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Information on herbs and their metaphysical (magical) properties.

 

Herbs & their Magickal Properties-

 

 

 

A

Acacia : Protection, Psychic Powers, Money and Love Spells

 

 

Adam & Eve Roots : Love, Happiness

 

 

Adders Tongue : Healing

 

 

African Violet : Spirituality, Protection

 

 

Agaric : Fertility

 

 

Agrimony : Protection, Sleep

 

 

Ague Root : Protection

 

 

Alfalfa : Prosperity, Anti-Hunger, Money

 

 

Alkanet : Purification, Prosperity

 

 

Allspice : Money, Luck, Healing

 

 

Almond : Money, Prosperity, Wisdom

 

 

Aloe : Protection, Luck, Healing

 

 

Aloes Wood : Love, Spirituality

 

 

Althea : Protection, Psychic Powers

 

 

Alyssum : Protection, Moderating Anger

 

 

Amaranth : Healing Heartbreak, Protection, Invisibility,

 

 

Anemone : Health, Protection, Healing

 

 

Angelica : Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Visions

 

 

Anise : Protection, Purification, Youth

 

 

Apple : Love, Healing, Garden Magic, Immortality

 

 

Apricot : Love

 

 

Arabic Gum : Spirituality, Purify Negativity and Evil

 

 

Arbutus : Exorcism, Protection

 

 

Asafoetida : Exorcism, Purification, Protection

 

 

Ash : Protection, Prosperity, Sea Rituals, Health

 

 

Aspen : Eloquence, Anti-Theft

 

 

Aster : Love

 

 

Avens : Exorcism, Purification, Love

 

 

Avocado : Love, Lust, Beauty

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bachelor's Buttons : Love

 

 

Balm, Lemon : Love, Success, Healing

 

 

Balm of Gilead : Love, Manifestations, Protection, Healing

 

 

Bamboo : Protection, Luck, Hex-Breaking, Wishes

 

 

Banana : Fertility, Potency, Prosperity

 

 

Banyan : Luck. Happiness

 

 

Barley : Love, Healing, Protection

 

 

Basil : Love, Exorcism, Wealth, Flying, Protection

 

 

Bay : Protection, Psychic Powers, Healing, Purification, Strength

 

 

Bean : Protection, Exorcism, Wart Charming,

 

 

Reconciliation, Potency, Love

 

 

Bedstraw, Fragrant : Love

 

 

Beech : Wishes

 

 

Beet : love

 

 

Belladonna : Astral Projection, Visions  *TOXIC*

 

 

Benzoin : Purification, Prosperity

 

 

Bergamot, Orange : Money, Success

 

 

Be-Still : Luck

 

 

Betony, Wood : Protection, Purification, Love

 

 

Birch : Protection, Exorcism, Purification and Cleansing

 

 

Bistort : Psychic Powers, Fertility

 

 

Bittersweet : Protection, Healing

 

 

Blackberry : Healing, Money, Protection

 

 

Bladderwrack : Protection, Sea Spells, Wind Spells,

 

 

Money, Psychic Powers

 

 

Bleeding Heart : Love

 

 

Bloodroot : Love, Protection, Purification

 

 

Bluebell : Luck, Truth

 

 

Blueberry : Protection

 

 

Blue Flag : Money

 

 

Bodhi : Fertility, Protection, Wisdom, Meditation

 

 

Boneset : Protection, Exorcism

 

 

Borage : Courage, Psychic Powers

 

 

Bracken : Healing, Rune Magic, Prophetic Dreams

 

 

Brazil Nut : Love

 

 

Briony : Image Magic, Money, Protection

 

 

Bromeliad : Protection, Money

 

 

Broom : Purification, Protection, Wind Spells, Divination

 

 

Buchu : Psychic Powers, Prophetic Dreams

 

 

Buckthorn : Protection, Exorcism, Wishes, Legal Matters

 

 

Buckwheat : Money, Protection

 

 

