Plant Wisdom: Growing and Harvesting Magick!

Each plant is as unique as a person. They bring not only nutritional value to our lives but magickal, medicinal, and so much more. Working with plants can be a very rewarding part of your life and practice. That is just scratching the surface of what plants have to offer. Each and every plant carries an array of qualities modern science is just beginning to understand. Our ancestors had a connection deep relying on plants to survive and thrive. This connection carries on and each plant carries this ancient and magickal energy that we can tap into learning to work with their strengths and wisdom.

Throughout history, plant magick and knowledge was been handed down from elders, wise ones, medicine persons, witches, and healers. Now, you can find books, articles, blogs and many more sources full of information on different plants and all they have to offer. Reading all this will never take the place of spending time with each plant and learning all about what knowledge each plant has to offer.

Growing different plants offers a wealth of knowledge and a deep understanding of not just the specific plant but plants in general.
Cooking plants helps to see them transform from living, to giving life and the power that holds.

Using them in magick heightens your energy and connects you to the energy of earthly ancestors.

After many years of growing, learning, cooking, and connecting with plants we are gathering our book of shadows, our favorite herbal books, and pulling all the plant knowledge we have to share it with all of you! This is an ever growing list, and the goal is to be the most complete list of plants and their magickal uses!

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Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Acacia

Acacia

Air ~ Masculine

Protection, psychic and spiritual enhancement, money, platonic love, and friendship, promote a meditative state, afterlife, personal power.

Wattles or acacias

Acorn

Seed from the oak (Quercus) tree

Earth ~ Masculine

Good luck, granting wishes, wisdom, and personal power.

Oaknut

Adder's Tongue Fern

Ophioglossum

Fire ~ Masculine

Healing (especially of the mouth), stopping gossip and slander, divination, sacred to serpent goddesses.

Dogtooth Violet, Snakes Tongue

African Violet

Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia

Water ~ Feminine

Spirituality, protection, spring, and healing.

Agar Agar

Plant based gelatin derived from seaweed

Water

Promote joy and success, attract luck opportunities and blessings.

Agaric

Fungus Agaricales

Air ~ Masculine

Fertility, prophetic dreams, happiness Note: Poisonous. There are proper ways to harvest and treat these to make them more edible and it should only done with a fungus expert!

Death angel, death cap, magick mushroom, redcap, fly fungus

Agrimony

Agrimonia eupatoria

Air ~ Masculine

Overcoming fear & inner blockages, sleep spells, dispelling negative emotions, reversing spells, healing rituals and to wards off evil, and uncrossing.

Ague

Gentianella quinquefolia

Water ~ Feminine

Protection, hex breaking, and fairy magick.

Ague Root, Ague Weed, Andurion, Bastard Agrimony, Common Hemp Agrimony, Dutch Agrimony, Hemlock Parsley, Hemp Weed, Holy Rope, Indian Ague Root, Water Agrimony, Water Hemp, fairy wand

Albany pitcher plant

Cephalotus

Earth ~ Feminine

Emotional healing, strength, endurance, protection of self and home.

Western Australian pitcher plant, Australian pitcher plant, fly-catcher plant

Alder

Alnus glutinosa

Fire and Water ~ Masculine and Feminine

Balance, fairies, death and the deceased, divination, creativity, art, music, poetry, wind and weather magick, courage, teaching, decision making, facing things being avoided.

Birch

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Earth ~ Feminine

Grounding, money, luck, prosperity, anti-hunger, protection from poverty, protecting assets, abundance, rabbit magick, earth healing and growth.

Alkanet

Alkanna tinctoria

Earth and Air ~ Feminine

Purification of negativity, prosperity, luck, attraction, protects from snakebites and helps ease fear of snakes. Note: the roots of this plant make a strong red dye.

Anchusa, Dyer's Bugloss, Orchanet, Spanish Bugloss

Allspice

Dried berries of the pimenta doicoa plant

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, money, luck, healing, obtaining treasure, determination, courage and vitality.

Jamaica Pepper

Almond

Edible seed from the Prunus dulcis tree

Air ~ Masculine

Banishing addiction, glamour magick, masculine fertility, wisdom, money, fruitfulness, and abundance.

Greek Nuts, Shakad

Aloe

Aloe vera

Water ~ Feminine

Protection from accidents, promote peaceful energy, relieve loneliness, love, beauty, and abundance.

Burn Plant, Medicine Plant

Aloeswood

Formed after Aquilaria tree heartwood has been infected by a mold which turns wood into a dark, dense, and aromatic resin

Fire ~ Masculine

Physical and mental health, relaxation, aphrodisiac, raising spiritual vibrations, protection, success, and consecration. Note: this herb is very expensive often more expensive the gold per ounce

Agarwood, eaglewood, wood aloe, eaglewood, gharuwood

Alum

Pilea cadierei

Fire ~ Masculine

Stopping gossip, protection (especially while sleeping), and cleansing purposes

watermelon pilea

Alyssum

Alyssum

Air ~ Feminine

Emotional balance, peace, protection from deception, moderating anger, and fairy magick.

genus of about 150 small flowering shrubs some common varieties include sweet alyssum, snow alyssum, wonderland copper, mountain gold

Amaranth

Amaranth

Fire ~ Feminine

Healing, summoning spirits, healing broken hearts, protection, invisibility, immortality, and the dead.

over 75 species of summer annual weeds Pigweed, flower of immortality, princess feather

Ambrette

Abelmoschus moschatus (previously called hibiscus abelmoschus)

Fire ~ Masculine

Induces lust, sensuality, arousing, enhances beauty, attracts love, divination, relaxing, virtues, and overcoming inhibitions. Note: this plant is used in place of animal musk

Muskmallow, musk seeds,

American Oxeye Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare (previously chrysanthemum leucanthemum)

Water ~ Feminine

Purity simplicity, patience, affection, divination, "he loves me, he loves me not" love spell, romance, fairy magick, child magick, and hippieness.

Anemone Flower

Anemone

Fire ~ Masculine

Good healing, protection, and healing.

Angel Wings

Senecio candicans

Water ~ Feminine

Wishes, calling divine powers, and working with fairies and angels.

senaw, sea cabbage

Angelica

Angelica

Fire ~ Masculine

Potent protection herb, boundaries, cleanses negative and leaving positive, removing hexes, curses and unwanted spirits, exorcism, and healing. Note: It is important not to confuse this plant with Water Hemlock and hogweed both of which is poisonous.

Masterwort, Archangel, Garden Angel, Angelica Root

Anise

Pimpinella anisum

Air ~ Masculine

Happiness, psychic abilities, brings in positivity while sleeping and in meditative states, blessing, youthfulness.

Stare anise, Aniseed, Anneys, Anise Seed

Anise Seeds

Pimpinella anisum

Air ~ Masculine

Calms, insomnia, ward off the evil eye, find happiness, and stimulate psychic ability.

Apple

Malus domestica

Water ~ Feminine

Love, Garden Magick, Immortality, Friendship, Healing, fertility, marriage, wisdom, the soul, and death.

Fruit of the Underworld, Fruit of the Gods, Silver Brough, Silver Branch, Tree of Love

Apricot

Prunus armeniaca

Water ~ Feminine

Love, passion, and lust.

Arabic Gum

A gum from the Acacia Tree

Air ~ Masculine

Platonic love, friendship, remove negativity and evil, protection, psychic and spiritual enhancement. In its resin form it can be used to increase meditative states and to cleanse and devote magickal tools. As a powder it is added to salves and such as a binder. Note: unlike other African Tree resins, Acacia tress are able to be farmed.

Gum Arabic, gum sudani, acacia gum

Arbutus

Arbutus unedo and other species of the Arbutus family

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection (especially of children), exorcism, creativity, bringing out inner light.

strawberry tree

Arctic sage

Artemisia frigida

Earth ~ Feminine

Mother's magick, cleansing, psychic powers, intuition, and general ritual use.

Fringed sage brush, fringed wormwood

Arnica

Arnica family

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, abundance, the harvest, fertility, sun, deterring unwanted energies. Note: Arnica montana ( wolf's bane, leopard's bane, mountain tobacco and mountain arnica) can be toxic if consumed in large amounts, and may cause topical reactions

Arrow Root

Maranta arundinacea

Fire ~ Masculine

Purification, healing, and bringing positivity to a negative situation. Note: can be used as a substitute for graveyard dust.

maranta, hulankeeriya

Artichoke

Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus

Fire ~ Masculine and Feminine

Sexual stimulation, protection, exorcisms, facing fears, personal growth, courage, and finding the heart of the problem.

Asafoetida

Gum resin from roots of Ferula assa-foetida

Earth ~ Feminine

Repelling evil, reversing hexes, exorcism, protection, banishing. Note: this is a very potent herb both in power and bad smell.

Ash

Fraxinus tree

Water and Fire ~ Feminine

Sea spells/magick/rituals, image magick, invincibility, protection from drowning, general protection, luck, prosperity, safe travel, and divine connections.

Ashwagandha

Withania somnifera

Fire ~ Masculine

Balance, vitality, endurance, reduce stress and anxiety, rejuvenation, trauma recovery.

Winter cherry, Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry

Aspand

Peganum harmala

Earth ~ Feminine

Spiritual rites, protection (especially of children), stopping baneful magick, cleansing, and divine communication.

Syrian Rue, esphand, espand, harmal

Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

Fire and Water ~ Masculine

Healing, stamina, potency, male sex magick, aphrodisiac.

sparrow grass

Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Air ~ Masculine

Protection (especially from thieves), overcoming fears, eloquence, clairvoyance, healing.

Aster

Aster amellus and other Aster genus

Water and Air ~ Feminine

Love, wishes, water magick, intuition. Note: often Chinese aster is confused for aster.

Astragalus

Astragalus membranaceus

Air ~ Masculine

Immunity, health, protection, and energizing

Avens

Geum urbanum

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, attraction, and purification.

Assaranaccara, Bennet, Blessed Herb, Clove Root, Colewort, Golden Star, Goldy Star, Harefoot, Herb Bennet, Minarta, Pesleporis, Star of the Earth, Way Bennet

Avocado

Persea americana

Water ~ Feminine

Love, lust, beauty, fertility, and sex magick.

Azalea

Rhododendron spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Happiness, raising the spirits, love, friendship, welcoming, passion, and romance. Note: These plants are highly toxic, and potent enough to even affect the honey made from its pollen.

B

Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Baby's Breath

Gysophila paniculata

Air ~ Feminine

Attract fairies, quiet power, innocence, purity, and everlasting love.

Bachelor Buttons

Centaurea cyanus

Water ~ Feminine

Love, clairvoyance, and healing arts

Corn Flower, Devil's Flower, Red Campion

Bacopa

Bacopa monnieri

Air ~ Masculine

Sooths, calms the nerves, brings peace, focus, wisdom, learning and memory.

Waterhyssop

Balmony

Chelone glabra

Water and Earth ~ Feminine

Steadfastness, patience, and perseverance. Strongly connected with the tortoise or turtle.

Hummingbird Tree, Bitter Herb, Snake Head, Turtle Head, Turtle Bloom

Balsam Fir

Abies balsamea

Earth ~ Masculine

Strength, immortality, breaking up negativity, intuition, insight, progress, the forest, bring about change, and seal a spell.

Balsam tree

Commiphora gileadensis

Water ~ Feminine

Attracting spirits, love, manifestations, protection, healing, de-stressing, and assisting in healing from the loss of a loved one.

Balm of Gilead

Bamboo

Bambusoideae

All Elements ~ Masculine

Luck, hex breaking, wishes, and protection.

Banana

Musa sapientum

Water ~ Feminine

Fertility (especially for infertility issues), potency, and prosperity

Banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Air ~ Masculine

Happiness, Luck, and brining good spiritual vibes.

Indian fig tree, vada tree

Barberry

Berberis

Fire ~ Masculine

Guarding, Cleansing, sorcery, atonement, freeing oneself from the power or control of others

Witches Sweets, Holy Thorn, Oregon Grape

Barley

Hordeum spp.

Earth ~ Feminine

The harvest, love, healing, releasing pain, and protection.

Basil

Ocimum Basilicum

Fire ~ Masculine

Prosperity, love, exorcism, wealth, sympathy, reconciliation, clarity, and protection.

Common Basil, Sweet Basil, St. Josephwort, St. Joseph's Wort, Tulsi, Tulasi, Krishnamul, Kala Tulasi, Witches' Herb, Alabahaca, American Dittany

Bat's Head Root

Seeds from the Water caltrop Trapa natans

Fure and Water ~ Masculine

Seeds from the Water caltrop Trapa natans POOJA GHAR Granting wishes, luck, and restful sleep.

Seeds from the Water caltrop Trapa natans POOJA GHAR Granting wishes, luck, and restful sleep.

Bay Laurel

Laurus nobilis

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, good fortune, success, purification, strength, healing, strength, psychic powers, attracting romance, sound sleep, granting wishes, and successful unions.

Bay, Sweet Laurel, Sweet Bay, True Laurel, Lorbeer, Noble Laurel, Baie, Daphne, bay leaf

Bayberry

Myrica

Earth ~ Feminine

Good fortune, luck, healing, stress relief, home blessings, and attraction.

Bean

Phaseolus spp.

Air ~ masculine

Protection, exorcism, reconciliation, potency, and wish making.

Bedstraw (Fragrant)

Galium triflorum

Water ~ Feminine

Love, lust, and attraction.

cudweed, sweet-scented bedstraw

Beech

Fagus sylvatica

Earth and Air ~ Feminine

Wishes, happiness, inspiration, divination, transferring energy (great for wands).

Beet

Beta vulgaris

Earth ~ Feminine

Love, passion, and blood substitute.

Begonia

Begonia spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Encourages premonition, warning, caution, soul retrieval, shadow work, life passion, balance, heightened awareness, harmonious communication, gratitude for someone, individuality, justice, peace, protects from gossip, and it will hint at an intuitive level to find the information you need.

Belladonna

Atropa belladonna

Water ~ Feminine

Prophecy, astral projection, forgetting past loves. Note: Every part of this plant is toxic and deadly, do not ingest.

Banewort, Deadly Nightshade, Sorcerer's Berry, Witch's Berry, Death's Herb, Devil's Cherries, Divale, Dwale, Dwaleberry, Dwayberry, Fair Lady, Great Morel, Naughty Man's Cherries

Benzoin

balsamic resin from trees in the genus Styrax

Air ~ Masculine

Success, prosperity, attracts business, generosity, enhance concentration, soothing tension, dispelling anger, reducing irritability, relieving stress, anxiety, and depression.

Snowbells, Storax, Gum Benzoin, Siam Benzoin, Siamese Benzoin, Benzoin Gum, Ben, Benjamen

Bergamot

Mentha citrata

Air ~ Masculine

Money, prosperity, improving memory, promoting joy, and dispelling depression.

Orange Mint

Bergamot Mint

Monarda fistulosa

Air ~ Masculine

Alleviates stress, tension, releases cares, calms, prosperity, and success.

Orange Mint

Be-Still

Cascabela thevetia (Thevetia nereifolia)

Fire ~ Masculine

Luck, removing unwanted energy and pests. Note: this plant is poisonous

trumpet flower, yellow oleander, Flor Del Peru, Lucky Nut

Betel Nut

Seed from the areca palm (Areca catechu)

Earth ~ Masculine and Feminine

Offering to the Gods, used in sympathetic magick to represent the body, morality, and prosperity. Note: this nut is chewed throughout Southeastern Asian countries and is addictive, much like tobacco it also causes cancer.

areca nut

Betony

Betonica officinalis

Fire ~ Masculine

Dream magick, removing hexes, purification, and protection.

bishopwort, lousewort, purple betony

Bilberry Bark

Vaccinium myrtillus

Water ~ Feminine

Protection, and hex breaking.

Whortleberry, Black Whortles, Whinberry, Huckleberry, Bleaberry, European Blueberry, Airelle

Bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

Water ~ Feminine

Astral travel, binding, connections, fairies, sympathetic magick as a bridge (between people, places, realms, etc.) Note: the seeds of this plant are toxic and it contains several alkaloids that are toxic to mice and should not be consumed. 

Ground honey suckle, possession vine, Our Lady's Little Glass

Birch

Betula alba

Water ~ Feminine

Making magickal tools (especially popular for bessoms), devotions, the divine, protection, cleansing, exorcisms, and purification.

White Birch, Canoe Birch, Paper Birch, Tree of Life, Lady of the Woods

Bistort

Polygonum bistorta

Earth ~ Feminine

Fertility (especially for women), divination, clairvoyance, psychic powers, wealth & good fortune.

Bistort Root, Dragonwort, snakeweed, sweet dock

Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens

Air ~ Masculine

Protection, balance, healing, fairy magick, removing fear and emotional trauma. Note: this plant is poisonous

climbing nightshade

Black Cohosh

Actaea racemosa

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, courage, strength, empowerment, protection and potency.

Black Snake Root, Bugbane, Squawroot, Bugwort, Rattleroot, Rattleweed, Rattlesnake Root, Richweed.

Black Haw

Viburnum prunifolium

Fire ~ Masculine

Power, success, gambling, luck, employment, control and invincibility.

Devil's Shoestring, Stagbush, American Sloe, summer magic, sweet haw, and stag bush

Black Mustard

Brassica nigra

Fire ~ Masculine

General magick, psychic powers, secrets, the Dark Moon, magickal concealment, and protection.

Eye of Newt

Black Pepper

Piper nigrum

Fire ~ Masculine

Banishing, removing negativity, purification, exorcism, ward off jealousy, and protection.

Piper

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, banishing, hexing, clarity, manifestations, removing feelings.

