERGY, STRENGTH: allspice, bay, carnation, cinnamon, lotus, musk, thyme, oak, holly.
EXORCISM: bay, lavender, myrrh, pine, rosemary, vervain, basil, cedar, fern, pepper, rue, St, Johnswort, wormwood, yarrow.
GOOD LUCK, FORTUNE: cedar, lotus, mint, violet, nutmeg, bayberry, chamomile, jasmine, yellow dock.
HAPPINESS, HARMONY: apple blossom, basil, cedar, fir, jasmine, lavender, lilac, lotus, orange, rose, lily of the valey, purple loosestrife, valerain.
HEALING: carnation, clove, lavender, lotus, rose, sandalwood, apple, laurel, wild cherry, hazel, hops, orange, peppermint, rowan, savory.
INSPIRATION: acacia, clove, cypress, fir, hazel, laurel, lily of the valley, oak moss, reed, rue.
LOVE: apple blossom, birch, gardenia, honeysuckle, jasmine, musk, rose, acacia, catnip, fern, heather, juniper, lavender, marigold, marjoram, mistletoe, savory, vanilla, yarrow.
MEDITATION: angelica, bay, cinnamon, jasmine, nutmeg, wisteria.
NEW BEGINNINGS: birch oil.
PROTECTION, DEFENSE: angelica, bay, bayberry, birch, cinnamon, jasmine, lily of the valley, pine, rue, basile, burdock, club moss, dill, fern, feverfew, fir, furze, hawthorn, hazel, heather, holy, juniper, mistletoe, mullien, oak, pepper, rowan, thistle.
PSYCHIC CENTERS: nutmeg, mimosa, wistteria, lotus, mugwort.
PURIFICATION, CLEANSING: bay laurel, lavender, pine, rosemary, basil, betony, cedar, elder, feverfew, hyssop, oak, peppermint, rue, salt, thyme, woodruff.
REINCARNATION: lilac, sandalwood.
VISIONS: bay laurel, lotus, acacia, marigold, mugwort.
WILLPOWER: rosemary, St. Johnswort. *** Be careful when using WHITE BRYONY and LILY OF THE VALLEY, they are poisonous, and should never be ingested.
Cedar- Purification and protection, spiritual growth andprosperity.
Cinnamon- Love, psychic ability, and protection.
Copal- Purification and cleansing of ritual space and stones.
Dragon's Blood- Lust, courage, and sexuality.
Frankincense- Protection, spirituality, and consecration of ritual tools and space.
Jasmine- Love, peace, and prophetic dreams.
Juniper- Exorcism, healing and love magick.
Myrrh- Healing, protection, consecration of ritual tools and space, meditation.
Pine- Money, purification, and exorcism.
Rose- Love, psychic powers, healing, luck, protection, Domestic peace and happiness.
Sage- Spiritual growth, healing, and purification of the home and ritual space.
Sandalwood- Protection, healing, love and spiritual growth.
Vanilla- Love, seduction, mental powers, an aphrodisiac.
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FLORAL ASSOCIATIONS
ACACIA,ROSE = Elegance, Regal poise and position
AFRICAN MARIGOLD = Vulgar Minds, Selfish Lust
AGNUS CACTUS = Coldness: to live without love or feeling
ALOE = Acute Sorrow, Sadness
AMARYLLIS = Haughtiness; Pride
AMBROSIA = Love returned, pleasure divine
APPLE BLOSSOM = Preference, Choice in love
AUSTRIAN ROSE = Very lovely, beautiful inside
AZALEA = Temperance, patience
BACHELORS BUTTONS = Hope in love
BALSAM = Impatience, "do not haste"
BILBERRY = New life and vitality; Defense booster against illness
BLACK MULBERRY TREE = "I will not survive you"
BLACK POPLAR = Courage; defense
BLUE CORNFLOWER = Draws new love, re-ignites old love
BLUE FLAX = Grounding, soothing and tranquil.
BLUE PERIWINKLE = Early Friendship, easy friendships
BLUE VIOLET = Modesty
BRIDAL ROSE = Happy Love
BUTTERCUPS = Ingratitude; Lies
BUTTERFLY ORCHIDS = Gaiety, Merry Revelry
BUTTON FERN = Inner transformation; growth; removes blockages, depression, fear.
CACTUS = "I burn"; desire
CARDINAL FLOWER = Distinctionl; Honor
CARNATION = Pride and beauty merited
CAROLINA ROSE = Love is dangerous; broken promises
CAYENNE = Change and growth.
CHINA ASTER = Variety; "many happy tidings"
CHINA, OR INDIAN PINK = Aversion
CHRYSANTHEMUM = Cheerfulness under adversity
COCK'S COMB = Singularity; oneness
CROWN IMPERIAL = Majesty; Power
DAFFODIL = Deceitful hope
DAHLIA = Instability
DAISY = Innocence
DANDELION = Oracle
EVENING PRIMROSE = Inconstancy
FLOWERING FERN = Reverie
FOXGLOVE = Insincerity
GARDEN MARIGOLD = Uneasiness and jealousy
GERANIUM,IVY = Bridal favor
GOLDEN ROD = "Beware";Precaution
HOLLY = Foresight
HONEYSUCKLE = Bonds of love
HYACINTH = Game; Play
IRIS = Messages
IVY = Friendship in adversity
JASMINE = Amiability
JONQUIL = Return of affection
LADY'S SLIPPER = Fickleness
LAUREL = Glory
LAVENDER PHLOX = Protects, shields, repels negativity
LEMON BLOSSOM = Fidelity in love
LILAC, PURPLE = First emotions of love
LILAC, WHITE = Youthful innocence
LILY OF THE VALLEY = Return of happiness
LILY, WHITE = Purity, Sweetness
LILY, YELLOW = Falsehood; Gaiety
LOTUS FLOWER = Estranged love
MAGNOLIA = Love of nature; Magnificence
MARIGOLD = Mental anguish
MIMOSA = Sensitiveness; Courtesy
MINT FLOWER = Virtue
MISTLETOE = "I surmount all difficulties"
MOONFLOWER = Goddess attunement.Psychic sensitivity.
MORNING GLORY = Affection
MOUNTAIN ASH = Perseverance against the odds.
OAKMOSS = Prosperity and abundance
ORANGE BLOSSOM = "Your purity equals your beauty"
PANSY OR HEARTEASE = Thoughts
PASSION FLOWER = Faith if erect; superstition if reversed
SWEET PEA = Departure; Delicate pleasures
PEACH BLOSSOM = "I am your captive"
PERIWINKLE = Sweet remembrances
PHLOX = Unanimity
PINK JASMINE = Growth through pleasure; relinquishing pain.
Sensitivity, intimacy, sexuality.
POPPY = Consolation of sleep
PRIMROSE = Early youth and sadness
PURPLE CLOVER = Provident
RHODODENDRON = Danger; Beware
ROSE = Love
ROSE GERANIUM = Draws beauty into one's life .
SNAPDRAGON = Presumption
SNOWDROP = Hope; Consolation
SPRING CROCUS = Youthful gladness
STRAWBERRY = Draws sweetness and playfulness into one's life.
SUNFLOWER = False riches
TULIP, RED = Declaration of love
TULIP, YELLOW = Hopeless love
VIOLET, BLUE = Faithfulness
VIOLET, YELLOW = Rural happiness
WATER LILY = Eloquence; Purity of heart
WHITE DAISY = "I will think of it"
WHITE VIOLET = Candor
WISTERIA = "Welcome, fair stranger"
YELLOW DAY LILY = Flirtations; Coquetry
ZINNIA = Thoughts of absent friends; Repels jealousy or greed.
Magical Herb Correspondences
Herbs, resins, and other organic materials can be used in a variety of forms such as their natural form, dried, or in oils, powders, and incenses. And while there may be differences in the way they are used, the properties of the herbs and resins and their effects remain the same.
Herb applies to a wide range of plants, including: grasses, trees, shrubs, weeds, roots, barks, and the flowers of any plant used for healing, magic spells and rituals, witchcraft, Wicca, or other purposes. Resins are concentrated, partially dehydrated derivatives of the liquid or sap of trees and plants and are commonly used in the same manner as herbs. Animal products like musk andambergris are used similarly to resins and herbs, but primarily for their scents.
Herbs and their by-products have been used for thousands of years by humans and other animals for healing. Even lower life forms are familiar with the benefits gained through the ingestion or application of certain plants. Likewise with the magical aspects of herbs, only this use is limited to humans. For thousands of years humans have used herbs and herbal concoctions for with the intent of altering their world.
Herbs have many possible uses:
The correspondences listed here include each herb's botanical name, common name, ruling planet, dominant element, any associated deity, and its magical properties. This list is no way fully comprehensive. It is offered only as a basis for further research and as a CURIO for personal entertainment purposes ONLY.
The first two lists are "quick and dirty" references. The table is a more comprehensive list of the various herbs and their correspondences.
SUN: peony, sunflower, saffron, cinnamon, laurel
MOON: hyssop, rosemary, moonflower, moonwort, garlic
MARS: garlic, tobacco, wolfsbane
MERCURY: fennel/finoccchio, mint, parsley
JUPITER: basil, mint, henbane
VENUS: lavender, vervain, coriander, laurel
SATURN: rue, cummin, hemlock, mandrake
Angelica: Protects from evil.
Ash (wood): Invincibility.
Balm Melissa: All healing. It's reputed to repel illness.
Betony: Protection against evil spirits.
Borage (flowers): Gives courage.
Bracken: Fern seeds gathered at midsummer are golden and were user to make the wearer invisible and also bring gold.
Briar Rose: Protects from bites of dogs or snakes.
Clover (flowers and leaves): Brings good luck and assists with clairvoyance.
Daisy: Innocence and love.
Dill: Love.
Eglantine (sweet briar): Pleasure.
Elder (use only twigs, do not cut tree): Revered by the Ancients; Elder brings wisdom, joy and delight.
Elm: Childbirth (it is associated with Embla, the first woman in Norse mythology).