Burdock : Protection, Healing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

Cabbage: Luck, Wishing

 

 

Cactus: Protection, Chastity

 

 

Calamus: Luck, Healing, Money, Protection

 

 

Camellia: Riches

 

 

Camphor: Chastity, Health, Divination

 

 

Caper: Potency, Lust, Luck

 

 

Carawy: Protection, Lust, Health, Anti-Theft, Mental Powers

 

 

Cardamon: Lust, Love

 

 

Carnation: Protection, Strength, Healing

 

 

Carolampor: Protection, Health

 

 

Carrot: Fertility, Lust

 

 

Cascara Sagrada: Legal Matters, Money, Protection

 

 

Cashew: Money

 

 

Castor: Protection

 

 

Catnip: Cat Magic, Love, Beauty, Happiness

 

 

Cat Tail: Lust

 

 

Cedar: Healing, Purification, Money, Protection

 

 

Celandine: Protection, Escape, Happiness, Legal Matters

 

 

Celery: Mental Powers, Lust, Psychic Powers

 

 

Centaury: Snake Removing

 

 

Chamomile : Money, Sleep, Love, Purification

 

 

Cherry : Love, Divination

 

 

Chestnut : Love

 

 

Chickweed : Fertility, Love

 

 

Chicory : Removing Obstacles, Invisibility, favors, Frigidity

 

 

Chili pepper : Fidelity, Hex Breaking, Love

 

 

China Berry : Luck, Change

 

 

Chrysanthemum : Protection

 

 

Cinchona : Luck, Protection

 

 

Cinnamon : Spirituality, Success, Healing, Power,

 

 

Psychic Powers, Lust, Protection, Love

 

 

Cinquefoil : Money, Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Sleep

 

 

Citron : Psychic Powers, Healing

 

 

Cloth of Gold : Understand Animal Languages

 

 

Clove : Protection, Exorcism, Love, Money

 

 

Clover : Protection, Money, Love, Fidelity, Exorcism, Success, Luck

 

 

Club Moss : Protection, Power

 

 

Coconut : Purification, Protection, Chastity

 

 

Cohosh, Black : Love, Courage, Protection, Potency

 

 

Coltsfoot : Love, Visions

 

 

Columbine : Courage, Love

 

 

Comfrey : Safety During Travel, Money

 

 

Copal : Love, Purification

 

 

Coriander : Love, Health, Healing

 

 

Corn : Protection, Luck, Divination

 

 

Cornflower : psychism

 

 

Cotton : Luck, Healing, Protection, Rain, Fishing Magic

 

 

Cowslip : Healing, Youth, Treasure Finding

 

 

Crocus : Love, Visions

 

 

Cubeb : Love

 

 

Cuckoo-flower : Fertility, Lover

 

 

Cucumber : Chastity, Healing, Fertility

 

 

Cumin : Protection, Fidelity, Exorcism

 

 

Curry : Protection

 

 

Cyclamen : Fertility, Protection, Happiness, Lust

 

 

Cypress : Longevity, Healing, Comfort, Protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

 

Daffodil : Love, Fertility, Luck

 

 

Daisy : Lust, Luck

 

 

Damiana : Lust, Love, Visions

 

 

Dandelion : Divination, Wishes, Calling Spirits

 

 

Datura : Hex Breaking, Sleep, Protection

 

 

Deerstongue : Lust, Psychic Powers

 

 

Devils Bit : Exorcism, Love, Protection, Lust

 

 

Devils Shoestring : Protection, Gambling, Luck, Power, Employment

 

 

Dill : Protection, Money, Lust, Luck

 

 

Dittany of Crete : Manifestations, Astral Projection

 

 

Dock : Healing, Fertility, Money

 

 

Dodder : Love, Divination, Knot Magic

 

 

Dogbane : Love

 

 

Dogwood : Wishes, Protection

 

 

Dragons Blood : Love, Protection, Exorcism, Potency

 