Blackberry

Rubus villosus

Water ~ Feminine

Healing, protection and attracting wealth and healing. Sacred to Brigid

Bladderworts

Utricularia

Water ~ Feminine

Protection, growth, and distinguishing between illusion and reality.

Bladderwrack

Fucus visiculos

Water ~ Feminine

Protection (especially during sea travel), psychic powers, sea spells, wind spells, money, and attracting customers.

Kelp, Seawrack, Kelpware, Black-tang, Cutweed, Sea Oak, Sea Spirit

Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilis or D. formosa

Water ~ Feminine

Love, offsetting negative energies, attraction. Note: Bleeding hearts do not like to be grown indoors

Blessed Thistle

Cnicus benedictus

Fire ~ Masculine

Purification, spiritual healing, vitality, protection against negativity and evil, hex breaking. Carry for strength and protection. Place a bowl of blessed thistle in a room to renew the vitality and strengthen the spirit of its occupants. Men who carry thistle become better lovers.

Holy Thistle, Saint Benedict Thistle, Spotted Thistle, Cardin

Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, marriage, promoting harmony, protection, also used to defeat hexes and spells. Note: the sap is toxic and can kill living tissue.

Red Root, Red Indian Paint, Tetterwort, Blood Root, Indian Paint, Pauson, Red Paint Root, Red Puccoon, Sanguinariat

Blue Cohosh

Caulophyllum thalictroides

Fire ~ Masculine

Empowerment, purification, cleansing, abortifacient, love breaking, and driving away evil. Note: this plant can be toxic when consumed in large amounts

blue ginseng, squaw root, or papoose root

Blue False Indigo

Baptisia australis

Water ~ Feminine

Protection Note: This plant is toxic

Blue wild indigo, Indigo Weed, Rattleweed, Rattlebush, Horse Fly Weed, Blue Wild Indigo

Blue Flag

Iris versicolor

Water ~ Feminine

Abundance, money, financial gain, bring business, protecting finances. Note: This plant is poisonous

iris, liver lily, poison lily, flag lily

Blueberry

Vaccinum frondosum

Water ~ Feminine

Protection, keeping away undesirables, can cause confusion & strife when tossed in the doorway or path of an enemy.

Bodhi

Ficus religiosa

Air ~ Masculine

Fertility, meditation, enlightenment, and wisdom.

Sacred fig, pippala tree, peepul tree, peepal tree, pipal tree, or ashvattha tree

Boldo

Peumus boldus

Fire ~ Feminine

Harmony, spirituality, repel evil spirits, keep away negative energy, commanding and hex breaking.

Boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Water ~ Feminine

Protection, exorcism and warding off evil spirits, to curse an enemy.

Feverwort, Agueweed, Crosswort, Eupatorium, Indian Sage, Sweating Plant, Teasel, Thoroughwort, white snake root Vegetable Antimony

Borage

Borago officinalis

Air ~ Masculine

Courage, lifting spirits, attracting fairies and bees, strength, warding off evil, reveling truths, success, and increasing psychic powers.

Bee Bread, Starflower, Herb of Gladness, Bugloss, Burrage, Cool Tankard

Box Thorn Tree

Lycium ferocissimum

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, fairy magick, and making a magick needle for sewing magick.

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Air ~ Masculine

Healing, prophetic dreams, rain magick, and fertility.

Brazil Nut

Bertholletia excelsa

Air ~ Masculine

Good luck, and love.

Briony

Bryony, spp.

Fire ~ Masculine

Sympathetic magick, money, protection

Bromeliad

Crypanthus, spp.

Air ~ Masculine

Bringing Luxury, protection, and good fortune

Broom

Cytisus scoparius

Air ~ Masculine

Purification, water divination, air spells, handsfastings, good fortune, and home cleansing. Note: This plant is poisonous

besom, basam, broom tops, Irish broom, Scotch broom

Broom Straws

Andropogon virginicus

Air ~ Masculine

Drive away unwanted visitors, protection (especially from evil), cleanse, purify, and air magick.

broomsedge bluestem, yellowsedge bluestem, whisky grass

Broomcorn

Sorghum bicolor

Air ~ Masculine

Cleansing, astral travel, dream magick, traveling, hearth magick, love, weddings, harmony in the home, and making bessoms.

Great Millet

Buchu

Agathosma betulia previously Barosma betulina

Water ~ Feminine

Divination, prophetic dreams, and psychic powers.

Bucco, Agathosma Betulina, Bookoo, Bucku, Buku and Bucco

Buckeye

Aesculus glabra

Earth ~ Masculine

Divination, good luck, attracting money & wealth, male potency, and gambling. Note: These nuts are toxic and should not be eaten

Horse Chestnut, Ohio buckeye

Buckthorn

Rhammus spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Exorcism, sorceries, elf magick, driving away enchantments and evil, protection, legal matters, luck, and wishes.

Arrowwood, Black Dogwood, Black Alder Dogwood, Black Alder Tree, Persian Berries

Buckwheat

Fagopyrum spp

Earth ~ Feminine

Money, protection, obtaining and protecting treasure, riches, and wealth.

Bugle Herb

Ajuga reptans

Earth and Air ~ Feminine

Health, healing, and love. Note: this plant should not be consumed while pregnant and is also a mild narcotic.

carpenters herb, sicklewort, middle comfrey

Burdock

Arctium lappa

Water ~ Feminine

Cleansing negativity, protection, and healing.

Bardana, Burr Seed, Clotbur, Cocklebur, Hardock, Hareburr, Hurrburr, Turkey Burrseed, Fox's Clote, Happy Major, Lappa, Love Leaves, Personata, Beggar's Buttons

Burnet

Sanguisorba spp.

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, consecration of ritual tools, cleansing self of negative feelings including depression, and counter negative magick.

Italian Pimpernel, Salad Burnet, Greater Burnet

Busy Lizzie

Impatiens walleriana

Water ~ Feminine

Speedy outcome, and patience.

balsam, sultana, or simply impatiens

Butchers Broom

Ruscus aculeatus

Air ~ Masculine

Wind spells, divination, protection, exorcism, home protection, and increasing psychic powers. Note: This plant can be toxic in large amounts

Butterbur

Petasites hybridus

Water ~ Masculine

Love divination, improving feelings, increasing hope and faith.

Bog Rhubarb, Butterdock, Umbrella Plant, Lagwort, Sweet Coltsfoot

Buttercup

Ranunculus sceleratus

Fire ~ Masculine

Harmony, sun magick, and joy. Note: this plant is poisonous

Crowsfoot, delphinium, frogsfoot, goldcup

Butterworts

Pinguicula

Air ~ Masculine

Beauty, illusions, glamours, love, self-love, and attraction.

Buttonwood tree

Platanus occidentalis

Water ~ Feminine

Conforming, steadfastness, reliability, tolerance, shadow work, and healing.

buttonball, American sycamore, American Planetree

C

Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Cabbage

Brassica oleracea

Water ~ Feminine

Luck, fertility, profit, good luck, lunar magick, money magick.

Cachana

Liatris punctata

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection (especially from baneful magick), exorcism, and cleansing.

Blazing star

Cactus

All species generally

Fire ~ Masculine

Chastity, banishing, protection, keeping away the unwanted, and used in witch's bottles.

Calamint

Calamintha spp.

Air ~ Masculine

Soothes sorrows, heals emotional pain, bring joy, brighten outlook,

Basil Thyme, Mountain Balm, Mountain Mint

Calamus

Acorus calamus

Water ~ Feminine

Luck, money, healing, protection, preventing hunger, strengthening spells, control, and gardening luck. Note: Can be poisonous

Calamus Root, Bach, Vacha, myrtle flag, sweet cane, sedge, sweet flag, sweet grass, sweet sedge

Calendula

Calendula officinalis

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, keeping evil out, legal matters, justice, psychic/spiritual powers, promoting good dreams and protecting from nightmares, sun magick, wishes, and beauty magick.

Pot marigold, Summer's Bride, Bride of the Sun, Sun's Gold, Ruddes, Ruddles

Camellia

Camellia japonica

Water ~ Feminine

Luxury, riches, gratitude, and prosperity

Camphor

Cinnamomum camphora

Water ~ Feminine

Dreams, psychic awareness, divination, working with past-lives, chastity, cleansing, health and healing, persuasiveness, and control.

Laurel Camphor, Gum Camphor

Candytuft

Iberis sempervirens

Earth ~ Feminine

Health, giddiness, joy, content energy, soothing, indifference, fairy magick, and ending relationships.

candy mustard, Spanish tufts, sciatic cress, globe candytuft, rocket candytuft, common purple candy tuft, billy-come-home-soon

Cape Sundew

Drosera capensis

Fire ~ Masculine

Binding, transformation, growth, passion, motivation, and relieving heartbreak.

Caper

Capparis spinosa

Water ~ Feminine

Potency, lust, love, male virility, and sex magick

Fakouha, lasafa, shafallah

Caraway

Carum carvi

Air ~ Masculine

Health, consecrating tools, love, protection (especially from theft), mental powers, memory, remembering dreams, passion, keeping lovers together, and protecting children from illness and evil. One of the "four greater hot seeds" of Greek medicine

Cardamom

Elettario caramomum

Water ~ Feminine

Lust, love, fidelity, eloquence, courage, fidelity, sex magick, aphrodisiac, and mental clarity.

Carnation

Dianthus carophyllus

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, strength, healing, enhancing magickal powers, balance, enhance creativity, cleansing, bath magick, beauty spells, and vitality.

Gilliflower, Jove's Flower, Nelka, Scaffold Flower, and Gillies.

Carob

Jacaranda procera or Prosopis dulcis

Fire ~ Masculine

Removing blocks, calming the spirits, working with familiars, health, and protection

caroba, carobina, carobinha, st. john's bread

Carolina anemone

Anemone caroliniana

Fire ~ Masculine

Truth, honesty, faith, health, hope, and protection.

Carrot

Dancus carota

Fire ~ Masculine

Lust, fertility, lust, impotency

Cascara Sagrada

Rhamnus purshiana

Fire ~ Masculine

Legal matters, money spells, hex breaking, repel negative energy, detoxification, and consecrating.

Cascara Sagada, Sacred Bark, Purshiana Bark, Persian Bark, Chittem Bark, Bearberry

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Fire ~ Masculine

Money, and prosperity

Cassia

Cinnamomum cassia

Fire ~ Masculine

Spirituality, success, creativity, healing, protection, power, love, luck, strength, and prosperity.

Chinese Cinnamon

Cassie Flower

Vachellia farnesiana

Fire ~ Masculine

Aphrodisiac, soothing, inspiring, aids in battling depression.

Sweet acacia

Castor

Ricinus communis

Water ~ Feminine

Protection Note: these beans and the oil is poisonous and however caster oil has been used historically to bring about vomiting and bowel movements, it is not recommended. Special note: this is not to be confused with castor (Castereum) which is collected from the castor sacs of the bever

palma christi, palms christi root

Catnip

Nepeta cataria

Water ~ Feminine

Sacred to Bast and other cat deities, animal blessings, love, protect while sleeping, ridding bad habits, attract good energies, luck, quick action, and to enhance beauty and happiness.

Cat's Play, Catmint, Nip, Nepeta, Field Balm, Catswort, Catnep

Cat's Claw

Unicaria tomentosa

Fire ~ Masculine

Vision quests, shamanic journeys, and money drawing.

Una de Gato, cat nail, hawk's claw, pot hook, sparrowhawk nail, vilcacora

Cattail

Typah spp.

Fire ~ Masculine

Lust, sex magick, and to increase libido (both sexes).

Cayenne

Capsicum annuum

Fire ~ Masculine

Cleansing, purification, repels negativity, separations or divorce magick, speeds up the effect of any spell, hexing & un-hexing, passion, and protection.

Cedar

Cedrus libani or C. spp.

Fire ~ Masculine

Confidence, strength, power, money, protection, healing, purification, consecration of magick wands, promoting calmness, and protecting from lightning.

Cedar Berries

small seed cones that can be used to grow Eastern red cedar trees or Western red cedar trees

Earth ~ Feminine

Anti-theft and repelling unwanted energies.

Juniper Berries

Celandine

Chelidonium majus

Fire ~ Masculine

Courage, lifting depression, brings victory and joy, assists in legal matters, protection, self-confidence, releasing from trapped situations, and justice. Note: Deadly poison, use with caution.

Devil's Milk, kenning wort, swallow-wort, tetterwort

Celery

Apium graveolens

Fire ~ Masculine

Mental powers, concentration, psychic powers, lust, fertility, and male potency. The seeds are used in dream magick.

Centaury

Centaurium spp

Fire ~ Masculine

Countering magick, repelling anger and hurt, removing snakes adding power to any magickal workings.

Bitter Herb, Lesser Centaury, Feverwort

Chamomile

Matricaria chamomilla

Fire ~ Masculine

Calming, bringing about sleep, love, healing, reducing stress, success, removing hexes, banishing, meditation, and luck.

Whig Plant, Scented Mayweed, Camomyle, Ground Apple, Manzanilla (Spanish), Maythen, Earth Apple, Camomile

Champaca

Michelia champaca

Air ~ Masculine

Balance, harmony, love, calming, centers the mind, bolsters self-esteem, auric energizer, and connecting with the inner Divine.

Chaney Root

Alysicarpus vaginalis

Fire ~ Masculine

Health, happiness, courage, sex magick, and prolong life.

Chainey Root, Jamaican Sarsaparilla, medina

Chaparral

Larrea tridentata

Fire ~ Masculine

Banishing, change, raising powers, initiation rites, and new ventures

Chaste Tree

Vitex agnus-castus

Water ~ Feminine

Moon Magick, balance, fertility, and to honor the Goddess.

vitex, chaste tree, chasteberry, Abraham's balm, lilac chastetree, monk's pepper

Cherry

Prunus avium

Water ~ Feminine

Love, divination, magick for women, good humor, happiness, and removing obstacles.

Chervil

Anthriscus cerefolium

Air ~ Masculine

Connecting with one's higher self, divine communication, immortal spirit, and connecting with the dead.

French Parsley, Anise Chervil, British Myrrh, Sweet Cicely, Sweet Fern

Chestnut

Castanea spp

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, abundance, chastity, fertility, male magick, success, and overcoming difficulties.

Chia

Salvia hispanica

Air ~ Masculine

Protection, health, strength, transformation and change.

Chickweed

Stellaria media

Water ~ Feminine

Fertility, love, fidelity, animal and Moon magick.

Starweed, Satin Flower, Starwort, Winterweed, Stitchwort, Tongue Grass, Adder's Mouth, Indian Chickweed, Passerina

Chicory

Cichorium intybus

Air ~ Masculine

Frigidity, favors, frugality, removing obstacles, invisibility, promotes a positive outlook, and hexing.

Blue-Sailors, Coffeeweed, Succory, wild cherry.

Chili Pepper

Capsicum spp.

Fire ~ Masculine

Fidelity, love, and hex breaking.

Bird Pepper, Pod Pepper, Cayenne

China Berry

Melia azederach

Air ~ Masculine

Luck, and life changes. Note: This plant is poisonous

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

Water ~ Feminine

Protection, usefulness, and productivity.

Chrysanthemum

Anacylus pyrethrum

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, strength, good mental health, home blessings, ward off evil spirits, ancestral magick, and in rituals of death and for the dying.

Mum

Cilantro

Coriandrum sativum

Fire ~ Masculine

Peace (especially to the home), protection of gardeners, protects and cleanses the aura, soul healing, promotes eloquence, persuasiveness, and encourages self-expression.

Chinese Parsley, Yee Sai

Cinnamon

Cinnamonum zeylanicum

Fire ~ Masculine

Spirituality, success, healing, protection, power, love, passion, aphrodisiac, sex magick, luck, strength, prosperity, raising spiritual vibrations, draw money, fortune, dream work, and stimulate psychic powers.

Sweet Wood,

Cinquefoil

Potentilla canadensis or P. reptans

Fire ~ Masculine

An all-purpose magickal herb. Stimulates memory and ideas, eloquence, self-confidence, house and business blessings, divination, dreamwork, romance, hex removing, and protection from evil. The five points of the leaf represent love, money, health, power, and wisdom.

Five Finger Grass, Synkefoyle, Witches Weed, Five Leaf, Tormentilla, Sunkfield, Bloodroot, Moor Grass, Goosegrass, Goose Tansy, Crampweed, Silverweed, Silver Weed, Sunkfield

Citron

Citrus medica

Air ~ Masculine

Healing, and physic powers.

Citronella

This is an oil obtained from lemon grass, or a Scented Geranium

Clary Sage

Salvia sclarea

Air and Earth ~ Masculine

Wisdom, balance, calming, tranquility, self-love, seduction, feminine magick, and awaken subconscious.

Cleavers

Galium aparine

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, commitment, relationships, and protection.

clivers, catchweed, sticky willy, bedstraw, fleawort, madder's cousin.

Cloth of Gold

Achillea filipendulina

Earth ~ Feminine

Communicating with animals, mythical creatures, spirit guides and familiars.

golden Yarrow

Clove

Syzygium aromaticum or Caryophyllus aromatica

Fire ~ Masculine

Exorcism, protection, banishing, removing blockages, stop gossip, love, aphrodisiac, attractions, heighten senses, raise spiritual vibrations, achievements, confidence, growth, and money. Note: The oil's scientific names is Eugenia aromatica

Ding Xiang

Clover (red and white)

Trifolium spp.

Air ~ Masculine

Earth and fairy magick, consecration of tools, exorcisms, luck, fidelity, protection, gain, money, abundance, love, and success. Red: lust, and animal protection.

