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'Herb and root seed and flower, bring to me your ancient power.
Growing deep from moon to moon, mother hear my ancient tune.
A pinch of this, a pinch of that, make magic in my witch's vat.'

Proper name: Verbena Officinalis
Folk Names: Brittanica, Enchanter's Plant, Herba Sacra, Herb of Enchantment, Herb of Grace, Herb of the Cross, Holy Herb, Juno's Tears, Pigeon's Grass, Pigeonwood,Simpler's Joy, Van-Van, Verbena, Vervan

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Earth

Deities: Kerridwin, Mars, Venus, Aradia, Isis, Juniper, Thor, Juno
Powers: Love, Protection, Purification, Peace, Money, Youth, Chastity, Sleep, Healing

Medicinal Uses: Vervain is renowned for its ability to purge gravel from the bladder. An infusion is used to increase breast milk and is helpful in lowering fever, especially of the intermittent type. It will benefit eczema and other skin eruptions, and it is a kidney and liver cleanser. Jaundice, whooping cough, edema, mastitis, and headaches fall under its sphere.
Externally it is used in poultices for ear infections, rheumatism and wounds.
Vervain is an emmenagogue ( A drug or agent that induces or hastens menstrual flow.) and soothes the nerves. It is reputed to have aphrodisiac properties. It is a powerful lymphatic de-toxifier and has a cleansing effect on the female
organs. Blue Vervain (the American variety) is a natural tranquilizer and is helpful with colds and fevers, especially when the upper respiratory tract is involved. It will eliminate intestinal worms and is used externally for wounds. It is distinguished from the European variety by its deeper blue flowers and denser, bristly flower spikes. It is also used as an infusion, tincture or poultice. Homeopathically it's used as a cure for poison oak.

Magikal Uses: This is a profoundly magikal herb belonging to the sphere of Venus.
Roman priests and priestesses used it as an alter plant. Vervain is most potent when picked at the rising of the Dog Star, at the dark of the moon, just before flowering. The spiritual vibration of this plant is on par with that of Frankincense and Myrrh.
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Vervain
Verbena hastata, Verbena simplex
Other Names: American blue vervain, Blue Vervain, Herb of Grace, Herbe Sacrée, Herba veneris, Simpler's Joy, Swamp Verbena, Vervain, Wild hyssop, Wild Vervain

Blue Vervain is a North American native perennial herb, found growing along roadsides, in open sunny fields, and waste places throughout the United States and southern Canada.

Cultivation: Blue Vervain succeeds in any moderately fertile well-drained but moisture retentive soil in a sunny position, sow seed in early spring or root division in spring. Basal cuttings in early summer. Harvest the shoots with plenty of underground stem for transplanting. Growing erect from 2-3 feet tall, with square stems and opposite branches. The leaves are opposite, serrate, and lanceolate with short leaf stalks. The flowers are small and pale-lilac, 5 petaled and arranged on long numerous spikes in a pinnacle. Blue Vervain flowers bloom from June to September. Gather entire plant just before flowers open, dry for later herb use. Gather after flowers fade and dry to loosen seed for roasting.
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Properties
Blue Vervain is edible and medicinal. Vervain had many uses in Native American culture as food and medicine. The seed are edible when roasted and are ground into a powder and used as a piñole (an Indian flour).
The leaves and roots of Blue Vervain are a valuable alternative medicine used as an anti-diarrhea, analgesic, anthelmintic, antiperiodic, astringent, diaphoretic, emetic, emmenagogue, expectorant, sedative, tonic, vermifuge, vulnerary. It is useful in intermittent fevers, ulcers, pleurisy, scrofula, gravel, easing pain in the bowels and expelling worms. A very strong infusion is emetic. As a medicinal poultice it is good in headache and rheumatism. An infusion of the plant is a good galactagogue (increases breast milk) and used for female obstructions, after-pains and taken as a female tonic.
The infusion is used to help pass kidney stones and for infections of the bladder. Used as a soporific and taken for colds and coughs. Also useful for insomnia and other nervous conditions. Recent medical research has detected the presence of adenosine, aucubin, beta-carotene, caffeic-acid, citral, hastatoside, lupeol, ursolic-acid, verbenalin, verbenin, and other chemical constituents in this plant which prove these uses to be valid. But much more research needs to be done on this herb and its constituents. It may prove to be useful in treating many cancers and other diseases.
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Folklore
Iroquois witchcraft medicine, cold infusion of smashed leaves used to make an obnoxious person leave. Vervain was considered a cure-all and sacred plant, helping to save those of the medieval plagues. The name Vervain is derived from the Celtic ferfaen, from fer (to drive away) and faen (a stone), as the plant was much used for affections of the bladder. Another derivation is given by some authors from Herba veneris, because of the aphrodisiac qualities attributed to it by the Ancients. Priests used it for sacrifices, and hence the name Herba Sacra. The name Verbena was the classical Roman name for 'altar-plants' in general, it was used in various rites and incantations, and employed by magicians and sorcerers.
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Medicinal tea: To 1 tbsp. dry herb add 1 pint boiling water, steep 10 min. take 1 tbsp. up to six times a day and take ½ teacup (2 oz.) warm before bedtime.
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Lemon Vervain
(lippia citriodora, lippia triphylla)

VERBENACEAE

Curious Facts about lemon vervain
As most of herbs, lemon vervain was first appreciated by its medicinal properties, as digestive aid, and tonic. Its uses are similar to those of mint, orange blossom or lemon balm. The leaves retain their aroma for very long periods and they are also used in perfumery.

How to recognize lemon vervain
Lemon vervain is the leaves and flowering tops of a deciduous shrub indigenous to the Pacific coast of South America, now cultivated in many gardens, particularly in Europe. The leaves have a pale green color, they grow in groups of three. The flowers are very small, pale lilac outside and white inside, blooming from mid to late summer and early fall.
The plant can reach 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m). The leaves die in winter, but the roots are perennial. Leaves are best harvested at flowering time, when their content in oil is highest, but they can be gathered at any time.