 

Dulse : Lust, Harmony

 

 

Dutchmans Breeches : Love

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E

 

 

Ebony : Protection, Power

 

 

Echinacea : Strengthening Spells

 

 

Edelweiss : Invisibility, Bullet-Proofing

 

 

Elder : Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Prosperity, Sleep

 

 

Elecampane : Love, Protection, Psychic Powers

 

 

Elm : Love

 

 

Endive : Lust, Love

 

 

Eryngo : Travelers Luck, Peace, Lust, Love

 

 

Eucalyptus : Healing, Protection

 

 

Euphorbia : Purification, Protection

 

 

Eyebright : Mental Powers, Psychic Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F

 

 

Fennel : Protection, Healing, Purification

 

 

Fenugreek : Money

 

 

Fern : Rain Making, Protection, Luck, Riches,

 

 

Eternal Youth, Health, Exorcism

 

 

Feverfew : Protection

 

 

Fig : Divination, Fertility, Love

 

 

Figwort : Health, Protection

 

 

Flax : Money, Protection, Beauty, Psychic Powers, Healing

 

 

Fleabane : Exorcism, Protection, Chastity

 

 

Foxglove : Protection

 

 

Frankincense : Protection, Exorcism, Spirituality

 

 

Fumitory : Money, Exorcism

 

 

Fuzzy Weed : Love, Hunting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G

 

 

Galangal : Protection, Lust, Health, Money, Psychic Powers, Hex-Breaking

 

 

Gardenia : Love, Peace, Healing, Spirituality

 

 

Garlic : Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Lust, Anti-Theft

 

 

Gentian : Love, Power

 

 

Geranium : Fertility, Health, Love, Protection

 

 

Ginger : Love, Money, Success, Power

 

 

Ginseng : Love, Wishes, Healing, Beauty, Protection, Lust

 

 

Goats Rue : Healing, Health

 

 

Goldenrod : Money, Divination

 

 

Golden Seal : Healing, Money

 

 

Gorse : Protection, Money

 

 

Gotu Kola : Meditation

 

 

Gourd : Protection

 

 

Grain : Protection

 

 

Grains of Paradise : Lust, Luck, Love, Money, Wishes

 

 

Grape : Fertility, Garden Magic, Mental Powers, Money

 

 

Grass : Psychic Powers, Protection

 

 

Ground Ivy : Divination

 

 

Groundsel : Health, Healing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

 

 

Hawthorn : Fertility, Chastity, Fishing Magic, Happiness

 

 

Hazel : Luck, Fertility, Anti-Lightning, Protection, Wishes

 

 

Heather : Protection, Rain Making, Luck

 

 

Heliotrope : Exorcism, Prophetic Dreams, Healing,

 

 

Wealth, Invisibility

 

 

Hellebore, Black : Protection   *TOXIC*

 

 

Hemlock : Destroy Sexual Drive  *TOXIC*

 

 

Hemp : Healing, Love, Vision, Meditation

 

 

Henbane : Love Attraction  *TOXIC*

 

 

Henna : Healing

 

 

Hibiscus : Lust, Love, Divination

 

 

Hickory : Legal Matters

 

 

High John the Conqueror : Money, Love, Success, Happiness

 

 

Holly : Protection, Anti-Lightning, Luck, Dream Magic, Balance

 

 

Honesty : Money, Repelling Monsters

 

 

Honeysuckle : Money, Psychic Powers, Protection

 

 

Hops : Healing, Sleep

 

 

Horehound : Protection, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Healing

 

 

Horse Chestnut : Money, Healing

 

 

Horseradish : Purification, Exorcism

 

 

Horsetail : Snake Charming, Fertility

 

 

Houndstongue : Tying Dog's Tongues

 

 

Houseleek : Luck, Protection, Love

 

 

Huckleberry : Luck, Protection, Dream Magic, Hex Breaking

 

 

Hyacinth : Love, Protection, Happiness

 

 