Trefoil, Cleaver Grass, Marl Grass, Cowgrass, Three Leaved Grass, Honeystalks, Shamrock, Trifoil

Club Moss

Lycopodiopsida

Water ~ Feminine

Protection, power, purification, blessings, Moon magick, divine and spiritual communications.

Wolf's Claw, firmosses, spikemosses and quillworts

Cobra lily

Darlingtonia californica

Water ~ Feminine

Secrets, knowledge, cunning, and good health.

California pitcher plant, cobra plant

Cocoa

Cacao

Water ~ Feminine

Aphrodisiac, calming spirits, love, euphoric, lifting feelings, and an offering to the Gods (the Latin name translates as "food for the Gods")

Chocolate Beans

Coconut

Cocus necifera

Water ~ Feminine

Chastity, protection, purification, balance, intuition, and peace.

Coffee

Coffea Arabica

Air ~ Masculine

Stimulate, overcome blockages, grounding, banishing, dispel nightmares and negative thoughts.

Cohosh, Black

Cimicifuga racemosa

Air ~ Masculine

Strengthen weaknesses, courage, self-confidence, and love.

Black snake root, bugbane

Colorado four o'clock

Mirabilis multiflora

Water ~ Feminine

Shyness, calming, dream magick, sleep, divination, and moon magick. Note: These are night blooming flowers. They were used by Native Americans as a dye. These plants are often confused with Jalap (four o'clocks Mirabilis jalapa) which are poisonous.

dessert four o'clock

Coltsfoot

Tussilago Farfara

Water ~ Feminine

Wealth, prosperity, animal magick, visions, tranquility, and love.

Coughwort, Hallfoot, Horsehoof, Foalswort, Fieldhove, Donnhove

Aquilegia canadensis

Water ~ Feminine

Love, healing, courage, fairies magick, remove stress, bird magick (especially eagles), and romance.

Granny's Bonnet, Culverwort

Comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Water ~ Feminine

Magickal healing, money, safety during travel, stability, endurance, concentration, and property spells.

Knitbone, Knit Bone, Ass Ear, Blackwort, Bruisewort, Knitback, Miracle Herb, Boneset, Gum Plant, Slippery Root, Wallwort

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Water ~ Feminine

Love, luck, inspiration, good fortune, attracting lust and love, beauty, sleep magick.

Sweet Scented Violet, viola, heart's ease

Common Hibiscus

Hibiscus syriacus

Water ~ Feminine

Love, passion, attracting good energy and spirits, prophetic dreams, mental healing, cleansing, and calming,

Rose of Sharon, althea

Contrayerva

Dorstenia contrajerva

contrahierba

Endurance, counteract poison, protection, hunter's, protection from mishaps, purification, and visions.

Copal

Bursera odorata (most often the resin from the tree)

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, heart poppets, romance, healing, and purifications.

Cordyceps Mushrooms

Cordyceps

Earth ~ Masculine

Death, rebirth, stamina, restoration, and strength.

Coriander

Seeds from the Cilantro plant Coriandrum sativum

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, handsfasting, unions, lust, health, immortality, protection, peace (especially between groups of people), and ease a broken heart.

Corn

Zea Mays

Earth ~ Feminine

Protection, divination, good luck, feminine fertility, and the cycle of life (life, death, and rebirth).

maize, seed of seeds, sacred mother

Cornflower

Centaurea Cyanus

Earth ~ Feminine

Abundance, fertility, physic abilities, alleviate discord and strife, calmness, earth and fairy magick, honoring Mother Nature. Note: Use the blue petals to make homemade ink for a Book of Shadows.

Bachelor Button, Hurtsickle, Bluet, Blue Cap, Bluebottle, Blue Corn Flower

Corpse Flower

Amorphophallus Titanium

Earth ~ Masculine

This plant smells like that of a rotting corpse, and is characterized as a carrion flower eating small animals.

Associated with death, attraction, and the circle of life.

Costmary

Tanacetum balsamita

Earth ~ Feminine

Honoring the Goddess, calming, peace, purification, and psychic awareness.

alecost

Costus Root

Saussurea lappa

Earth ~ Feminine

Aphrodisiac, move Qi, or body energy, sensuality, body awareness, sensitivity, emotionally relaxing, and mentally rejuvenating.

Cotton

Gossypium barbadense

Earth ~ Feminine

Luck, rain, and fishing magick, and protection (especially from spirits).

Couch Grass

Elymus repens

Fire ~ Masculine

Exorcism, lust, attractions, hexing, and laying a trick.

cutch, dog grass, quack grass, scotch quelch, witchgrass

Cowslip

Primula veris

Water ~ Feminine

Fairy magick, finding lost items and treasure, health, youth, immortality, attraction, concentration, focus, house and business blessing, and great for working with the Goddesses of Love.

False Primrose, Keyflower, Fairy Cup, Paigle, Key of Heaven, lady's keys, arthritica.

Coxcomb

Celosia

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, honoring the dead, repelling unwanted spirits, and longevity.

cock's comb, woolflowers

Cramp Bark

Viburnum opulus

Water ~ Feminine

Protection, exorcism, love, and female energy.

Guelder Rose Parts

Cranberry

Vaccinium macro

Water ~ Feminine

Love, happiness, feminine magick, and blood magick.

Crocus

Crocus vernus

Water ~ Feminine

Uncovering mysteries, visions, prophetic dreams, love, beginnings, and ending disputes.

Crowfoot

Ranunculus aquatilis

Air and Water ~ Feminine

Love, marriage, Handfasting, engagements, commitments, and sacred binding vows. Note: crowfoot is also used for buttercups and these flowers are in the same family they are different flowers.

common water-crowfoot or white water-crowfoot

Cubeb

Piper Cubeba

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, lust, romance, sex magick, and brining rapidness to a spell.

tailed pepper

Cuckoo-flower

Cardamine pratensis

Water ~ Feminine

Fertility, love, and conception.

Lady's Smock

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

Water ~ Feminine

Chastity, fertility, healing, soothing, cooling the psyche, astral travel, and hindering lust.

Culvers Root

Veronicastrum virginicum

Earth ~ Feminine

Purification, and physic energy. Note: this plant is poisonous

Black Root, Bowman's Root, Brinton Root, Culver's Physic, Physic Root

Cumin

Cumimum Cyminum

Fire ~ Masculine

Fidelity, love, lust, protection, exorcism, prevent the theft, drive out evil.

cumino

Curry tree

Murraya Koenigii

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, keep evil forces away, uncrossing, and protection from baneful magick.

Cyclamen

Cyclamen spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Fertility, happiness, lust, unions, romance, and healing a broken heart.

Groundbread, Sowbread, Ivy-Leafed, Swine Bread

Cypress

Cupressus sempervirens

Earth ~ Feminine

Longevity, calmness, tranquility, grief, death, mourning, stimulates healing, overcoming the pain of loss, protection, and as offerings to the dead.

Tree of Death

D

Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Daffodil

Narcissus

Water ~ Masculine and Feminine

Love, calming, promotes harmony, cheer, joy, luck, fertility, rebirth, renewal, beauty magick and self-love.

Nacissus, spring trumpet, Lent Lily, Jonquil, Asphodel, Daffy Down Lily, Fleur de Coucou, Goose Leek, Porillon, Lentlilly

Daisy

Bellis perennis

Water ~ Feminine

Baby blessings, fairy magick, luck, attraction, and innocence.

Bairnwort, Bruisewort, Eyes, Field Daisy, Maudlinwort, Moon Daisy

Damiana

Turnera diffusa

Fire ~ Masculine

Lust, aphrodisiac, sex magick, tantra magick, attraction, love, increase psychic abilities, visions, astral travel, deep meditation, and spirit quests, and spirit communication. Note: Can be toxic to the liver

Love Leaf, Mexican Damiana

Dammar

Canarium strictum

Fire ~ Masculine

Clairvoyance, contact other planes, happiness, spirituality, alleviate depression, melancholy and sadness, lifts the spirit, brings light to the depths of the soul.

Dandelion

Taraxacum

Air ~ Masculine

Divination, wishes, calling to the spirits, healing, repelling negativity, cleansing, detox, wind magick, and dream magick.

Blowball, Cankerwort, Lion's Tooth, Priest's Crown, Puffball, Swine Snout, White Endive, Wild Endive, Piss-a-Bed

Date palm

Phoenix dactylifera

Fire ~ Masculine

Aspiration, attainment, expansion, fertility, purposefulness, rebirth, resurrections, truth, unification, vitality, and values.

Tree of life

Datura

Datura spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Hexing and hex breaking, divination, dreamwork, sleep magick, and protection.

Daylily

Hemerocallis

Earth ~ Feminine

Divine communication, protection, divine love, connecting with the Goddess, devotion to mother, cheerfulness, and uplift the mood.

Deer's Tongue

Trilisa odoratissima

Fire ~ Masculine

Communication, charisma, magnetism, legal matters, attractions, lust, and increasing psychic powers.

dog-tongue and vanilla plant

Devil Bone Root

Dioscorea villosa

Earth ~ Feminine

Fertility, menstrual magick, sex magick, and to ward off negativity.

Decil's claw, wild yam, colic root, rheumatism root, devil's bones, and four-leaf yam

Devil's Bit

Succisa pratensis

Water ~ Feminine

Exorcism, repel negative magick and energy, protection (especially against violence), healing, and attracting fairies.

Devil's Claw

Harpagophytum

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, home cleansing, purification, banishing, and dispelling unwanted company.

Grapple plant, wood spider

Devil's Shoestring

Nolina lindheimeriana

Air ~ Masculine

Luck, power, control, and physical strength.

ribbon grass

Devilwood

Osmanthus

Fire ~ Masculine

Potency, fertility, healing, peace, protection, lust, and romance.

Dill

Anethum graveolens

Fire ~ Masculine

Attracting fairies, abundance, money, protection, home and garden blessings, luck, attraction, love, lust, stimulate, focus, and clarity.

Aneto, Aneton, Dill Weed, Dill Seed, Dilly, Garden Dill

Dittany of Crete

Origanum dictamnus

Healing, manifestations, astral projection, desires, and love. Note: this oregano variant has soft wooly leaves.

hop marjoram, Eronda, Diktamo, wintersweet

Dock

Rumex

Air ~ Masculine

Dog Grass

Elymus Repens Fire ~ Masculine Couch grass, quick grass, quitch grass Protection, binding, hex-breaking, uncrossing, and protection against baneful magick.

Keeping good health, binding, stopping blockages, attraction, and drawing prosperity. Yellow Dock is used for fertility, healing, money, and to attract customers. Note: Some variants of this plant are considered a noxious weed in many areas, it long tap roots make it hard to get rid of and its aggressive nature can take over large areas. Yellow Dock is great for making yellow dye, however this plant is edible, some variants can cause irritation to the digestive tract.

Board-leaved dock, bitter dock, butter dock

Dog Rose

Rosa canina

Earth and Water ~ Feminine

Fairy magick, speed spellwork, love, romance, and to connect with the Goddess.

wild rose, rose hip, dogberry, rose briar, sweet briar, witches' briar

Dogbane

Apocynum androsaemifolium

Earth ~ Feminine

Love, binding, knot magick, and life transitions. Note: this plant can be toxic, especially to animals.

flytrap dogbane, spreading dogbane, American hemp, Rheumatism weed, Choctaw-root, Indian Hemp

Dogwood

Cornus spp

Spirit ~ Masculine

Keeping secrets secret, protecting journals and book of shadows, protection, loyalty, trust, desires, empathy, and wishes.

Boxwood, Squawbush, Budwood, Flowering Cornel, Green Osier

Dragon Fruit

Selenicereus undatus

Fire ~ Masculine and Feminine

Wishes granted, protection, health, memories, past lives, balancing the warrior and gentle nurturer.

Dragon's Blood

The resin of the Dracaena cinnabari trees

Fire ~ Masculine

Potency, protection, energy, banishing, purification, and magickal dye. Note: These trees are becoming endangered and do not regenerate well. True dragon's blood comes from a prehistoric "dragon blood" forest, overharvesting and climate change are devastating these trees. There are measures trying to be implemented to protect these forests.

Cinnabar, Blood, Blume, Calamus Draco, Dragon's Blood Palm

Dulse

Palmaria palmata

Water ~ Feminine

Lust, love, harmony, peace, and sea magick.

dillisk, sea lettuce flack, creathnach

Dutchman's Breeches

Dicentra cucullaria

Earth ~ Feminine

Spring, Fairies, love, romance, and attraction.

white breeches

Dwarf Everlast

Helichrysum arenarium

Air ~ Masculine

Immortality, youth, beauty, creativity, healing, everlasting love, fishing luck, and protection from water.

immortelle, still-in-the-wind, curry plant

E

Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Earth Smoke

Fumaria officinalis

Earth ~ Feminine

Expel negativity and evil replacing it with positivity, the underworld, rebirth, consecrating, purification, and general ritual use.

Fumitory, common fumitory, drug fumitory

Ebony

Diospyros (over 600 species of deciduous and evergreen trees)

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, and adding power.

Obeah Wood, gabon ebony, makassar ebony

Echinacea

Echinacea angustifolia

Fire ~ Masculine

Drawing positivity and prosperity, adding power to magick, strength, good health, inner strength, and an offering to the spirits.

Purple Coneflower, Coneflower, Black Sampson, Rudbeckia, narrowed leaved purple coneflower, blacksamson echinacea

Edelweiss

Leontopodium nivale

Fire ~ Masculine

Dedication, invisibility, invincibility, and snow magick.

noble-white

Eggplant

Solanum melongena

Earth ~ Masculine

Spirituality, prosperity, wealth, wisdom, and insight. Note: the seeds contain nicotine.

aubergine, brinjal, melongene

Elder

Sambucus nigra

Water ~ Feminine

Called the "elder mother", underworld, fairies, sleep and dream magick (especially flowers), seeing spirits, releasing enchantments, exorcisms, protection against negativity, preventing adultery, wisdom, blessings. Note: Elder leaves, bark, roots, and raw berries are poisonous, and not to be confused with the American elderberry tree Sambucus canadensis.

Sweet Elder, Tree of Doom, Pipe Tree, Witch's Tree, Old Lady, Devil's Eye, black elder

Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Water ~ Feminine

Healing, peace, prosperity, fertility, and creativity.

Elecampane

Inula helenium

Air ~ Masculine

Banishing, dispelling angry or violent vibrations, enchantment, elf magick, baby blessings, grounding, increasing psychic powers.

Yellow Starwort, Elfdock, Elfwort, Horse-elder, Horseheal, Scabwort, Elecampagne, Velvet Dock

Elemi

Canarium luzonicum

Water and Air ~ Masculine and Feminine

Balance, increases psychic ability, enhances visualization, openness to mystical experiences, let go of external preoccupations, group meditations, group harmony, grounding, and peace. Note: in Arabic the name translates to "above and below"

Elm

Ulmus spp.

Earth ~ Feminine

Love, protection from lightning, elven world, stopping slander, and feminine magick.

Elven, European Elm, English Elm

Enchanter's Nightshade

Circaea lutetiana

Water ~ Feminine

Persistency, mysticism, attraction, Balance, binding, connection, drawing, enchantment, hexing, meditation, potential, transformation, shapeshifting, transformation, and true will Note: This plant shares the name nightshade, it is not related to the nightshade family it is in the willowherb family

Endive

Cichorium

Air ~ Masculine

Love, lust, sex magick, potency, and aspirations.

Ephedra

Ephedra sinica

Fire and air ~ Masculine

Immortality, longevity, awareness, fire magick, attaining goals, and virility. Note: although this herb has been used a diet solution, it is toxic to your vascular system and should not be ingested.

Chinese ephedra, ma huang

Epsom Salt

Magnesium sulfate

Earth ~ Feminine

Ritual cleansing

Eryngo

Eryngium camestre

Water ~ Feminine

Luck (especially when traveling), peace, love and lust.

field eryngo

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

Water ~ Feminine

Purification, healing, Attracts good vibrations, cooling energies, and protection.

Blue Gum, Curly Mallee, River Red Gum, Mottlecah, Maiden's Gum, Fever Tree, Stringy Bark Tree

Euphorbia

Euphorbia spp

Water ~ Feminine

Purification, protection, sun magick. Note: this is often confused as cactus because of the way it looks.

spurge, asthma plant

Evening Primrose

Oenothera biennis

Water ~ Feminine

Love, attracting faeries, inner beauty, desirability, achievement, offerings to the Moon and Goddess, lunar magick, and hunting magick.

Fever Plant, Field Primrose, King's Cureall, Night Willow-herb, Scabish, Scurvish, Tree Primrose, Primrose, evening star, sundrop, weedy evening primrose, German rampion, hog weed, King's cure-all

Evening Stock

Matthiola longipetala

Water ~ Feminine

Happiness, contentment, undying love, affection, and moon magick. Note: this is a night blooming flower

Night scented stock

Eyebright

Euphrasia rostkoviana

Air ~ Masculine

Clairvoyance, increase psychic ability, improve memory, divination, mind clearing, rationality, increase positive outlook, gratitude, charity, and a light in the darkness.

Eye Bright, Euphrasia, Casse-lunette

F

Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Water ~ Feminine

Resilience, rebirth, rebuilding, and calming.

treacleberry, feathery false lily of the valley, false Solomon's seal, Solomon's plume, false spikenard, Scurvey berry

False Unicorn Root

Chamaelirium luteum

Water ~ Feminine

Balance, inner peace, Moon magick, fertility, lust, and protection for pregnant women, mothers, and babies.

False Unicorn, Starwort, Helonias Root, blazing-star, devil's bit, fairy wand

Female Ginseng

Angelica sinensis

Earth ~ Feminine

Known as the "Empress of Herbs", feminine magick, spirituality, and protection.