Fennel: A sacred herb held in great respect by the Ancients. Wards off evil spirits, bestows strength, courage, and prolongs life.
Harebell: The flower of witches, who used its juice as part of their flying ointment. It is associated with seeing fairies, goblins and earth spirits. It was also thought to bring bad luck..
Hawthorn: Marriage and fertility (not a very attractive smell).
Hay: Pregnancy and fertility.
Hazel (use wood): Sacred in Celtic mythology for fertility and immortality. Wards off rheumatism. This is one of the most popular woods for making sorcerer's wands and dowsing rods.
Heather: Luck.
Honeysuckle: Fidelity and affection. Those who wear it will dream of their own true love.
House Leek (chicks and hens): Keeps evil away and the wearer will never be struck by lightning.
Hyssop (hyacinth): Purifying, cleansing.
Jasmine: Attraction.
Lady's Mantle: For women's problems. Use the pearl of dew that gathers on the leaves at dawn. Causes change in your life, brings luck. Aids spirituality.
Lavender: relaxing and stress relieving.
Lilac: Luck, love.
Lily of the Valley: Counters spells, attracts fairies.
Marjoram: Peace, happiness, joy.
May flowers: The base of the old wild magick. May flowers bring both adventure and chaos into your life.
Mint: Sharpens the mind.
Mistletoe: Energy, fertility, immortality.
Mulberry: Headaches.
Mullein: Asthma, protection from evil.
Nettle: One of the nine sacred herbs of the Anglo Saxons. Protection against demons and evil spells.
Oak : A sacred plant. Protection by the gods, strength, long life.
Onion: Protection against lung illnesses, colds, flu, and the plague, fends off evil spirits.
Orchids: Desire.
Peony wood: A powerful charm against evil.
Poppy: A charm to assist those bewitched into love.
Primrose: Used by the Ancients to see fairies.
Rose: Pure love.
Rosemary: Good memory, friendship, fidelity.
Rue: Luck and protection against the evil eye, freedom.
Saffron: Aphrodisiac.
Sage: Longevity, prosperity (do not cut this plant with metal).
Snowdrop: Used to quicken the passing of sorrow.
Sow Thistle: Increases strength and stamina, repels witches, invisibility from enemies.
St Johns Wort: Considered the most potent of herbs for driving away evil spirits and spells.
Strawberry: Sensuality.
Sweet pea: Good fortune.
Thyme: Relives giddiness and nightmares.
Violet: Love, humility, honesty, virtue.
Walnut: Robs an evil spirit of mobility, repels insects. It is the tree of Jupiter and brings the Gods' blessings.
Wheat: Gaia's blessings, as it contains the spirit of the earth and harvest. Used for growth and fertility.
Willow: To ease sorrow and the loss of a love.
Yew: A sacred tree. Protection against evil. Do not cut the tree, gather only from the ground.
Common Name
Botanical Name
Alternate Names
Element
Planet
Deities
Magical Properties
Acacia
Acacia senegal
Cape Gum, Egyptian Thorn, Gum Arabic, Hachah, Wattle Bark
Air, Fire
Sun
Astarte, Diana, Ishtar, Osiris, Ra
Protection,psychicenhancement, anointing altars, tranquility
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Buffalo Herb, Lucerne, Purple Medic
Earth
Venus, Jupiter
Green Goddess, Demeter, Ogun, Venus
Fertility,abundance
Allspice
Pimenta officinalis
Jamaica Pepper, Pimento
Fire, Earth
Mars, Venus
Aphrodite, Venus
Communication, compassion, determination, energy, healing,money, luck
Almond
Amygdalus communis
Greek Nuts, Shakad
Air
Mercury, Venus
Artemis, Attis, Hecate, Hermes, Mercury, Thoth
Compassion, fertility, money, prosperity, wisdom
Amber Resin
N/A
N/A
Earth
Jupiter, Moon
N/A
Stability, self-confidence, protection, peace
Ambergris
N/A
N/A
Earth, Water
Venus, Mars
Jupiter, Zeus
Animals, commanding, emotion, love, passion
Angelica
Angelica archangelica
Archangel, GardenAngelica, Masterwort
Fire
Sun
Atlantis, Venus
Protection, exorcism
Anise
Pimpinella anisum
Aniseed, Anneys
Air
Jupiter, Mercury
Apollo, Hermes, Legba, Mercury, Oshun, Ra, Tho
Consecration, divination, prevent nightmares, protection, purification, youth
Anise, Star
Illicium verum
Chinese Anise
Air
Jupiter, Moon
Apollo, Hermes, Legba, Mercury, Ra,
Consecration, banishing negative
Apple
Pyrus malus
Fruit of the Gods, Fruit of the Underworld, Silver Brough, Silver Branch, Tree of Love
Water
Venus
Aphrodite, Athene, Diana, Dionysus, Hera, Iduna, Olwen, Zeus
Love, friendship, immortality
Balm of Gilead
Populus candicans, commiphora opobalsamum
Balessan, Balm Mint, Balsam Tree, Balsumodendron Gileadensis, Bechan, Mecca Balsam, Poplar Buds
Water, Fire
Venus, Jupiter
Venus
Inspiration, knowledge, new love, mend broken heart, protection, strength
Basil
Ocymum basilium
Alabahaca, American Dittany, Common Basil, Herb of Kings, St Josephswort, Sweet Basil, Witches' Herb
Fire
Mars
Aradia, Ares, Erzulie, Jupiter, Krishna, Loki, Mars, Obatala, Ogoun, St. Joseph, Seth, Vishnu
Clairvoyance, commanding, divination, exorcism, harmony, honesty, love, protection,psychic development, purification,wealth
Bay
Laurus nobilis
Baie, Bay Laurel, Daphne, Greecian Laurel, Laurier d'Apollon, Laurier Sauce, Lorbeer, Noble Laurel, Roman Laurel, Sweet Bay, True Laurel
Fire
Sun, Jupiter
Aesculapius, Apollo, Ceres, Delphi, Eros, Faunus
Wsdom, protection, clairvoyance, purification
Bayberry
Berberis vulgaris, Myrica cerifera
Berberis Dumetorum, Berbery, Candleberry, Pipperidge Bush, Tallow Shrub, Wax Myrtle, Wachsgagle
Earth
Jupiter
N/A
Money, good luck, peace, harmony, well-being
Benzoin Gum Resin
Stryax benzoin
Ben, Benjamen, Gum Benzoin, Siamese Benzoin
Air
Sun, Mars
Aphrodite, Ares, Freya, Hathor, Khephera, Mut, Venus
Purification, prosperity, concentration
Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa, mentha citrata
Orange mint
Air
Mercur
Hermes, Mercury, Fortuna
Hex-breaking, Money
Blessed Thistle
Cnicus benedictus
Holy Thistle
Earth
Moon
Great Mother, Gaia, Pan
Purification, protection, hex-breaking spells, motherhood
Buckeye
Aseculus Hippocastanum
Horse Chestnut
N/A
Jupiter
N/A
Attracts money, luck, wards off aches and pains
Buckthorn
Rhamnus spp.
N/A
Water
Saturn
Elves
Protection, exorcism, wishes, legal matters, elf Magic
Burdock
Arctium lappa
Beggar's Buttons, Clot-Bur, Cockle Buttons, Fox's Clote, Happy Major, Lappa, Love Leaves, Personata, Philanthropium, Thorny Burr
Water, Earth
Venus
Venus, Gaea, Oshun
Protection, healing, Earth Magic
Camphor
Cinnamomum Camphora
Laurel Camphor, Gum Camphor
Water
Moon, Saturn
Artemis, Chandra
Resurrects past-life memories, stimulates psychic awareness, health, divination
Carnation
Dianthus carophyllus
Gillies, Gilliflower, Jove's Flower, Nelka, Scaffold Flower, Sops-in-Wine
Fire
Sun
Jupiter
Protection, strength, healing, vitality
Cascara Sagrada
Rhamnus purshiana
Sacred Bark, Cascara, Chittem Bark
Fire
Sun
N/A
Legal matters, money, protection
Cat's Claw
Unicaria tomentosa
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Protection, prosperity, money drawing
Catnip
Nepeta cataria
Catnep, Catmint, Cat's-wort, Field Balm, Nepeta, Nip
Water
Venus
Bast, Sekhmet
Cat Magic, attracts good spirits, love, luck, beauty, celebration
Cedar
Cedarus spp.
N/A
Fire, Air
Sun, Mercury
Amun Ra, Baalat, Cernunnos, Indra, Isis, Jupiter, Odin, Osiris, Pan, Poseidon, Wotan
Healing, courage, purification, protection, money, hex-breaking
Chamomile
Anthemis nobilis, Matricaria chamomilla
Camomyle, Earth Apple, Ground Apple, Manzanilla (Spanish). Maythen, Whig Plant
Water
Sun, Mercury
Cernunnos, Karnayna, Mercury, Oshun, Ra, St. Anne, Sun Gods
Sleep, meditation, money, love, purification, luck
Cherry
Prunus avium
Sweet Cherry
Water
Venus
Venus, Oya
Divination, love
Chickweed
Stellaria media
Adder's Mouth, Indian Chickweed, Passerina, Satin Flower, Starweed, Starwort, Stitchwort, Tongue Grass, Winterweed
Water
Moon
Venus, Hera, Brigid, Oya
Fidelity, love
Cinnamon
Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Sweet Wood
Fire
Sun
Aesclepius, Aphrodite, Helios, Mercury, Hermes, Oshun, Ra, Venus
Healing, knowledge, love, lust, power, protection, psychic awareness, spirituality, success
Cinquefoil
Potentilla reptans L.