Hydrangea : Hex Breaking

 

 

Hyssop : Purification, Protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I

 

 

Indian Paint Brush : Love

 

 

Iris : Purification, Wisdom

 

 

Irish Moss : Money, Luck, Protection

 

 

Ivy : Protection, Healing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J

 

 

Jasmine : Love, Money, Prophetic Dreams

 

 

Jobs Tears : Healing, Wishes, Luck

 

 

Joe-Pye Weed : Love, Respect

 

 

Juniper : Protection, Anti-Theft, Love, Exorcism, Health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K

 

 

Kava-Kave : Visions, Protection, Luck

 

 

Knotweed : Binding, Health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

Lady's mantle : Love

 

 

Lady's slipper : Protection

 

 

Larch : Protection, Anti-Theft

 

 

Larkspur : Health, Protection

 

 

Lavender : Love, Protection, Sleep, Chastity

 

 

Longevity, Purification, Happiness, Peace

 

 

Leek : Love, Protection, Exorcism

 

 

Lemon : Longevity, Purification, Love, Friendship

 

 

Lemongrass : Repel snakes, Lust, Psychic Powers

 

 

Lemon Verbena : Purification, Love

 

 

Lettuce : Chastity, Protection, Love, Divination, Sleep

 

 

Licorice : Love, Lust, Fidelity

 

 

Life Everlasting : Longevity, Health, Healing

 

 

Lilac : Exorcism, Protection, Beauty

 

 

Lily : Protection, Breaking Love spells

 

 

Lily of the Valley : Mental Powers, Happiness

 

 

Lime : Healing, Love, Protection

 

 

Linden : Protection, Immortality, Luck, Love, Sleep

 

 

Liquidamber : Protection

 

 

Liverwort : Protection

 

 

Liverwort : Love

 

 

Looestrife : Peace, Protection

 

 

Lotus : Protection, Lock-Opening

 

 

Lovage : Love

 

 

Love Seed : Love, Friendship

 

 

Lucky Hand : Employment, Luck, Protection, Money, Travel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M

 

 

Mace : Psychic Powers, Mental Powers

 

 

Maguey : Lust

 

 

Magnolia : Fidelity

 

 

Mahogany, Mountain : Anti-Lightning

 

 

Maidenhair : Beauty, Love

 

 

Male Fern : Luck, Love

 

 

Mallow : Love, Protection, Exorcism

 

 

Mandrake : Protection, Love, Money, Fertility, Health

 

 

Maple : Love, Longevity, Money

 

 

Marigold : Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Business and Legal Matters, Psychic Powers

 

 

Marjoram : Protection, Love, Happiness, Health, Money, Healing

 

 

Master Wort : Strength, Courage, Protection

 

 

Mastic : Psychic Powers, Manifestations, Lust

 

 

May Apple : Money

 

 

Meadow Rue : Divination

 

 

Meadowsweet : Love, Divination, Peace, Happiness

 

 

Mesquite : Healing

 

 

Mimosa : Protection, Love, Prophetic Dreams, Purification

 

 

Mint : Money, Love, Luck, Healing, Exorcism, Travel, Protection

 

 

Mistletoe : Protection, Love, Hunting, Fertility, Health, Exorcism

 

 

Molukka : Protection

 

 

Moonwort : Money, Love

 

 

Moss : Luck, Money

 

 

Mugwort : Strength, Psychic Powers, Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Healing, Astral Projection

 

 

Mulberry : Protection, Strength

 

 

Mullein : Courage, Protection, Health, Love, Divination, Exorcism

 

 

Mustard : Fertility, Protection, Mental Powers

 

 

Myrrh : Protection, Exorcism, Healing, Spirituality

 

 

Myrtle : Love, Fertility, Youth, Peace, Money

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nettle : Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Lust

 

 

Norfolk Island Pine : Protection, anti hunger

 

 

Nuts : Fertility, Prosperity, Love, Luck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O

 

 