Dong Quai

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Air ~ Masculine

Clarity, confidence, trust, eloquence, focus, home protection, law enforcement, memory, protection, vision, ward off unwanted energy, un-crossing, virility (especially seeds), and to help prolong the length of a spell.

Large Fennel, Sweet Fennel, Wild Fennel, Finocchio, Carosella, Florence Fennel, Fennel Seed

Fenugreek

Trigonella foenum-graecum

Air ~ Masculine

Money drawing, attraction, and fertility magick.

Methi, Greek Hay, Foenugreek, Fenigreek, Fenugreek Seed

Fern

Tracheophyta or Polypodiophyta

Earth ~ Masculine

Rain magick, youth, immortality, mental clarity, concentration, focus, cleansing, purification, aura protection, banishing, hex-breaking, exorcism, and dispelling negativity.

true fern

Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

Water ~ Feminine

Protection, love, spiritual healing, safe traveling, healing, and to prevent sickness.

Featherfew, Rainfarn, Wild Quinine, Featherfoil, Prairie Dock, Missouri Snakeroot, Flirtwort, Parthenium, Febrifuge

Fig

Ficus carica

Fire and Water ~ Masculine and Feminine

Divination, spiritual connection, divine offerings, balance, fertility, love, and to ensure a safe return.

Common Fig

Figwort (common)

Scrophularia nodosa

Water ~ Feminine

Magickal balms, health, protection (especially the evil eye), and house & business blessing

Fir

Abies spp

Fire and Water ~ Masculine

Clarity, physic powers, immortality, blessing the mother and child, beauty, happiness, harmony, inspiration, and wisdom.

Five Finger Grass

Potentilla reptans

Fire ~ Masculine

Success in all things that take 5 fingers, persuasion, legal matters, and dream magick.

Flax Seed

Linum usitatissimum

Fire ~ Masculine

Anti-sorcery, un-crossing, beauty, health, healing, protection, and divination.

Linseed

Fleabane

Erigeron (true) pulicaria dysenterica (common or false)

Fire ~ Masculine

Fairies, exorcism, protection, chastity, keeping away vermin (literal and spiritual).

Forget Me Not

Myosotis

Water ~ Feminine

Fidelity, friendship, love, remembrance, memories, intuition, self-empowerment, and binding. Note: This plant is poisonous

Forsythia

Forsythia

Fire ~ Masculine

Balance, calmness, internal peace, self-acceptance, and self-confidence.

golden bell

Four Leaf Clover

Trifolium repens

Air ~ Masculine

Wishes, good luck, prosperity, anti-sorcery, divination, and psychic development.

clover, white clover

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Water ~ Feminine

Protection (especially home and garden), vision, connecting with the underworld, wishes, attracting fairies and elves, and immortality. Used to commune with those of the Underworld. Note: All parts of this plant, including smoke when burnt, is poisonous.

Dog fingers, Fairy Caps, Deadman's Bells, Fairy's Glove, Fox Claws, Fairy Thimbles, Witch's Bells, Folk's Glove, Witches Glove, witches thimbles

Frangipani

Plumeria

Water ~ Feminine

Attraction, hospitality, openness between people, love, trust, persuasiveness, admiration, and success.

Frankincense Resin

Resin of the Boswellia spp trees

Fire ~ Masculine

Success, ego, manifestation, spirituality meditation, potency, cleansing, exorcism, purification, and consecration. Note: The overharvesting of this resin is destructive to the Boswellia tree and like other trees in the Horn of Africa and Middle East are prehistoric trees and do not propagate well if at all. It is recommended to responsibly harvest resins from local trees (pitch) which most of can be used in the same way)

Frankincense Tears, Olibanum

Freesias

Freesia

Water and Air ~ Feminine

Clarity, harmony, comfort, self-love, healing, and new beginnings.

French Marigold

Tagetes patula

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, jealousy, funeral rites, and the dead.

Fuchsia

Fuchsia triphylla

Earth ~ Feminine

Love, fairies, home protection, grief, creativity, abundance, and intuition.

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Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Galangal Root

Alpinia galanga

Fire ~ Masculine

Hex-breaking, anti-sorcery, psychic powers, winning in court, prosperity, sex magick, and protection.

Lo John, Low John, Lo John the Conqueror, Lesser Galangal, Galanga, Colic Root, Gargaut, Catarrh Root, India Root, China Root

Gardenia

Gardenia spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Attracting good spirits and love, promoting peace, friendship, repelling strife, protection from outside influences, spirituality, and psychic awareness.

Garlic

Allium sativum

Fire ~ Masculine

Healing, will-power, protection, guard against negative magick and envy, exorcism, banishing, repulsion of vampires, purification, sacred to Hecate, and absorbing diseases.

Stinkweed

Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

Water ~ Feminine

Attraction, fairies, happiness, cheer, and to add an uplifting energy.

blazing stars, button snakewort

Gentian

Gentiana spp

Fire ~ Masculine

Power, strength, love, uncrossing, and anti-sorcery.

Geranium

Geraniaceae

Fire ~ Masculine

Lifting spirits, overcoming negative thoughts & attitudes, happiness, balances mind and body, love, fertility, breaking love spells, and repels insects.

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Fire ~ Masculine

Sensuality, sexuality, personal confidence, prosperity, success, potency, speed, good health, consecration, draws adventure and new experiences, and in sympathetic magick to represent a person.

African Ginger, jamacian ginger

Ginkgo biloba

Ginkgo biloba

Water ~ Feminine

Aphrodisiac, fertility, relationships, beauty, grace, sex magick, creativity, healing, .

Maidenhair Tree, Living Fossil, Gingko

Ginseng

Panax ginseng

Water ~ Feminine

Vitality, strength, love, beauty, protection, healing, lust, attracting money, sexual potency, wishes, and in sympathetic magick to represent a person.

Sang, Wonder of the World Root

Goats Rue

Galega officinalis

Earth ~ Feminine

Healing, health, ward off evil, reason, wishes, energize, and attract abundance. Note: This plant is considered a noxious weed in the USA

Goji Berries

Lycium barbarum

Fire ~ Masculine

Youth, vigor, vitality, sex magick, fertility, stamina, longevity, happiness, and healing.

Goldenrod

Solidago spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Money, wealth, divination, dowsing, luck, and love.

Aaron's Rod, Woundwort, Sweet Goldenrod, Solidago, Ver d'or, blue mountain tea, goldruthe, gonea tea

Goldenseal

Hydrastis canadensis

Fire ~ Masculine

Business, finances, money spells, success, increase power, and healing rituals.

Yellow Root, Orange Root, Yellow Puccoon, Ground Raspberry, Eye Balm, Eye Root, Indian Paint, Yellow Paint, Golden Root, Wild Turmeric, Indian Turmeric, Jaundice Root, Yellow Eye, Wamera

Goosegrass

Eleusine indica

Air ~ Masculine

Wisdom, tenacity, luck in love, pleasant dreams, and stability.

Indian goosegrass, yard-grass, wiregrass, crowfootgrass

Gorse

Ulex europaeus

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, protection, romance, unions, optimism, fulfillment, protects against negativity and dark magick, and attracting fairies.

Whin, Prickly Broom, Furze

Gotu Kola

Centella asiatica

Air ~ Masculine

Aphrodisiac, calming, meditation, gain, longevity, vitality, and psychic powers.

Marsh penny, thick-leaved pennywort,

Gourd

Lagenaria spp.

Earth and Water ~ Feminine

Protection, and the underworld.

Grains of Paradise

Aframomum melegueta

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, lust, luck (especially in gambling), money, employment, wishes, home protection, banishing, hexing, and generally increasing the power of a spell.

Guinea grains, Guinea peppers

Grape

Vitis spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Abundance, fertility, money, charity, inspiration, mental powers, popularity, and garden magick.

Grapefruit

Citrus paradisi

Earth and water ~ Feminine

Uplifting, confidence, attunement, cleansing, purification, prayer, generosity, and health.

Grass

Poaceae

Water ~ Feminine

Usefulness, psychic Powers, protection, and submission.

Gravel Root

Eutrochium purpureum

Water ~ Feminine

Gaining employment, altar offering, relieve disharmony and tension, respect, love, unions, improve male potency, harmony, eloquence, attract butterflies and fairies.

Joe-Pye Weed, Meadow Sweet, Bride of the Meadow, Bridewort, Little Queen, Gravelweed, Purple Boneset, Kidney Root, Trumpet Weed, Trumpet Vine, Meadowsweet.

Ground Ivy

Glechoma hederacea (nepeta glechoma)

Air ~ Masculine

Divination, discovery (especially of people working against you), overcome shyness, taking control, and protection against baneful magick.

creeping Charlie, gill-over-the-ground, alehoof, tunhoof, catsfoot, field balm, run-away-robin

Groundsel

Senecio vulgaris

Water ~ Feminine

Health, healing, and love.

Guarana

Paullinia cupana

Fire ~ Feminine

Wishes, quickening, awakening, endurance, and aphrodisiac.

Guava

Psidium guajava

Water ~ Feminine

Fertility, sex magick, wealth and creativity.

Gugal Gum

Commiphora mukul

Fire ~ Masculine

Brighten disposition, compassion, consecration, happiness, positive energy, prosperity, protection, transformation, rejuvenates, mentally revitalizes, creating a feeling of emotional well-being, offerings to the Divine, and cleanse aura.

Gypsyweed

Veronica officinalis

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, hex breaking, and sleep magick.

common gypsyweed, common speedwell, heath speedwell, Paul's betony

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Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Earth ~ Feminine

Feminine magick, blessings, creativity, adaptability, gardening magick, hunting and forest rituals. Note: this tree has abortifacient properties and should not be consumed in large amounts or by pregnant women.

False elm, northern hackberry, nettletree, sugarberry, beaverwood, northern hackberry, and American hackberry

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

Air ~ Masculine

Humility, luck, truth, friendship, comfort, attracting fairies, spring, rebirth.

bluebell

Hawthorn

Crataegus spp.

Fire ~ Masculine

Chastity, cleansing, banishing, removing old habits, death and rebirth, fertility, fairy magick, fishing magick, quickness, happiness, success, work, employment, fishing luck, repel ghosts and evil spirits, and to protect against lightning.

Hawthorne, Haw, May Bush, May Tree, Mayblossom, Mayflower, Quickset, Thorn-apple Tree, Whitethorn, Bread and Cheese Tree, Quick, Gazels, Ladies' Meat

Hay

Grass, legumes, or other herbaceous plants that have been cut and dried to be stored for use as animal fodder

Fire ~ Masculine

Prosperity, pregnancy, and fertility.

Hazel

Corylus

Air ~ Masculine

Creativity, divination, dowsing, dreams, fairies, fertility, inspiration, intelligence, knowledge, lightning protection, manifestation, marriage, love, poetic, protection, reconciliation, tree, wisdom, and wrath.

Common hazel

Heal All

L. Prunella vulgaris

Air ~ Masculine

Healing, clarity, luck, successful gambling, strength, and success.

woundwort, heart-of-the-earth, carpenter's herb, brownwort or blue curls

Heather

Calluna Vulgaris

Water ~ Feminine

Protection (especially against violence), luck, immortality, rain magick, promote peace, cooperation, fairies, and luck.

Ling, Scotch Heather

Heliotrope

Heliotropium

Fire ~ Masculine

Cheerfulness, gaiety, prosperity, protection, banishing, exorcism, drawing Down the Sun, solar magick, prophetic dreams, abundance, finding lost things, eternal love, fortune, power, and wealth. Note: This plant is toxic especially to cats and dogs

Turnsole, Cherry Pie, Hindicum

Hellebore

Helleborus niger

Water ~ Feminine

Astral projection, banishing,�exorcism, invisibility, poison, protection, invisibility, and working with animals and familiars. Note: This plant is poisonous and should not be consumed

Christmas rose, melampode

Hemlock

Conium maculatum

Water ~ Feminine

Astral projection, to paralyze a situation, destroy love and passion, and flying ointments. Note: Highly poisonous, do not consume.

Hemp

Cannabis sativa

Water ~ Feminine

Healing, love, visions, meditations, divine offering, spirits, and purification.

tree of life, Plant of the Gods, Marijuana

Henbane

Hyoscyamus niger

Water ~ Feminine

Consecration of ceremonial vessels, love, attraction, desire, bring rain, ease death, funerals, hexing, spirit summoning, and flying ointment. Note: this plant is poisonous and should not be consumed.

Hogs Bean, Devil's Eye, Henbells, Sukran, black nightshade, poison tobacco

Henna

Lawsonia inermis

Air ~ Masculine

Change, fertility, attracts love, unions, ward off the evil eye, protection from illnesses, healing, virility, and sexuality. Note: used for temporary tattoos.

Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum

Water ~ Feminine

Love, beauty and the arts. Note: fresh crushed leaves give off a smell similar to burning tires, and are said to repel mosquitos.

Also called Robert's geranium, red robin, fox geranium, stinking bob

Hibiscus

Hibiscus

Water ~ Feminine

Attracting love and lust, divination, dreams, good fortune, concentration, and wisdom.

Kharkady, rose mallow, rose of Sharon, tropical hibiscus.

Hickory

Carya

Fire ~ Masculine

Abundance, acquisitions, legal matters, love, lust, and protection

bitternut, mockernut, pignut, shagbark

High John

Ipomoea purga

Fire ~ Masculine

An "all-purpose" herb, happiness, strength, hex-breaking, confidence, conquering any situation, success, winning at gambling, luck, money, love, health, and protection, prosperity.

High John the Conqueror, John the Conqueror, Jalap Root, all purpose root

Hobblebush

Viburnum lantanoides

Fire ~ Masculine

Binding, "trip-up" aggressors, and protection. Note: the roots of this plant are used as "devil's shoestrings"

witch-hobble, alder-leaved viburnum, American wayfaring tree, and moosewood

Holly

Ilex aquifolium or I. opaca

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, consecration, balance, marriage, adoration, anti-lightning, hex-breaking, banishing, dream magick, beauty, luck, love, hope, power transfer, immortality, honesty, and to heighten masculinity.

Tinne, Bat's Wings, Hulm, Hulver Bush, Holm Chaste

Hollyhock

Alcea spp.

Fire ~ Masculine

Ambition, success in the material world, prosperity, acquisitions, and strength.

Honesty

Lunaria annua

Earth ~ Feminine

Repel negativity, prosperity, truth, Moon magic, money spells, and repel monsters.

annual honesty, silver dollar plant, lunaria

Honey

Bee nectar

Fire ~ Masculine

Attraction, solar magick, seduction, and garden magick.

nectar of the Gods, royal jelly

Honey Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Air ~ Feminine

Beauty, binding, attracting fairies, and protection.

thorny locust, thorny honeylocust

Honeydew

Cucumis melo

Earth ~ Feminine

Love, fertility, and marriage.

Honeysuckle

Lonicera spp

Earth ~ Feminine

Abundance, draws money, generosity, success, persuasiveness, confidence, sharpens intuition, enhance psychic powers, safety, fidelity, binding, and truth.

Woodbine, Jin Yin Hua, Dutch Honeysuckle, Goat's Leaf

Hops

Humulus lupulus

Air ~ Masculine

Relaxing, sleep, dream pillows, blessings, serenity, healing rituals, and protection.

Beer Flower, Hop Flower

Horehound

Marrubium vulgare

Air ~ Masculine

Protection, mental clarity, creativity, inspiration, balances personal energies, home blessings, exorcisms, and hex-breaking.

White Horehound, Hoarhound, Marrubium, Bugleweed

Horny Goat Weed

Epimedium spp.

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, sexuality, lust, attraction, and fairy magick.

Epimedium, yin yan hua, barrenwort, bishop's hat, fairy wings

Horse Chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

Fire ~ Masculine

Prosperity, and healing.

Buckeye

Horseradish

Armoracia rusticana

Fire ~ Masculine

Purification, exorcism, male virility, sex magick, and a poppet in animal magick.

Horsetail

Equisetum

Earth ~ Feminine

Snake magick, and fertility.

bottle brush, Dutch rushes, paddock pipes, shavegrass, snake grass, puzzle grass

Hosta

Hosta spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Devotion, health mysteries, adaptability, keeping secrets, overcoming obstacles, and keeping things hidden.

Plantain Lilies

Houndstongue

Cynoglossum officinale

Fire ~ Masculine

Stopping lies and rumors, hexing, and keeping secrets. Note: Plants can often emit a musty odor and is also toxic when dry

dog-bur, gypsy flower, houndstongue, sheep lice, woolmat, houndstooth, rats and mice

Houseleek

Sempervivum spp.

Air ~ Masculine

Love, luck, protection, and cleansing.

Huckleberry

Vaccinium membranaceum

Water ~ Feminine

Dream magick, luck, protection, hex-breaking, and wishes.

thinleaf huckleberry, tall huckleberry, big huckleberry, mountain huckleberry, square-twig blueberry, bogberry, black huckleberry (however this is actually a different genus plant)

Hyacinth

Hyacinthus spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Peace, love, luck, good fortune, protection form nightmares, abundance, fertility, and patron herb for gay men. Sacred to Hiakinthos, Greek God.

Bluebell, wild hyacinth

Hydrangea

Hydrangea spp.

Air ~ Masculine

Hex-breaking, love drawing, intuition, fidelity, and binding.

seven barks, hortensia

Hyssop

Hyssopus officinalis

Fire ~ Masculine

Purification, consecration, banishing, cursing, removing blocks, fairy magick, hex-breaking, cleansing, protect against trespassers and sacrifice.