Crampweed, Five-Fingers, Five Finger Grass, Five Leaf, Goose Tansy, Goosegrass, Moor Grass, Silverweed
Fire
Jupiter, Mercury
Mother Goddess, Jupiter, Voodoo pantheon
Safety during travel, wealth, money, healing, removing hexes
Clove
Eugenia caryophyllata
Eugenia Aromatica
Fire
Jupiter, Sun
Egyptian deities
Money, love, lust, exorcism, protection
Clover
Trifolium pratense
Honey, Honeystalks, Shamrock, Three-Leaved Grass, Trefoil, Trifoil
Air
Mercury
Artemis, Rowan
Protection, money, love, fidelity, success, exorcism
Coltsfoot
Tussilago Farfara
Ass's Foot, Bullsfoot, Coughwort, Hallfoot, Horsehoof, Foalswort, Fieldhove, Donnhove, Pas d'âne (French)
Water
Venus
Chiron, Venus
Peace, tranquility, promotes visions, used in spells involving animals
Comfrey
Symphytum officinale
Ass Ear, Blackwort, Boneset, Bruisewort, Common Comfrey, Consolida,Consound, Gum Plant, Knitback, Knitbone, Slippery Root, Wallwort, Yalluc
Water
Saturn
Chiron, Oya
Healing, money, travel safety
Copal Resin
Bursera fagaroides
N/A
Fire
Sun
N/A
Love, purification
Cyclemen
Cyclamen hederaefolium
Groundbread, Sowbread, Swine Bread
Water
Venus
Hecate
Love, truth, fertility, happiness
Cypress
Cupressus sempervirens
Tree of Death
Earth
Saturn
Aphrodite, Apollo, Astarte, Artemis, Cupid, Hekat, Hebe, Jupiter, Mithras, Pluto, Zoroaster
Comfort, easing feelings of loss, longevity, healing, protection
Damiana
Turnera aphrodisiaca, Turnera diffusa
Mexican damiana
Fire
Mars
Pan, Oshun
Lust, love, visions
Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Blowball, Cankerwort, Lion's Tooth, Piss-a-bed, Priest's Crown, Puffball, Swine Snout, White Endive, Wild Endive
Air
Jupiter, Mars
Hecate, Helios, Yemaya
Divination, wishes, calling spirits
Dill
Anethum graveolens
Aneton, Dill Weed, Dilly, Garden Dill
Fire
Mercury
Mercury, Brigid
Love, lust, money, protects children
Dragon's Blood Resin
Daemomorops draco
Calamus Draco, Draconis Resina, Sanguis draconis, Dragon's Blood Palm, Blume.
Fire
Mars
N/A
Power amplifier, protection, love, banishing, potency
Elder Berry
Sambucus nigra
Sweet Elder, Tree of Doom, Pipe Tree, Witch's Tree, Old Lady
Water
Venus
Triple Goddess, Devas, Holda
Nature Magic, releases spells, protection, exorcism
Elder Flowers
Sambucus nigra
Black Elder, Common Elder, Pipe Tree, Bore Tree, Bour Tree, Hylder, Hylantree, Eldrum, Ellhorn, Hollunder, Sureau
Water
Venus
N/A
Seeking knowledge, Crone Magic
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus globulus
Blue Gum Tree, Stringy Bark Tree
Water
Moon
Ogun
Healing, Australian Aboriginal Magic, protection
Eyebright
Euphrasia officinalis
Euphrasia, Casse-lunette, Augentröst
Air
Sun
Euphrosyne
Memory, clairvoyance, seeking truth
Feverfew
Chrysanthemum parthenium, Tanacetum parthenium
Pyrethrum Parthenium, Featherfew, Featherfoil, Flirtwort, Bachelor's Buttons
N/A
Venus
N/A
Protection from accidents
Five Finger Grass
(see cinquefoil)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Frankincense Resin
Boswellia carteri
N/A
Fire
Sun
Adonis, Apollo, Bael, Ra
Spirituality, protection, exorcism, consecration
Galangal Root
Alpinia officinarum, Alpinia galanga
Galanga, China Root, India Root, East India Catarrh Root, Lesser Galangal, Rhizoma Galangae, Gargaut, Colic Root, Kaempferia Galanga
Fire
Mars
Mars
Courage, strength, avoiding legal problems, hex-breaking, adding power to spells
Gardenia
N/A
N/A
Water
Moon
N/A
Love, peace, healing, spirituality
Garlic
Allium sativum
N/A
Fire
Mars
Hecate, Ogun
Banishing, exorcising, protection
Geranium
Pelargoneum graveolens
N/A
N/A
Venus
N/A
Fertility, health, love
Ginger
Zingiber officinale
N/A
Fire
Mars
Mars, Ares
Success, power, money, love, passion, inspiration
Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo Biloba
N/A
N/A
N/A
Contact spirits
Ginseng
Panax quinquefolium
N/A
Fire
Sun
N/A
Attracting love, luck, health, wishes
Golden Seal Root
Hydrastis canadensis
Eye Balm, Eye Root, Ground Raspberry, Jaundice Root, Indian Dye, IIndian Tumeric, Orange Root, Wamera, Wild Curcuma, Yellow Puccoon
Fire
Sun
Helios
Healing, money
Gota Kola
Centella asiatica
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Meditation, mental stimulation
Hawthorn Berry
Crataegus oxyacantha
Faery Tree, May, Mayblossom, Quick, Thorn, Whitethorn, Haw, Hazels, Gazels, Halves, Hagthorn, Ladies' Meat, Bread and Cheese Tree
Fire
Mars, Moon
Faeries, Ogun
Wishes, fertility, chastity
Heliotrope
Heliotropium peruviana
N/A
Fire
Sun
N/A
Money, Gaining power
Hemlock
Conium maculatum
N/A
Water
Saturn
N/A
Astral projection, purification
Hibiscus
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Kharkady
Water
Venus
Kali, Shango, Venus
Love, lust, divination
Honeysuckle
Lonicera caprifolium
Dutch Honeysuckle, Goat's Leaf
Earth
Jupiter, Moon
Selene, Luna
Money drawing, psychic awareness, memory, healing, power,honesty
Hops Flowers
Humulus Lupulus
Beer Flower
Air
Mars
Thoth, Isis, Hygeia, Hypno
Healing, sleep
Hyacinth
Hyacinthus nonscriptus
N/A
Water
Venus
Apollo, Hyacinthus
Love, protection
Hyssop
Hyssopus officinalis
Yssop, Hyssop Herb, Ysopo
Fire
Jupiter
Obatala
Purification, protection, banishing
Jasmine Flowers
Jasminum officinale
Jessamin, Moonlight on the Grove
Water
Moon
Venus
Love, prophetic visions and dreams, money, sleep, love, healing, health, meditation
John the Conqueror
Ipomoea purga, I. jalapa
High John, High John the Conqueror, John the Conqueror, Jalap Root
Fire
Mars
N/A
Money, love, happiness, hex-breaking, protection
Juniper Berries
Juniperus communis
Genévrier, Ginepro, Enebro, Gemeiner Wachholder
Fire
Sun
N/A
Protection, health, increases psychic powers
Kava Kava Root
Piper Methysticum
Ava, Intoxicating Pepper, Ava Pepper
N/A
Saturn
Lono, Kane, Kanaloa
Seeking visions, luck, protection
Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Spike, Elf leaf, Nardus
Air
Mercury
Aradia, Hecate
Chastity, love, peace, happiness, clairvoyance, longevity, sleep, protection
Lemon
Citrus Limonum
Citrus medica, Citrus Limonum, Citronnier, Neemoo, Leemoo, Limoun, Limone
Water
Moon
N/A
Longevity, moon magic, purification, love, friendship
Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalis
Melissa, Bee Balm, Sweet Balm, Lemon Balm
Water
Moon
N/A
Esbat rituals, love, healing
Lemongrass
Cymbopogon citratus
N/A
Air
Mercury, Moon
Moon Goddess
Lust, psychic powers, repel snakes
Licorice Root
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Lacris, Lacrisse, Lycorys, Reglisse, Sweet Root
Water, Fire
Venus
N/A
Lust, passion, fidelity
Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Common Lilac
Water
Venus
N/A
Protection, banishing ghosts
Lily of the Valley
Convallaria magalis
May Lily, Convallaria, Our Lady's Tears, Convall-lily, Lily Constancy, Ladder-to-Heaven, Jacob's Ladder, Male Lily
Air
Mercury
Maia
Peace, harmony, love
Lotus
Nymphaea lotus
N/A
Water
Moon
Egyptian gods, Indian gods, Hermes, Oshun, Osiris
Spirituality, love, protection
Mace
Myristica fragrans
Arillus Myristicae, Myristica officinalis, Myristica moschata, Macis, Muscadier
Air
Mercury
N/A
Enhancing psychic abilities, luck
Magnolia
Magnolia acuminata
Cucumber Tree, Magnoliae cortex, Blue Magnolia, Swamp Sassafras, Magnolia Tripetata
Earth
Venus
N/A
Peace, nature spells, hair growth
Mandrake
Podophyllum pelatum
Manroot, Circeium, Gallows, Herb of Circe, Mandragor, Raccoon Berry, Ladykins, Womandrake, Sorcerer's Root, Wild Lemon
Fire
Mercury, Saturn
Aphrodite, Circe
Protection, power, magic, fertility, money, love
Marigold
Calendula officinalis
Caltha officinalis, Golds, Ruddes, Mary Gowles, Oculus Christi, Pot Marigold, Marygold, Fiore d'ogni mese, Solis Sponsa
Fire
Sun
N/A
Protection, prophetic visions and dreams, legal matters, psychic powers
Milk Thistle Seed
Silybum marianum
N/A
Fire
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mistletoe
Viscum album, Phoradendron flavescens
All-heal, Birdlime, Devil's Fuge, Golden Bough, Holy Wood, Misseltoe, Druid's Bough
Air
Sun
Cernunnos, Oak King, Herne, Odin
Protection, love, fertility, health, exorcism
Motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
Lion's ear, Lion's tail, Roman Motherwort, Throwwort
N/A
N/A
Ogun
Ease childbirth, female strength
Mugwort
Artemisia Vulgaris
Felon Herb, St. John's Plant, Cingulum Sancti Johannis, Artemis Herb, Naughty Man, Old Man, Sailor's Tobacco
Earth
Venus, Moon
Artemis, St. John, Diana, Sif, Isis, Lakshmi, Aida Wedo
Strength, psychic powers, healing, astral projection
Musk
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Athena, Shiva, Thoth
Courage, fertility, lust
Mustard Seed
Sinapis alba
yellow mustard, white mustard
Fire
Mars
N/A
Purification, Voodoo charms
Myrrh Resin
Commiphora molmol
Balsamodendron Myrrha, Commiphora Myrrha, Molmol, Mirra, Morr. Didin, Didthin, Bowl
Water
Moon
Cybele, Demeter, Hecate, Juno, Oshun, Rhea, Saturn
Spirituality, healing, protection, exorcism, transformation, consecration
Narcissus
Narcissus spp.
