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I decided to make this new Herbs page because of my own interest in magical herbalism. What you see below is a compilation of sorts from many sources. I had to do it this way. Not ONE of the 'Herb Lists' I found were complete enough.

PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO NOT RECOMMEND THE INGESTION OF ANY OF THE HERBS IN THE LIST BELOW. Many herbs, roots, etc. may have been treated with pesticides or may be poisonous. I would recommend consulting an herbalist if your intent is to make an ingestible.




Herbal Preparations
CompressSoak a soft cloth in a hot infusion, decoction, or 5-20 ml tincture in 500 ml hot water. Squeeze out excess water and hold pad against affected area.
CreamA mixture of fats and water that blends with the skin to strengthen and smooth it. Use 30 g lanolin, 15 oz beeswax, 100 g. vegetable or fruit oil, and 30 ml herb water. Melt the lanolin and beeswax in a double boiler, gently stirring in the oil. Remove from heat and whisk in the herb water. Keep stirring as it cools. Store in wide mouth jars.
DecoctionMade by simmering larger pieces of the herb, such as bark, roots, or twigs. Use 30 g. dried or 60 g. fresh herb to 750 ml water; simmer until the water is reduced to 500 ml. Drink 1/2 cup three times a day.
Infused OilsHot infusion: 250 g. dried or 750 g. fresh herb to 500 ml oil. Heat gently in a double boiler for 3 hours. Strain through cheesecloth into dark bottles.

Cold infusion: Pack a large jar with the herb. Cover it with cold-pressed oil and put the lid on. Let stand in a sunny windowsill for 2-3 weeks. Squeeze the oil through a jelly bag and repeat the process. Store in dark glass bottles.
InfusionA tea made by pouring boiled (not actively boiling) water over fresh or dried herbs. Use approximately 30 g. dried or 75 g. fresh herbs to 500 ml water. Drink 1/2 cup three times a day.
Massage OilsUse 5 drops essential oil to 20 ml carrier oil. Sweet almond, jojoba, and avocado make good carrier oils. You can also use infused oils.
OintmentA mixture of oils and fats that forms a protective layer over the skin. Melt 500 g. petroleum jelly or soft paraffin wax in a double boiler. Add 60 g. dried herb and simmer gently for 2 hours. Strain through a jelly bag and pour into jars while still hot.
PlasterWrap the chopped or boiled herbs, or a paste made from them, in cheesecloth or muslin before applying to the affected area. This is good for herbs that might irritate the skin, such as mustard.
PotionIdentical to infusion. Also known as “Brew” and “Wash”.
PoulticeBoil herbs in a little water for a hot poultice, or bruise or chop slightly for a cold one. Smooth a little oil on the skin to keep the herbs from sticking, apply the herb, and wrap with muslin or gauze strips.
Steam InhalantsPlace a few tablespoons of the dried herb in a bowl and pour boiling water over them. Drape a towel over your head and breathe in the steam.
SyrupAn infusion or decoction preserved by adding sugar or honey. Use 500 ml infusion to 500 g sugar or honey; heat gently until the sweetener has dissolved. Store in dark glass bottles with cork tops; screw top bottles may explode if the mixture ferments.
TinctureSteep the fresh or dried herb in a 25% mixture of alcohol and water. Do not use methyl, grain, or rubbing alcohol, as they are toxic. Vodka is ideal; rum has the added benefit of covering unpleasant flavors. Use 200 g. dried or 600 g. fresh herbs to 1-liter alcohol and water. Place in a sealed jar in a cool, dark place for 2 weeks, shaking occasionally. Strain the liquid through cheesecloth and store in a dark glass bottle. Take 5 ml three times a day, diluted in a little fruit juice or water.
Tonic WinePour 2 liters good quality wine, preferably red, over 500 g. dried herb, making sure the entire herb is covered by the wine. Cover and leave for 2 weeks. Strain and take in 1/3 cup doses.





Herbs
AcaciaProtection, psychic powers.
AgrimonyProtection, sleep. Use in protection and banishment spells or sachets. A sprig placed beneath the head will bring restful sleep.
AlderControlling the four winds, banishing and controlling elementals, resurrection. Making magical dyes.
AllspiceMoney, luck, healing.
AlmondFruitfulness, virginity, money, prosperity, wisdom.
AloeProtection, luck. An aloe plant in your house guards against evil influences and accidents.
AmberStability, self-confidence, peace.