Oak : Protection, Health, Money, Healing, Potency, Fertility, Luck

 

 

Oats : Money, Health

 

 

Olive : Healing, Peace, Fertility, Potency, Protection, Lust

 

 

Onion : Protection, Exorcism, Healing, Money,

 

 

Prophetic Dreams, Lust

 

 

Orange : Love, Divination, Luck, Money

 

 

Orchid : Love

 

 

Oregon Grape : Money, Prosperity

 

 

Orris Root : Love, Protection, Divination

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Palm Date : Fertility, Potency

 

 

Pansy : Love, Rain Magic, Love, Divination

 

 

Papaya : Love, Protection

 

 

Papyrus : Protection

 

 

Parosela : Hunting

 

 

Parsley : Love, Protection, Purification

 

 

Passion Flower : Peace, Sleep, Friendship

 

 

Patchouly : Money, Fertility, Lust

 

 

Pea : Money, Love

 

 

Peach : Love, Exorcism, Longevity, Fertility, Wishes

 

 

Pear : Lust, Love

 

 

Pecan : Money, Employment

 

 

Pennyroyal : Strength, Protection, Peace

 

 

Peony : Protection, Exorcism

 

 

Pepper : Protection, Exorcism

 

 

Peppermint : Purification, Sleep, Love, Healing, Psychic Powers

 

 

Pepper Tree : Purification, Healing, Protection

 

 

Periwinkle : Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Money, Protection

 

 

Persimmon : Changing Sex, Healing, Luck

 

 

Plot Weed : Protection

 

 

Pimento : Love

 

 

Pimpernel : Protection, Health

 

 

Pine : Healing, Fertility, Protection, Exorcism, Money

 

 

Pineapple : Luck, Money, Chastity

 

 

Pipsissewa : Money, Spirit Calling

 

 

Pistachio : Breaking Love Spells

 

 

Plantain : Healing, Protection, Strength, Snake Repelling

 

 

Plum : Healing

 

 

Plumeria : Love

 

 

Poke : Courage, Hex Breaking

 

 

Pomegranate : Divination, Luck, Wishes, Wealth, Fertility

 

 

Poplar : Money, Flying

 

 

Poppy : Fertility, Love, Sleep, Money, Luck, Invisibility

 

 

Potato : Image Magic, Healing

 

 

Prickly Ash : Love

 

 

Primrose : Protection, Love

 

 

Purslane : Sleep, Love, Luck, Protection, Happiness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q

 

 

Quassia : Love

 

 

Quince : Protection, Love, Happiness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

Radish : Protection, Lust

 

 

Ragweed : Courage

 

 

Ragwort : Protection

 

 

Raspberry : Protection, Love

 

 

Rattlesnake Root : Protection, Money

 

 

Rhubarb : Protection, Fidelity

 

 

Rice : Protection, Rain, Fertility, Money

 

 

Roots : Protection, Power, Divination

 

 

Rose : Love, Psychic Powers, Healing, Love, Divination, Luck, Protection

 

 

Rosemary : Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth  (S)

 

 

Rowan : Psychic Powers, Healing, Protection, Power, Success

 

 

Rue : Healing, Health, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Love

 

 

Rye : Love, Fidelity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

Saffron : Love, Healing, Happiness, Wind Magic, Lust, Strength, Psychic Powers.

 

 

Sage : Immortality, Longevity, Wisdom, Protection, Wishes, Banishing, Cleansing

 

 

Sagebrush : Purification, Exorcism

 

 

St.Johns Wort : Health, Power, Protection, Strength, Love, Divination, Happiness

 

 

Sandalwood : Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Spirituality

 

 

Sarsaparilla : Love, Money

 

 

Sassafras : Health, Money

 

 

Savory, Summer : Mental Powers

 

 

Scullcap : Love, Fidelity, Peace

 

 

Senna : Love

 

 

Sesame : Money. Lust

 

 

Shallot : Purification

 

 