Yssop, Ysopo

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Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Indigo (true)

Indigofera tinctoria

Water ~ Feminine

Balance, defense, karma, and deep meditation. Note: Used to make traditional indigo dye, also this plant is toxic

Indigo Weed

Baptisia australis

Water ~ Feminine

Protection, endings and new beginnings, binding, closing doors, rebounding, revenge, and rites of passage.

false indigo, baptisia

Iris

Iris spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Attraction, wisdom, courage, faith, baby blessings, purification, beauty, reincarnation, valor, and consecrating ritual tools.

Irish Moss

Chondrus crispus

Water ~ Feminine

Luck, safe travel, aphrodisiac, strength, attract costumers, and to stuff luck or money poppets.

carrageen

Ironweed

Vernonia gigantea

Water ~ Feminine

Control over others, healing, and lunar magick.

tall weed, giant ironweed

Ivy

Hedera spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Protection, constancy, enlightenment, healing, joy, fertility, love, unions, resurrection, repel negative influence and discourage unwanted guests.

gort

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Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Jacaranda

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Water ~ Feminine

Beauty, fertility, and strength.

blue jacaranda, black poui, Nupur, fern tree

Jamrosa

Syzygium jambos

Earth ~ Feminine

Stress relief, fatigue reducer, soothing, and mother earth.

Rose-apple grass

Jasmine

Jasminum officinale

Water ~ Feminine

Divination, abundance, aphrodisiac, aura, calming, wealth, induce sleep, prophetic dreams, innovative ideas, prosperity, lunar magick, and increasing self-esteem.

Pikake, Ysmyn, Jessamin, Moonlight on the Grove

Jezebel Root

Iris hexagona, Iris fulva, or Iris foliosa (collectively termed Louisiana iris)

Fire ~ Feminine

Feminine powers, domination, lust, hexing, cursing, and to gain money.

Louisiana iris root

Job's Tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Fire ~ Masculine

Blessings, Luck in finding employment, wishes, luck, healing, and 7 day rituals.

adlay, adlay millet

John the Conqueror

Ipomoea purga

Fire ~ Masculine

Luck, power, concurring, and achieving goals.

Jonquil

Narcissus jonquilla

Air ~ Masculine

Love, affection returned, desire, sympathy.

Jumby Bean

Seeds of the peony plant Paeonia

Water ~ Feminine

Promoting dissension and strife, curses, and hexing.

Juniper

Juniperus

Fire ~ Masculine

Good health, blessings, love, joy, protection, psychic powers, virility, purification, banishing all things countering good health, and safeguard against theft.

Juniper Berries, Ginepro, Enebro, Wachholder

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Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Kava Kava

Piper methysticum

Water ~ Feminine

Aphrodisiac, sacramental drink, induces visions, astral work, protection while traveling both spiritually and literally, success, humility, calming, fidelity, sleep, prophetic dreams, and water magick.

Kelp

Laminariales

Water ~ Feminine

Healing, strength, travel, water magick, and protection.

Kesu Flowers

Butea frondosa

Water ~ Feminine

Good dreams, tranquility, and peace.

Kiwi

Actinidia

Earth ~ Feminine

Love, heart chakra, sex, fertility, Mother Earth, and prosperity.

Knotweed

Polygonum spp.

Earth ~ Feminine

Binding spells, health, cursing, and longevity.

Armstrong, centinode, cowgrass, hogweed knotgrass, ninety knot, pigweed, red robin, sparrow's tongue

Kola Nut

Cola nitida

Air ~ Masculine

Peace, calming and removing depression.

Kudzu

Pueraria montana

Water ~ Feminine

Determination, strength, fortitude, fidelity, sustenance, fertility, virility, prosperity, unstoppable growth, and luck.

Kumquat

Citrus japonica

Water ~ Feminine

Prosperity, good fortune, protection, defensive magick and intuition.

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Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Labdanum

Cistus ladaniferus

Fire ~ Masculine

Creativity, inspiration, positive self-image, inner warmth, sensuality, strength, and to stimulate the higher chakras

Lady's Mantle

Alchemilla vulgaris

Water ~ Feminine

Animal magick, beauty, aphrodisiac, transmutation, compassion, love, unions, and to increase the power of any spellwork.

Nine Hooks, Dewcup, Lion's Foot, Bear's Foot, Stellaria

Lady's Slipper

Several species of orchid known for their pouch like flowers including Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Paphiopedilum,

Phragmipedium

Love, the feminine path, and protection (especially against hexes, curses and the evil eye).

Water ~ Feminine

Lady's Thistle

Silybum marianum

Fire ~ Masculine

Focus, power, strength, perseverance, wisdom, and purification.

marian thistle, milk thistle

Lady's Thumb

Persicaria maculosa

Earth ~ Feminine

Binding, restrict or control a person's movements, and to symbolically tie things down.

Redshank

Larch

Larix

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, anti-theft, ward off evil, and to induce visions.

Larkspur

Delphinium spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Health, protection, purity, change, adaptability, and fickleness. Note: This plant is poisonous

Lavender

Lavandula spp

Air ~ Masculine

Love, protection, healing (especially emotionally), sleep, purification, peace, chastity, harmony, clarity, fertility, and to attract men. Note: the two most common varieties are French Lavender (lavandula stoechas) and English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). English Lavender is more fragrant than the French however the flowers on the French are more ornate.

Spike, Nardus, Elf Leaf, Nard

Leek

Allium porrum

Fire ~ Masculine

Love (especially to strengthen existing relationships), protection, exorcism, conquest, and removing hexes.

Lemon

Citrus limon

Water ~ Feminine

Cleansing, spiritual opening, purification, beauty, longevity, love, lust, friendship, lunar magick, removal of blockages, and remove unwanted negativity.

Citronnier, Neemoo, Leemoo, Limone, Limoun

Lemon Balm

Melissa officinalis

Water ~ Feminine

Love, success, happiness, healing, renewal, emotional wellbeing, soothing, calming, and psychic/spiritual development.

Melissa, Sweet Balm, Balm Mint, Bee Balm, Blue Balm, Cure-all, Dropsy Plant, Garden Balm, Sweet Balm

Lemon Grass

Cymbopogon

Air ~ Masculine

Psychic cleansing and opening, lust, attraction, prosperity, cleansing, exorcisms, un-hexing, and repel snakes.

citronella

Lemon Verbena

Aloysia citrodora

Air ~ Masculine

Uplifting, encouraging, beauty, prevent dreams, increase spells effectiveness, purification, attraction, and love.

Lettuce

Lactuca sativa

Water ~ Feminine

Divination, lunar magick, sleep, protection, love spells, chastity, and male sex magic

Licorice

Glycyrrhiza glabra

Water & Fire ~ Feminine

Love, lust, attraction, aphrodisiac, passion, and fidelity.

Licorice Root, Yashtimadhu, Mithilakdi, Mulathi, Liquorice, Sweet Root, Lacris, Lacrisse, Lycorys, Reglisse

Life Everlasting

Antennaria margaritaceum

Water ~ Feminine

Longevity, Health, Healing, and a lasting union.

western pearly everlasting, pearly everlasting

Lilac

Syringa spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Wisdom, memory, beauty, protection, exorcisms, breaking love spells, flirtations, good luck, and spiritual aid.

Common Lilac

Lily

Lilium

Water ~ Feminine

Fertility, renewal, rebirth, marriage, breaking love spells, happiness, protection, and prosperity.

Easter Lily, Tiger Lily

Lily of the Valley

Convallaria majalis

Air ~ Masculine

Consistency, soothing, calming, happiness, draws peace and tranquility, harmony, lasting union, fairy magick, mental and psychic powers, repels negativity, and to stop harassment. Note: This plant is poisonous.

Jacob's Ladder, Male Lily, Our Lady's Tears, Ladder-to-Heaven, May Lily, Constancy

Lime

Citrus aurantifolia (most common in USA) Citrus latifolia (most common in Europe)

Water & Fire ~ blended masculine and feminine

Purification, protection, promoting calmness, tranquility, healing, induce jealousy, compel, release inhibitions, and strengthening love.

Linden Flowers

Lindens spp.

Air ~ Masculine

Divination, justice, love, protection, luck, wisdom, relieve insomnia, release the energies, and immortality.

Lime Blossoms, Linden Flowers, Tilia

Liquidamber

Liquidambar

Fire ~ Masculine

Earth and sun magick, fertility, protection, life changes, and transformations.

sweetgum, star gum, gum, redgum, satin-walnut, American storax, alligator tree, alligator-wood, bilsted, sticker bombs

Little John

Melaleuca viminalis

Fire ~ Masculine

Luck, consecration, love, easing transitions, change, peace, major life changes, and resilience.

weeping bottlebrush, creek bottlebrush

Liverwort

Anemone hepatica (syn. Hepatica nobilis)

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, protection, and attraction.

common hepatica, liverwort, heart leaf, trefoil, kidneywort, or pennywort

Lobelia

Lobelia inflata

Water ~ Feminine

Memory, intuitive dreaming, hexing, attracting love, and preventing storms.

Pukeweed, Indian Tobacco, Bladderpod, Wild Tobacco, Emetic Herb, Emetic Weed, Asthma Weed, Rag Root, Vomit Wort

Long Pepper

Piper longum

Fire ~ Masculine

Longevity, power, Banishing, warding, cursing and protection.

Looestrife

Lythrum spp

Water ~ Feminine

Peace, harmony, protection, friendship, psychic and precognitive skills. Note: this plant is highly connected to the summer solstice and is most potent when collected on this day

Lotus

Nelumbo nucifera

Water ~ Feminine

Protection, lock-opening, love, spiritual growth, psychic opening, bringing about pleasant and clear thoughts, and wishes.

Lovage

Levisticum officinale

Water ~ Feminine

Prophetic dreams, energy, purification, psychic cleansing, enhance attractiveness, love, desire, lasting union, and to bring victory in court.

Low John

Trillium grandiflorum

Water ~ Feminine

Money, success, luck, childbirth, love, sex magick, and unions. Note: these plants are becoming endangered and should be farmed or bought from a farmed patch.

white trillium, large-flowered trillium, great white trillium, white wake-robin, Southern John, Dixie John Root

Lucky Hand Root

Orchis spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Success, luck, business prosperity, travel safety, protection, and gaining employment.

Orchid Root

Lungwort

Pulmonaria officinalis

Air ~ Masculine

Air magick, communication, offering to the Gods of air, safe travel, and protection.

Lupine

Lupinus spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Imagination, voraciousness, attraction, and increasing power. Note: blue bonnets are a species of Lupine Some varieties of Lupine are poisonous to animals, especially livestock

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Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Maca

Lepidium meyenii .

Earth ~ Feminine

Increase libido, improve fertility, endurance, and feminine magick

maca-maca, maino, ayak chichira, ayak willku

Mace

Myristica fragrans

Air ~ Masculine

Concentration, focus, self-discipline, meditation.

Macis, Muscadier

Madder Root

Rubia tinctorum

Fire ~ Masculine

Sexual awakening, increasing energy, will-power, and confidence.

Magnolia

Magnolia spp.

Air ~ Masculine

Love, loyalty, fidelity, beauty, peace, calming, harmony, and overcoming addiction.

Cucumber Tree, Blue Magnolia, Swamp Sassafras, Magnolia Tripetala

Maguey

Agave cantala

Fire ~ Masculine

Lust, and soothing.

Agave

Mahogany

Swietenia

Fire and Earth ~ Masculine

Anti-lightning, inhibit, balance, fertility, and Earth magick.

Mountain Mahogany

Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis

Earth ~ Feminine

Beauty, youthfulness, and binding.

Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum

Water ~ Feminine

Love, beauty, youth, and connecting with the Goddess.

Rock fern, Venus hair

Male Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

Air ~ Masculine

Prosperity, luck, attract women, and the seeds bring invisibility.

Mallow

Malva spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Love, protection, exorcism, soothing and healing.

Mandarin

Citrus reticulata

Water ~ Feminine

Cheerfulness, relaxation, calming, friendship, calming, uplifting, awakening, inspiration, inner-child, innocence, and welcoming new spirits.

Mandrake

Mandragora officinarum

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, prosperity, love, sexuality, fertility, removing evil, binding, power, psychic powers, possession, and as a poppet for a person in sympathetic magick. Note: This plant is poisonous and should not be ingested.

Mandragora, Satan's Apple, Manroot, Circeium, Gallows, Herb of Circe, Mandragor, Raccoon Berry, Ladykins, Womandrake, Sorcerer's Root, Wild Lemon

Mango

Magnifera Indica

Air and fire ~ Masculine

Love, sex, fertility, romance, friendship, and protection.

Food of God

Maple

Acer spp.

Air ~ Masculine

Love (especially the syrup), money, change, decision making, healing, travel, wealth, longevity, and good luck

Marigold

Tagetes spp.

Fire ~ Masculine

Attraction, respect, admiration, good luck in legal matters, love, unions, prophetic dreams, ancestors, the dead, and visions.

Bride of the Sun, Ruddes, Marygold

Marjoram

Origanum majorana

Air and Fire ~ Masculine

Cleansing, purification, lasting unions, love, cooperation, dispelling negativity, repel unwanted spirits, revealing dreams, draw wealth, and resolving sadness or grief.

Joy of the Mountain, Mountain Mint

Marshmallow

Althaea officinalis

Water ~ Feminine

Protection, psychic powers, cleansing, astral travel, love, aphrodisiac, fertility, unions, to draw in good spirits, and connect with the dead.

Althea, Sweet Weed, Mallards, Guimauve, Mortification Plant, Schloss Tea, Wymote

Marvel of Peru

Mirabilis jalapa

Water ~ Feminine

Attraction, aphrodisiac, sleep, and dream magick. Note: this plant is known for its purgative effects and will cause vomiting. The leaves and petals are used for dye.

four o'clock flower

Master Root

Eryngium yuccifolium

Air ~ Masculine

Power enhancing, protection, psychic powers, luck, and to command respect from all.

rattlesnake master, button eryngo, button snake-root

Masterwort

Peucedanum ostruthium

Fire ~ Masculine

Strength, courage, protection, cleansing weapons, and mastery over people. Note: this plant is mildly toxic, and the sap can cause negative topical reactions in some people.

Mastic gum

Resin obtained from the mastic tree Pistacia lentiscus

Fire ~ Masculine

Psychic powers, meditation, manifestations, spiritually uplifting, clarity, and lust.

Matcha

Camellia sinensis specifically grown in Japan Uji in Kyoto and Nishio in the Aichi

Fire ~ Masculine

Health, stimulate, clarity, and focus.

May Apple

Podophyllum peltaltum

Fire ~ Masculine

Money, prosperity, baneful magick, virility, secrets, invisibility, and protective charms. Note: This plant is poisonous.

American mandrake, duck's foot, hog apple, racoon berry, devil's apple, wild lemon

Meadow Rue

Thalictrum spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Love, and divination.

Flute plant, greater meadow rue

Salvia pratensis

Air ~ Masculine

Cleansing, attraction, uplifting, and increasing.


Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

Earth ~ Feminine

Divination, gain employment, love, handfastings, peace, respect, relieve disharmony, remove tensions, popularity, friendship, and alter offerings.

Gravel Root, Bride of the Meadow, Bridewort, Little Queen, Gravelweed, Joe-Pye Weed, Purple Boneset, Kidney Root, Trumpet Weed, Trumpet Vine, Meadowsweet

Mesquite

Prosopis

Earth ~ Feminine

Healing, self-blessings, cleansing, purification, compassion, and connecting with the Divine Mother.

Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Water and Air ~ Feminine

Attractions, transformation, creativity, wishes, Moon magick, and inner spiritual power. Note: many parts of this plant are poisonous.

Mimosa

Mimosa pudica

Water ~ Feminine

Protection, purification, love, dream magick, break hexes and prevent future problems.

sensitive plant, sleepy plant, action plant, touch-me-not, shameplant

Mint

Mentha

Air ~ Masculine

Promotes energy, communication, vitality, draws customers, uncrossing, exorcisms, healing, prosperity and draw wealth, draw good spirits and fairies.

Garden Mint

Mistletoe

Viscum album

Air ~ Masculine

Fertility, creativity, prevention of illness and misfortune, protection, repel negativity, luck in hunting, draw in customers, money, healing, love, banishing, forgiveness, virility, and aids in healing grief and emotional pain. Note: This plant is poisonous

Birdlime, Devil's Fuge, Golden Bough, Holy Wood, Misseltoe, Druid's Bough, Witch's Broom, Thunderbesom, Wood of the Cross

Molukka bean

Moringa ovalifolia

Earth ~ Feminine

Protection and detect evil.

Fairy eggs

Monkey cups

Nepenthes

Earth ~ Feminine

Attracting attention, passion, romance, lust, and vengeance.

tropical pitcher plants

Monkshood

Aconitum

Water ~ Feminine

Invisibility, protection from evil, banishing, consecration of magickal tools and protection from werewolves. Note: This plant is poisonous, and even inhaling the smoke can cause negative reactions.

Aconite, Garden Wolf's Bane, Helmet Flower, Friar's Cap, Soldier's Cap, Wolfbane

Moonwort

Botrychium lunaria

Water ~ Moon

Open Locks, money, love, invisibility, and dowsing.

unshow-horse

Morning Glory

Ipomoea

Water ~ Masculine

Binding, banishing, promoting attraction, beauty, happiness, love, peace, protection, and safe travel. Note: This plant is poisonous.

Devil's Guts

Moss

Musci

Air ~ Masculine

Luck, money, and comfort.

Motherwort

Leonurus cardiaca

Water ~ Feminine

Building confidence, success, attraction, protection from envy and harmful influences, counter magick, astral projections, and spiritual healing.