Basil - The Herb of Kings

"Basil, from soil to seed
To strong stems and beautiful leaves.
I ask for blessings to have bestowed
As I nurture and watch you grow.
From mornings dew and sun of afternoon
To rays of the stars and midnights moon
Mother Earth watch over thee
As I my will, So Mote it Be"

Basil: Ocimum bacilicum L. Lamiaceae, Mint Family

Species: wild, sweet, bush/greek, lettuce leaf, lemon, licorice, cinnamon, holy, camphor, opal, anise, green ruffles and purple ruffles
Also called: sweet basil, common basil, garden basil, Luole {chinese}, St. JosehsWort, Tulsi {sanskit} Arjaka {ancient sanskits} and devil plant

Planetary: Mars

Astrological: Scorpio

Gods: Vishnu, and Krishna

Goddess: Erzulie

Medicinal Properties: Antispasmodic, antidepressant, antiseptic, stimulant, tonic, febrifuge, diaphoretic, nervine, antibacterial, expectorant, appetizer, carminative, galactagogue and stomachic

Magickal Properties: Love, Exorcism, Wealth, Flying, Protection, Visionary, Fertility, Funeral, Consecration, Immortality and Purification

Culinary Uses: Teas, Soups, Stews, Sauces, Salads, Pastas, Vinegar?s, Dressings, Meats and Fish

Description:
Bush Basil: Is a low, bushy plant, seldom above 6 inches in height, much smaller than Sweet Basil. The leaves are ovate, quite entire, the white flowers in whorls towards the top of the branches. There are two varieties, one with black- purple leaves and the other with variable leaves. Both Bush and Garden Basil are natives of India, from whence it was introduced in 1573. Bush Basil may occasionally live through the winter in this country, though Sweet Basil never does.

Sweet Basil: Common or Sweet Basil which is used in medicine and also for culinary purposes, especially in France, is a hairy, labiate plant, growing about 3 feet high. The stem is obtusely quadrangular, the labiate flowers are white, in whorls in the axils of the leaves, the calyx with the upper lobe rounded and spreading. The leaves, grayish-green beneath and dotted with dark oil cells, are opposite, 1 inch long and 1/3 inch broad, stalked and peculiarly smooth, soft and cool to the touch, and if slightly bruised exhale a delightful scent of cloves.

Wild Basil: is a straggling plant with somewhat weak-looking, though erect stems, rising to a height of a foot or 18 inches, and thickly covered with soft hairs. The shortly - stalked, egg shaped leaves, 1 to 2 inches long, are placed opposite to one another on the four-angled stem, the pairs being some distance apart. They are only slightly toothed at their edges and like the stem are downy with soft hairs.
The flowers, with tubular, lipid corollas of a pinkish color, are arranged on the stem in several crowded, bristly rings or whorls, at the points from which the leaf-stalks spring, and are in bloom from July to September.
The whole herb is aromatic and fragrant, with a faint Thyme-like odor, and like calamint has been used to make an infusion for similar complaints.

Cultivation:

Basil is an annual. So it will need to be planted every year. Basil grows very easily from seeds. It needs warmth and full sun. If you live in warmer climates basil can be seeded directly in the ground. If you are in colder climates it is best to sow your seeds indoors and then planted after danger of frost is gone.
Plant seeds an 1/8-inch deep and 12 inches apart. Germination is usually 3 to 7 days. Although basil is fairly easy to grow, It needs plenty of moisture with well drained soil. It doesn't do well in seasons of drought. Basil can be planted in full sun or partial shade. it is best to use a liquid fertilizer bi-weekly. This will make your plants smile at you.
Basil does very well in herb and vegetable gardens, pots and used in borders. To plant in a vegetable garden plant them next to bell peppers. To plant them in pots, or to use as border plants, be sure to plant both green and purple basil for wonderful colors. They do wonderful with marigolds.

Harvest:
Leaves should be harvested very young. It is best to harvest them early in the morning right after the dew has evaporated. Be sure to deadhead or pinch off the buds, Although we love blooms on all plants, its best not to let basil bloom. Pinch or deadhead the buds. This will encourage the plant to grow. To allow them to flower they will remain small and not produce many leaves. In the middle of July, cut about 1/3 of the stalks. Tie in small bunches to dry. Around the end of August repeat this again with cutting the stems again about 1/3. Right before your first frost cut the plant back and prepare for drying and storing over your winter months.

Warnings:
Do not use for aromatherapy or medicinal purposes if you are pregnant. Basil's properties will bring on menstrual cycles. Do not give infusions of basil to children under ten. The volatile oils can exceed a childs metabolism.
Mouthwashes made with basil can burn a child"s mouth.

Aromatherapy:
Basil has a warm, fiery scent. Blends especially well with Lavender. Lemon basil is wonderful in citrus potpourri. Also sweet basil oil can be added to tea herbal baths to help soothe the soul and lift the spirits. Blends well with bergamot, lavender, orange, lemon, neroli and verbena.

Medicinal:
Used for mild nervous disorders and for the alleviation of wandering rheumatic pains- the dried leaves, in the form of snuff, are said to be a cure for nervous headaches. . Good for tired, overworked muscles, as a mouthwash for mouth sores and infected gums. An infusion made with basil is good for chest infections and digestive problems. Oil of Basil is a wonderful treatment for acne. A drop of basil on your pillow can help with insomnia and depression. Making a poultice of basil seeds aids in healing wounds because of their antibacterial properties. They are also said to cure warts. An infusion of the green herb in boiling water is good for all obstructions of the internal organs, arrests vomiting and allays nausea.

Magickal:
There are just as many magickal properties in basil as there are medicinal and culinary. Put basil leaves in all corners of the rooms in your house to aid in protection. Make a basil charm and carry on your person or hang in your car to aid in safe trips. Place basil leaves in your wallet to help in the aid of monetary needs. Sage ties are used for luck.
Carry basil in your pocket for luck in gambling. Sprinkle crushed basil in your storefronts for flourishing business. to foretell relationships place two basil leaves on burning charcoal. If the leaves fly apart so will the relationship. If the leaves burn quietly the lovers will be in bliss. Basil is used in many potions, for love money health and protection.
Use basil incense for purification before rituals. Burn basil for visions questing. Witches flying ointment is made with the juice of basil. To promote fidelity sprinkle basil over your partners heart. Use basil oil in room diffusers to promote tranquillity. Basil leaves put on computers is said to keep them working. Bush basil is an outstanding herb for rituals of death and dying. This pungent herb may be added to the incense or infused to provide the holy water for aspurging. This variety of basil is used in correspondence with the Death card.