AmbergrisAwakens love and emotion.
AngelicaExorcism, healing, visions, protection. Use for protection from evil spirits and in exorcisms. Smoke the leaves for visions.
AniseYouth, protection, purification. Use anise seed in protection baths, combined with bay leaves. Sleeping on an anise pillow will drive away nightmares. Hang a sprig of anise on your bedpost to restore lost youth.
AppleFertility, sacred knowledge. If you cut an apple in half and look at the interior, you will see a natural pentagram in the positions of the seeds. Apples are sacred to the Goddess of Wicca.
Apple BlossomLove, friendship.
AshSea power, karmic laws, magical potency, healing, protection from drowning.
Balm of GileadAttract new love, mend a broken heart, protection, healing.
BasilLove, Wealth, Exorcism, Protection. Basil soothes tempers between lovers, and is used in love incenses and sachets. Carry some in your pocket to attract wealth, or put it in the cash register to attract customers.
BayProtection, purification, healing, psychic powers. Bay Laurel is used in potions and incenses for clairvoyance and wisdom. It is also a protection and purification herb. You can use a sprig of bay laurel as a censer.
BayberryMoney, good luck, peace, harmony, well being.
BenzoinPurification, prosperity.
BergamotMoney, hex-breaking.
BetonyProtection, purification, love. Betony is protective and purifying. Burn it on your Midsummer bonfire. Grow it in your garden to protect your home.
BirchBirth, healing, Lunar workings, protection.
BistortPsychic powers, fertility. Burn bistort with frankincense to improve psychic powers. Carry it with you if you wish to conceive; use in sachets and incenses for this purpose.
BladderwrackProtection, money, psychic powers. Offers protection to those at sea. Summons sea spirits and sea winds. Uses in sachets and spells to increase psychic powers.
Blessed ThistlePurification, protection from evil, hex breaking.
BloodrootPurification, Protection, Love. Carry or wear bloodroot to draw love. Plant it near the doors of your house to protect your home.
BonesetExorcism, protection. Boneset is used to ward off evil spirits.
BorageCourage, psychic powers. Carry borage blossoms to strengthen courage. Borage tea is said to help induce psychic powers.
BuckeyeAttracts money, wards off aches and pains.
CalendulaProphecy, protection, psychic powers.
CamphorAwakens past life memories, stimulates psychic awareness.
CarawayMental powers, protection, lust, health. Use caraway to protect against evil spirits. Place in sachets and carry to attract a mate. Bake into breads or cakes to induce lust. A bag of caraway seeds placed in a child's bed protects against disease.
CarnationProtection, strength, healing, vitality.
CatnipAnimal magic, beauty, happiness, love. Use with rose petals in love sachets. Catnip enhances beauty and happiness. Grow it near your home to attract good spirits and great luck.
CayenneLove, hex-breaking. Scatter around the house to break hexes. Use in love sachets.
CedarHealing, courage, purification, protection, money, hex breaking.
ChamomileLove, money, purification. Chamomile attracts money. Use it in sleep and meditation incenses. Take a chamomile bath to attract love. Sprinkle the herb around your property to remove curses and hexes.
CherryDivination, love.
CinnamonLust, love, success, power, psychic awareness, healing, protection.
Cinquefoil ("Five Finger Grass")Protection, divination, wisdom, dreams, and clairvoyance. Hang cinquefoil over your door to protect your home. Use it in baths, teas, or dream pillows to strengthen the senses and add wisdom and clairvoyance to your dreams. Cinquefoil is an ingredient in some of the ointments used for astral projection.
CloveMoney, love, lust, exorcism, protection.
CloverExorcism, fidelity, love, money, protection fidelity, success, exorcism. White clover is used against hexes; red can aid with finances. A 4-leaf clover protects against madness, strengthens psychic powers, and is thought to lead to gold or treasures. A 5-leaf clover is a very powerful charm for attracting money.
ColtsfootLove, peace, visions. Animal magic. Add to love sachets and use in spells for peace and tranquility. Smoke the leaves to aid in obtaining visions.
ComfreyProtection, money. Carry comfrey for protection during travel. Use the root in money spells.
CorianderLove, healing. Use coriander in love potions and spells. Add coriander seeds to wine or mead to make a love potion. Use the seeds for healing, especially of headaches.
CyclamenDraws love and truth.
CypressComfort, solace, eases feelings of loss.
DaisyAttracts fairies and other magical beings.