Asphodel, Daffy-Down-Lily, Fleur de Coucou, Goose Leek, Lent-Lily, Porillon
Venus
Water
N/A
Peace and harmony, love, fertility, luck
Nettle
Urtica dioica, Ortiga ancha
Stinging Nettle, Beggar's Lice
Fire
Mars
Thor, Helios, Ra, Chango, Apollo, Oya, Shango
Protection, Healing, Lust, Exorcism, Spell-Breaking, Confidence
Nutmeg
Myristica fragrans
Nux Moschata, Myristica aromata, Myristica
Fire
Mercury
N/A
Fidelity, luck, money, health, psychic abilities, visions, scrying
Oak Moss
Evernia prunastri
N/A
Earth
Jupiter
Cernunnos, Herne, woodland Gods
Money drawing
Orange
Citrus sinensis
Bigarade Orange, Portugal Orange, China Orange, Citrus dulcis
Fire
Sun
N/A
Divination, love, luck, money, harmony, joy, warmth
Orris Root
Iris germanica florentina
Florentine Iris, Queen Elizabeth Root
Water
Venus
Aphrodite, Erzulie, Venus
Love, attraction, harmonious relationships
Passion Flower
Passiflora incarnata
May Pops, passion vine, purple passion flower, Grandilla, Maracoc
Water
Venus
Hypnos, Hestia, Yemaya
Peace, sleep, friendship, calming
Patchouli
Pogostemon cablin
Pucha-pot, Patchouly
Earth
Saturn, Venus
Gaia, Saturn, Pan
Fertility, lust, money, protection, divination
Pennyroyal
Mentha pulegium
Lurk-in-the-Ditch, Mosquito Plant, Run-by-the-Ground, Squaw Mint
Fire
Mars
Demeter
Strength, protection, peace
Pepper, Black
Piper nigrum
Piper
Fire
Mars
N/A
Protection, strength, irritation, lust, warding charms
Peppermint
Mentha piperita
Brandy Mint, Lammint
Fire
Mars
Zeus
Love, psychic awareness, lust, mental stimulant, energy
Pine
Pinus pinaste
N/A
Air
Mars
Artemis, Astarte
Healing, protection, exorcism, fertility, money
Plumeria
Plumeria acutifolia
Graveyard Flowers, Melta, Temple Tree
Water
Venus
Buddha
Love
Poppy
Papaver somniferum
Opium Poppy, Mawseed
Water
Moon
Venus
Love, lust
Primrose
Primula vulgaris
English Cowslip, Butter Rose, Password
Earth
Venus
Freya
Protection, love
Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
N/A
Water
Venus
Innana, Isis, Oshun
Love, protection
Red Clover Tops
Trifolium pratense
Honeystalks, Shamrock, Trefoil, Trifoil
N/A
Mercury
Rowan
Luck, protection, success, anti-hexing, love
Rose
Rosa centifolia
N/A
Water
Venus
Adonis, Aphrodite, Aurora, Cupid, Hulda, Freya, Eros
Love, beauty, psychic powers, divination, healing, luck, protection
Rose Hips
Rosa canina
N/A
N/A
Venus
N/A
Love
Rose Geranium
Pelagonium graveolens
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Protection, fertility, love, health
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Elf Leaf, Sea Dew, Guardrobe, Polar Plant , Compass Weed, Dew of the Sea, Mary's Cloak, Stella Maria, Star of the Sea, Incensier
Fire
Sun
Virgin Mary, Elves, Sea spirits
Strega magic, mental powers, youth, protection, love, lust, purification, sleep, exorcism
Rowan
N/A
Mountain Ash, Delight of theye, Quickbane, Ran Tree, Rowanberry, Thor's Helper, Wicken-tree, Wiky, Wild Ash, Witch Bark, Witchwood
Fire
Sun
Aphrodite, Druidic deities, Thor
Protection, psychic abilities, magical power, success, anti-haunting
Rue
N/A
Goats-rue, Herb of Grace, Garden Rue, Mother of Herbs, Rewe, Ruta
Fire
Sun, Mars
Aradia, Pan, Diana, Hecate
Mental powers, protection, love, curse-breaking, reversing
Sage
Salvia officianalis
Garden Sage, Red Sage
Earth, Air
Jupiter, Saturn
Consus, Obatala, Chiron
Wisdom, animal guides, wishes, immortality
Sandalwood
Santalum spicatum
N/A
Water
Moon, Sun
Venus
Spirituality, protection, wishes, healing, exorcism
Sassafras
Smilax ornata
N/A
Fire
Jupiter
N/A
Health, money
Saw Palmetto Berries
Serenoa repens
Dwarf Palm Tree, Cabbage Palm, Sabal
N/A
N/A
Shango
N/A
Scullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora
Helmet Flower, Madweed, Hoodwort
Water
Saturn
Hera, Obatala
Love, relaxation, peace, fidelity
Slippery Elm Bark
Ulmus rubra
Sweet Elm, Indian Elm, Moose Elm, Red Elm
Air
Saturn, Mercury
N/A
Anti-gossip, persuasion
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
Green Mint, Garden Mint, Lamb Mint, Mismin, Yerba Buena
Water
Venus
Mercury
Healing, love, mental powers, money
Spikenard
Aralia racemosa
Bitter Root, Nard, Nardo
Water
Venus
N/A
Good luck, fidelity, health, attraction
Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
N/A
Water, Earth
Venus
Freya
Love, luck, beauty, divination
Sweet Pea
N/A
N/A
Water
Venus
N/A
Friendship, courage, strength
Tangerine
Citrus reticulata
N/A
Fire
Sun
N/A
Psychic powers, mental powers
Tea Tree
Melaleuca alternifolia
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Healing, anti-fungal (medicinal)
Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Garden Thyme, Common Thyme
Water
Venus
N/A
Health, courage, purification, attracting faeries
Tobacco
Nicotiana Tabacum
N/A
Fire
Mars
N/A
Banishing
Tonka Beans
Dipteryx odorata
Tonqua, Wish Beans, Coumaria Nut, Tonquin Bean
Water
Venus
N/A
Love, luck, money, courage, wishes
Valerian Root
Valeriana officinalis
Garden Heliotrope, Graveyard Dust, Phu, Setwell, Vandal Root
Water, Earth
Venus, Pluto, Mercury
Obatala
Sleep, love, mending quarrels
Vanilla
Vanilla planifolia
N/A
Water
Venus
N/A
Magical powers, mental powers, love, lust, rejuvenation
Vervain (verbena)
Verbena officinalis
Brittanica, Enchanter's Plant, Herba Sacra, Juno's Tears, Holy Wort, Lemon Verbena, Van-Van
Earth, Air
Venus
Aphrodite, Aradia, Artemis, Cerridwen, Hecate, Hermes, Innana, Isis, Juno, Jupiter, Kali, Mars, Thor, Venus, Zeus
Love, protection, purification, peace, money, youth, healing
Vetivert
Vetiveria zizaniodes
Khus-Khus, Van-Van Root
Earth
Venus
Pan, Aphrodite
hex-breaking, peace, luck, love, protection, exorcism, Voodoo Magic
Violet
Viola odorata
Sweet Violet, Wild Violet, Blue Violet
Water, Air
Venus
Faeries, Io
Animal guide work, beauty, wishes, peace, love, luck, lust, protection, transformation
Wild Cherry Bark
Prunus serotina
Sweet Cherry, Chokecherry, Virginian Prune, Black Cherry
N/A
Venus
Aphrodite, Freya, Kwan Yin
Love, romance, seduction, compassion
Witches Grass
Agropyrum repens
Couch Grass Rhizomes, Twitch-grass, Scotch Quelch, Quick-grass, Dog-grass
N/A
Jupiter
N/A
Happiness, lust, love, exorcism
Wormwood
Artemisia absintium
Absinthe, Old Woman, Crown for a King, Green Ginger
Fire
Mars, Moon
Isis, Artemis, Diana, Lakshmi, Aida Wedo, Sif, Innana
Psychic powers, animals, calling spirits, protection, love, transformation
Yarrow Flowers
Achillea millefolium
Arrow Root, Bloodwort, Death Flower, Devil's Nettle, Lady's Mantle, Soldier's Woundwort, Thousandleaf, Millefoil, Achillea, Carpenter's Weed, Knight's Milfoil, Sanguinary
Water, Earth
Venus, Saturn
Oshun, Yemaya
Courage, happy marriage, love, psychic powers, exorcism, longevity
Yerba Mate
Ilex paraguariensis
Mate, Green Mate, Paraguay Te
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon californicum
Bear Weed, Consumptive's Weed, Gum Bush, Holy Herb, Mountain Balm, Sacred Herb, Tarweed
Earth
Saturn
N/A
Beauty, healing, psychic powers, protection, spiritual strength
Ylang Ylang
Cananga odorata
N/A
Water
N/A
N/A
Faery magic, love, lust, peace
ANOINTING: acacia, angelica, carnation, frankincense, jasmine, lavender, lily of the valley, lotus, myrrh, rose, rosemary, vervain.
BALANCE: jasmine, orange, rose.
BANISHING, RELEASING: cedar, clove, cypress, patchouli, rose, rue, violet, elder, fern, mugwort, St.Johnswort, vervain, yarrow.
BINDING: apple, cayenne, dragon's blood, pine, pepper, rowan, wormwood.
BLESSING, CONSECRATION: carnation, cypress, frankincense, lotus, rosemary, elder, rue.