History and Lore:
The derivation of the name Basil is uncertain. Some authorities say it comes from the Greek basileus, a king, because, as Parkinson says, 'the smell thereof is so excellent that it is fit for a king's house,' or it may have been termed royal, because it was used in some regal unguent or medicine. One rather unlikely theory is that it is shortened from basilisk, a fabulous creature that could kill with a look. This theory may be based on a strange old superstition that connected the plant with scorpions. Parkinson tells us that 'being gently handled it gave a pleasant smell but being hardly wrung and bruised would breed scorpions. It is also observed that scorpion?s do much rest and abide under these pots and vessels wherein Basil is planted.' It was generally believed that if a sprig of Basil were left under a pot it would in time turn to a scorpion. Superstition went so far as to affirm that even smelling the plant might bring a scorpion into the brain.
Culpepper says:
'Being applied to the place bitten by venomous beasts, or stung by a wasp or hornet, it speedily draws the poison to it. - Every like draws its like. Mizaldus affirms that being laid to rot in horse-dung, it will breed venomous beasts. Hilarious, a French physician, affirms upon his own knowledge, that an acquaintance of his, by common smelling to it, had a scorpion breed in his brain.' >From its native India, basil was introduced into Europe in ancient times. Views and traditions associated with the herb have been mixed. Some cultures associated basil with hatred and misfortune; others regarded it as a love token. Dioscorides said that it should never be taken internally, while Pliny recommended smelling it in vinegar for fainting fits. In Ayurvedic medicine, basil is known as tulsi and the juice is widely used. In India, basil is perhaps the most sacred plant, next to the lotus.
The scent of basil, they say, is conducive to meditation, and the plant is often used in magick. Also a popular culinary herb.
In China this herb is known as Luole.
Haitian merchants often sprinkle their stores with a composition made of this fragrant herb soaked in water. According to creed this chases bad luck and attracts buyers. The herb is much used as a love charm in voo-doo practice. In India the Basil plant is sacred to both Krishna and Vishnu, and is cherished in every Hindu house. Probably on account of its virtues, in disinfecting, and vivifying malarious air, it first became inseparable from Hindu houses in India as the protecting spirit of the family. The strong aromatic scent of the leaves is very much like cloves.
The romantic history of bush basil readily lends itself to modern magick. The oil would be a fine ingredient in blended mixtures to enhance one's romance. The gift of a live basil would add magick to the endurance of one's relationship or a fine pesto sauce might be the featured item on the menu for a romantic evening. There is no finer herb to use when incorporating ritual with your betrothal or engagement. Not only will it help a young man be strong of heart so that he can pursue his dreams, but bush basil can be used to bring blessings to the engagement ring as well.
Every good Hindu goes to his rest with a Basil leaf on his breast. This is his passport to Paradise.
In Persia and Malaysia Basil are planted on graves and in Egypt women scatter the flowers on the resting-places of those belonging to them.
These observances are entirely at variance with the idea prevailing among the ancient Greeks that it represented hate and misfortune. They painted poverty as a ragged woman with Basil at her side, and thought the plant would not grow unless railing and abuse were poured forth at the time of sowing. The Romans, in like manner, believed that the more it was abused, the better it would prosper.
The physicians of old were quite unable to agree as to its medicinal value, some declaring that it was a poison, and others a precious simple. Culpepper tells us: 'Galen and Dioscorides hold it is not fitting to be taken inwardly and Chrysippusrails at it. Pliny and the Arabians defend it. Something is the matter, this herb and rue will not grow together, no, nor near one another, and we know rue is as great an enemy to poison as any that grows.' But it was said to cause sympathy between human beings and a tradition in Moldavia still exists that a youth will love any maiden from whosehand he accepts a sprig of this plant. In Crete it symbolizes 'love washed with tears,' and in some parts of Italy it is a love-token.
Boccaccio's story of Isabella and the Pot of Basil, immortalized by Keats, keeps the plant in our memory, though it is now rarely cultivated in this country. It was formerly grown in English herb gardens. Tusser includes it among the Strewing herbs and Drayton places it first in his poem Polyolbion. 'With Basil then I will begin Whose scent is wondrous pleasing.'
In Tudor days, little pots of Basil were often given as graceful compliments by farmers' wives to visitors. Parkinson says: 'The ordinary Basil is in a manner wholly spent to make sweete or washing waters among other sweet herbs, yet sometimes it is put into nosegays. The Physical properties are to procure a cheerful and merry heart whereunto the seeds is chiefly used in powder.' In The Master Book of Herbalism we find the following:
Basil should be added to the water used in scrubbing floors, walls and in any cleaning of the home previous to the unpacking and getting settled. An often-used part of a home blessing is a planting ceremony. Basil is an herbe to plant, for it will bring protection and good fortune to those who live within.
Basil is widely associated with rituals of initiation. The Sabbat frequently associated with basil is Candlemas, observed as a time of renewal. One of the best herbs for a candidate preparing for initiation, basil is useful for any ceremonial purification. It can be used as a bathing herb, as one bathes the body in preparation before receiving a sacrament. It may be burned as an offering or worn as an adornment; sweet basil may be eaten with food or prepared taken as a drink.
We may use this type of basil to invoke salamanders, the elemental creatures of fire. The practitioner may dry and grind basil, spooning it upon burning charcoal as incense. One may also use basil in the ritual cup, drinking a magickally prepared tea in order to meditate upon dragons or salamanders and to establish communion with these beings as astral entities.
Any person in need of courage should use basil. It brings strength and helps one move forward in a positive manner no matter how perilous the dangers. We can use basil to provide fortitude either when facing mundane dangers or when pursuing transformation in the visionary and psychic realms. Basil is known for its quality of protecting the seeker from fears one encounters when moving along a spiritual path and may be used to bring protection for our families as well.

Bush Basil:
Bush basil is associated with death in cultures as diverse as Iran and the Philippines and is often planted at gravesites.
In Egypt the flowers are gathered and strewn upon the gravesite.
Grieve writes about a very different perspective among the ancient Greeks who believed that it represented hate and misfortune. They painted poverty as a ragged woman with basil at her side, and thought the plant would not grow unless railing and abuse were poured forth at the time of sowing. The Romans, in like manner, believed that the more it was abused, the better it would prosper.
Beliefs about basil can be passionate. At the other end of the emotional spectrum, we can consider the Moldavian custom Mrs. Grieve has recorded in her herbal. In this culture, a fresh cutting of basil is associated with betrothal. It is, similarly, associated with love and romance in some parts of rural Italy, where it is considered an emblem of love and romance. The inhabitants of Crete combined the beliefs both of romance and misfortune. Grieve writes that they call it
"love washed with tears."
A custom that once existed would be a modern blessing to many if it resurrected: that of giving one's guests a small pot of basil.