Lion's Tail, Lion's Ear, Throwwort, Roman Motherwort

Mountain Avens

Dryas octopetala

Air ~ Masculine

Love, protection, attract money, protection from thieves and fairy magick.

colewort, herb bennet, St. Benedict's herb, wood avens, Holtas ley

Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

Earth ~ Feminine

Strength, psychic powers, divination, lust, fertility, healing, astral travel, protection while traveling, prophetic dreams, cleansing divination tools, and Moon magick.

Artemisia, Felon Herb, St. John's Plant, Naughty Man, Oild Man, Sailor's Tobacco

Muhuhu

Brachyleana hutchinsii

Earth ~ Masculine and Feminine

Aphrodisiac, grounding, relaxing, elevating the mood and tranquility.

Mulberry

Morus alba

All elements ~ Masculine and Feminine

Strength, balance, insight, inspiration, focus clarity, increased magical awareness and precognitive abilities, and protection.

Mullein

Verbascum thapsus L.

Earth ~ Feminine

Astral travel, courage, attract love, sex magick, grounding, centering, stopping bad habits, divination, dream magick (especially protection from nightmares) cursing, invoking spirits, exorcisms, protecting hunters and Shepard's, and to protect children. Note: This plant can be used in place of graveyard dust.

Flannel Flower, Shepherd's Club, Hare's Beard, Pig Taper, Cow's Lungwort, Aarons Rod, Velvet Plant, Verbascum Flowers, Woolen Blanket Herb, Bullock's Lungwort, Hag's Tapers, Candlewick Plant, Jacob's Staff, witch's candles, wooly mullin, shepherd's staff.

Mung Beans

Vigna radiata

Fire ~ Masculine

Fertility, blessings, and good luck.

Mushroom (general)

Earth ~ Feminine and Masculine

Illusions, glamour magick, love, and psychic power.

Musk Thistle

Carduus nutans

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, vitality, strengthen spirit, production, and fertility.

nodding thistle, nodding plumeless thistle

Mustard Seed

Brassica

Fire ~ Masculine

Courage, faith, endurance, acceptance, fertility, protection, mental powers, psychic powers, ward off burglars, luck and success.

Yellow Mustard, White Mustard

Myrrh

Commiphora myrrha is the gum resin from the Burseraceae trees.

Water ~ Feminine

Spiritual opening, meditation, healing, peace, consecration, exorcisms, funeral rites, underworld, blessings, cleansing, increasing psychic vibrations, enhancing any magickal working.

Molmol, Mirra, Didthin, Bowl

Myrtle

Myrtus communis

Water ~ Feminine

Love, fertility, youth, fidelity, friendship, peace, attraction, beauty, aphrodisiac, erotic magick, increase magickal intent, and to ensure a peaceful and loving atmosphere.

Bayberry Tree

N

Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Nasturtium

Tropaeolum

Fire ~ Masculine

Pride, spring, strong beliefs, strength, purity, independence, freedom, ethics, and aspirations.

Black nasturium, faeries umbrellas

Neem

Azadirachta indica

Air ~ Feminine and Masculine

Protection, repel unwanted energies, ward off illness, and protection.

nemtree, Indian lilac

Neroli

Citrus Aurantium oil

Fire ~ Masculine

Joy, happiness, confidence, overcoming emotional blockages, Sooth, relaxes, uplifts the spirit, confidence, courage and self-purification.

Nettle

Urtica dioica

Fire ~ Masculine

Consecration, exorcism, dispelling fear, strengthening will, drive off evil and negativity, remove jealousies, stop gossip, and funeral rituals. Note: nettle is not poisonous however it does have stinging hairs that can cause skin irritation.

Nettle Leaves, Common Nettle, Stinging Nettle, Beggar's Lice

Niaouli

Melaleuca viridiflora

Air ~ Masculine

Protection, healing, psychic defense, and exorcism.

broad-leaved paperbark

Nigella Seeds

Nigella sativa

Earth ~ Feminine

Fertility, health, blessings, truth, and keeping away unwanted guests.

Fennel flower, black seeds, black caraway, kalonji, black cumin

Norfolk Island Pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, dispel negativity, abundance, and anti-hunger.

Norfolk pine

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans

Air ~ Masculine

Attraction, prosperity, gambling, bringing luck, abundance, protection, clairvoyance, divination, fidelity, psychic abilities, winter magick, and breaking hexes.

Myristica

Nuts

All nuts in general

Earth ~ Masculine and Feminine

Fertility, prosperity, love, luck, wisdom, and hex-breaking.

O

Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Oak

Quercus

Fire ~ Masculine

Fertility, ward of negativity, strengthen family unity, stability, success, purification, balance, fairy magick, unions, prophetic dreams, astral travel, truth, wisdom, strength, luck, youthfulness, fertility, attractiveness, potency, and for making magickal tools.

Duir, Jove's Nuts

Oak Moss

Evernia prunastri

Earth ~ Masculine

Grounding, luck, money, protection and strength.

Oats

Avena sativa

Earth ~ Feminine

Money, prosperity, and longevity.

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

Water ~ Feminine and Masculine

Bringing employment, aphrodisiac, fertility, protecting pregnant women, uncrossing, wealth, prosperity, cursing, hexes, un-hexing, sympathetic magick, balance, add a sticky energy to spellwork, and to help energy slide smoothly.

Bhindi, kingombo, lady's fingers, vendi, quingumbo

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Earth ~ Feminine

Protection, banishing, purification, harmony, beauty, long life, courage, and death rituals. Note: This plant is extremely poisonous. Including the smoke, and should be used with great caution.

Olive

Olea europaea

Fire ~ Masculine

Fidelity, marriage, fertility, potency, peace, money, fruitfulness, reconciliation, lust and sex magick.

Onion

Allium cepa

Fire ~ Masculine

Prosperity, stability, endurance, protection, banish bad habits, absorb illness, exorcisms, Moon magick, prophetic dreams, and stability. red - lust white - clear obstacles purple - power and seduction yellow - dispel anger.

Opoponax

Commiphora holtziana

Fire ~ Masculine

Healing, protection, spirituality, protection against negative influences and disasters, intuition, strengthen the senses, increase awareness, and balance the aura.

Orange

Citrus sinensis

Fire ~ Masculine

Abundance, happiness, love, unions, divination, increase attractiveness, beauty, creativity, home blessings, fortune, joy, passion, and warmth. The blossoms can be used for stability, harmony, and to attract money.

Orchid

Orchidaceae

Water ~ Feminine

Concentration, strengthening memory, focus, will power, attract love, nurturing the soul, deepen friendship, and motherly magick.


Origanum vulgare

Fire ~ Masculine

Joy, happiness, strength, vitality, added energy, protection, substance, prophetic dreams, tranquility, and letting go.

Oregon Grape

Mahonia aquifolium

Earth ~ Feminine

Money, prosperity, protection (especially of boundaries), overcoming mistrust, abundance, and bringing hopes and dreams into reality.

holly-leaved barberry. Mountain grape

Orris Root

Iris florentina or Phizoma Iridis

Water ~ Feminine

Promotes popularity, persuasiveness, personal success, divination, aids in communication, compassion, and to draw (or hold) love and romance.

Florentine Iris, Queen Elizabeth Root

Osha Root

Ligusticum porteri

Earth ~ Feminine

Protection against evil spirits, good luck, protection against harmful influences,

bear root, chuchupate, Colorado cough root, Indian parsley, lingsticum, mountain lovage, wild celery root

P

Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Palm

Arecaceae spp. in general

Water ~ Masculine and Feminine

Fertility, focus, potency, divination, balance, and divine offerings

Palo Santo

Bursera graveolens

Air ~ Masculine

Spiritual cleansing, un-hexing, removing cures, clearing negative thoughts, warding off misfortune, brings peace, balance, uplifting, grounding, meditation, and connecting with inner self.

Pansy

Viola tricolor var. hortensis

Earth ~ Masculine and Feminine

Love, divination, relationships, union, rebirth, self-love, self-expression, rain magick, death and rebirth.

Johnny jump-ups

Papaya

Carica papaya

Water ~ Feminine

Love, sex magick, fertility, wealth, lust, protection, keep out evil, and to reverse hexes and jinxes.

Paprika

Capsicum annum

Fire ~ Masculine

Add energy to any spell, fidelity, love, hex-breaking, and cursing.

African Pepper, Bird Pepper, Chili Pepper, Goat's Pod, Grains of Paradise, Red Pepper, Sweet Pepper, Tabasco Pepper, Zanzibar Pepper, Capsicum

Papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

Water ~ Feminine

Protection, structure, and communication.

papyrus sedge, paper reed, Indian matting plant, or Nile grass

Parsley

Petroselinum crispum

Air ~ Masculine

Calms and protects the home, draws prosperity, luck, restoreswell-being, strength, vitality (especially after illness), fertility, ward against misfortune, cursing and un-hexing , and the dead.

Parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

Air ~ Masculine

Male sex magick, potency, grounding, centering, and prosperity.

Partridge berry

Mitchella repens

Earth ~ Feminine

Fertility, childbirth, and protection from jealousy.

Previously called: Squawvine

Pasqueflower

Pulsatilla patens

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, repelling evil, rain magick, and calming energies. Note: this plant can be toxic and cause skin irritation.

cutleaf anemone, prairie anemone

Passion Flower and Passion Fruit

Passiflora

Water ~ Feminine

Attracting friendship, prosperity, heightening libido, peace, diminish disagreements, reduce stress, calming, and promote sleep.

Passion Vine, Granadilla, Maracoc, Maypops, Purple Passion Flower, Grandilla. lilikoi

Patchouli

Pogostemon Cablin

Earth ~ Feminine

Virility, sexuality, lust, aphrodisiac, fertility, divination, money, love, and business growth.

Patchouly, Pucha Pot

Pau d'Arco

Tabebuia impetiginosa

Water ~ Feminine

Aphrodisiac, healing (especially for severe disease), and rejuvenating.

Lapacho, Taheebo, Pau Darco

Pea

Pisum sativum

Earth ~ Feminine

Fertility, quickness, peace, prosperity, beauty, binding, and love

Peach

Prunus persica

Water ~ Feminine

Fertility, love, fidelity, wisdom, keep away evil, longevity, exorcism, and wishes.

Pear

Pyrus spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Health, protection, lust, love, and passion.

Pearl Moss

Sagina subulata

Earth ~ Feminine

Fairies, elves, calming, protection from unwanted energy or guests.

heath pearlwort, Irish-moss, awl-leaf pearlwort, Scottish moss

Peat Moss

Sphagnum spp.

Earth ~ Feminine

Protection, longevity, stillness, and immortality.

Pecan

Carya illinoinensis

Earth ~ Masculine

Unlimited abundance, prosperity, employment, success, job security, career matters, gratitude, longevity, purification, and wishes.

Pelargonium

Pelargonium spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Fertility, happiness, health, love, prosperity, and protection.

geraniums, pelargoniums, or storksbills

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

Fire ~ Masculine

Strength, protection, peace, tranquility, physical strength, endurance, business success, baneful magick, psychic energy, safe travel, and feminine magick. Note: This plant abortifacient and should be indigested with caution.

pennyrile, tickweed, Squaw Mint, Stinking Balm, Thickweed, Mosquito Plant, Squaw Balm, Lurk in the Ditch, Run by the Ground, pudding grass

Peony

Paeonia

Water ~ Feminine

Protection (especially from hexes and jinxes), good luck, good fortune, prosperity, business success, attract faeries, cure lunacy.

Peppermint

Mentha ? piperita

Air ~ Masculine

Increase the vibrations of a space, purification, sleep, love, healing, psychic powers, healing, peaceful sleep, prophetic dreams, bring change, boost love, abundance and granting wishes.

Brandy Mint, Lammint

Periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Water ~ Feminine

Grace, love within marriage, desirability, mental powers, memory, and money, enhance energy of a spell, and protect against snakes and poison. Note: This plant is poisonous, use with caution.

Sorcerer's Violet, blue buttons, right eyes, Cape periwinkle, graveyard plant, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, pink periwinkle, rose periwinkle

Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Earth and Water ~ Masculine and Feminine

Changing sex, healing, lust, and luck

American persimmon, common persimmon, eastern persimmon, simmon, possumwood, possum apples, sugar plum

Pettitgrain

Essential oil that is extracted from the leaves and green twigs of the bitter orange tree (Citrus aurantium ssp.)

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, banishing, release emotional wounds, higher consciousness, awareness, meditation and calm the mind.

Petunia

Petunia spp.

Earth ~ Feminine

Power, cheer, protection, hope, balance and achieving your potential.

Phlox

Phlox spp.

Fire ~ Masculine

Courage, goals, harmony, love, procrastination, productivity, teamwork, unions, harmony, and color magick.

Pikaki

Jasminum sambac

Water ~ Feminine

Comfort, prosperity success, and well-being.

Hawaiian Jasmine, Arabian jasmine

Pimento

Capsicum annuum

Fire ~ Masculine

Love

pimiento

Pimpernel

Anagallis spp.

Air ~ Masculine

Protection, joy, laughter, cure melancholy, health, and rain magick. Note: This plant can be toxic.

Pine

Pinus spp.

Air ~ Masculine

Healing, fertility, protection, exorcism, money, promotes clean breaks and new beginnings, prosperity, success, strength, grounding, growth, cleansing, purification, repelling negativity, and home or business blessing.

Pineapple

Ananas comosus

Fire ~ Masculine

Prosperity, fidelity, luck, luck, money, chastity, and alleviation.

Pink Himalayan salt

Pink Himalayan salt is mostly collected by impoverished families in Pakistan with very poor work environments and we so not recommend using it.

Pink Root

Spigelia marilandica

Fire ~ Masculine

Healing, beauty, and work going on under the surface

Indian Pink, Maryland Pink, Wormgrass, Wormroot, Starbloom, Woodland Pinkroot

Pipsissewa

Chimaphila umbellata

Earth ~ Feminine

Calling to spirits, longevity, and prosperity.

umbellate wintergreen, prince's pine, false wintergreen, ground holly

Pistachio

Pistacia vera

Air ~ Masculine

Breaking love spells, protection, grounding, divination, and hex breaking.

Plantain

Pantago spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Healing, strength, dispel fatigue, protection from evil spirits and snake bites, removing weariness, home and business blessing, removing jealousy, and drawing out energy.

plantago asiatica, plantago halophila, plantago intermedia

Pleurisy Root

Asclepias tuberosa

Fire ~ Masculine

Healing, attraction, fairies, communicating with spirits, and spiritual healing.

Butterfly Weed, Wind Root, Canada Root, Silkweed, Orange Swallow Wort, Tuber Root, White Root, Flux Root, Asclepias

Plum

Prunus domesticus

Water ~ Feminine

Healing, peace, summoning, spontaneity, love, and protection.

Plumeria

Frangipani

Earth ~ Feminine

Love, promotes persuasiveness, eloquence, attractions, and funeral rites.

Graveyard Flowers, Melta, Temple Tree

Poinsettia

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Fire ~ Masculine

Purity, divine energy, new life, and protecting children. Note: This plant can make reddish dye. This plant is poisonous.

cuetlazochitle, Noche Buena, Flor de Pascua, Pascua, Easter Flower, Mexican flame leaf, Crown of the Ande

Poke Root

Phytolacca americana

Fire ~ Masculine

Finding lost objects, courage, and to breaking hexes and curses.

Phytolacca, Shang Lu

Pomegranate

Punica granatum

Earth ~ Feminine

Divination, wishes, wealth, fertility, divine offerings, luck, guard against evil, magickal ink, and as a blood substitute.

Poplar

Populus spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Money, prosperity, astral projection, and an ingredient in flying ointment.

Eurasian aspen, European aspen

Poppy

Papaver

Water ~ Feminine

Fertility, prosperity, love, luck, pleasure, heightened awareness, sleep magick, invisibility, abundance, offerings to the dead and in death/funeral rites.

Opium Poppy, Mawseed

Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Earth ~ Feminine

Image magick, money, luck, healing, poppet, sympathetic magic, and protection.

Prairie clover

Dalea purpurea

Air ~ Masculine

Fairies, creativity, and hunting magick.

indigo bush

Prairie Fire

Castilleja spp.

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, and creativity.

Indian paint brush

Prairie Rose

Rosa arkansana

Earth ~ Feminine

Maidenly Beauty, love, healing, protection, and feminine magick.

Prickly Ash

Zanthoxylum americanum

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, attraction, safe travel, fertility, removing spells and breaking hexes.

Toothache Tree, Yellow Wood, Suterberry

Prickly pear

Opuntia phaeacantha

Fire ~ Masculine

Wisdom, protection, satire, and endurance.

tuna sabra, paddle cactus

Primrose

Primula vulgaris

Earth ~ Feminine

Revealing secrets, truth, protection, loyalty, love, attract fairies, and to cure madness.

English Cowslip, Butter Rose, Password

Prune

Dried fruit of Prunus domesticus

Water ~ Feminine

longevity, beauty, and clears obstacles.

Pumpkin

Cucurbita pepo

Earth ~ Feminine

Spirit honoring, the dead, protection from spirits, fertility, health, wealth, lunar magick, and granting wishes.

Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Water ~ Feminine

Sleep, love, luck, protection, happiness, and expel evil.

Garden purslane, golden purslane, pigweed, hogweed

Putty Root

Aplectrum hyemale

Water ~ Feminine

Love, attraction, marriage, happiness

Adam and Eve root

Q

Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Quassia

Quassia amara

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, perseverance, prosperity, and control.

amargo, bitter-ash, bitter-wood, hombre grande

Queen Anne's Lace

Daucus carota

Fire ~ Masculine

Fertility, virility, lust, lust, and potency, clarity, psychic dreams, purify intentions, navigating through difficulties, social grace, diplomacy, discovering new talents, feminine transitions, and a substitute for blood in ritual.

wild carrots

Quince

Cydonia oblonga

Earth ~ Feminine

Love, happiness, luck, life, and protection from evil and against physical attacks.