CHANGES: peppermint, dragon's blood, woodruff.
CLAIRVOYANCE, DIVINATION: cinnamon, lilac, laurel, eyebright, honeysuckle, marigold, nutmeg, rose, thyme, hazel, moonwort, rowan.
CREATIVITY: honeysuckle, lilac, lotus rose, wild cherry, savory.
CURSING: blackthorn, elder, pepper.
DETERMINATION, COURAGE: allspice, musk, rosemary, mullien.
ENERGY, STRENGTH: allspice, bay, carnation, cinnamon, lotus, musk, thyme, oak, holly.
EXORCISM: bay, lavender, myrrh, pine, rosemary, vervain, basil, cedar, fern, pepper, rue, St, Johnswort, wormwood, yarrow.
GOOD LUCK, FORTUNE: cedar, lotus, mint, violet, nutmeg, bayberry, chamomile, jasmine, yellow dock.
HAPPINESS, HARMONY: apple blossom, basil, cedar, fir, jasmine, lavender, lilac, lotus, orange, rose, lily of the valey, purple loosestrife, valerain.
HEALING: carnation, clove, lavender, lotus, rose, sandalwood, apple, laurel, wild cherry, hazel, hops, orange, peppermint, rowan, savory.
INSPIRATION: acacia, clove, cypress, fir, hazel, laurel, lily of the valley, oak moss, reed, rue.
LOVE: apple blossom, birch, gardenia, honeysuckle, jasmine, musk, rose, acacia, catnip, fern, heather, juniper, lavender, marigold, marjoram, mistletoe, savory, vanilla, yarrow.
MEDITATION: angelica, bay, cinnamon, jasmine, nutmeg, wisteria.
NEW BEGINNINGS: birch oil.
PROTECTION, DEFENSE: angelica, bay, bayberry, birch, cinnamon, jasmine, lily of the valley, pine, rue, basile, burdock, club moss, dill, fern, feverfew, fir, furze, hawthorn, hazel, heather, holy, juniper, mistletoe, mullien, oak, pepper, rowan, thistle.
PSYCHIC CENTERS: nutmeg, mimosa, wistteria, lotus, mugwort.
PURIFICATION, CLEANSING: bay laurel, lavender, pine, rosemary, basil, betony, cedar, elder, feverfew, hyssop, oak, peppermint, rue, salt, thyme, woodruff.
REINCARNATION: lilac, sandalwood.
VISIONS: bay laurel, lotus, acacia, marigold, mugwort.
WILLPOWER: rosemary, St. Johnswort. *** Be careful when using WHITE BRYONY and LILY OF THE VALLEY, they are poisonous, and should never be ingested.
Cedar- Purification and protection, spiritual growth andprosperity.
Cinnamon- Love, psychic ability, and protection.
Copal- Purification and cleansing of ritual space and stones.
Dragon's Blood- Lust, courage, and sexuality.
Frankincense- Protection, spirituality, and consecration of ritual tools and space.
Jasmine- Love, peace, and prophetic dreams.
Juniper- Exorcism, healing and love magick.
Myrrh- Healing, protection, consecration of ritual tools and space, meditation.
Pine- Money, purification, and exorcism.
Rose- Love, psychic powers, healing, luck, protection, Domestic peace and happiness.
Sage- Spiritual growth, healing, and purification of the home and ritual space.
Sandalwood- Protection, healing, love and spiritual growth.
Vanilla- Love, seduction, mental powers, an aphrodisiac.
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FLORAL ASSOCIATIONS
ACACIA,ROSE = Elegance, Regal poise and position
AFRICAN MARIGOLD = Vulgar Minds, Selfish Lust
AGNUS CACTUS = Coldness: to live without love or feeling
ALOE = Acute Sorrow, Sadness
AMARYLLIS = Haughtiness; Pride
AMBROSIA = Love returned, pleasure divine
APPLE BLOSSOM = Preference, Choice in love
AUSTRIAN ROSE = Very lovely, beautiful inside
AZALEA = Temperance, patience
BACHELORS BUTTONS = Hope in love
BALSAM = Impatience, "do not haste"
BILBERRY = New life and vitality; Defense booster against illness
BLACK MULBERRY TREE = "I will not survive you"
BLACK POPLAR = Courage; defense
BLUE CORNFLOWER = Draws new love, re-ignites old love
BLUE FLAX = Grounding, soothing and tranquil.
BLUE PERIWINKLE = Early Friendship, easy friendships
BLUE VIOLET = Modesty
BRIDAL ROSE = Happy Love
BUTTERCUPS = Ingratitude; Lies
BUTTERFLY ORCHIDS = Gaiety, Merry Revelry
BUTTON FERN = Inner transformation; growth; removes blockages, depression, fear.
CACTUS = "I burn"; desire
CARDINAL FLOWER = Distinctionl; Honor
CARNATION = Pride and beauty merited
CAROLINA ROSE = Love is dangerous; broken promises
CAYENNE = Change and growth.
CHINA ASTER = Variety; "many happy tidings"
CHINA, OR INDIAN PINK = Aversion
CHRYSANTHEMUM = Cheerfulness under adversity
COCK'S COMB = Singularity; oneness
CROWN IMPERIAL = Majesty; Power
DAFFODIL = Deceitful hope
DAHLIA = Instability
DAISY = Innocence
DANDELION = Oracle
EVENING PRIMROSE = Inconstancy
FLOWERING FERN = Reverie
FOXGLOVE = Insincerity
GARDEN MARIGOLD = Uneasiness and jealousy
GERANIUM,IVY = Bridal favor
GOLDEN ROD = "Beware";Precaution
HOLLY = Foresight
HONEYSUCKLE = Bonds of love
HYACINTH = Game; Play
IRIS = Messages
IVY = Friendship in adversity
JASMINE = Amiability
JONQUIL = Return of affection
LADY'S SLIPPER = Fickleness
LAUREL = Glory
LAVENDER PHLOX = Protects, shields, repels negativity
LEMON BLOSSOM = Fidelity in love
LILAC, PURPLE = First emotions of love
LILAC, WHITE = Youthful innocence
LILY OF THE VALLEY = Return of happiness
LILY, WHITE = Purity, Sweetness
LILY, YELLOW = Falsehood; Gaiety
LOTUS FLOWER = Estranged love
MAGNOLIA = Love of nature; Magnificence
MARIGOLD = Mental anguish
MIMOSA = Sensitiveness; Courtesy
MINT FLOWER = Virtue
MISTLETOE = "I surmount all difficulties"
MOONFLOWER = Goddess attunement.Psychic sensitivity.
MORNING GLORY = Affection
MOUNTAIN ASH = Perseverance against the odds.
OAKMOSS = Prosperity and abundance
ORANGE BLOSSOM = "Your purity equals your beauty"
PANSY OR HEARTEASE = Thoughts
PASSION FLOWER = Faith if erect; superstition if reversed
SWEET PEA = Departure; Delicate pleasures
PEACH BLOSSOM = "I am your captive"
PERIWINKLE = Sweet remembrances
PHLOX = Unanimity
PINK JASMINE = Growth through pleasure; relinquishing pain.
Sensitivity, intimacy, sexuality.
POPPY = Consolation of sleep
PRIMROSE = Early youth and sadness
PURPLE CLOVER = Provident
RHODODENDRON = Danger; Beware
ROSE = Love
ROSE GERANIUM = Draws beauty into one's life .
SNAPDRAGON = Presumption
SNOWDROP = Hope; Consolation
SPRING CROCUS = Youthful gladness
STRAWBERRY = Draws sweetness and playfulness into one's life.
SUNFLOWER = False riches
TULIP, RED = Declaration of love
TULIP, YELLOW = Hopeless love
VIOLET, BLUE = Faithfulness
VIOLET, YELLOW = Rural happiness
WATER LILY = Eloquence; Purity of heart
WHITE DAISY = "I will think of it"
WHITE VIOLET = Candor
WISTERIA = "Welcome, fair stranger"
YELLOW DAY LILY = Flirtations; Coquetry
ZINNIA = Thoughts of absent friends; Repels jealousy or greed.
Magical Herb Correspondences
Herbs, resins, and other organic materials can be used in a variety of forms such as their natural form, dried, or in oils, powders, and incenses. And while there may be differences in the way they are used, the properties of the herbs and resins and their effects remain the same.
Herb applies to a wide range of plants, including: grasses, trees, shrubs, weeds, roots, barks, and the flowers of any plant used for healing, magic spells and rituals, witchcraft, Wicca, or other purposes. Resins are concentrated, partially dehydrated derivatives of the liquid or sap of trees and plants and are commonly used in the same manner as herbs. Animal products like musk andambergris are used similarly to resins and herbs, but primarily for their scents.
Herbs and their by-products have been used for thousands of years by humans and other animals for healing. Even lower life forms are familiar with the benefits gained through the ingestion or application of certain plants. Likewise with the magical aspects of herbs, only this use is limited to humans. For thousands of years humans have used herbs and herbal concoctions for with the intent of altering their world.
Herbs have many possible uses:
- Charms and Sachets
- Incense
- Bath
- Oils
- Teas
The correspondences listed here include each herb's botanical name, common name, ruling planet, dominant element, any associated deity, and its magical properties. This list is no way fully comprehensive. It is offered only as a basis for further research and as a CURIO for personal entertainment purposes ONLY.
The first two lists are "quick and dirty" references. The table is a more comprehensive list of the various herbs and their correspondences.
SUN: peony, sunflower, saffron, cinnamon, laurel
MOON: hyssop, rosemary, moonflower, moonwort, garlic
MARS: garlic, tobacco, wolfsbane
MERCURY: fennel/finoccchio, mint, parsley
JUPITER: basil, mint, henbane
VENUS: lavender, vervain, coriander, laurel
SATURN: rue, cummin, hemlock, mandrake
Angelica: Protects from evil.
Ash (wood): Invincibility.
Balm Melissa: All healing. It's reputed to repel illness.
Betony: Protection against evil spirits.
Borage (flowers): Gives courage.