Sweet Basil:
Its old association with the basilisk explains sweet basil's contemporary correspondences with such creatures as salamanders and dragons. The basilisk was a mythological reptile which had two fatal weapons: its breath (could this be the source of the modern phrase "dragon's breath?") or a look from its evil eyes. As a consequence of this association, the plant became associated with scorpions. Grieve writes that the "superstition went so far as to affirm that even smelling the plant might bring a scorpion into the brain."
It is believed that Solomon chose sweet basil among many when making his ritual aspurger to use in his temple.

HERBS FROM THE KITCHEN & THE GARDEN

Angelica Root
Sun Fire Masculine Use in protection and exorcism incense, and also carry the root in a pouch as a protective talisman. Add to bath to remove hexes. Smoking the leaves can cause visions. Angelica protects by both creating a barrier against negative energy, and by filling it's user with positive energy. Removes curses, hexes, or spells that have been cast against you. Enhances the aura, giving a joyful outlook. Relieves tension headache, diuretic, beneficial to the stomach and digestion. Relieves buildup of phlegm due to asthma and bronchitis. Use with caution- Large doses can negatively affect blood pressure, heart, and respiration. If pregnant, can cause miscarriage.

Basil
Mars Fire Masculine Use in love and prosperity spells. Carry to attract wealth. Sprinkle basil over your sleeping lover to assure fidelity. Use it in a ritual bath to bring new love in, or to free yourself of an old love. Also used for purification baths. Sprinkle on the floor for protection, and burn as an exorcism incense.

Bay Leaves
Sun Fire Masculine Use in potions for visions, clairvoyance and wisdom. Place under your pillow to induce prophetic dreams. Carry to ward off evil, and scatter or burn for exorcism. Add to cleansing teas and baths. Scatter on the floor, and then sweep out for protection. The priestesses at Delphi are said to have chewed bay leaves to induce their visions and prophesies.

Blessed Thistle
Mars Fire Masculine Purification, hex-breaking, protection from evil- removes unwanted influences, particularly of malevolent intent. Strew to cleanse buildings or rooms, beneficial in healing spells. Strengthens liver function, combat hepatitis, aids memory purifies the blood stream. Good for migraine, nausea, and gallstones.

Burdock
Venus Water Feminine Used in protection incenses and for healing, especially the feet. Carry as a protection sachet or burn for purification of a room. Rinse with a root decoction for ridding oneself of a gloomy feeling about yourself or others.

Bramble (Blackberry) Leaf
Venus Water Feminine Powerful herb of protection, and used in invocations to the goddess Brigit, who presides over healing, poetry, sacred wells, and smithcraft. Also used to attract wealth. If twined into a wreath with rowan and ivy, will keep away evil spirits. A bramble patch is a favorite hiding place for faerie folk, use to invoke and attract faerie spirits.

Cacao (Chocolate)
Venus Water Feminine The Aztec's Food of the Gods. An aphrodisiac, a mild euphoric, and helps to heal depression. It is extremely effective in love potions and spells. Cacao is a required offering during Day of the Dead, can be used to appease restless spirits, or attract passed loved ones during seance.

Camellia
Moon Water Feminine Brings riches and luxury, expresses gratitude. Place fresh blossoms in water on altar during ritual to attract money and prosperity. Used in traditional Chinese medicine for treating skin conditions.

Caraway
Mercury Air Masculine
Carry for protection against spirits who mean harm, especially Lilith. The seeds can be used to ensure faithfulness, and can be used in spells to attract a lover. Used in cooking, will induce lust.

Carob
Mars Fire Masculine Often used as a chocolate substitute, but although the flavor is similar, the correspondences are opposite. Useful for protection and prosperity (the dried pods were once used as currency). Can be burned as an incense to attract spirit helpers and familiars, or to deter poltergeists.

Catnip
Water Venus Feminine Animal magick and healing pets, increases psychic bond with animals. Use as a tea for happiness and relaxation. Can also be used during meditation, increases psychic abilities. Useful in love magick- try burning dried leaves for love wishes.

Cayenne Pepper
Mars Fire Masculine
Use in hexes, or to break a hex. Use in love or separation spells. The fire or spark of the spirit, it adds power to any spell. Contains capsaicin, which acts as a stimulating digestive aid. Apply externally for joint pain. Aids circulation, blood pressure, and colds. Those with ulcers or chronic bowel disorders should avoid using in large quantities.

Cedar
Sun Fire Masculine Healing, purification, money, protection, love. Cedar smoke is purifying and can cure nightmares. Keep cedar in your wallet or purse to attract money, and use in money incense. It can also be used in love sachets or burned to induce psychic powers. Use to draw Earth energy and grounding.

Chamomile
Sun Water Masculine Chamomile tea is a great relaxer. Prosperity wishes, use to attract money, use as an amulet for prosperity. Use in sleep and meditation incense. Prepares body and mind for magick. Add to a bath or use to wash your face and hair to attract love. Bathe children in chamomile tea to protect from the evil eye, useful in breaking curses cast against you.

Cinnamon
Sun Fire Masculine Spirituality, success, healing, psychic powers, lust, protection, love. Burn cinnamon as an incense or use in sachets and spells for healing, money-drawing, psychic powers, and protection. Mix with frankincense, myrrh and sandalwood for a strong protection incense to be burned every day. A male aphrodisiac.

Cloves
Jupiter Fire Masculine Protection, exorcism, love, money, good luck. Use in incense to attract money, drive away negativity, purify, gain luck or stop gossip. Wear to attract the opposite sex or for protection. Worn or carried to repel negative energies around you, also said to protect babies in their cribs if hung over them strung together.

Coltsfoot
Venus Water Feminine Add to love sachets and use in spells for peace and tranquility. Smoke the leaves to aid in obtaining visions. A soothing expectorant and anti-spasmodic, which can be used to treat bronchitis, whooping cough, asthma, and chronic emphysema. Caution: Do not use if pregnant or nursing!

Cumin
Mars Fire Masculine Burn with frankincense for protection. Mix with salt and scatter to keep away evil spirits and bad luck. Use in love spells. Steep cumin seed in wine to induce lust. Place the seeds on, in or near an object to prevent left. Burn with frankincense for protection.