DamianaLust, love.
DandelionDivination, psychic powers. The tea made from the root promotes psychic powers.
DillLove, lust, money, protection.
Dittany of CreteDivination, clairvoyance, astral projection. Dittany of Crete is an all-purpose wound healer and pain reliever. It is especially used to relieve the pain of rheumatism and childbirth. It’s used for gastric problems and to cure snakebites.
DockFertility, healing, money. The seeds are used in money spells and incenses; or an infusion can be sprinkled around your business to attract customers.
Dragon's BloodPower amplifier, protection, love, banishing, potency.
EchinaceaStrengthens spells, boosts immune system.
ElderWitchcraft, banishment, magical art, waters of life.
EucalyptusHealing, protection.
FennelProtection.
FoxgloveProtects the home.
FrankincenseSpirituality, protection, exorcism, consecration.
GalangalCourage, strength.
GardeniaLove, peace, healing, spirituality.
GarlicProtection, exorcism, healing.
GeraniumFertility, health, love.
GingerSuccess, power, money, love, increases the power of spells.
GinsengAttracts love, luck, guards health. Ginseng tea is said to be an aphrodisiac.
GoldensealUsed in money spells and healing rituals.
Gotu KolaMeditation.
HawthornHealth, happiness, and fertility, protects against lightning and damage from storms.
HazelHazel nuts bring luck, and can be eaten to increase wisdom. Twigs of hazel placed in the window frames will guard your house from lightning. Hazel wood makes excellent magic wands, and the forked twigs are often used by dowsers.
HeliotropeAttracts money, power.
HemlockInduces astral projection, purifies magical knives or swords.
HibiscusLove, lust, divination.
HollyHoliness, consecration, material gain, beauty.
HoneysuckleMoney drawing, psychic awareness, memory, healing, power, honesty.
HopsUsed in healing sachets and incenses. Stuff a pillow with sweet hops to bring restful sleep.
HorehoundUsed in protection sachets, especially against sorcery. Drink horehound tea to help clear your mind.
HorseradishRepels evil and negates spells.
HyacinthLove, protection.
HyssopPurification, dispels negativity, protection.
IndigoOpens the third eye, induces a psychic state.
IrisPurification.
IvyLove, luck, fidelity, guards against negativity and disaster.
JasmineLove, prophetic dreams, money, sleep, love, healing, health, meditation.
John the ConquerorMoney, love, happiness, hex breaking, protection.
JuniperUsed to protect against thieves, evil forces, accidents, animal attacks, ghosts, and sickness. Juniper burned as incense helps strengthen psychic powers.
Juniper BerriesProtection, health, increases psychic powers.
Kava KavaBrings good luck and protects against evil. A strong infusion is used to enhance psychic powers and induce visions.
LavenderChastity, love, peace, happiness, clairvoyance, longevity, sleep, protection, purification.
LemonLongevity, purification, love, friendship.
Lemon VerbenaPrevents dreams. Used in love spells, and is added to other spells to strengthen them. Use it in a purifying bath.
LemongrassLust, psychic powers, repels snakes.
LicoriceLove and lust.
LilacProtection, banishing.
Lily of the ValleyPeace, harmony, love, improves mental powers and strengthens the mind.
LotusThe lotus was considered to be sacred by many ancient peoples of the East. It was a symbol of spirituality and the mystery of life. Breathe the scent to be protected, or carry any part of the plant to be blessed by the gods.
MagnoliaPeace, nature spells, hair growth.
MallowProtects against evil and casts out demons.
MandrakeProtection, fertility, money and love.
MapleLove, longevity, money.
MarigoldProtection, prophetic dreams, psychic powers.
MarjoramProtection, love.
MintDraws money, healing.
MistletoeProtection, love, fertility, health, exorcism. Mistletoe was revered by the Druids, especially when it was found growing on an oak. Cut it on Midsummer's Day using a golden sickle and don't let it touch the ground. Mistletoe is a potent protective herb, offering protection against almost every misfortune from lightning to disease to having your children stolen by faeries. Kiss your lover under the mistletoe to keep him or her in love with you. Place some mistletoe beneath your pillow to ensure beautiful dreams, or carry some with you if you are trying to conceive.
MugwortStrength, psychic powers, healing, astral projection.
MulleinCourage, guards against nightmares.
MuskCourage, fertility, lust.
MustardProtects the home.