Bracken: Fern seeds gathered at midsummer are golden and were user to make the wearer invisible and also bring gold.
Briar Rose: Protects from bites of dogs or snakes.
Clover (flowers and leaves): Brings good luck and assists with clairvoyance.
Daisy: Innocence and love.
Dill: Love.
Eglantine (sweet briar): Pleasure.
Elder (use only twigs, do not cut tree): Revered by the Ancients; Elder brings wisdom, joy and delight.
Elm: Childbirth (it is associated with Embla, the first woman in Norse mythology).
Fennel: A sacred herb held in great respect by the Ancients. Wards off evil spirits, bestows strength, courage, and prolongs life.
Harebell: The flower of witches, who used its juice as part of their flying ointment. It is associated with seeing fairies, goblins and earth spirits. It was also thought to bring bad luck..
Hawthorn: Marriage and fertility (not a very attractive smell).
Hay: Pregnancy and fertility.
Hazel (use wood): Sacred in Celtic mythology for fertility and immortality. Wards off rheumatism. This is one of the most popular woods for making sorcerer's wands and dowsing rods.
Heather: Luck.
Honeysuckle: Fidelity and affection. Those who wear it will dream of their own true love.
House Leek (chicks and hens): Keeps evil away and the wearer will never be struck by lightning.
Hyssop (hyacinth): Purifying, cleansing.
Jasmine: Attraction.
Lady's Mantle: For women's problems. Use the pearl of dew that gathers on the leaves at dawn. Causes change in your life, brings luck. Aids spirituality.
Lavender: relaxing and stress relieving.
Lilac: Luck, love.
Lily of the Valley: Counters spells, attracts fairies.
Marjoram: Peace, happiness, joy.
May flowers: The base of the old wild magick. May flowers bring both adventure and chaos into your life.
Mint: Sharpens the mind.
Mistletoe: Energy, fertility, immortality.
Mulberry: Headaches.
Mullein: Asthma, protection from evil.
Nettle: One of the nine sacred herbs of the Anglo Saxons. Protection against demons and evil spells.
Oak : A sacred plant. Protection by the gods, strength, long life.
Onion: Protection against lung illnesses, colds, flu, and the plague, fends off evil spirits.
Orchids: Desire.
Peony wood: A powerful charm against evil.
Poppy: A charm to assist those bewitched into love.
Primrose: Used by the Ancients to see fairies.
Rose: Pure love.
Rosemary: Good memory, friendship, fidelity.
Rue: Luck and protection against the evil eye, freedom.
Saffron: Aphrodisiac.
Sage: Longevity, prosperity (do not cut this plant with metal).
Snowdrop: Used to quicken the passing of sorrow.
Sow Thistle: Increases strength and stamina, repels witches, invisibility from enemies.
St Johns Wort: Considered the most potent of herbs for driving away evil spirits and spells.
Strawberry: Sensuality.
Sweet pea: Good fortune.
Thyme: Relives giddiness and nightmares.
Violet: Love, humility, honesty, virtue.
Walnut: Robs an evil spirit of mobility, repels insects. It is the tree of Jupiter and brings the Gods' blessings.
Wheat: Gaia's blessings, as it contains the spirit of the earth and harvest. Used for growth and fertility.
Willow: To ease sorrow and the loss of a love.
Yew: A sacred tree. Protection against evil. Do not cut the tree, gather only from the ground.
Common Name
Botanical Name
Alternate Names
Element
Planet
Deities
Magical Properties
Acacia
Acacia senegal
Cape Gum, Egyptian Thorn, Gum Arabic, Hachah, Wattle Bark
Air, Fire
Sun
Astarte, Diana, Ishtar, Osiris, Ra
Protection,psychicenhancement, anointing altars, tranquility
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Buffalo Herb, Lucerne, Purple Medic
Earth
Venus, Jupiter
Green Goddess, Demeter, Ogun, Venus
Fertility,abundance
Allspice
Pimenta officinalis
Jamaica Pepper, Pimento
Fire, Earth
Mars, Venus
Aphrodite, Venus
Communication, compassion, determination, energy, healing,money, luck
Almond
Amygdalus communis
Greek Nuts, Shakad
Air
Mercury, Venus
Artemis, Attis, Hecate, Hermes, Mercury, Thoth
Compassion, fertility, money, prosperity, wisdom
Amber Resin
N/A
N/A
Earth
Jupiter, Moon
N/A
Stability, self-confidence, protection, peace
Ambergris
N/A
N/A
Earth, Water
Venus, Mars
Jupiter, Zeus
Animals, commanding, emotion, love, passion
Angelica
Angelica archangelica
Archangel, GardenAngelica, Masterwort
Fire
Sun
Atlantis, Venus
Protection, exorcism
Anise
Pimpinella anisum
Aniseed, Anneys
Air
Jupiter, Mercury
Apollo, Hermes, Legba, Mercury, Oshun, Ra, Tho
Consecration, divination, prevent nightmares, protection, purification, youth
Anise, Star
Illicium verum
Chinese Anise
Air
Jupiter, Moon
Apollo, Hermes, Legba, Mercury, Ra,
Consecration, banishing negative
Apple
Pyrus malus
Fruit of the Gods, Fruit of the Underworld, Silver Brough, Silver Branch, Tree of Love
Water
Venus
Aphrodite, Athene, Diana, Dionysus, Hera, Iduna, Olwen, Zeus
Love, friendship, immortality
Balm of Gilead
Populus candicans, commiphora opobalsamum
Balessan, Balm Mint, Balsam Tree, Balsumodendron Gileadensis, Bechan, Mecca Balsam, Poplar Buds
Water, Fire
Venus, Jupiter
Venus
Inspiration, knowledge, new love, mend broken heart, protection, strength
Basil
Ocymum basilium
Alabahaca, American Dittany, Common Basil, Herb of Kings, St Josephswort, Sweet Basil, Witches' Herb
Fire
Mars
Aradia, Ares, Erzulie, Jupiter, Krishna, Loki, Mars, Obatala, Ogoun, St. Joseph, Seth, Vishnu
Clairvoyance, commanding, divination, exorcism, harmony, honesty, love, protection,psychic development, purification,wealth
Bay
Laurus nobilis
Baie, Bay Laurel, Daphne, Greecian Laurel, Laurier d'Apollon, Laurier Sauce, Lorbeer, Noble Laurel, Roman Laurel, Sweet Bay, True Laurel
Fire
Sun, Jupiter
Aesculapius, Apollo, Ceres, Delphi, Eros, Faunus
Wsdom, protection, clairvoyance, purification
Bayberry
Berberis vulgaris, Myrica cerifera
Berberis Dumetorum, Berbery, Candleberry, Pipperidge Bush, Tallow Shrub, Wax Myrtle, Wachsgagle
Earth
Jupiter
N/A
Money, good luck, peace, harmony, well-being
Benzoin Gum Resin
Stryax benzoin
Ben, Benjamen, Gum Benzoin, Siamese Benzoin
Air
Sun, Mars
Aphrodite, Ares, Freya, Hathor, Khephera, Mut, Venus
Purification, prosperity, concentration
Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa, mentha citrata
Orange mint
Air
Mercur
Hermes, Mercury, Fortuna
Hex-breaking, Money
Blessed Thistle
Cnicus benedictus
Holy Thistle
Earth
Moon
Great Mother, Gaia, Pan
Purification, protection, hex-breaking spells, motherhood
Buckeye
Aseculus Hippocastanum
Horse Chestnut
N/A
Jupiter
N/A
Attracts money, luck, wards off aches and pains
Buckthorn
Rhamnus spp.
N/A
Water
Saturn
Elves
Protection, exorcism, wishes, legal matters, elf Magic
Burdock
Arctium lappa
Beggar's Buttons, Clot-Bur, Cockle Buttons, Fox's Clote, Happy Major, Lappa, Love Leaves, Personata, Philanthropium, Thorny Burr
Water, Earth
Venus
Venus, Gaea, Oshun
Protection, healing, Earth Magic
Camphor
Cinnamomum Camphora
Laurel Camphor, Gum Camphor
Water
Moon, Saturn
Artemis, Chandra
Resurrects past-life memories, stimulates psychic awareness, health, divination
Carnation
Dianthus carophyllus
Gillies, Gilliflower, Jove's Flower, Nelka, Scaffold Flower, Sops-in-Wine
Fire
Sun
Jupiter
Protection, strength, healing, vitality
Cascara Sagrada
Rhamnus purshiana
Sacred Bark, Cascara, Chittem Bark
Fire
Sun
N/A
Legal matters, money, protection
Cat's Claw
Unicaria tomentosa
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Protection, prosperity, money drawing
Catnip
Nepeta cataria
Catnep, Catmint, Cat's-wort, Field Balm, Nepeta, Nip
Water
Venus
Bast, Sekhmet
Cat Magic, attracts good spirits, love, luck, beauty, celebration
Cedar
Cedarus spp.
N/A
Fire, Air
Sun, Mercury
Amun Ra, Baalat, Cernunnos, Indra, Isis, Jupiter, Odin, Osiris, Pan, Poseidon, Wotan
Healing, courage, purification, protection, money, hex-breaking
Chamomile
Anthemis nobilis, Matricaria chamomilla
Camomyle, Earth Apple, Ground Apple, Manzanilla (Spanish). Maythen, Whig Plant
Water
Sun, Mercury
Cernunnos, Karnayna, Mercury, Oshun, Ra, St. Anne, Sun Gods
Sleep, meditation, money, love, purification, luck
Cherry
Prunus avium
Sweet Cherry
Water
Venus
Venus, Oya
Divination, love
Chickweed
Stellaria media
Adder's Mouth, Indian Chickweed, Passerina, Satin Flower, Starweed, Starwort, Stitchwort, Tongue Grass, Winterweed
Water
Moon
Venus, Hera, Brigid, Oya
Fidelity, love
Cinnamon
Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Sweet Wood
Fire
Sun
Aesclepius, Aphrodite, Helios, Mercury, Hermes, Oshun, Ra, Venus
Healing, knowledge, love, lust, power, protection, psychic awareness, spirituality, success
Cinquefoil
Potentilla reptans L.