Red Clover
Mercury Air Masculine Protection, money, love, fidelity, exorcism, success, clairvoyance, beauty. Brings good luck. Induces clairvoyant powers. Use for rituals to enhance beauty and youth.

Comfrey Leaf
Air Saturn Feminine A strong herb for protection against any type of negativity, especially when traveling, and particularly for protection in the astral realms. Very nutritious, beneficial for healing sprains, strains, fractures and sores. Also soothes an upset stomach.

Dandelion Leaf
Jupiter Air Masculine Divination, wishes, calling Spirits. Use the root in a tea to enhance psychic powers. Used in Samhain rituals. Sleep, protection, healing. A very nutritious and universally beneficial herb. Use in dream pillows and sachets, the leaves and flowers can be used in tea for healing.

Dill
Mercury Fire Masculine Hang in the doorway to protect your home, or carry to protect your person. Can be used in money spells. Add to a ritual bath to become irresistible to the one you desire. Use in love and lust spells.

Eucalyptus Leaf
Air Moon Feminine Uses include great healing properties, kills germs, infections, eases lung congestion, heart stimulant. Attracts healing vibrations and protection. Use to purify and cleanse any space of unwanted energies. Also useful in dream and sleep pillows.

Fennel Seed
Mercury Fire Masculine Healing, longevity, courage, vitality, virility and strength. Use for protection spells of all kinds. Prevents curses, possession and negativity. Use for purification. Gives strength, courage and longevity. Delicious flavor, purifies breath, aids digestion and weight loss.

Feverfew
Venus Water Feminine Love and protection. Include in charms or sachets. Also a strong herb for health and spiritual healing. Use to ward off sickness and bolster immune system. Protects travelers, keep in your suitcase or car the next time you travel. Excellent treatment for migraine headaches- eases inflammation and constriction of the blood vessels in the head, reduces sensitivity to light and nausea.

Dried Fig
Jupiter Fire Masculine Fertility, love spells- excellent ingredient in spell bags. Divination. Sacred to Dionysus, Juno and many others. Recommended for a Beltane altar. If placed on the doorstep before leaving it will ensure you will arrive home safely.

Flax Seed
Mercury Fire Masculine Use to keep the peace at home- place in a bowl to absorb negative energy. Useful in healing and protection spells. Also, carry flax seeds in your wallet or purse to attract money. Very nutritious, good for cholesterol.

Garlic
Mars Fire Masculine Use is in protection spells- traditionally used to ward off vampires. Great healing properties, antiviral, antifungal, strengthening. The ancient Greeks placed garlic on the stone cairns at crossroads as an offering to Hecate.

Ginger
Mars Fire Masculine Love, money, success, power. Use in love spells. Eat before performing spells to increase your power.

Ginseng Powder
Sun Fire Masculine Rejuvenation, longevity and sexual potency. Use the root in spells to attract love, maintain health, draw money and ensure sexual potency. Carry to enhance beauty. Burn to break curses or ward off evil spirits. Make into a lust enhancing tea. Useful as an antidepressant, equalizes blood pressure, and aids digestion.

Hibiscus Flower
Venus Water Feminine Useful as an aphrodisiac and in love spells. Also use to induce dreams, and enhance psychic ability and divination. Soothes nerves, antispasmodic. Tea aids digestion, and sweetens breath. Helpful with itchy skin.

Holly Leaf
Mars Fire Masculine Luck, dream magick. An excellent protective herb, keeps away lightning, poison, evil spirits, and other malign forces. The wood is used for all magickal tools as it will enhance any wish you have. A powerful protection. Do not consume, for ritual use only.

Hops
Mars Air Masculine
Use in healing incenses and spells. Put inside pillow to induce sleep. Tea helps with a restful sleep. Also drink tea after magickal practices to balance and refocus your energy back to ordinary reality. Use in healing sachets and amulets. Also burned during healing prayers.

Horehound
Mercury Earth Masculine As a tea to increase energy and strength, both physically and mentally- it increases concentration and focus. Carry or burn for protection wishes. Called the "Seed of Horus" by the Ancient Egyptians, it is excellent for blessing one's home. Gather flowering Horehound and tie with a ribbon, then hang it in your home to keep it free from negative energies. The leaves and stems are used in candies, cough drops and syrups. Used to treat asthma, coughs, colds, bronchitis, sore throats, and skin irritations. Also used as a diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, laxative, stimulant, and stomachic.

Hyssop

Jupiter Fire Masculine
An excellent purifying herb. Use in purification baths and spells. Associated with serpents and dragons, and can be burned as an incense to call on dragon energy. Aids in physical and spiritual protection.

Juniper Berries
Sun Fire Masculine
Useful for protection magick of all kinds. Makes a nice incense for protection. It can be burned or carried to enhance psychic powers. Attracts good, healthy energies and love. Aids in digestion, intestinal cramps, diuretic, eases arthritis. Banishes energies injurious to good health.

Morning Glory Blossoms
Neptune Water Masculine Happiness, peace, visions. Place under your pillow to stop nightmares and induce beneficial psychic dreams. Sacred to the Aztecs. Do not consume, toxic.

Moss
Jupiter Earth Masculine To ensure good luck, especially with money, carry any type of moss removed from a gravestone. Use in prosperity spells, Gnome magick and spells to Mother Earth. Use in "Witch Bottles" for home and business. Place in your bra When a MALE lover is near to attract sexual attention.

Mugwort
Venus Earth Feminine Use in dream pillows for prophetic dreams. Burn with sandalwood or wormwood in scrying rituals. Drink as a tea sweetened with honey before divination. The plain tea can also be used to wash crystal balls and magick mirrors. Leaves of mugwort can be placed around these to aid in scrying.

Mullein
Saturn Fire Feminine Protection and courage. Keeps away demons and nightmares while sleeping, also protects against wild animals. Useful in protection and exorcism spells. Invokes spirits, use on scrying tools to aid divination. This plant is the Original Witch's torch, used to illuminate spells and rites. Useful as an expectorant to clear and heal lungs, stops diarrhea and soothes hemorrhoids.

Nettles
Mars Fire Masculine Carry to remove a curse and send it back, or sprinkle around the house to keep out evil. Use in purification baths. Highly nutritious for anemia, skin disorders and allergies, restores health, expectorant, stops bleeding. One of the nine sacred herbs of the Anglo-Saxons.