R

Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Radish

Raphanus sativus

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection (especially spiritually), lust, and passion.

Ragweed

Ambrosia spp

Air ~ Masculine

Courage, binding, and drive away fear.

Ragwort

Jacobaea vulgaris

Fire ~ Maculine

Courage, ward off evil spirits, faeries, protection. Note: In some areas this plant is considered a noxious weed. It is also toxic to cattle and horses.

Fairies Horse, Faerie's Horse, Fairy Horse, Faery Horse, common ragwort, stinking willie, tansy ragwort, benweed, St. James-wort, stinking nanny/ninny/willy, staggerwort, dog standard, cankerwort, stammerwort, tansy ragwort, tansy

Raisin

Dried Grapes

Earth ~ Feminine

Wisdom, and longevity.

Raspberry

Rubus idaeus

Water ~ Feminine

Fertility, protection, courage, fun, playfulness, kindness, patience, love, feminine magick, unions, dream magick, libido, fidelity, affection, desires, and home protection. The fruits can be used in sympathetic magick as the heart, as a substitute for blood, and magickal ink. The leaves are carried for protection while pregnant, and used in the after birth bath to help the mother heal. Note: the tea from the leaves has long been used as a tonic for the uterus.

Rattlesnake Root

Prenanthes spp.

Air ~ Masculine

Protection, and money.

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Air and Fire ~ Masculine

Fidelity, love, money, protection, exorcism, balance, success, pet blessing, un-hexing, and remove negative spirits and fear.

Cleaver Grass, Marl Grass, Cow Grass, Trefoil, Purple Clover, Wild Clover

Red Willow Bark

Salix laevigata

Air ~ Masculine

Meditation, clearing, and making sacred pipes and tools.

Reed

Phragmites spp.

Water ~ Feminine and Masculine

Action, strength, power, health, healing, knowledge, destiny, music creativity, royalty, boundaries, passion, and connecting with ancestors.

Reishi mushroom

Ganoderma lingzhi

Wood (Chinese) Earth (Western) ~ Masculine

Relaxing, soothing, mystical teachings, life force, and immortality.

Rhubarb

Rheum rhabarbarum

Earth ~ Feminine

Fidelity and protection, peace, happiness.

Rice

Oryza sativa

Air ~ Masculine

Rain magick, fertility, money, abundance, blessings, security, wealth, and protection.

Rope Dodder

Cuscuta glomerata

Water ~ Feminine

Love, Divination, Knot Magic, binding, and fairy magick.

beggarweed, hellweed, witch's hair, devil's gut, fairy hair

Rose

Rosa spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Love, close friendships, domestic peace, happiness, lasting relationships, healing, victory, unions, divination, and psychic powers. Pink: connecting with divine, emotional love, and lasting relationships. Red: Passion, deep love, and sex magick. Yellow: Friendship, and family. White: Purity.

Rose Geranium

Pelargonium graveolens

Water ~ Feminine

Averts negativity, stop gossip, uplifting, love, self-love, and beauty.

Rose Hips

The fruit of the rose plants

Water ~ Feminine

Healing, good luck, and calls in good spirits.

Rosemary

Salvia rosmarinus

Fire ~ Masculine

Good health, love, lust, improve memory, youth, dream pillows to prevent nightmares, purification, removing negativity, clear thinking, divination, unions, loyalty, and attracting faeries.

Elf Leaf, Sea Dew, Polar Plant, Guardrobe, Compass Weed, Dew of the Sea, Mary's Cloak, Stella Maria, Star of the Sea, Incensier

Rowan

Sorbus subg. Sorbus

Fire ~ Masculine

Increase psychic powers, protection, magickal power, success, dowsing, healing, good luck, anti-haunting and to make wands, staffs, and divining rods.

Mountain Ash, Delight of the Eye, Quickbane, Ran Tree, Rowanberry, Thor's Helper, Witch Bark, Wicken Tree, Wild Ash, Witchwood

Rue

Ruta graveolens

Fire ~ Masculine

Healing, health, mental powers, freedom, protection, understanding mistakes, consecrating, purification of the circle, removing negativity from the home, banish negativity or bad habits, exorcisms, speedy recovery, break hexes and curses, and used in return to sender spells. Note: This plant can be toxic, especially in high quantities.

Herb-of-Grace, Herb of Grace, Herbygrass, Garden Rue, common rue, Mother of Herbs, Rewe, Goat's Rue

Russian Sage

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Air ~ Masculine

Cleansing, calming, euphoriant, magickal dye, encouraging joy, expansiveness, and self-worth.

Rye

Secale cereale

Earth ~ Feminine

Love, fidelity, and self-control

S

Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Safflower

Carthamus tinctorius

Fire ~ Masculine

Sex magick, lust, cause destruction, remove stagnation, and cleansing.

Saffron

Crocus sativus

Fire ~ Masculine

Aphrodisiac, love, healing, happiness, wind raising, lust, strength, psychic powers, lunar magick, bless pregnant women, joy, wealth, and dispel melancholy.

Kum Kuma, Zaffran, Kesar, Autumn Crocus, Spanish Saffron, Dyer's Saffron, Thistle Saffron, Bastard Saffron, American Saffron, Parrot's Corn

Sage (common)

Salvia officinalis

Air ~ Masculine

Self-purification, removes negative energy, dealing with grief and loss, improve mental ability, wisdom, longevity, healing, blessings, funeral rites, and promotes spiritual, mental, emotional & physical health. Note: there are many variants of common sage named by their color and leaf type they carry the same magickal attributes these include broadleaf, golden, purple sage.

Garden Sage, Sawge, kitchen sage

Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

Earth ~ Feminine

Cleansing, healing, purification, exorcism, wisdom, and increasing power to general spellwork.

Saint John?s Wort

Hypericum perforatum

Fire ~ Masculine

Health, power, protection, strength, divination, prophetic dreams, protection from evil, fairies, longevity, romance, will-power, and uplifting spirits. Note: This plant can be toxic in large amounts.

Sampson's snakeroot

Orbexilum pedunculatum

Air ~ Masculine

Power, strength, and male virility,

San Pedro Cactus

Echinopsis pachanoi

Water ~ Feminine

Vision quests, divine communication, longevity, wisdom, and dealing with the spirit realm. Note: this cactus is a natural source of mescaline and should only be consumed in ritual use.

Sandalwood

Santalum album

Water ~ Feminine

Clear negativity, protection, healing, wishes, manifesting, align chakras, meditation, concentration, spirituality, exorcism spells, and to make healing wands.

Sandal, Santal, White Saunders, White Sandalwood, Red Sandalwood, Yellow Sandalwood

Sandarac

Resin from the Tetraclinis articulata tree

Air ~ Masculine

Calming, relaxing, and neutralize negative energy.

Sanicle

Sanicula europaea

Fire and Water ~ Masculine

Healing, control, protection, exorcisms, and safety in travel.

Sancile, American Sanicle, Black Snakeroot, Wood Sanicle, Pool Root, Butterwort, Alum Root, Wood March, Self-Heal Sanicle

Sarsaparilla

Smilax ornata

Fire ~ Masculine

Sexual vitality, health, love, passion, virility, money, and prolong life.

Black Creeper, Sariva, Kalisar, Dudhilata, Sugandhi, Red Sarsaparilla, Tu Fu Ling, Dwipautra, bamboo brair

Sassafras

Sassafras spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Health, money, prosperity, and overcoming addictions.

Ague Tree, Cinnamon Wood, Saxifrax, Saloip

Saw Palmetto Berries

Serenoa repens

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, exorcism, passion, aphrodisiac, lust, sex magick, and spiritual openings.

Dwarf Palm Tree, Cabbage Palm, Sabal, Sabal Serrulata

Scallion

Allium cepa

Fire ~ Masculine

Communication and preventing misunderstandings.

Scammony

Convolulus panduratus

Earth ~ Feminine

Banishing and exorcisms. Note: this plant is poisonous

Scarlet Sage

Salcia coccinea

Earth ~ Feminine

Wisdom, strength, and blood magick.

blood sage

Schizandra Berry

Schisandra chinesis

Fire ~ Masculine

Calming of fears and anxieties, focus, and alertness

Sea Lavender

Limonium

Water ~ Feminine

Remembrance, unlock the subconscious, encourage dream state, and psychic openness.

Statice

Seneca Snake Root

Polygala senega

Air ~ Masculine

Protection from liars and false friends, and discover hidden truths.

Milkwort, rattlesnake root

Senna

Senna spp.

Air ~ Masculine

Lust, love, faithfulness, and diplomacy.

Senna Pod, Rajavriksha, Fan Xia Ye, American Senna, Locust Plant, Wild Senna, Fan Xie Ye

Sesame

Sesamum indicum

Fire ~ Masculine

Money, lust, passion, discovery, treasures, opening locked doors (literally and spiritually), and unblocking.

Shallot

Allium ascalonicum

Fire ~ Masculine

Purification, and luck.

Shave Grass

Equisetum hyemale

Water ~ Feminine

Snake charming, fertility, affirmations, will-power, emotional wellbeing, and protecting psychic space.

Scouring Rush, Equisetum, Pewterwort, Corncob Plant, Bottle Brush, Horsetail, Dutch Raisins, Paddock Pipe, rouch horsetail.

Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Air ~ Feminine

Healing, protecting heart (literally and emotionally), and detoxification. Note: this plant can cause irritation to the kidneys and should not be used in iron or aluminum cookwear because it will take on the metal's attributes and flavor.

Shepherd's Purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Air ~ Masculine

Healing, cessations, and protection. Note: this is a common weed found in your yard that is often overlooked, however it has been used for centuries for its ability to stop bleeding.

blindweed, Witches purse, Case weed, Lady?s purse, Shepherd?s Heart, Shepherd?s Scrip, Shepherd?s Sprout, Shovelweed, St. James? Weed, Cocowort, Pick pocket, Capsella bursa-pastoris (Spain), Clappedepouch (Ireland)

Skullcap

Scutellaria

Water ~ Feminine

Faithful, fidelity, sleep, relaxation, peace, oaths, binding, consecrate vows, commitments, unions, relieve disharmony and deepen meditation.

Scullcap, Scullcap, Hoodwort, Quaker Bonnet, Helmet Flower, European Skullcap, Greater Skullcap, American Skullcap, Blue Skullcap, Blue Pimpernel, Hoodwart, Hooded Willow Herb, Side-Flowering Skullcap, Mad Dogweed, Mad Weed, Madweed, Helmet Flower, Hoodwort

Skunk Cabbage

Symplocarpus foetidus

Fire ~ Feminine

Legal matters, draw good luck, and fertility. Note: This plant can be toxic if not prepared correctly. Also damaged leaves present an odor similar to that of a skunk.

swamp cabbage, clumpfoot cabbage, or meadow cabbage, foetid pothos or polecat weed

Slippery Elm

Ulmus rubra

Air and Earth ~ Feminine

Healing, stop gossip, persuasiveness, and protection.

Red Elm, Moose Elm, Sweet Elm, Indian Elm

Sloe

Prunus spinosa

Fire ~ Masculine

Exorcism, protection, ward off evil, banishing, wand making, and to make divining and wishing rods.

Blackthorn, mother of the wood, wishing thorn

Snakeroot

Aristolochia serpentaria

Fire ~ Masculine

Luck, money, and hex breaking. Note: This plant can be toxic to animals and people (including people who eat animals who have eaten snakeroot).

Snapdragon

Antirrhinum

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, exorcism, and purification.

Snowdrop

Galanthus nivalis

Water and Air ~ Feminine

Passing of sorrow, funeral rites, rebirth, hope, divine love, and comfort.

Soapwort

Saponaria officinalis

Water ~ Feminine

Cleansing, breaking spells, and consecration. Note: this plant can be poisonous

Wild Sweet William, bouncing-bet, crow soap

Solomon?s Seal

Polygonatum

Water ~ Feminine

Acceptance, banishing, change, commitment, habits, oaths, promises, spirits, exorcisms, protection, wisdom, cleansing, divine offering, bind magickal workings, ritual success, and to drive away evil. Note: This plant is poisonous to people and pets.

Lady's Seals, St. Mary's Seal, Sigillum Sanctae Mariae, Scean de Solomon

Southernwood

Artemisia abrotanum

Water ~ Feminine

Love, lust, protection, attractiveness, male potency, and rites of passage.

Sow Thistle

Sonchus oleraceus

Fire ~ Masculine

Strength, stamina, and invisibility from enemies. Note: The sap of the plant is high in latex and should be avoided by those with allergies.

common sowthistle, smooth sow thistle, annual sow thistle, hare's colwort, hare's thistle, milky tassel, soft thistle.

Spanish Moss

Tillandsia usneoides

Air ~ Masculine

Protection, balance, opening blockages, luck, and dispelling negativity.

Grandpa?s Beard, Tree Hair, Spanish Beard, French Hair, Long Moss, Wool Crape, Old Man?s Beard, Grandfather?s Whiskers

Mentha spicata

Water ~ Feminine

Healing, love, lust, protection (especially while sleeping), strength, vitality, granting wishes, and sharpness of mental powers.

Garden Mint, Mackerel Mint, Our Lady's Mint, Green Mint, Spire Mint, Lamb Mint, Yerba Buena, Sage of Bethlehem, Fish Mint

Spiderwort

Tradescantia spp.

Earth ~ Feminine

Love and attraction.

spider lily

Spikenard

Inula conyza

Water ~ Feminine

Luck, ward off illness, keeping loved ones close, fidelity, creativity, and health.

Spignet, Life of Man, Pettymorell, Old Man's Root, Indian Root, Bitter Root, Nard, Nardo

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

Earth ~ Feminine

Fertility, health, prosperity, energy, and strength.

Spotted touch-me-not

Impatiens capensis

Water ~ Feminine

Joy, healing, positivity, repel negative energy, and creativity. Note: these plants get their name because they are easily bruised when touched.

orange jewelweed, common jewelweed, spotted jewelweed, jewelweed, or orange balsam

Squill

Scilla spp.

Fire ~ Masculine

Money, prosperity, protection, and hex breaking. Note: This plant is poisonous.

red squill, sea onion, white squill

Star Anise

Illicum verum

Air ~ Masculine

Psychic awareness, increase the power of spellwork, luck, and to create pendulums.

Chinese Anise, Anise Star, badiana

Stephanitis

Stephanotis

Water ~ Feminine

Royalty, happiness in marriage, purity, desire for adventure and to travel.

Stillengia

Stillingia spp

Also called Queens root

Psychic Powers, finding lost items and revealing secrets.

Storax

Resin isolated from the wounded bark of Liquidambar tree

Fire ~ Masculine

Purification, success, astral projection, clears negativity, and emotional balance.

styrax, sweet gum

Straw

Dry stocks of cereal grains

Air and Earth ~ Masculine and Feminine

Sympathetic magick, poppets, image magick, attracting fairies, and luck

Straw Flower

Xerochrysum bracteatum

Air and Fire ~ Masculine

Luck, longevity, and protection, and transitions. Note: Poisonous, use with caution.

Golden everlasting

Strawberry

Fragaria ? ananassa

Water ~ Feminine

Attraction, success, good fortune, love, luck (especially the leaves), attracting fairies, and to ease the pain of pregnancy and childbirth.

Sugar Cane

Saccharum officinarum

Water ~ Feminine

Love, lust, sympathy, dispel evil, and sex magick.

Sumac

Sumac

Fire ~ Masculine

Harmony, reduce consequences, peace, and love between couples.

Sumbul

Ferula sumbul

Earth ~ Feminine

Binding, uncrossing, love, luck, health, psychic powers, and spiritual journeys.

Musk root, jatamansi, ouchi, sumbuluwurzel

Summer Savoury

Satureja hortensis

Air ~ Masculine

Sensuality, sexuality, passion, aphrodisiac, mental powers, memory, relieve negativity, and empowering.

Sun Pitchers

Heliamphora

Fire ~ Masculine

Mysticism, beauty, love, grace, patience, knowledge, truth, and cursing.

Sunflower

Helianthus spp.

Fire ~ Masculine

Energy, protection, power, longevity, wisdom, wishes, positivity, virtuosity, and truth.

Sweet Bugle

Lycopus virginicus

Water ~ Feminine

Virginia water horehound, American water hoarhound, sweet bugleweed, water bugle, carpenter's herb, green archangel, purple archangel, wolf foot, Egyptian's herb.

Sweet everlasting

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

Air ~ Masculine

Calming, soothing, happiness, cleansing, clear unwanted spirits (especially ghosts), clarity, and to bring back items (both literally as in lost items, or a missing person, and spiritually as in a lost part of a person, or spirit), and good health.

old field balsam, rabbit tobacco

Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Water ~ Feminine

Friendship, allies, loyalty, affection, chastity, courage, and strength.

Sweet Potato

Ipomoea batatas

Earth ~ Feminine

Image magick, friendship, harmony, grounding, nurturing and sensuality.

Sweet Woodruff

Galium odoratum

Water ~ Feminine

Compassion, love, victory, protection, and humility.

woodruff, sweetscented bedstraw, herb walter, wood rove, wuderove

Sweetgrass

Hierochloe odorata

Earth ~ Feminine

Peace, unity, and calling spirits.

manna grass, Mary?s grass, vanilla grass, holy grass, bison grass

Sycamore

Acer pseudoplatanus

Fire ~ Masculine

strength, power, health, and cleansing.

T

Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Water ~ Feminine

Love, attraction, unions, and tolerance.

Tamarisk

Tamarix

Fire ~ Masculine

Exorcism, protection, and the divine.

