Herbs, Plants & Oils
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A fairly large list of herbs and their purposes...including old folk lore usages
This is some of the thousands of herbs that I have found...there are many more. They are in alphabetical order so just scroll down the list!
Agrimony
Use in all protection sachets and spells, also to banish negative energies and spirits. It has also long been used to reverse spells sent against the magician; i.e. it not only breaks hexes, it also sends them back to the hexer. Agrimony placed under the head will make one sleep as if dead, according to ancient lore, but don't use this for insomnia: the sleeper won't awaken until the herb is removed.
Alfalfa
Prosperity, Money. Keep in the home to protect from poverty and hunger. It is best placed in the cupboard or pantry.
Almond
Money, Prosperity, Wisdom
Amaranth
A crown of amaranth flowers worn on the head speeds healing. To make sure that you are never struck by a bullet, pull up a whole amaranth plant (including roots) preferably on a Friday during the Full Moon. Leave an offering to the plant and then fold it, roots and all, in a piece of white cloth. Wear this against your breast and you'll be 'bullet-proof.' The dried amaranth flowers have been used to call forth the dead, and are also carried to cure the affections'; i.e. to mend a broken heart.
Amber
Transforms negative energy into positive. Calms, and attracts loving, faithful emotions. Opens the crown chakra and aligns the etheric bodies with the physical. Attracts prosperity.
Angelica
Grown, the plant is protective. Use in all protection and exorcism incenses. Sprinkle the four corners of the house with angelica to ward off evil, or do this around the perimeter of the house. Added to the bath angelica removes curses, hexes and any spells that may have been cast against you. The root was carried in the pocket as a gambling talisman among some American Indian tribes. Angelica is also used in healing incenses and mixtures.
Anise
Fill a small pillowcase with anise seeds and sleep on it. This will ensure that you have no nightmares. Use in protection and meditation incenses. Fresh anise leaves placed in a room will drive off evil, and they are sometimes placed around the magic circle to protect the magician from evil spirits. It also averts the evil eye. Anise seed is also used in purification baths, especially with bay leaves. It is used to call forth spirits to aid in magical operations, and a sprig hung on the bedpost will restore lost youth.
Apple
The fruit, when eaten, induces love. Healing, Garden Magic, Immortality
Avocado
Promotes love and lust. Good when used as a beauty mask.
Banana
Fertility, Potency, Prosperity
Basil
Love, Exorcism, Wealth, Flying, Protection
Bay
Activates the throat chakra and opens the bronchial passages. Facilitates full breath and full expression. Decongestive on all levels. Heals the heart. Good for colds, flu, rheumatism and sprains. Psychic purifyer.
Bean
Protection, Exorcism, Wart Charming, Reconciliations, Potency, Love
Belladonna
*DEADLY POISON!! Some say help induce Astral projection
Benzoin
Awakens higher mindedness. Encourages confidence and empowerment. Calms and sedates the mind and emotions. Relieves dry skin, coughs, and arthritis. Natural deoderant and preservative.
Boneset
The plant wards off evil spirits. Make an infusion and sprinkle about the house to drive away evil.
Blueberry
Protection against evil spirits and negativity.
Burdock
Cast around the home to ward off negativity. Add to protection incenses and use in such spells. Gather burdock roots in the waning Moon, dry and then cut them into small pieces. String these on red thread like beads and wear for protection against evil and negativity. The leaves of the burdock, when laid to the soles of the feet, help to cure gout.
Cabbage
Use for Luck
Cactus
Protection, Chastity
Caper
Potency, Lust, Luck
Caraway
The caraway serves as protection against Lilith, as well as all manner of evil spirits, entities and plain old negativity. It s often carried for this purpose. Any object which holds some caraway seeds is theft-proof.
Carrot Seed
Mother Nature's skin nurturer. Relieves and replenishes dry, aging skin. Helps to reduce wrinkles and restore elasticity. Stimulates endocrine function. *Not for use during pregnancy. Fertility, Lust
Cascara Sagrada
Sprinkle an infusion of cascara sagrada around your home before go to any court proceeding. It will help win your case. Cascara sagrada is also use in money spells, and worn as an amulet against evil and hexes.
Catnip
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 sachets, usually in conjunction with rose petals. If you hold catnip in your hand until it is warm, then hold anyone else's 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 door, catnip attracts good spirits and great luck. Catnip is also used in spells designed to enhance beauty and happiness. Large catnip leaves are pressed and used as bookmarks in magical texts.
Cedar
Attracts prosperity. Encourages flow. Elimination of blockages, and toxins, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Cleanses and purifies the body, skin and the environment from all negativity and stagnation. Gives relief from bronchitis, colds, arthritis, and can have a diuretic effect. Repels insects. *Not for use during pregnancy.
Celery
Chew the seeds to aid in concentration, or use in spell pillows to induce sleep. Burned with orris root, celery seed increases psychic powers. The stalk, along with the seeds, induces lust when eaten.
Centaury
The smoke from burning or fuming centaury drives off snakes.
Chamomile
Chamomile is used to attract money and a handwash of the infusion is some times used by gamblers to ensure winnings. It is used in sleep and meditation incenses, and the infusion is also added to the bath to attract love. It is also a purificatory and protective herb. When sprinkled around the property, it removes curses and spells cast against you.
Cherry
Love, Divination
Chickweed
Carry or use in spells designed to attract a love or to maintain a relationship
Chicory
Chicory is used to remove all obstacles that might crop up in your life. It is carried for this purpose. At one time it was thought to make its possessor invisible, and to open locked boxes and doors if held against the locks. But for these last two purposes, chicory has to be gathered with a gold knife in perfect silence at noon or midnight on Midsummer. If you anoint your body with chicory juice, you will obtain favors from great persons. It is also carried to promote frugality.
Chili pepper
Chili Pepper is used to assure Fidelity, Hex Breaking and Love
Cinnamon
Psychic awareness and protection. Blends with and emphasizes all other essences. Attracts money and Aphrodisiac. Very healing on all levels. Good for colds, flu, headache, toothache, and sore muscles. Helps to heal the heart and kidneys.
Citron
Psychic Powers, Healing
Citronella
Protects, cleanses and clears the aura. Strengthens the life-force. Encourages self-expression and creativity. Good for writers and actors. Brings clarity to the mind and inner vision. Good for attracting prosperity. Activates the throat chakra and acts as a tonic for all throat ailments. Repells insects. Deoderizer.
Cumin
Protection, Fidelity, Exorcism
Clary Sage
Calming relaxant. Brings well-being to the spirit. Contains a hormone-like agent similar to estrogen that regulates hormonal balance. Relieves tired, sore or injured muscles and menstrual cramping when used in massage. Aphrodesiac. Antiseptic for oily skin and dandruff. *Not for use during pregnancy. Do not drink alcohol or drive when under it's influence.
Clove
Burned as an incense, cloves attract riches, drive away hostile and negative forces, produce spiritual vibrations, and purify the area. Cloves are burned as an incense to stop others from gossiping about you. Worn or carried, cloves attract the opposite sex and bring comfort to the bereaved. evil presences. Protects and cleanses the body and aura. Balances 2nd and 4th chakras. Calming and comforting to the emotions. Strengthens eyesight and protects one from disease and infection. Very antiseptic, good for oral infections and toothache pain. Assists with digestive, muscular, and bronchial ailments.
Coltsfoot
Add to love sachets and use in spells of peace and tranquility.
Comfrey
Worn or carried, comfrey protects and ensures safety during travel. Also, tuck some into your suitcases so that they aren't lost or stolen. The root is also used in money spells
Curry
Protection
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