Nutmeg
Jupiter Fire Masculine Luck, money, health. Carry for good luck, and to strengthen clairvoyant powers. Use in money and prosperity spells. A hallucinogen when made into a tea. TOXIC in large doses! Take no more than a pinch!

Orris Root
Venus Water Feminine Love, protection, divination. Use to find and hold love- a powder made from the root is used as a love drawing powder. Protection from evil spirits. Roots and leaves hung in the house, and added to the bath are good for personal protection.

Passion Flower
Venus Water Feminine Promotes emotional balance, peace, attracts friendship and prosperity. Heightens libido, use in love spells. Calming and soothing, promotes emotional balance, aid in sleep. Use to relieve nerve pain and hysteria.

Pennyroyal
Mars Fire Masculine Carry in a green bag to attract money and to aid in business transactions. Burn for protection in meditation and astral travel. Use for ridding negative thoughts against you, carry when dealing with negative vibrations of all kinds. Caution: stimulates menstruation when consumed, and can induce miscarriage.

Peppermint
Mercury Fire Masculine Purification, sleep, love, healing, psychic powers. Promotes sleep and visionary dreams. Use in healing and purification baths. Burn as a winter incense. Very useful for stomach upset and heartburn, nausea, and to ease congestion during colds and flu.

Pine
Sun Air Masculine For sacred wisdom. Prosperity,fertility, healing.The Pine tree is an evergreen, its old title was "the sweetest of woods". Its needles are a valuable source of vitamin C and can loosen a tight chest. The scent of Pine is useful in the alleviation of guilt. Burn for strength, and to reverse negative energies.

Raspberry Leaf
Venus Water Feminine Protection, healing, love. Calming, promotes sleep and visions. Useful during pregnancy and childbirth, eases diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. Beneficial to the kidneys.

Rose Petals
Venus Water Feminine Love, psychic powers, healing, luck, protection. Use in love spells of all kinds. Drink rose tea before bed for prophetic dreams. Domestic peace and happiness, promotes joy of giving. Helps clear away headaches, dizziness, mouth sores and menstrual cramps. Heart and nerve tonic.

Rose Hips
Venus Water Feminine Rose hips are very high in Vitamin C. Rose hips also contain A, B, E, and K, organic acids and pectin, and have a high concentration of iron. The hips are strung like beads and worn to attract love. A woman should eat rose hips during her menstrual period. A woman's lover should gather roses for this purpose. The earliest known gardening was the planting of roses along the most traveled routes of early nomadic humans.

Rosemary
Sun Fire Masculine Protection, love, lust, mental powers, exorcism, purification, healing, sleep, youth. Burn to purify and cleanse. Use in love and lust incenses and potions. Use for healing of all kinds. A tea of rosemary causes the mind to be alert. Circulatory, digestive and nerve stimulant. Heals headache, depression, and halitosis.

Sage
Jupiter Air Masculine Immortality, longevity, wisdom, protection, prosperity. Use in healing and money spells. Purifying, use as incense during sacred rituals-walk the smoke to the four corners of the room to repel and rid negative energies and influences. Especially good when moving into a new home. Heals wounds, aids digestion, eases muscle and joint pain, colds and fever.

Shavegrass
Saturn Earth Feminine Also known as Horsetail. Fertility spells. Nutritious, helps the body absorb calcium, may help to strengthen bones, hair and nails. Control excess oil on the skin. Diuretic, helps to relieve urinary disorders. May help blood to clot, reduce fevers, and calm nervous tension. Also can be used in snake charming!

Seaweed
Moon Water Feminine
Offers protection to those at sea. Summons sea spirits and sea winds. Uses in sachets and spells to increase psychic powers. Scrub floors and doors of business with infusion to attract customers and bring in positive energy. Use in money spells. Fill a small jar with whiskey, add kelp, cap tightly and place in the kitchen window. Ensures a steady flow of money into the household. Helps regulate an under-active thyroid. Relieves the pain of rheumatism and rheumatic joints.

Spanish Moss
Jupiter Earth Masculine Luck, money, banish poltergeists- To ensure good luck, especially with gambling, carry Spanish moss. Use in "Witch Bottles" for home and business. Place around home, or burn to banish poltergeists.

St. John's Wort
Sun Fire Masculine Health, protection, strength, love divination, happiness, exorcism. A Druid sacred herb. Use in protection and exorcism spells and incenses of all kinds. Use as a tea to treat depression. Use the leaves in a necklace to ward off sickness and tension. Carry to strengthen your courage and conviction. Burn to banish negative thoughts and energies.

Star Anise
Jupiter Air Masculine Protection, purification, youth, psychic powers, luck. Use for protection, meditation and psychic power incenses. Can be used in purification baths. Wards off evil and averts the evil eye. A pillow stuffed with anise seeds will keep away nightmares. The tree is planted by the Japanese around temples and on graves as an herb of consecration and protection. The seeds are burned as incense to increase psychic powers, and are also worn as beads for the same purpose. Sometimes star anise is placed on the altar to give it power; one is placed to each of the four directions. It is also carried as a good luck charm, and the seeds make excellent pendulums. The tree is often grown near Buddist temples where it is revered. A stimulant and diuretic. Promotes digestion and relieves flatulence.

Tea
Sun Fire Masculine Riches, courage, strength. Use the leaves in money sachets, incenses and spells. A stimulant. Green tea is rich in antioxidants, and other youth enhancing compounds. The leaves can be used in scrying.

Tobacco Leaf
Mars Fire Masculine
Sacred to the Native American Tradition. Tobacco ties- wrap tobacco leaves in pieces of white, red, yellow and black cloth, and hang them around the ceremonial space at the 4 cardinal directions. Burn as an incense to purify a space. Spirits appreciate offerings of tobacco.

Thistle Flower
Mars Fire Masculine
Represents courageous defense and deep rooted ideals. Protection spells, also used to bring spiritual and financial blessings. Carried in an amulet for joy, energy, vitality, and protection. Can be burned as an incense for protection and also to counteract hexing.

Thyme
Venus Water Feminine
Burn for good health and use in healing spells. Burn as purification incense. Wear to increase psychic powers.

Valerian Root
Venus Water Feminine A muscle relaxant and a tranquilizer. Use for dream magick and sleep protection baths. Keep in the home or grow in the garden to aid in keeping harmony. May be used to purify a ritual space. Useful in consecrating incense burners. Drink tea daily, in moderate doses, during times of purification.

