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Benzoin ( Styrax benzoin)

Folk Names: Ben, Benjamen, Gum Benzoin, Siam Benzoin, Siamese Benzoin.

Gender: Masculine

Plaent: Sun

Element: Air

Powers: Purification, Prosperity

Magical Uses: Burn benzoin to purify, and add to purification incenses. A fine " clearing" herb.

Bergamon, Orange ( Mentha citrata)

Folk Names: Bergamon, Orange Mint

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Mercury

Element: Air

Powers: Money

Magical Uses: The leaves of the oragne bergamon are slipped into wallets and purses to attract money. Fresh leaves are also rubbed onto money before spedning it to ensure its return.

Bergamont, Wild ( Monarada fistulosa)

Folk names: Horsemint, Bee balm, Monarda

Gender: Feminine

Element: Air

Power: Clarity

Magical Uses: Wild bergamon can be used to bring clarity and good working order to the surgace of any situation.

Be-Still (Thevetia peruviana, T. nereifolia) POISON

Folk names: Trumpet flower, Yellow Oleander, Flor Del Peru, Lucky nut.

Power: Luck

Magical uses: In sri lanka, the seeds are known as "lucky beans" and are worn as talismans or chamrs to attract luck.

 

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Betony, Wood ( Stachys betonica, Stachys officinalis, Betonica officinalis)

Folk names: Bishopwort, Lousewort, Purple Betony

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Jupiter

Element: Fire

Powers: Protection, Purification, Love

Magical uses: Betony has long been celebrated as a protective and purification herb.

Birch ( Betula pendula, B. pubescens)

Folk Names: Beithe, Bereza, Berke, Beth, Bouleau, Lady of the woods.

Gender : Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Deity: Thor

Powers: Protection, Exorcism, Purification

Magical Uses: Birch twings have been used to exorcise spirits by gently striking possessed people or animals, since the birch is a purificatory or cleansing herb.

Bistort ( Polygonum bistorta)

Folk Names: Dragonwort, Easter Giant, English Serpentary, Osterick, Passions, Patience Dock, Snake weed

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Saturn

Element: Earth

Powers: Psychic powers, Fertility

Magical uses: Carry bistort if you wish to conceive. Burn with frankincense to improve psychic powers, or when using divination.

The infusion sprinkled about a place will drive out poltergeists.

BitterSweet ( Celastrus scandens-American Bittersweet: Poision)

Folk Names: ((American Bittersweet)); Wax Work, False Bittersweet. (( For European Bittersweet)); Violet Bloom, Felonwort, Woody Nightshade, Scarlet Berry, Dulcamara, Bitter Nightshade.

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Mercury

Element: Air

Powers: Protection, Healing

Magical uses: Some bittersweet placed beneath the pillow will help you in forgetting a past love. The bittersweet is also used to protect against and to remove evil from both humans and animals, by tying a small piece of the herb somewhere on the body. Tied to the neck, bittersweet cures veritigo or dizziness of the head, according to culpeper.

Blackberry ( Rubus villosus)

Folk Names: Bly, Bramble, Dewberry.

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Deity: Brigit

Powers: Healing, Money , Protection

Ritual uses: Blackberry was considered to be sacred to some of the old pagan deities of europe, and was used in worshiop. To the present day, blackberry pies are baked on Lughnasadh by some of the wiccans in commemoration of the harvest, seen poetically as the death of the God.

 

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Bladderwrack ( Fucus vesiculosus; various other plants)

Folk Names: Bladder Fucus, Cutweed, Kelp, Sea spirit,Seawreck, Meeriche, Sea Oak, Black tang

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Moon

Element: WAter

Powers: Protection, sewa spells, wind spells, money, psychic powers

Magical uses: Seaweeds generally give proection to those at sea, or those who are flying over it. Therefore, intercontinental travellers should carry this plant. It is also used in sea spells to summon the spirits of the sea, by throwing itinot the waves and calling them. This will gain their favor and they will aid your magic.

Bleeding hearts ( Dicentra spectabilis or D. formosa)

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: WAter

Powers: Love

Magical use: Crush the flower, If the juice is red, your love has a heart full of love for you. But if it is white, he or she doesn't love you.

Bloodroot[/u (( Sanguinaria canadensis)

Folk Names: King Root, REd Root, Tetterword

Gender: Masculine

Planet: mars

Element: Fire

powers: Love, Protection,Purification

Magical uses: The root is carried or worn to draw love, It is also carried to avert evil spells and negativity. Place near doorways and windowsill so the home will be protected.

BlueBell (( Campanula rotundifolia)

Folk Names: HareBell

Powers: Luck, Truth

Magical Uses: If you can turn a bluebell inside out without tearing or damaging it, you will eventually have the one you love. The next time you see a bluebell, pick it u and repeat the following words. " Bluebell , Bluebell bring me some luck, before tomorrow night"
Slip it into your shoe to seal the spell.
Anyone that wears a Bluebell is compelled to tell the truth no matter what.