Skunk Cabbage : Legal Matters

 

 

Slippery Elm : Halts Gossip

 

 

Sloe : Exorcism, Protection

 

 

Snakeroot : Luck Money

 

 

Snakeroot/black : Love, Lust, Money

 

 

Snapdragon : Protection

 

 

Solomons Seal : Protection, Exorcism

 

 

Sorrel Wood : Healing, Health

 

 

Southern Wood : Love, Lust, Protection

 

 

Spanish Moss : Protection

 

 

Spearmint : Healing, Love, Mental Powers

 

 

SpiderWort : Love

 

 

Spikenard : Love

 

 

Squill : Money, Protection, Hex Breaking

 

 

Star, Anise : Psychic Powers, Luck

 

 

Stillengia : Psychic Powers

 

 

Straw : Luck, Image Magic

 

 

Strawberry : Love, Luck

 

 

Sugar Cane : Love, Lust

 

 

Sumbul : Love, Luck, Health, Psychic Powers

 

 

Sunflower : Fertility, Wishes, Health, Wisdom

 

 

Sweetgrass : Calling Spirits

 

 

Sweetpea : Friendship, Chastity, Courage, Strength

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T

 

 

Tamarind : Love

 

 

Tamarisk : Exorcism, Protection

 

 

Tansy : Health, Longevity

 

 

Tea : Riches, Courage, Strength

 

 

Thistle : Strength, Protection, Hex Breaking, Healing

 

 

Thistle, Holy : Purification, Hex Breaking

 

 

Thistle, Milk : Snake Enraging

 

 

Thyme : Health, Healing, Sleep, Psychic Powers,

 

 

Love, Purification, Courage

 

 

Tea : Protection, Healing

 

 

Toadflax : Protection, Hex Breaking

 

 

Toadstool : Rain Making

 

 

Tobacco : Healing, Purification

 

 

Turmeric : Purification

 

 

Turnip : Protection, Ending Relationships

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U

 

 

Urva Ursa : Psychic Workings

 

 

 

 

 

V

 

 

Valerian : Love, Sleep, Purification, Protection

 

 

Vanilla : Love, Lust, Mental Powers

 

 

Venus Flytrap : Protection, Love

 

 

Vervain : Love, Protection, Purification, Peace,

 

 

Money, Youth, Chastity, Sleep, Healing

 

 

Vetch Giant : Fidelity

 

 

Vetivert : Love, Hex Breaking, Luck, Money, Anti-Theft

 

 

Violet : Protection, Luck, Love, Lust, Wishes, Peace, Healing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W

 

 

Wahoo : Hex-breaking, Courage, Success

 

 

Walnut : Health, Mental Powers, Infertility, Wishes

 

 

Wax Plant : Protection

 

 

Wheat : Fertility, Money

 

 

Willow : Love, Divination, Protection, Healing

 

 

Wintergreen : Protection, Healing, Hex Breaking

 

 

Winters Bark : Success

 

 

Witch Grass : Happiness, Lust, love, Exorcism

 

 

Witch Hazel : Protection, Chastity

 

 

Wolfs Bane : Protection, Invisibility

 

 

Wood Rose : Luck

 

 

Woodruff : Victory, Protection, Money

 

 

Wormwood : Psychic Powers, Protection, Love, Calling Spirits

 

 

 

 

 

XYZ

 

 

Yarrow : Courage, Love, Psychic Powers, Exorcism

 

 

Yellow Evening Primrose : Hunting

 

 

Yerba Mate : Fidelity, Love, Lust

 

 

Yerba Santa : Beauty, Healing, Psychic Powers, Protection

 

 

Yew : Raising the Dead

 

 

Yohimbe : Love, Lust

 

 

Yucca : Transmutation, Protection, Purification

 

 

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Please note that these herbs have more metaphysical properties, but these are just their main ones. Also,  the herb rosemary has (S) next to it because it means it can substitute for any other herb.

 


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