Crampweed, Five-Fingers, Five Finger Grass, Five Leaf, Goose Tansy, Goosegrass, Moor Grass, Silverweed
Fire
Jupiter, Mercury
Mother Goddess, Jupiter, Voodoo pantheon
Safety during travel, wealth, money, healing, removing hexes
Clove
Eugenia caryophyllata
Eugenia Aromatica
Fire
Jupiter, Sun
Egyptian deities
Money, love, lust, exorcism, protection
Clover
Trifolium pratense
Honey, Honeystalks, Shamrock, Three-Leaved Grass, Trefoil, Trifoil
Air
Mercury
Artemis, Rowan
Protection, money, love, fidelity, success, exorcism
Coltsfoot
Tussilago Farfara
Ass's Foot, Bullsfoot, Coughwort, Hallfoot, Horsehoof, Foalswort, Fieldhove, Donnhove, Pas d'âne (French)
Water
Venus
Chiron, Venus
Peace, tranquility, promotes visions, used in spells involving animals
Comfrey
Symphytum officinale
Ass Ear, Blackwort, Boneset, Bruisewort, Common Comfrey, Consolida,Consound, Gum Plant, Knitback, Knitbone, Slippery Root, Wallwort, Yalluc
Water
Saturn
Chiron, Oya
Healing, money, travel safety
Copal Resin
Bursera fagaroides
N/A
Fire
Sun
N/A
Love, purification
Cyclemen
Cyclamen hederaefolium
Groundbread, Sowbread, Swine Bread
Water
Venus
Hecate
Love, truth, fertility, happiness
Cypress
Cupressus sempervirens
Tree of Death
Earth
Saturn
Aphrodite, Apollo, Astarte, Artemis, Cupid, Hekat, Hebe, Jupiter, Mithras, Pluto, Zoroaster
Comfort, easing feelings of loss, longevity, healing, protection
Damiana
Turnera aphrodisiaca, Turnera diffusa
Mexican damiana
Fire
Mars
Pan, Oshun
Lust, love, visions
Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Blowball, Cankerwort, Lion's Tooth, Piss-a-bed, Priest's Crown, Puffball, Swine Snout, White Endive, Wild Endive
Air
Jupiter, Mars
Hecate, Helios, Yemaya
Divination, wishes, calling spirits
Dill
Anethum graveolens
Aneton, Dill Weed, Dilly, Garden Dill
Fire
Mercury
Mercury, Brigid
Love, lust, money, protects children
Dragon's Blood Resin
Daemomorops draco
Calamus Draco, Draconis Resina, Sanguis draconis, Dragon's Blood Palm, Blume.
Fire
Mars
N/A
Power amplifier, protection, love, banishing, potency
Elder Berry
Sambucus nigra
Sweet Elder, Tree of Doom, Pipe Tree, Witch's Tree, Old Lady
Water
Venus
Triple Goddess, Devas, Holda
Nature Magic, releases spells, protection, exorcism
Elder Flowers
Sambucus nigra
Black Elder, Common Elder, Pipe Tree, Bore Tree, Bour Tree, Hylder, Hylantree, Eldrum, Ellhorn, Hollunder, Sureau
Water
Venus
N/A
Seeking knowledge, Crone Magic
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus globulus
Blue Gum Tree, Stringy Bark Tree
Water
Moon
Ogun
Healing, Australian Aboriginal Magic, protection
Eyebright
Euphrasia officinalis
Euphrasia, Casse-lunette, Augentröst
Air
Sun
Euphrosyne
Memory, clairvoyance, seeking truth
Feverfew
Chrysanthemum parthenium, Tanacetum parthenium
Pyrethrum Parthenium, Featherfew, Featherfoil, Flirtwort, Bachelor's Buttons
N/A
Venus
N/A
Protection from accidents
Five Finger Grass
(see cinquefoil)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Frankincense Resin
Boswellia carteri
N/A
Fire
Sun
Adonis, Apollo, Bael, Ra
Spirituality, protection, exorcism, consecration
Galangal Root
Alpinia officinarum, Alpinia galanga
Galanga, China Root, India Root, East India Catarrh Root, Lesser Galangal, Rhizoma Galangae, Gargaut, Colic Root, Kaempferia Galanga
Fire
Mars
Mars
Courage, strength, avoiding legal problems, hex-breaking, adding power to spells
Gardenia
N/A
N/A
Water
Moon
N/A
Love, peace, healing, spirituality
Garlic
Allium sativum
N/A
Fire
Mars
Hecate, Ogun
Banishing, exorcising, protection
Geranium
Pelargoneum graveolens
N/A
N/A
Venus
N/A
Fertility, health, love
Ginger
Zingiber officinale
N/A
Fire
Mars
Mars, Ares
Success, power, money, love, passion, inspiration
Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo Biloba
N/A
N/A
N/A
Contact spirits
Ginseng
Panax quinquefolium
N/A
Fire
Sun
N/A
Attracting love, luck, health, wishes
Golden Seal Root
Hydrastis canadensis
Eye Balm, Eye Root, Ground Raspberry, Jaundice Root, Indian Dye, IIndian Tumeric, Orange Root, Wamera, Wild Curcuma, Yellow Puccoon
Fire
Sun
Helios
Healing, money
Gota Kola
Centella asiatica
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Meditation, mental stimulation
Hawthorn Berry
Crataegus oxyacantha
Faery Tree, May, Mayblossom, Quick, Thorn, Whitethorn, Haw, Hazels, Gazels, Halves, Hagthorn, Ladies' Meat, Bread and Cheese Tree
Fire
Mars, Moon
Faeries, Ogun
Wishes, fertility, chastity
Heliotrope
Heliotropium peruviana
N/A
Fire
Sun
N/A
Money, Gaining power
Hemlock
Conium maculatum
N/A
Water
Saturn
N/A
Astral projection, purification
Hibiscus
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Kharkady
Water
Venus
Kali, Shango, Venus
Love, lust, divination
Honeysuckle
Lonicera caprifolium
Dutch Honeysuckle, Goat's Leaf
Earth
Jupiter, Moon
Selene, Luna
Money drawing, psychic awareness, memory, healing, power,honesty
Hops Flowers
Humulus Lupulus
Beer Flower
Air
Mars
Thoth, Isis, Hygeia, Hypno
Healing, sleep
Hyacinth
Hyacinthus nonscriptus
N/A
Water
Venus
Apollo, Hyacinthus
Love, protection
Hyssop
Hyssopus officinalis
Yssop, Hyssop Herb, Ysopo
Fire
Jupiter
Obatala
Purification, protection, banishing
Jasmine Flowers
Jasminum officinale
Jessamin, Moonlight on the Grove
Water
Moon
Venus
Love, prophetic visions and dreams, money, sleep, love, healing, health, meditation
John the Conqueror
Ipomoea purga, I. jalapa
High John, High John the Conqueror, John the Conqueror, Jalap Root
Fire
Mars
N/A
Money, love, happiness, hex-breaking, protection
Juniper Berries
Juniperus communis
Genévrier, Ginepro, Enebro, Gemeiner Wachholder
Fire
Sun
N/A
Protection, health, increases psychic powers
Kava Kava Root
Piper Methysticum
Ava, Intoxicating Pepper, Ava Pepper
N/A
Saturn
Lono, Kane, Kanaloa
Seeking visions, luck, protection
Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Spike, Elf leaf, Nardus
Air
Mercury
Aradia, Hecate
Chastity, love, peace, happiness, clairvoyance, longevity, sleep, protection
Lemon
Citrus Limonum
Citrus medica, Citrus Limonum, Citronnier, Neemoo, Leemoo, Limoun, Limone
Water
Moon
N/A
Longevity, moon magic, purification, love, friendship
Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalis
Melissa, Bee Balm, Sweet Balm, Lemon Balm
Water
Moon
N/A
Esbat rituals, love, healing
Lemongrass
Cymbopogon citratus
N/A
Air
Mercury, Moon
Moon Goddess
Lust, psychic powers, repel snakes
Licorice Root
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Lacris, Lacrisse, Lycorys, Reglisse, Sweet Root
Water, Fire
Venus
N/A
Lust, passion, fidelity
Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Common Lilac
Water
Venus
N/A
Protection, banishing ghosts
Lily of the Valley
Convallaria magalis
May Lily, Convallaria, Our Lady's Tears, Convall-lily, Lily Constancy, Ladder-to-Heaven, Jacob's Ladder, Male Lily
Air
Mercury
Maia
Peace, harmony, love
Lotus
Nymphaea lotus
N/A
Water
Moon
Egyptian gods, Indian gods, Hermes, Oshun, Osiris
Spirituality, love, protection
Mace
Myristica fragrans
Arillus Myristicae, Myristica officinalis, Myristica moschata, Macis, Muscadier
Air
Mercury
N/A
Enhancing psychic abilities, luck
Magnolia
Magnolia acuminata
Cucumber Tree, Magnoliae cortex, Blue Magnolia, Swamp Sassafras, Magnolia Tripetata
Earth
Venus
N/A
Peace, nature spells, hair growth
Mandrake
Podophyllum pelatum
Manroot, Circeium, Gallows, Herb of Circe, Mandragor, Raccoon Berry, Ladykins, Womandrake, Sorcerer's Root, Wild Lemon
Fire
Mercury, Saturn
Aphrodite, Circe
Protection, power, magic, fertility, money, love
Marigold
Calendula officinalis
Caltha officinalis, Golds, Ruddes, Mary Gowles, Oculus Christi, Pot Marigold, Marygold, Fiore d'ogni mese, Solis Sponsa
Fire
Sun
N/A
Protection, prophetic visions and dreams, legal matters, psychic powers
Milk Thistle Seed
Silybum marianum
N/A
Fire
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mistletoe
Viscum album, Phoradendron flavescens
All-heal, Birdlime, Devil's Fuge, Golden Bough, Holy Wood, Misseltoe, Druid's Bough
Air
Sun
Cernunnos, Oak King, Herne, Odin
Protection, love, fertility, health, exorcism
Motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
Lion's ear, Lion's tail, Roman Motherwort, Throwwort
N/A
N/A
Ogun
Ease childbirth, female strength
Mugwort
Artemisia Vulgaris
Felon Herb, St. John's Plant, Cingulum Sancti Johannis, Artemis Herb, Naughty Man, Old Man, Sailor's Tobacco
Earth
Venus, Moon
Artemis, St. John, Diana, Sif, Isis, Lakshmi, Aida Wedo
Strength, psychic powers, healing, astral projection
Musk
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Athena, Shiva, Thoth
Courage, fertility, lust
Mustard Seed
Sinapis alba
yellow mustard, white mustard
Fire
Mars
N/A
Purification, Voodoo charms
Myrrh Resin
Commiphora molmol
Balsamodendron Myrrha, Commiphora Myrrha, Molmol, Mirra, Morr. Didin, Didthin, Bowl
Water
Moon
Cybele, Demeter, Hecate, Juno, Oshun, Rhea, Saturn
Spirituality, healing, protection, exorcism, transformation, consecration
Narcissus
Narcissus spp.
