Herb | Latin Name | Parts Used | Basic Powers | Specific Uses |
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Galangal | Alpinia officinalis or A. galanga | whole plant | prosperity, protection, lust, hex-breaking, psychic powers, healing | Place in a leather sachet with silver draws money. |
Gardenia | Gardenia spp. | flowers | healing, love, peace, spirituality | Fresh blossoms are placed in sickrooms and on healing altar to speed up the healing process. |
Garlic | Allium sativum | blubs | healing, protection, exorcism, lust | bite into garlic to keep evil away. |
Gentian | Gentiana lutea | herb | love, power, hex-breaking | Add to a bath to attract love. |
Geranium | Pelargonium spp. | whole plant | love, protection, fertility, healing | Geraniums of certain scents (example: peppermint) possess similar powers of the plant they smell like. |
Ginger | Zingiber officinalis | whole plant | love, prosperity, success, power | Ginger can be used in place of Galangal |
Ginseng | Panax quinquefolius | root | healing, love, protection, wishes, lust, beauty | Ginseng can be used in place of mandrake |
Goat's Rue | Galega officinalis | herb | healing | |
Goldenrod | Solidago odora | flower | divination, prosperity | Hold the flower between your hands, the flower will nod in the direction of buried treasure |
Golden Seal | Hydrastis canadensis | herb | healing, prosperity | |
Gorse (AKA Furze, Whin) | Ulex europaeus | wood and flowers | prosperity, protection | The prickly hedges of Gorse can be grown around the home to keep out evil (and uninvited guests) |
Gotu Kola | Hydrocotyl asiatica | herb | meditation | |
Gourd | Curcurbita spp. | fruit | protection, divination | A gourd with it's top chopped off, fill with water, makes an excellent scrying bowl |
Grains of Paradise | Aframomum melequeta | herb | love, luck, prosperity, wishes, lust | Hold in your hands and make a wish, then scatter a little in each direction, starting from the North and ending in the West |
Grape | Vitis vinifera | berries | prosperity, fertility | place grapes on the altar during money spells |
Ground Ivy | Nepeta glechoma | herb | divination | If someone is using magick against you, place some of teh herb at the base of a yellow candle and burn on a Tuesday night. The person will be known to you the next day. |
Groundsel | Senecio spp. | herb | healing | carry the herb for good oral health |
* poisonous