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| Herb | Latin Name | Parts Used | Energy | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia | Acacia Senegal | twigs, wood | protection, clairvoyance | Burn with sandalwood during meditation to seek illumination, and to develop psychic powers. Carry the wood as a protective amulet. |
| Adam and Eve Root | Orchis spp. | root | love, happiness | Used in charms |
| Adder's Tongue | Erythronium americanium | herb | healing | A compress for bruises and wounds |
| African Violet | Saintpaulia ionantha | whole plant | protection, spirituality | grow in the home for increased spirituality and home protection. |
| Agaric* | Amanita muscaria | mushroom | fertility | place in bedroom or on teh altar to increase fertility |
| Agrimony | Agrimonia eupatoria | herb | protection, sleep | use in a sachet to protect against curses and deamons. |
| Ague Root | Aletris farinosa | herb | protection | sprinkle around the home for protection. |
| Alder | Alnus glutinosa | wood | Call Spirits (Air Elementals) | The pith of fresh green alder shoots is pushed out and carved into whistles or strapped together to make panpipes to entice Air Elementals to come to your call. |
| Alfalfa | Medicago sativa | herb | prosperity | place in a small jar in a cupboard or pantry to insure that they remain full of food. |
| Alkanet | Anchusa spp. | herb | prosperity, purification | burn as an incense to clear negativity, and to attract prosperity in all of its forms. |
| Allspice | Pimenta officinalis or P. dioica | herb (berries/seeds) | healing, luck, prosperity | burn as an incense to attract luck and wealth |
| Almond | Punus dulcis | nut | prosperity, wisdom | place almonds in your pocket to lead you to treasures. |
| Aloe | Aloe vera | whole plant | love, luck, protection | grow in the home to promote protection. |
| Aloes, wood | Aquilaria agollocha | herb and wood | love, spirituality | add to a mixture to intensify its magickal powers. |
| Althea | Althaea officinalis | herb | protection, psychic powers | burn as a protection incense |
| Alyssum | Alyssum spp. | herb | protection | hang the herb in the home to protect against fascination (glamour) |
| Amaranth | Amaranthus hypochondriacus | flowers | healing, protection | A wreath of amaranth flowers speeds the healing process. |
| Anemone | Anemone pulsatilla | flowers | healing, protection | Healing charms, amulets. Gather a perfect bloom when the first are seen in spring, tie up in a red cloth and carry as a guard against disease. |
| Angelica | Angelica Archangelica | leaves, root | protection, exorcism, healing, visions | Grow in garden as protection. Carry the root as an amulet. Burn the leaves in exorcism rituals. |
| Anise | Pimpinella anisum | seeds | protection, purification | A good, general cleansing bath is made with a handful of anise seeds and a few bay leaves. This is especially effective if you have (accidentally or intentionally) killed something. A pillow of anise keeps away all nightmares. |
| Apple | Pyrus spp. | fruit, cider, blossoms | love, healing | Add apple blossoms to love and healing incenses. Cut an apple in three pieces, rub each on a sick person's body, and bury them. The decaying apple will cure the illness. The same ritual can be applied to warts. Pour cider to give life to a newly dug field. Give an apple to a lover as a present, cut in half and eat one half while they eat theirs. Use apple cider in place of blood or wine, if they are called for in old magickal spells and rites. Eat apples on Samhain. Apples are also sometimes used in place of the poppet, as are potatoes. |
| Apricot | Prunus Armeniaca | fruit | love | use the juice of the fruit in love potions |
| Arabic, Gum | Acacia vera | herb | purifacation, spirituality | use alone or in a mixture as an incense to clear an area of negativity. |
| Arbutus | Arbutus unede | herb | exorcism, protection | |
| Asafoetida | Ferula foetida | herb | exorcism, purification, protection | This acrid herb is burned or carried to drive away evil and disease. Destroys manifestations. Keeps fever and colds away if worn. |
| Ash | Fraxinus excelsior or F. americana | leaves, branches | protection, prosperity, healing | Carve some of the wood into an equal-armed cross as a protection against drowning. The Witch's Broom is made from an ash staff, together with birch twigs and a willow binding. Magick healing wands are often made from ash branches. If the mandrake is not available, poppets are carved of ash roots to be used in healing and other rituals. Place ash leaves beneath the pillow to induce prophetic dreaming. Use in sea-rituals of all kinds. |
| Aspen | Populus spp. | whole plant | protection | plant an aspen tree in your garden to protect your home from theft. |
| Aster | Callistephus chinensis | leaves | Love | potpourri |
| Avacado | Persea americana | fruit | love, lust | grow an avacado tree from the pit of an avacado to bring love to your home. |
| Avens | Geum urbanum | herb | protection, love, exorcism, purification | Carry as an amulet to guard against wild animals. Burn during exorcism and cleansing rituals. Add to protective sachets, amulets and incenses. |
* poisonous