Asphodel, Daffy-Down-Lily, Fleur de Coucou, Goose Leek, Lent-Lily, Porillon
Venus
Water
N/A
Peace and harmony, love, fertility, luck
Nettle
Urtica dioica, Ortiga ancha
Stinging Nettle, Beggar's Lice
Fire
Mars
Thor, Helios, Ra, Chango, Apollo, Oya, Shango
Protection, Healing, Lust, Exorcism, Spell-Breaking, Confidence
Nutmeg
Myristica fragrans
Nux Moschata, Myristica aromata, Myristica
Fire
Mercury
N/A
Fidelity, luck, money, health, psychic abilities, visions, scrying
Oak Moss
Evernia prunastri
N/A
Earth
Jupiter
Cernunnos, Herne, woodland Gods
Money drawing
Orange
Citrus sinensis
Bigarade Orange, Portugal Orange, China Orange, Citrus dulcis
Fire
Sun
N/A
Divination, love, luck, money, harmony, joy, warmth
Orris Root
Iris germanica florentina
Florentine Iris, Queen Elizabeth Root
Water
Venus
Aphrodite, Erzulie, Venus
Love, attraction, harmonious relationships
Passion Flower
Passiflora incarnata
May Pops, passion vine, purple passion flower, Grandilla, Maracoc
Water
Venus
Hypnos, Hestia, Yemaya
Peace, sleep, friendship, calming
Patchouli
Pogostemon cablin
Pucha-pot, Patchouly
Earth
Saturn, Venus
Gaia, Saturn, Pan
Fertility, lust, money, protection, divination
Pennyroyal
Mentha pulegium
Lurk-in-the-Ditch, Mosquito Plant, Run-by-the-Ground, Squaw Mint
Fire
Mars
Demeter
Strength, protection, peace
Pepper, Black
Piper nigrum
Piper
Fire
Mars
N/A
Protection, strength, irritation, lust, warding charms
Peppermint
Mentha piperita
Brandy Mint, Lammint
Fire
Mars
Zeus
Love, psychic awareness, lust, mental stimulant, energy
Pine
Pinus pinaste
N/A
Air
Mars
Artemis, Astarte
Healing, protection, exorcism, fertility, money
Plumeria
Plumeria acutifolia
Graveyard Flowers, Melta, Temple Tree
Water
Venus
Buddha
Love
Poppy
Papaver somniferum
Opium Poppy, Mawseed
Water
Moon
Venus
Love, lust
Primrose
Primula vulgaris
English Cowslip, Butter Rose, Password
Earth
Venus
Freya
Protection, love
Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
N/A
Water
Venus
Innana, Isis, Oshun
Love, protection
Red Clover Tops
Trifolium pratense
Honeystalks, Shamrock, Trefoil, Trifoil
N/A
Mercury
Rowan
Luck, protection, success, anti-hexing, love
Rose
Rosa centifolia
N/A
Water
Venus
Adonis, Aphrodite, Aurora, Cupid, Hulda, Freya, Eros
Love, beauty, psychic powers, divination, healing, luck, protection
Rose Hips
Rosa canina
N/A
N/A
Venus
N/A
Love
Rose Geranium
Pelagonium graveolens
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Protection, fertility, love, health
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Elf Leaf, Sea Dew, Guardrobe, Polar Plant , Compass Weed, Dew of the Sea, Mary's Cloak, Stella Maria, Star of the Sea, Incensier
Fire
Sun
Virgin Mary, Elves, Sea spirits
Strega magic, mental powers, youth, protection, love, lust, purification, sleep, exorcism
Rowan
N/A
Mountain Ash, Delight of theye, Quickbane, Ran Tree, Rowanberry, Thor's Helper, Wicken-tree, Wiky, Wild Ash, Witch Bark, Witchwood
Fire
Sun
Aphrodite, Druidic deities, Thor
Protection, psychic abilities, magical power, success, anti-haunting
Rue
N/A
Goats-rue, Herb of Grace, Garden Rue, Mother of Herbs, Rewe, Ruta
Fire
Sun, Mars
Aradia, Pan, Diana, Hecate
Mental powers, protection, love, curse-breaking, reversing
Sage
Salvia officianalis
Garden Sage, Red Sage
Earth, Air
Jupiter, Saturn
Consus, Obatala, Chiron
Wisdom, animal guides, wishes, immortality
Sandalwood
Santalum spicatum
N/A
Water
Moon, Sun
Venus
Spirituality, protection, wishes, healing, exorcism
Sassafras
Smilax ornata
N/A
Fire
Jupiter
N/A
Health, money
Saw Palmetto Berries
Serenoa repens
Dwarf Palm Tree, Cabbage Palm, Sabal
N/A
N/A
Shango
N/A
Scullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora
Helmet Flower, Madweed, Hoodwort
Water
Saturn
Hera, Obatala
Love, relaxation, peace, fidelity
Slippery Elm Bark
Ulmus rubra
Sweet Elm, Indian Elm, Moose Elm, Red Elm
Air
Saturn, Mercury
N/A
Anti-gossip, persuasion
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
Green Mint, Garden Mint, Lamb Mint, Mismin, Yerba Buena
Water
Venus
Mercury
Healing, love, mental powers, money
Spikenard
Aralia racemosa
Bitter Root, Nard, Nardo
Water
Venus
N/A
Good luck, fidelity, health, attraction
Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
N/A
Water, Earth
Venus
Freya
Love, luck, beauty, divination
Sweet Pea
N/A
N/A
Water
Venus
N/A
Friendship, courage, strength
Tangerine
Citrus reticulata
N/A
Fire
Sun
N/A
Psychic powers, mental powers
Tea Tree
Melaleuca alternifolia
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Healing, anti-fungal (medicinal)
Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Garden Thyme, Common Thyme
Water
Venus
N/A
Health, courage, purification, attracting faeries
Tobacco
Nicotiana Tabacum
N/A
Fire
Mars
N/A
Banishing
Tonka Beans
Dipteryx odorata
Tonqua, Wish Beans, Coumaria Nut, Tonquin Bean
Water
Venus
N/A
Love, luck, money, courage, wishes
Valerian Root
Valeriana officinalis
Garden Heliotrope, Graveyard Dust, Phu, Setwell, Vandal Root
Water, Earth
Venus, Pluto, Mercury
Obatala
Sleep, love, mending quarrels
Vanilla
Vanilla planifolia
N/A
Water
Venus
N/A
Magical powers, mental powers, love, lust, rejuvenation
Vervain (verbena)
Verbena officinalis
Brittanica, Enchanter's Plant, Herba Sacra, Juno's Tears, Holy Wort, Lemon Verbena, Van-Van
Earth, Air
Venus
Aphrodite, Aradia, Artemis, Cerridwen, Hecate, Hermes, Innana, Isis, Juno, Jupiter, Kali, Mars, Thor, Venus, Zeus
Love, protection, purification, peace, money, youth, healing
Vetivert
Vetiveria zizaniodes
Khus-Khus, Van-Van Root
Earth
Venus
Pan, Aphrodite
hex-breaking, peace, luck, love, protection, exorcism, Voodoo Magic
Violet
Viola odorata
Sweet Violet, Wild Violet, Blue Violet
Water, Air
Venus
Faeries, Io
Animal guide work, beauty, wishes, peace, love, luck, lust, protection, transformation
Wild Cherry Bark
Prunus serotina
Sweet Cherry, Chokecherry, Virginian Prune, Black Cherry
N/A
Venus
Aphrodite, Freya, Kwan Yin
Love, romance, seduction, compassion
Witches Grass
Agropyrum repens
Couch Grass Rhizomes, Twitch-grass, Scotch Quelch, Quick-grass, Dog-grass
N/A
Jupiter
N/A
Happiness, lust, love, exorcism
Wormwood
Artemisia absintium
Absinthe, Old Woman, Crown for a King, Green Ginger
Fire
Mars, Moon
Isis, Artemis, Diana, Lakshmi, Aida Wedo, Sif, Innana
Psychic powers, animals, calling spirits, protection, love, transformation
Yarrow Flowers
Achillea millefolium
Arrow Root, Bloodwort, Death Flower, Devil's Nettle, Lady's Mantle, Soldier's Woundwort, Thousandleaf, Millefoil, Achillea, Carpenter's Weed, Knight's Milfoil, Sanguinary
Water, Earth
Venus, Saturn
Oshun, Yemaya
Courage, happy marriage, love, psychic powers, exorcism, longevity
Yerba Mate
Ilex paraguariensis
Mate, Green Mate, Paraguay Te
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon californicum
Bear Weed, Consumptive's Weed, Gum Bush, Holy Herb, Mountain Balm, Sacred Herb, Tarweed
Earth
Saturn
N/A
Beauty, healing, psychic powers, protection, spiritual strength
Ylang Ylang
Cananga odorata
N/A
Water
N/A
N/A
Faery magic, love, lust, peace