MyrrhSpirituality, healing, protection, exorcism, transformation, consecration. Myrrh was used in ritual in ancient Egypt. Moses anointed priests with an ointment that contained myrrh, and the Magi reputedly brought it to Jesus at his birth. Myrrh is a purifying incense, usually burned with frankincense, and it increases the power of any incense it is burned with. Use it to aid meditation and healing.
NarcissusPeace, harmony.
NettlesNettles remove curses and protect from evil. Use in purification baths--cook first!
NutmegFidelity, luck, money, health, prosperity.
OakThe King of trees. Endurance, triumph, strength, power, dominion, prosperity, masculine energy, Sun energy.
OrangeDivination, love, luck, money.
Orange BlossomBeauty, love.
OrrisLove.
ParsleyLove, lust, fertility, purification.
Passion FlowerSleep, friendship. Promotes a peaceful environment.
PatchouliFertility, lust, money, protection, divination.
PennyroyalProtects against evil, promotes peace and strength.
PepperDispels evil.
PeppermintLove, psychic awareness, lust, mental stimulant, energy.
PineHealing, protection, exorcism, fertility, money, strength, life and immortality, rejuvenation.
PlumeriaLove.
PokeweedBreaks hexes.
PrimroseProtection, love.
RoseLove, beauty, psychic powers, divination, healing, luck, protection. Roses are used in many love mixtures and spells. Drink rosebud tea to induce prophetic dreams. Rosebushes grown in your garden will attract faeries. Use rosehips in healing mixtures.
Rose GeraniumProtection, fertility, love, health.
RosemaryMental powers, youth, protection, love, lust, purification, sleep, exorcism. Rosemary is a powerful cleansing and purifying herb. Burn some to cleanse your altar before doing magic.
RowanDivination, healing, astral work, protection. In the old days, hanging a branch of Rowan above your door was a sure way to keep Witches away. (Ironic, huh?)
RueHealing, mental powers, protection, love. Breaks hexes.
SaffronLove, healing, precognition.
SageWisdom, animal guides, wishes, immortality, healing, money.
SandalwoodSpirituality, protection, wishes, healing, exorcism.
SassafrasHealth, money.
SouthernwoodLove, lust, guards against trouble.
SpearmintHealing, love, mental powers.
SpikenardLuck, fidelity, health.
St. John's WortSt. John's Wort gets its name from John the Baptist; it is supposed to be gathered at Midsummer. Wear it to keep colds, fevers, and mental illnesses at bay. Hang it in a window to protect against storms and fire.
StrawberryLove, luck, beauty.
Sweet PeaFriendship, courage, strength.
TangerinePsychic powers, mental powers.
TarragonEases fatigue.
Tea TreeHealing, anti-fungal.
ThymeAttracts good health. Place a sprig beneath your pillow to ensure dream-free sleep. It is frequently burned before ritual to cleanse the area.
Tonka BeansLove, money, courage, wishes.
Uva UrsiIncreases psychic powers. Native Americans used uva ursi in religious ceremonies.
ValerianProtection, sleep.
VanillaMagickal powers, mental powers, love, lust, rejuvenation. And it smells GOOD.
VerdantLove, protection, purification, peace, money, youth, healing.
VervainProtection, exorcism, love, purification. Use it in purifying baths, or drink some vervain tea before retiring to prevent bad dreams.
VetivertHex breaking, peace, luck, love, protection, exorcism.
VioletAnimal guide work, wishes, peace, love, luck, lust, protection.
White PoplarHope, rebirth, divination.
WillowThe Queen of trees. The willow tree is associated with the moon. Its wood is frequently used to make magic wands, and willow branches are used to bind a witch's besom. Use willow leaves in love mixtures, and carry them to guard against evil.
WintergreenGood fortune, healing, protection.
WisteriaStimulates the conscious mind and psychic abilities.
Witch HazelDowsing, protection.
Witches GrassHappiness, lust, love, exorcism.
WormwoodDevelops psychic powers, or with sandalwood to raise spirits. Carry it to protect yourself from evil spells and the bite of sea serpents. It is one of the bitter herbs of the Bible, and supposedly grew up along the trail left by the Serpent as it slithered out of the Garden of Eden.
YarrowLove, improves psychic powers.
Yarrow FlowersCourage, love, psychic powers, exorcism.
Yerba SantaBeauty, healing, psychic powers, protection.
YewDestructive workings concerning death.
Ylang YlangLove, lust, peace.


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