Each herb carries its own vibration or energy which can be used to bring about a changes one's life. When it comes to magic, herbs can be used in a variety of ways. Some of the common methods include carrying a bag of dried herbs in a small bag, mixing fresh or dried herbs with alcohol or water and taking a bath with this mixture, and burning it as incense.
Herbs and Their Scientific Names
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Magical Properties/Uses
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Acacia (Acacia spp)
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protection, psychic power, increase personal power
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African Violet
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protection, spirituality
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Agapanthus (Agapanthus africanus)
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fertility, protection and good health for a growing baby in the
womb
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Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria)
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protection, building psychic shield, reducing the influence of
another’s negativity, banishing negative energies and spirits, hex breaking,
cleansing the aura, long distance healing
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Alder (Alnus Glutinosa)
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protection against malevolent faeries, faerie magic
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Alfafa (Medicago sativa)
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protecting home and its dweller from hunger, poverty and
unhappiness
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Allspice (Pimenta dioica, Pimento officinalis, or Eugenia
Pimenta)
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healing, money, good luck
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Almond (Prunus dulcis)
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fertility, money, good luck, love, overcoming addiction
(especially alcoholism)
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Aloe (A. Vera Barbadensis)
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amulet against accidents and misfortunes around the home, love
and beauty spells
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Alyssum (Lobularia maritime)
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protection against glamour spells and hexes, emotional balance
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Amaranth (Amaranthus spp)
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healing, necromancy, repair a broken heart, protection
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Angelica (Angelica archangelica)
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protection against evils spirits and baneful magic,
hex-breaking, longevity, ward off illness, increase luck in gambling,
clairvoyance, exorcism, healing
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Anise (Pimpinellaa anisum)
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restoring lost youth, repelling nightmares, protection against
evil spirits and intentions, exorcism, lust, warding off the evil eye,
divination, meditation
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Apple (Malus domestica)
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love, fidelity, fertility, marriage, beauty, vanity, wisdom,
healing
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Arnica (Arnica Montana)
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general protection, fertility of crops
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Ash (Fraxinus spp)
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good fortune, protection, healing
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Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)
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lust, fertility, male stamina and potency
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Basil (Ocimum basilicum & spp)
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tranquility, happiness, love, peace, money, protection against
insanity, astral projection, fidelity, bringing luck in journeys, peacemaking
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Bayberry (Myrica cerifera, M. carolinensis)
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good luck, prosperity, money
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Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis)
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purification, psychic awareness, healing, exorcism, breaking
curses (when mixed with sandalwood), protection, wishing spells
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Betony (stachy officinalis or betonica officinalis)
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protection against negativity, misfortunes and hexes
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Bindweed (Convolvulaceae spp)
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binding spells
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Birch (Betula alba)
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purification, protection, exorcism, renewal, rebirth, warding
off the evil eye, exorcism, protection against lightning, fertility, love,
general protection
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Bistort (Polygonum bistorta, P. bistortoides)
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psychic awareness (burn it with frankincense), money, fertility,
exorcism, chasing away earthbound spirits
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Blackberry (Rubus fructicosus or Rubus Canadensis)
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general household protection and prosperity, fertility, healing
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Bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis)
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hex-breaking, harmony and protection in marriage, general
household protection, cleansing a place of negative energy
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Bluebell (Hyacinthoides spp)
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truth spells, winning the heart of the one you desire,
preventing nightmares
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Burdock (Arctium lappa)
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warding off negativity, general protection, general healing
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Calendula (Calendula officinalis)
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love potions, repelling evil and negativity, consecration
incense, dream pillows
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Chestnuts
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fertility, abundance, longevity, increasing energy, enhancing
intuition, grounding and centering of energy, justice, success
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Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum and C. verum)
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cleansing an area or object, increasing spiritual mood, general
healing, enhancing the male libido, protection, love, happiness, money
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Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum)
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good luck, prosperity, keeping good friends close, stopping
malicious gossip, gambling
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Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
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love, tranquility, money, divination, healing
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Comfrey (Symphytum spp)
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protection against travel accidents, protection against theft,
keeping a lover faithful, gambling, cleansing bath, healing, love, burn it
with mugwort to aid in divination, letting go of unhealthy relationships
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Corn (Zea mays ssp. mays)
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luck, prosperity and abundance
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Cyclamen (Cyclamen spp)
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increasing joy and happiness in a situation, increasing
affection in a relationship, repelling unwanted person, love, increasing
libido, fertility, preventing nightmares, preventing negative spells cast at
household members from taking effect, encouraging confidence, boosting
self-esteem, promoting self-love
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Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
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increasing psychic ability, invocation of spirits
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Echinacea (Echinacea spp)
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providing inner strength during difficult times, drawing
prosperity into a home, protecting the family from suffering from poverty,
increasing the effectiveness of a spell
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Eggplant (Solanum melongena)
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attracting wealth and prosperity
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Evening Primrose (Oenothera spp)
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increasing desirability to potential lovers and friends, success
in achieving one’s goals, increasing luck in finding a new job
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Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis)
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prophetic dreams, clairvoyance, clarity, optimism, thanksgiving
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False Solomon's Seal (Smilacina spp)
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overcoming challenges, success
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Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium, Chrysantheim parthenium or
Pyrethrum parthenium)
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preventing accidents, hex-breaking, preventing illness from
entering your home
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Forget Me Not (Myosotis spp)
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keeping a lover close to your heart
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Foxglove (Digitalis spp)
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faerie magic
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Garlic (Allium sativum)
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Garlic (Allium sativum) – repelling an unwanted lover, love
spell, repelling thieves and envious people, exorcism, spell-breaking,
invoking passion, protection against psychic attacks, strength
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Geranium (Geranium maculatum)
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antidote to love spells, happiness, prosperity, successful
conception, safe childbirth
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Ginger(Zingiber officinale)
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speeding things up, adding passion to an existing relationship
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Goldenrod (Solidago spp)
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prosperity, good fortune, dowsing, love, enhancing intuition
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Hawthorn (Craaegus spp.)