BlueBerry ( Vaccinum frondosum, V. angustifolium)

Folk Names: Bilberry

Power: Protection

Magical uses: Place some blueberries beneath the doormat to keep undesiratbles away from your property, or fro mentering your home. This protects against evil as well.

Blue Flag ( Iris versicolor) Poison!!!

Folk Names: Flag lily, Fleur-de-lys, Iris, Liver lily, Poison lily, Poison Flag< snake lily, Water Flag, Water Iris.

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Powers: Money

Magical uses: Carry the root for financial gain. The root is also placed in cash registers to increase business.

 

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Bodhi ( Ficus religiosa

Folk Names: Bo-tree, peepul tree, pipul, sacred tree

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Jupiter

Element: Air

Deity: Buddha, Vishnu

Powers: Fertility, Protection, Wisdom, Meditation

Ritual uses: The plant is sacred to vishnu who, like buddha, was said to have been born beaneath it. In the east, sacred fires are feed with its wood. Since Buddha also sat beneath this tree in meditation for six years, it is sacred to him, and the heart-shaped leaves still remble remembering the divine vibrations

Magical uses: If you feel evil near, simply circle this tree severa times and the evil shall flee in terror. Barren woman walk naked beaneath a bodhi tree to become fertile. Uses the leaves in meditaiton incense and all mistures designed to give wisdom.

Bonset ( Eupatorium perfoliatun)

Folk Names: Agueweed, Crosswort, Feverwort, Indian sage, Sweating plant, Teasel.

Gender:Feminine

PlanetZ: Saturn

Element: Water

Powers: Protection, Exoricism

Magical uses: The plant wards off evil spirits, Make an infusion and sprinkle about the house to drive away evil.

Borage ( Borago officinalis)

Folk names: Bugloss, Burrage, Herb of the gladness, Star flower, Borak, Lisan selvi.

Gender: masculine

Planet: Jupiter

Element: air

Powers: Courage, Psychic Powers.

Magical uses: Carry the the fesh blossoms to strengthen your courage, or place on in you buttone hole for protection when walking outdoors. A tea of borage induces psychic powers.

Bracken ( Pteriduium aquilinum)

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Mercury

Element: Air

Powers: Healing, Rain magiac, Prophetic dreams

Magical uses: If you burn bracken outside rain will fall. Bracken is also used for protection, healing and fertility. If the root is placed beaneath the pillow it causes solutions of problems to apper in dreams.

Brazil Nut ( Bertholletia excellsa)

Gender: masculine

Planet: Mercury

Element: Air

Powers: Love

Magical uses: Brings good luck in love affairs if carried as a talisman.

 

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Broom ( Cytisus scoparius) POISON

Folk Names: Banal, Basam, Besom, Bisom, Bizzon, Breeam, Broom tops, Brum.

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Mars

Element: Air

Powers: Purification, Protection, Wind spells, Divination

Magical uses: Broom is used in purification and protection spells, and is hung in the home to keep evil out. Also, an infusion of broom sprinkled through the house exorcises poltergeists.

Buchu ( Barosma betulina)

Folk Names: Bookoo, Bucoo, Buku, Oval Buchu, Short Buchuu

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Moon

Element: Water

Powers: Psychic Powers, Prophetic dreams

Magical uses: An infusion of buchu, when drunk, enables on to fortell the future.

Buckthorn ( Rhamnus catharticus)

Folk Names: Hart's Thorn

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Saturn

Element: Water

Powers: Protection, Exorcism, Wishes, Legal Matters

Magical uses: Branches of the buckthorn, placed near your doors and window, drive away all enchantments and sorceries, according to Dioscordies.


BuckWheat ( Fagopyrum spp.)

Folk Names: Beechwheat, Brank, French wheat.

Gender: Geminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Earth

Powers: Money, Proteciton

Magical uses: Grind the seeds and sprinkle around your house in a circle to keep evil from it ( or keep the pests coming to your house duh its food!)


Burdock ( Arctium lappa)

Folk Names: Bardana, Beggar's buttons,

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Powers: Protection, healing

Magical uses: Cas around the home to ward off negativity. Add to proteciont incenses and use in such spells. GAther burdock roots in the waning moon, dry and then cut them into small pieces.

 

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Cabbage ( Brassica oleracea)

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Moon

Element: Water

Powers: Luck

Magical Uses: Cabbage should be planted in the garden the first thing after a a couple has been married, If they wish to have good luck in their marriage and garden.

Cactus ( Few are poisonous, ingest only those used for food)

Powers: Protection, Chastity

Magical uses: Cacti of all kindsa re protective, owing to their spines. Grown indoors, they protect against unwanted intrusions and burglaries and also absorb Negativity. Outside, one cactus should be placed facing each direction, next to the house, to further protect it.
Cactus spines are sometimes used in witches bottles, and to mark symbols and words on candles and roots. Tese are then either carried or buried to release the power.

