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Herbal Properties

This list is by property. I find it easier to look up herbs by what I need them for. This list came from Scott Cunningham's book Magickal Aromatherapy. The property of the herb doesn't change between herb and oil so either can be used.

ASTRAL PROJECTION: mugwort

BEAUTY: catnip, rose

CELIBACY: camphor, lavender, marjoram

COMFORT: calendula

CONSCIOUS MIND: basil, bay, black pepper, caraway, coffee, costmary, dill, hyssop, lavender, lily of the valley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, rue, saffron, sage, thyme

COURAGE: black pepper, clove, fennel, ginger, onion, sweet pea, thyme, yarrow

DEPRESSION: basil, clary sage, jasmine, mimosa, mugwort

DREAMS: clary sage

EMOTIONS (CALMING): costmary, rue

EUPHORIA: clary sage

HAPPINESS/JOY: apple, basil, bergamot, orange, neroli, sweet pea, water lily

HEALING (TO MAINTAIN HEALTH): carnation, eucalyptus, garlic, lavender, lemon, melon, pine, rue, thyme

LONGEVITY: fennel, rosemary

LOVE: apple, cardamon, carnation, coriander, daffodil, freesia, gardenia, ginger, hyacinth, iris, jasmine, lavender, lemon verbena, lilac, meadow sweet, mimosa, narcissus, palmarosa, plumeria, rose, rosemary, spider lily, stephanotis, tuberose, vanilla,, water lily, wood aloe, yarrow, ylang-ylang

MAGICKAL ENRGY: bay, carnation, galangal, ginger, and sandalwood, wood aloe

MEMORY: clove, coriander, lily of the valley, rosemary, sage

MONEY: basil, ginger, lemon balm, nutmeg, oakmoss, patchouli, sage, tonka, vetivert

PEACE: apple, bergamot, broom, chamomile, catnip, freesia, gardenia, ginger, jasmine, lavender, lemon balm, lily, lily of the valley, marjoram, meadow sweet, plumeria, rose, spider lily, stephanotis, tuberose, water lily, ylang-ylang

PHYSICAL ENERGY: bay, bergamot mint, black pepper, camphor, caraway, carnation, cinnamon, garlic, ginger, lemon, lime, nasturtium, nutmeg, orange, patchouli, pennyroyal, pine, saffron, vanilla

PROSPERITY: bergamot mint, cinnamon, honeysuckle

PSYCHIC AWARENESS: bay, celery, cereus, cinnamon, deerstougue, iris, lemongrass, mace, mugwort, nutmeg, star anise, yarrow

PROTECTION: basil, black pepper, broom, clove, cumin, galangal, garlic, geranium, juniper, lime, nasturtium, neroli, onion, parsley, peppermint, pennyroyal, pine, vetivert

PURIFICATION: bay, broom, camphor, copal, costmary, dill, eucalyptus, garlic, ginger, hyssop, juniper, lemon, lemon balm, lemon grass, lemon verbena, lilac, lime, neroli, orange, pine, tulip, wood aloe

SEX (TO PROMOTE): cardamom, ginger, jasmine, neroli, patchouli, rose, sandalwood, vanilla, ylang-ylang

SEX (TO DETER): see also celibacy; camphor, marjoram

SLEEP: bergamot, chamomile, celery, hops, hyacinth, jasmine, lavender, wood aloe

SLEEP (TO PROTECT DURING): spearmint

SPIRITUALITY: cedar, frankincense, gardenia, jasmine, myrrh, sandalwood, woodaloe

SUCCESS: woodruff

WEIGHT LOSS: honeysuckle

WISDOM: sage