Vanilla
Venus Water Feminine Love, seduction, mental powers. Use in love sachets, and wear the fragrant oil as an aphrodisiac.

White Willow Bark
Moon Water Feminine Love, divination, protection, healing. Carry and use in spells to attract love. Use the leaves, bark and wood in healing spells. Burn with sandalwood to conjure spirits. Brings blessings of the moon into one's life. Eases muscle and joint pain, beneficial for arthritis.

Yarrow Flower
Venus Water Feminine
Use to dispel melancholy, negative energy, lingering sorrow, or depression. Carried as a sachet or amulet it repels or rids of negative influences. Aids in divination. Good remedy for colds. Opens the pores and purifies the blood. Said to prevent baldness as a hair wash.

In the old days, herbalists and midwives didn't use textbook botanical names for herbs. Medicinal and magical plants had colorful descriptive names. Often, old books about magic and herbal healing use the folk names instead of the names commonly used today, and it can be confusing. So, here is an alphabetical listing of those names, along with the common and botanical names in current use. You'll notice that some plants have a variety of names, and some names refer to a variety of plants.

A

A Hawk's Heart: Heart of Wormwood Artemisia absinthium
A Lion's Hairs: Tongue of a Turnip [i.e., the leaves of the taproot] Brassica napus
A Man's Bile: Turnip Sap Brassica napus
A Pig's Tail: Leopard's Bane Arnica montana
A Titan's Blood: Wild Lettuce Lactuca virosa
Aaron's Rod: Goldenrod Solidago Virgaurea -or- Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
A Bone of an Ibis: Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Absinthe: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium
Adder's Fork: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta
Adder's Mouth: Chickweed Stellaria Media
Adder's Tongue: Dogstooth Violet Erythronium multiscapoideum
Alison Alyssum Alyssum spp
Angel's Trumpet: Jimsonweed / Datura Datura Stamonium
Apple of Carthage: Pomegranate Punica Granatum
Archangel: Angelica Angelica archangelica
Artemis Herb: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
a**'s Ear: Comfrey Symphytum Officinale -or- Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
a**'s Foot: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
An Eagle: Wild Garlic Allium sativum
Auld Man's Bells: Bluebells Scilla Nutans, Scilla non-scripta, Hyacinthoides non-scripta

B
Bad Man's Oatmeal: Hemlock Conium Maculatum
b*****d: False or White Dittany Dictamnus Albus
Bat's Wings: Holly Ilex Aquifolium
Beard of the Monk: Chicory Cichorium Intybus
Bear's Foot: Lady's Mantle Alchemilla Vulgaris
Bear's Grape: Poke Root Phytolacca decandra -or- Uva Ursa Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi
Bear's Paw: Root Male Fern Dryopteris Felix-mas
Bear's Weed; Yerba Santa Eryodictyon californicum
Beggar's Buttons: Burdock Arctium Lappa
Beggar's Lice: Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale
Bird's Eye: Germander or Speedwell Teucrium chamaedrys
Bird's Foot: Fenugreek Trigonella Foenum-graecum
Bird's Nest: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora
Bishop's Elder: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica
Bishop's Leaves: Water Figwort Scrophularia Aquatica
Bishop's Wort: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica
Black Sampson: Echinacea Echinacea purpurea, Echinacea pallida, and Echinacea angustifolia
Blind Eyes: Poppies Papaver Spp. & Somniferum
Blood: Elder sap (or another tree sap) Sambucus Nigra
Blood from a Head: Lupine Lupinus perennis, Lupinus polyphyllus
Blood from a Shoulder: Bear's Breach Acanthus spinosus
Blood of Ares: Purslane Portulaca sativa
Blood of a Goose: Milk of the Mulberry Tree Morus nigra
Blood of a Snake: Hematite mineral form of Iron oxide (Fe2O3)
Blood of an Eye: Tamarisk Gall Tamarix orientalis
Blood of Ares: Purslane Portulaca Spp.
Blood of Hephaistos: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium
Blood of Hestia: Chamomile Anthemis Nobilis
Bloodwort: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Bloody Butcher: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis
Bloody Fingers: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Boy's Love: Southernwood Artemisia Abrotanum
Brain Thief: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora
Bread and Cheese Tree: Hawthorne Crataegus oxyacantha
Bride of the Meadow: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum
Bride of the Sun: Calendula Calendula Officinalis
Brown Dragon: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.
Bull's Blood: Horehound Marrubium Vulgare
Bull's Foot: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Bull's Semen: Egg of a Blister Beetle beetles (Coleoptera) of the family Meloidae
Burning Bush: White Dittany Dictamnus albus
Buttons Tansy: Tanacetum Vulgare

C

Calf's Snout: Snapdragon Antirrhinum Magus
Candelmas Maiden: Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Candlewick Plant: Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Capon's Tail: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis
Carpenter's Herb: Sweet Bugle Lycopus Virginicus
Carpetner's Square: Knotted Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Cat: Catnip Nepta Cataria
Cat's Foot: White Balsam Gnaphalium polycephalum -or- Canada Snake Root Asarum Canadensis -or- Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
Cat's Herb: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis
Chameleon Star: Bromeliad Vriesia, Billbergia, Aechmae, Annanas, Bromelia, Guzmania, Cryptanthus, Neoreglia spps
Cheeses: Marsh Mallow Althaea Officinalis
Christ's Eye: Vervain Sage Salvia Verbenaca
Christ's Ladder: Centaury Erythraea Centaurium
Christ's Spear: Adder's Tongue Fern Ophioglossum Vulgatum
Church Steeples: Agrimony Agrimonia Eupatoria, Agrimonia Gyposepala
Chocolate Flower: Wild Geranium Geranium manculatum
Clear Eye: Clary Sage Salvia sclarea
Click: Goosegrass Galium aparine
Clot: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Colt's Tail: Canadian Fleabane Erigeron Canadense
Corpse Plant: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora
Cuddy's Lungs: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Crane's Bill: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum
Crocodile Dung: Ethiopian Soil
Crowdy Kit: Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Crow Foot: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum -or- Wood Anemone Anemone Nemorosa
Crown for a King: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium
Cuckoo's Bread: Common Plantain Plantago major
Cucumber Tree: Magnolia Magnolia acuminata