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repelling unfriendly spirits, protection against lightning,
protection against harmful magic
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Hazel (Corylus avellana)
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spirit contact, manifestation, protection, prosperity, wisdom,
dreams, divination, dowsing, knowledge, marriage, inspiration, wrath,
fertility, intelligence, reconciliation, poetic inspiration, anti-lightning
charm
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Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
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new beginnings, self-discovery, enhancing physical beauty,
bringing a peaceful resolution to any conflict, attracting friendly spirits,
attracting positive energies, good luck, protection against rape and other
violent assaults, burn it together with fern to bring rain
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Hellebore (Helleborus spp.)
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healing of mental/emotional afflictions, banishing, exorcisms,
increasing intelligence, protection, invisibility spells
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Holly (Ilex spp)
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material gain, physical revenge, beauty, protection (especially
against lightening), luck and dream magic
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Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp)
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determining the true worth of a person or thing, love binding,
fidelity, money, marriage, good luck, clearing the mind, stimulating the
psychic powers, sweetening mood
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Hyssop
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cleansing, jinx remover
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Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria)
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endings, binding, revenge and rebounding
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Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium spp.)
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spells for love and respect, gambling
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Larkspur (Consolida ajacis and Consolida ambigua)
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repels dangerous creatures and unfriendly spirits
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sharpening the mind, encouraging or strengthening pure love,
fertility
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Lemon (Citrus limon)
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purification, cleansing bath, deflecting harmful spells or the
evil eye
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Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis)
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protection when traveling by air
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Mandrake (Atropa mandragora)
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happiness, prosperity, repel malevolent spirits or entities,
fertility, love, enhancing psychic abilities and creativity
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Maple (Acer spp)
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travel, leaning, decision-making, spiritual healing, love
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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
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protection, fertility, prosperity
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Mistletoe (Phoradendron Leucarpum)
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love, protection, forgiveness, reconciliation, increasing sexual
potency of men, fertility for women, banishing unwanted spirits, repelling
unwanted dreams
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Monarda (Monarda spp.)
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enhancing psychic powers, protection, fertility
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Monkshood (Aconitum napellus)
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protection, invisibility
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Motherwort (Leonurus cardiac)
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counter-magic, spiritual healing, protection for pregnant women
and unborn children, astral projection
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Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
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protection when travelling, divination, astral projection, lucid
dreaming, prophetic dreams, repelling unwanted energies
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Mullein (Verbascum Thapsus)
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protection against evil spirits and magic
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repelling negativity or unwanted spirits, protection,
hex-breaking
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Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)
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game of chance, legal matters, good luck when travelling,
meditation, divination, money
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Olive (Olea europaea)
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protection, good luck, repel evil spirits, peace, male fertility
and potency
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Oregano (Origanum spp)
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happiness, tranquility, luck, health, protection, strengthening
existing love, prophetic dreams
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Parsley (etroselinium crispum)
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communication with the spirits of the dead, protection against
drunkenness, vitality, passion
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Pelargonium (Pelargonium spp.)
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happiness, prosperity, fertility, health, protection, love
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Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
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healing, protection when travelling, cleansing and repairing
aura, protecting the psychic energy from the negativity of others, protection
against the evil eye
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Plantago (Plantago major)
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strength, healing, protection, enhance the power of other herbs
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Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)
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exorcism, hex-breaking, protecting a place from negativity and
other harmful influences
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Poppy (Papaveraceae spp)
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fertility, agriculture, abundance, love, sleep, money, luck and
invisibility
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Rice (Oryza sativa)
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spells for blessing, money, prosperity, fertility, protection,
rain, wealth, security and to find treasure
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Rose (Rosa spp)
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protection against the evil eye, love
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Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
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fidelity, remembrance, dispelling jealousy, cleansing, blessing,
purification, enhancing memory, preventing nightmares and other unwanted
nighttime visitations, love, healing
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immortality, longevity, wisdom, protection, granting of wishes,
overcoming grief
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Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)
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changing/breaking habits, sealing a spell or a sacred oath or
promise, driving away negative vibrations and malicious spirits, increasing
wisdom
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exorcism
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Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
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loyalty, affection
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Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
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longevity
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Thyme (Thymus spp.)
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strength, courage, positive attitude, dispelling melancholy,
hopelessness and other mellow but negative vibrations, preventing nightmares,
faerie magic
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Toadflax (Linaria genistifolia spp.)
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general protection, hex-breaking
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Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
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ending guilt and negative self talk, developing self acceptance,
evoking animal spirits, turning bad situations around to one's advantage,
finding the positive in a seemingly negative situation
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Vervain (Verbena spp)
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protection against baneful magic spells, purification, rekindle
a dying love, wealth
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Violet (Viola spp)
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increasing one's luck in love, protection, wishes, peace and
healing
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Water Lily (Nymphaeaceae spp)
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reducing sexual cravings
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astral projection, divination, protection against accidents,
sending harmful magic back to its sender, spirit invocation, banishing
spirits,
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Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
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divination, love, prophetic dreams, enhancing psychic abilities,
repelling unhelpful spirits, love, courage, communication
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Yew (Taxus baccata)
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divination, astral travel, spirit invocation
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Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo)
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fertility
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