Tangerine

Citrus reticulata

Fire and Water ~ Feminine

Joy, promotes positive energy, strength, vitality, cleansing, and dissolves negativity.

Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Water ~ Feminine

Health, invisibility, immortality, longevity, reincarnation, spirituality, and to keep evil out of the home.

Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Fire ~ Masculine

Healing, stopping abuse, compassion, dragons, protection, independence, feminine empowerment, and consecrating chalices.

Dragonne, Estragon, Estragen, Herbe Dragon, Herbe au Dragon, Little Dragon, Mugwort, Petit Dragon

Tea

Camellia sinensis

Fire ~ Masculine

Riches, courage, strength, lust, eliminating confusion, and harmony.

Black tea, China tea, cha

Teak

Tectona grandis

Water ~ Feminine

Longevity, bonding, water magick, cleansing, weathering all conditions, endurance.

Terebinth

Pistacia terebinthus

Fire and Water ~ Masculine

Honor, good luck, and divinity.

Terragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Fire ~ Masculine

Aphrodisiac, love, lust, sensuality, courage, confidence, and for a good hunt. Note: there are two variants of this plant, Russian and French. The French variant is better for cooking, it is only propagated through clipping and does not flower. It has a stronger flavor and is more aromatic. The Russian variant grows larger, and will false flower (it more or less creates seedpods). Magickally they are used the same. This plant is also quick to burn, and when dried will add intensity to flames, use carefully

Fuzzy weed

Thistle

Carduus marianus

Fire ~ Masculine

Healing, protection, strength, speedy recovery, vitality, hex-breaking, purification, calling to spirits (especially maternal), and to ward off thieves and unwanted visitors.

Milk thistle, blessed milkthistle, Marian thistle, Mary thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, variegated thistle, Scotch thistle

Thornapple

Datura stramonium

Water ~ Masculine and feminine

Visualization, ancestors, and connecting with history.

jimsonweed, devil's apple

Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

Air ~ Masculine

Loyalty, affection, joy, relieving grief, strength, courage, banishing, purification, prosperity, psychic powers, clairvoyance, attracting fairies, and to ward off nightmares and ensure restful sleep.

Garden Thyme, Common Thyme

Ti

Cordyline fruticosa

Fire ~ Masculine

Healing, protection, safe travel (especially at sea), and protective barrier.

Black Magick, good luck plant, ki

Tickseed

Coreopsis labceilata

Fire ~ Feminine

Adding light to spellwork, cheerfulness, uplifting mood, luck, fertility, and used in sacred Native American lotion "life medicine". Note: this plant is used to make dye

wild flax, calliopsis, plains coreopsis, golden tickseed

Toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Fire ~ Masculine

Protection, hex breaking, and to ward off evil.

spurred snapdragon, butter and eggs,

Toadstool

Amanita muscaria

Earth and Fire ~ Feminine and Masculine

Rain magick, spiritual journeys, fairies and other mythical creatures.

fly agaric

Tobacco

Nicotiana

Fire ~ Masculine

Healing, purification, peace, confidence, blessings, personal strength, spiritual journeys, and offerings to spirits.

tabak, taaba

Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Water ~ Feminine

Love, passion, creativity, prosperity, protection, and to ward off evil.

Tonka Bean

Dipteryx odorata

Water ~ Feminine

Love, wishes, courage, prosperity, courage, luck, accomplishment of goals, financial success, and grant wishes.

Tonqua, Tonqua Bean, Tonquin Bean, Wish Beans, Coumaria Nut

Tormentil

Potentilla erecta

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, protection, drive away evil, and protect from possession.

Trailing arbutus

Epigaea repens

Fire ~ Masculine

Divine blessings, faith, new life, and spiritual awakenings.

Mayflower

Trillium

Trillium spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Boundaries, motherhood, love, luck, and to repel negativity.

Beth root

True Unicorn Root

Aletris farinosa

Air ~ Masculine

Hex-breaking, uncrossing, purity, strength, and protection against malevolent energies.

true unicorn, crow-corn, white colic-root, white stargrass

Trumpet pitchers

Sarracenia

Fire ~ Masculine

Imagination, strength, community, family, communication, and messages to the spirit realm.

Tuberose

Polianthes tuberosa

Water ~ Feminine

Sensuality, serenity, and calming nerves. Brings peace to the mind and heart, enhances the capacity for emotional depth. Add to sachets designed to increase psychic ability. Use in love magick to awaken erotic feelings and attract romance. Wear or carry to attract inspiration.

Mistress of the Night

Tulip

Tulipa spp.

Earth ~ Feminine

Prosperity, nurturing, psychic insight, and eternal love.

Turkey rhubarb

Rumex sagittatus

Fire ~ Masculine

Protect you from sickness, purifier, attraction, love, abundance, raise spiritual vibrations, releasing fears, and removes negative thoughts.

Chinese Rhubarb, Russian Rhubarb.

Turmeric

Curcuma

Fire ~ Masculine

Purification, boosting energy, and magickal dye.

Turnip

Brassica rapa subsp. Rapa

Earth ~ Feminine

Ending relationships, cleansing, banishing, removes obstacles in love life, and protection.

U

Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Unicorn Plant

Proboscidea spp.

Fire ~ Masculine

Binding, drawing, earth, fertility, protection, and a powerful herb for twins.

devil's claw, devil's horn, ram's horn

Uva Ursi

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Earth and Air ~ Feminine

Astral travel, intuition, psychic powers, religious ceremonies, conjuring spirits, deepening the divine connecting, and general spellwork.

Bearberry, Bear's Grape, Foxberry, Crowberry, Hog Cranberry, Kinnikinnick, Mealberry, Arberry, Mountain Box, Mountain Cranberry, Sandberry, Uva Ursa, Universe Vine

V

Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Valerian

Valeriana officinalis

Water ~ Feminine

Dream magick, reconciliation, love, harmony, self-acceptance, calm the emotions, relaxation, protection (especially while sleeping), purify sacred space, exorcisms, un-hexing, animal magick (especially cats), and can be used as a substitution for graveyard dirt/dust in spells. Note: this plant can be a strong sedative, and in large amounts toxic.

Valerian Root, All-Heal, Garden Heliotrope, Graveyard Dust, Phu, Setwell, Vandal Root

Vanilla

Vanilla orchids

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, passion, lust, mental powers, restoring lost energy, aphrodisiac, clear mind, and raise spiritual vibrations.

Venus Flytrap

Dionaea muscipula

Fire ~ Masculine

Love, attraction, protection, and to trap something.

Verginia Bluebells

Mertensia virginica

Water ~ Feminine

Faithfulness, fairies, dispel selfishness, good luck, truth, and love.

Virginia cowslip, lungwort oysterleaf, Roanoke bells

Vertivert

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Earth ~ Feminine

Overcomes obstacles, breaks hexes, repels negativity, anti-theft, and to increase business.

Khus-khus, vetiver

Vervain

Verbena officinalis

Earth ~ Feminine

Protection, purification, abundance, money, youth, love, chastity, sex magick, unions, peace, healing, restful sleep, prevent nightmares, protect from lightning, prevent depression and negative emotions, creativity, general magick aid, use in cleansing before working magick.

Verveine, Verbena, Brittanica, Enchanter's Plant, Enchanter's Herb, Herba Sacra, Juno's Tears, Holy Wort, Van-Van, Herb of Grace, Herb of the Cross, Pigeon's Grass, Pigeonwood, Simpler's Joy, witches herb, American blue vervain

Vetch

Vicia spp

Earth ~ Feminine

Fidelity, open heart and mind to love, longevity, joy, inner beauty, and connecting to the Divine. Note: This plant is poisonous to ruminants (cattle, sheep, horses etc.), however it has a long history of agriculture and saving poor starving people.

Vinca

Vinca spp.

Earth ~ Feminine

Protection, binding, reduce anger, protect home from strife. Note: commonly called periwinkle, and often confused as the same plant. Vinca rosea is a shade perennial with lavender, blue or white flowers. Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) is a sun perennial with white, pink or bicolor flowers. All parts of this plants are poisonous.

periwinkle, myrtle

Vinegar

Aqueous solution of acetic acid

Fire ~ Masculine

Banishing, binding, averting evil, and a key ingredient in four thieves' oil.

Violet

Viola

Water ~ Feminine

Calms the nerves, prophetic dreams, visions, creativity, peace, tranquility, protection from all evil, bring sleep, fertility, faithfulness, love, luck, lust, night magick, rebirth, and wishes.

Sweet Violet, Blue Violet, Wild Violet

W

Plant Name

Latin Name

Energies

Magickal Uses

Other Names

Wahoo

Euonymus atropurpureus

Hex-breaking, courage, success, love, heart magick, and purification. Note: This plant is poisonous to humans.

burning bush, Indian arrow wood, spindle tree, hearts bursting with love

Walnut

Juglans spp

Fire ~ Masculine

Access to divine energy, blessing, wishes, fertility, health, mental powers, focus, and wishes.

Warty Caltrop

Kallstroemia parviflora

Air ~ Masculine

Communication, spreading energy, protection, and binding. Note: this plant is toxic to cattle, sheep, goats and rabbits.

Small-flowered carpetweed

Water Agrimony

Bidens tripartita

Water ~ Feminine

Fertility, healing, strengthen heart, and offerings for the Gods.

three-lobe beggartick, three-part beggarticks, leafy-bracted beggarticks, trifid bur-marigold

Water Lily

Nymphaeaceae

Water ~ Feminine

Aphrodisiac, creation, enlightenment, fertility, modesty, moon magick, optimism, peace, pleasure, purity, sexuality, and water magick.

Watercress

Nasturtium officinale

Water ~ Feminine

Moon magick, cleansing, healing, and sex magick.

sai-yeung-choi

Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

Water ~ Feminine

Infidelity, protection, luck, lust, and fertility.

Wax Plant

Hoya carnosa

Air ~ Masculine

Protection, and attraction.

porcelainflower

Wheat

Triticum

Earth ~ Feminine

Fertility, conception, money, abundance, charity, luck, fairies, wisdom, and in sympathetic magick.

White peony root

Paeonia lactiflora Pall.

Earth ~ Feminine

garden peony, Chinese peony, bai-shao

White Sage

Salvia apiana

Air ~ Masculine

Blessing, feminine power, funeral rites, grief, immortality, longevity, protection, purification, success, wisdom, wishing, and divine offerings. Note: ensure you are purchasing your White sage from a reputable dealer. It is becoming endangered due to destruction of its habitat. There are Native farms that produce and distribute white sage ethically.

Wild Cherry

Prunus avium

Water ~ Feminine

Attraction, love, protection, spiritual awareness, lasting unions, deepen meditations, and fertility.

Wild Cherry Bark

Prunus Serotina

Water ~ Feminine

Divination, love, lust, direction, frugality, favors, invisibility, magickal potency, and finishing projects.

Virginia Prune Bark

Wild Crabapple Tree

Malus ioenis or pyrus ioensis

Water ~ Feminine

Love spells, to sweeten a situation, and fairy magick. Note: This is not the cultivated ornamental crabapple tree we are familiar with in the cities (which are hybrids bred without thorns and to better fit in the modern yard) however they are used the same magickally.

Willow

Salix spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Blessings, healing, lunar magick, strengthening love, overcoming sadness, wishes, divination, conjuring spirits, protect home or business from evil, and making besoms.

Osier, Pussy Willow, White Willow, Witches' Aspirin, Withy, Tree of Enchantment, Saille, Salicyn Willow, Saugh Tree

Willowherb

Epilobium

Water ~ Feminine

Attract love, find the perfect mate, protect home, heal your mind and body, ritual cleansing, desires, and manifestations.

Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

Water ~ Feminine

Protecting children, purification, hex-breaking, healing, and inviting good spirits.

aromatic wintergreen, boxberry, Canada tea, checkerberry, deerberry, ground berry, mountain tea, partidgeberry, spice berry, teaberry, and wax cluster.

Winter's Bark

Drimys winter

Fire ~ Masculine

Success, nurturing, abundance, fertility, and achieving goals. Note: When burnt this wood gives off a spicy smoke.

canelo

Wisteria

Wisteria spp.

Water ~ Feminine

Raises vibrations, happiness, promotes psychic opening, overcomes obstacles, and draws prosperity.

Witch Hazel

Hamamelis

Fire ~ Masculine

Cleansing, chastity, protection, ease grief, reduce passions, love spells, and spells to ward off evil.

Winter Bloom, Striped Alder, Spotted Alder, Hazelnut, Snapping Hazel and Tobacco Wood

Witches Burr

Circaea lutetiana

Earth ~ Feminine

Adds great power to spells, general ritual use, and defeat any kind of evil force.

broad-leaved enchanter's nightshade

Witchgrass

Panicum capillare

Earth ~ Feminine

Happiness, lust, love, exorcism, overcome depression, and reverses hexes.

Woad

Isatis tinctoria

Earth ~ Feminine

Banishing, grounding, and protection.

dyer's woad, glastum

Wolfs Bane

Aconitum lycoctonum

Water and Fire ~ Feminine

Protection, invisibility, aether, baneful, hexes, shapeshifting, protection from vampires and werewolves. Note: This plant is highly poisonous.

Aconite, monkshood, blue rocket

Wolfsbane

Aconitum

Fire ~ Masculine

baneful magick and protection from such magick, cleansing ritual tools & space, protection from vampires and werewolves. Note: Extremely Poisonous, do not consume.

Aconite, Monkshood, devil's helmet, queen of poisons, or blue rocket

Wood Betony

Betonica officinalis

Fire ~ Masculine

Purification, protection, exorcisms, nightmares, despair, magickal healing, dream pillows, strengthen the body, banish disharmony, purify the body, and uncrossing.

Betony, Bishopswort, Stachys Betonica, Lousewort, common hedgenettle, betony, purple betony

Wood Rose

Ipomoea tuberosa

Water ~ Feminine

Luck, good fortune, binding, visions, and spirit travels.

Ceylon morning glory, frozen roses, Spanish arbor vine

Wood Sorrel

Oxalis acetosella

Earth ~ Feminine

Health, healing, and attracting fairies.

false shamrocks, cuckowe's meat, fairy bells, sourgrass, stickwort, wood sour

Woodbine

Parthenocissus inserta

Earth ~ Masculine and Feminine

Abundance, prosperity, bounty, gratitude, fertility, binding, and connecting. Note: the berries from this plant are poisonous and the leaves can cause skin irritation for some.

thicket creeper, false Virginia creeper, grape woodbine

Wormwood

Artemisia absinthium

Air ~ Masculine and Feminine

Psychic powers, protection, calling spirits, divination, visualization, spirit journeys, remove anger, inhibit violent acts, protect from accidents, clairvoyance, moon magick, exorcisms, banishing, hexing and to bring them strife and misfortune. Note: There are many different species of wormwood. Artemisia absinthium is used to make absinthe, however most of the wormwood variants carry the same magickal attributes. This plant can be poisonous.

Absinthium, Green Ginger, Absinthe, Old Woman, Crown for a King

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Xanthan Gum

Simple sugars fermented using the bacteria Xanthomonas campestris.

Incense bonding agent, thickening agent. Note: this product is considered safe for consumption and found in many foods.

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Yam

Dioscoreaceae spp.

Earth ~ Feminine

Summoning, love, new year blessings, and offerings to the Gods.

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Water ~ Feminine

Aura,?cleansing,?communication,?confidence, attracting friendship, courage, divination, exorcism, protecting pregnant women and infants, love, protection, psychic abilities, psychic communication, unions, healing, immortality, longevity, courage, and exorcisms.

Yellow Evening Primrose

Oenothera macrocarpa

Water ~ Feminine

Hunting, fickleness, moon magick, beauty, desire, luck, and achieving goals.

King?s Cureall, night candle, fever plant, night willow herb, scabish, sun crop, scurvish, wild beet

Yerba Mate

Ilex paraguariensis

Fire ~ Masculine

Fidelity, love, lust, attract the opposite sex, break off a relationship, and focus.

Mate, Mate Leaf, Green Mate

Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon

Earth ~ Feminine

Beauty, desirability, healing, psychic powers, protection, and un-hex.

Consumptive's Weed, Gum Plant, Gum Bush, Bear's Weed, Bear Weed, Mountain Balm, Tar Weed, Tarweed, Holy Herb, Sacred Herb

Yew

Taxus baccata

Water and Earth ~ Feminine

Connecting with ancestors, raising the dead, ritual death, re-birth, change, protection against evil, immortality, longevity, strength, and breaking hexes. Note: All parts of this plant are highly poisonous.

Ylang Ylang

Cananga odorata

Water ~ Feminine

Sexual attraction, persuasiveness, peace, relieves anxiety and depression, love, and faery magick.

flowers of flowers

Yohimbe Bark

Pausinystalia johimbe or Pausinystalia yohimbe

Air ~ Masculine

Aphrodisiac, love, lust, virility, fertility, and unions.

Yucca

Yacca

Fire ~ Masculine

Transmutation, protection (especially from evil), purification, and to remove curses, hexes, jinxes, or illness. Note: the roots have been used by Natives to make shampoos and detergents.

Yucca Stalk, Yucca Root

Yuzu

Citrus junos

Earth ~ Feminine

Well-being, refreshing, uplifting, calming, alleviating menstrual problems, and associated with the Winter Solstice.

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Zedoary

Curcuma zedoaria

Fire ~ Masculine

Aphrodisiac, confidence, courage, magic, passion, protection, spell-breaking, and strength.

Zinnia

Zinnia

Fire ~ Masculine

Friendship, innocence, affection, goodness, memory, strength, health, endurance, and abundance.

Zucchini

Cucurbita pepo

Earth and fire ~ Masculine

Virility, sex, fidelity, protection, prosperity, and the flowers can add quick energy to any spell.