Calamus (Acorus calamus) ((poison: Several plants are sold under the name of calamus and two or those are very dangerous to take internally, so we recommend not using calamus internally.))

Folk Names: Galddon, Myrtle flag, Myrtle grass, Myrtle sedge, Sweet can, Sweet flag, Sweet grass.

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Moon

Element: Water

Powers: Luck, Healing, Money, Protection

Magical uses: The seeds are strung as beads and used for healing, or the powered root is used in healing incesnes and sachets. Small pieces of the root kept in all corners of the kitchen protect against hunger and poverty.

Camellia ( Camellia japonica)

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Moon

Element: Water

Powers: Riches

Magical uses: The camellia brings riches and luxury, and so is used in spells of this kind. Place the fresh blossoms in vessels of water on the altar during money and prosperity rituals.

Camphor ( Cinnamonum camphora) DO NOT USE IN THE FACES OF SMALL CHILDREN

Folk names: Kafoor, Camphire, Chang Nao

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Moon

Element: Water

Powers: Chasitiy, Health, Divination

Magical uses: Sniff to lessen sexual desire. Also place beside the bed for this purpose. A bag of camphor hung around the neck, prevents the contraction of colds and flu.

Caper ( Capparis spinosa)

Folk Names: Fakouha, Lasafa, Shafallah

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Powers: Potency, Lust, love

Magical uses: A man who suffers from impotency has but to eat some capers and he will be cured. The caper is also used in love and lust formulae.

 

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Caraway ( Carum Carvi)

Folk Names: Kummel, Alcaravea

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Mercury

Element: Air

Powers: Protection, Lust, Health, Anti-theft mental powers.

Magical Uses: The caraway serve as protection against Lilith as well as all manner of evil spirits( Is she really evil?)

Caradamon () Elettaria cardamonum)

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Deity: Erzulie

Powers: Lust, Love

Magical Uses: The ground seeds are added to warmed wine for aquick lust potion. They are also baked into apple pies for a wonder amatory pastry, and are added to love sachets and incenses.

Carnation( Dianthus carophyllus)

Folk Names: Gillies, Gilliflower, Jov's flower

Gender: Masculine

Planet: sun

Element: Fire

Deity: Jupiter

Powers: Protection, Strength, Healing

Magical uses: Worn during elizabethan times to preven coming to an untimely death on the scaffold, carnations can be used in all -purpose protective spells.

Carob ( Jacaranda procera, Prosopis dulcis_

Folk Names: Caaroba, Caroba, Carobinha, Chocolate

Powers: Protection, Health

Magical uses: Carry or wear to maintain good health, and to guard against evil.


Carrot ( Daucus carota) (( The seed))

Folk Names: Bird's Nest, Philtron, Gizri, Queen Ann's Lace

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Mars

Element: Fire

Powers: Fertility, Lust

Magical uses: The seeds, eaten, help women become pregnant. Carrots are eaten to promote lust and to cure impotence.

Cascara Sagrada ( Rhamnus purshiana)

Folk Names: Scared bark, bitter bark, ecorce sacree, yellow bark

POwers: Legal matters, money, protection

Magical uses: Sprinkle an infusion of cascara sagrada around your home before going to any court proceeding. It will help you win your case.

 

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Cashew ( Anacardium occidentale)

Folk Names: Mbiba, Kasui, Mkanju

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Sun

Element: Fire

Power: Money

Magical uses: Cashews are used in prosperty and money spells

Castor ( Ricinus communes) POSION

Folk Names: Palma christi, palms christi

Power: Protection

Magical uses: Castor beans are good protection against the evil eye, as well as all negativity, They absorb evil.

 

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Catnip ( Nepeta cataria) P

Folk Names: Cat, Catmint, Catnep, Catrup, Cat's Wort, Field Balm, Nepeta,n**.

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Deities: Bast

Powers: Cat Magic, Love, Beauty,Happiness

Magical Uses: Given to your cat, catnip creates a psychic bond between the two of you. It is also intoxicating to the cat.
Catnip is used in love sahets, usually in conjenction with rose petals. If you hold catnip in your hand until it is warm then hold anyone elses' hand; they will forever be your friend, as long as you keep the catnip you used for the spell in some safe place.
Grown near the home or hung over the dor, catnip atracts good spirits and great luck.


Cat Tail ( Typha capensis, T.spp)

Folk Names: Tabua, Ibhuma, Balangot.

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Mars

Element: Fire

Powers: Lust

Magical uses: If a woman doesn't enjoysex, but wishes too. She should carry some cat tail with her at all times.


Cedar ( Cedrus libanai or C. spp. )

Gender: Masculine

Planet: sun

Element: Fire

Powers: Healing, Purification, Money, Protection

Magical uses: The smoke of the cedar is purifying.