D
Dagger Flower: Blue Flag Iris versicolor
Daphne: Laurel/Bay Laurus nobilis
Dead Man's Bells: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Death's Herb: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Delight of the Eye: Rowan Sorbus Spp.
Devil Plant: Sweet Basil Ocimum Basilicum
Devil's Apple: Mayapple Podophyllum peltaltum -or- Mandrake Atropa
Mandragora
Devil's Beard: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum
Devil's Bit; False Unicorn Root Chamaelirium luteum
Devil's Cherries: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Devils Dung: Asafoetida Ferula Foetida
Devil's Ear: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.
Devil's Eye: Henbane Hyoscyamus Niger -or- Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor
Devil's Flower: Bachelor's Buttons Centaurea cyanus
Devil's Fuge: Mistletoe Viscum Album
Devil's Guts: Dodder Cuscuta Europaea
Devil's Herb: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Devil's Milk: Celandine Chelidonium Majus
Devil's Nettle: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Devil's Plaything: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Devil's Shoestring: Black Haw Vibrunum Prunifolium -or- Cramp Bark Viburnum opulus -or- Hobblebush Viburnum alnifolium -or- North American Goat's Rue Tephrosia virginiana
Dew of the Sea: Rosemary Rosemarinus Officinalis
Dogberry: Brier Hips Rosa Canina
Dog's Mouth: Snap Dragon Antirrhinum Magus
Dog's Tongue: Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale
Dove's Foot: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum
Dragon: Tarragon Artemisia Dracunculus
Dragon Flower: Blue Flag Iris versicolor
Dragon Wort: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta
Dragon's Blood: Calamus Acorus calamus
Dragon's Teeth: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Drunkard: Calendula Calendula Officinalis
Duck's Foot: Mayapple Podophyllum peltaltum
Dulcamara: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens
Dwale: Deadly Nightshade Atropa Belladonna

E
Eagle: Wild Garlic Allium sativum
Eardrops: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Earth Smoke: Fumitory Fumaria officinalis

Earth Star: Bromeliad Vriesia, Billbergia, Aechmae, Annanas, Bromelia, Guzmania, Cryptanthus, Neoreglia spps
Elf Dock: Elecampane Inula Helenium
Elf Leaf: Lavender Lavendula officinale or L. vera -or- Rosemary Rosemarinus Officinalis
Elf's Wort: Elecampane Inula Helenium
Elven: Common Elm Ulmus Campestris
Enchanter's Plant: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Englishman's Foot: Common Plantain Plantago major
Erba Santa Maria: Spearmint Mentha suaveolens
Everlasting Friendship: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Exile Tree: Be-Still Thevetia nereifolia
Eye of Christ: Germander Speedwell
Eye of Newt: A type of mustard seed with a black spot Cruciferae; Brassica
Eye of the Day: Common Daisy Bellis Perennis
Eye of the Star: White Horehound Marrubium Vulgare
Eye Root: Goldenseal Hydrastis Canadensis
Eyes: Any "eye" flowers such as daisies, bachelor's buttons, horehound, aster, eyebright, etc.

F
Fairy Bells: Wood Sorrel Oxalis Acetosella
Fairy Candles: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Fairy Caps: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Fairy Cup: Cowslip Primula Veris
Fairy Smoke: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora
Fairy Thimbles: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Fairy Wand: Devil's bit Chamaelirium luteum -or- False Unicorn Root Chamaelirium luteum
Fairy's Eggs: Nutmeg Myristica fragrans
Fairy's Glove: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Fat from a Head: Spurge Euphorbia spp.
Felon Herb: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Felonwood: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens
Felonwort: Celandine Chelidonium Majus -or- Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens
Five Fingers Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis -or- Cinquefoil Potentilla Reptans, Potentilla Erecta
Flesh and Blood: Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
Flower of Death: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor
Flower of Immortality: Wild Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus
Folk's Glove: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Food of the Gods: Asafoetida Ferula Foetida
Foxes' Claws: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Fox's Clote: Burdock Arctium Lappa
Friar's Cap: Aconite Aconitum Napellus, Agrimonia eupatoria
Friar's Cowl: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.
Frog's Foot: Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus spp.
From the Belly: Earth-apple / Potato Solanum tuberosum
From the Foot: Houseleek. Sempervivum tectorum
From the Loins: Chamomile Anthemis Nobilis

G
Gall of Goat: Honeysuckle Lonicera Spp. -or- St. John's Wort Hypericum perforatum
Gallows: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora
Ghost Flower: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora
Ghost Pipe: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora
Goat's Foot: Ash Weed Aegopodium podagraria
Goat's Leaf: Honeysuckle Lonicera Spp.
God's Hair: Hart's Tongue Fern Scolopendrium Vulgare
Golden Star: Avens Geum
Good Luck Plant: Solomon's Seal Polygonatum Multiflorum, Polygonatum Commutatum, Polygonatum Biflorum
Goose Bill: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Goose Tongue: Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis
Gosling Wing: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Grains of Paradise: Cardamom Elettaria cardamom
Granny's Bonnet: Columbine Leaves Aquilegia Vulgaris, Aquilegia canadensis
Great Ox-eye: Ox-eye Daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Gravelroot: Meadowsweet Eupatorium purpureum
Graveyard Dust: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Gypsy Herb: Sweet Bugle Lycopus Virginicus

H
Hag's Taper: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Hagthorn: Hawthorn Crataegus crusgalli
Hair of Venus: True Maidenhair Fern Adiantum Capillus-veneris
Hairs of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Seed Peucedanum graveolens
Hare's Beard: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Hart's Thorn: Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Hawk's Heart: Wormwood Heart Artemisia Absinthium
Heart Leaf: Liverwort Anemone hepatica, Peltigera canina
Heart of Osmund: Royal Fern Osmunda regalis
Hedgemaids: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Hellweed: Dodder Cuscuta Europaea
Herb of Circe: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora
Herb of Grace; Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis -or- Rue Ruta Graveolens
Herb of Mary: Pimpernel Anagallis Arvensis, Pimpinella spp.
Herb of the Cross: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Herb Trinity: Liverwort Anemone hepatica, Peltigera canina
Hind Heal: Tansy Tanacetum Vulgare
Hind's Tongue: Hart's Tongue Fern Scolopendrium Vulgare
Hog's Bean: Henbane Hyoscyamus Niger
Holy Grass: Sweetgrass Hierochloe odorata
Holy Herb: Yerba Santa Eryodictyon californicum
Holy Rope: Hemp (Agrimony) Eupatorium cannabinum
Hook and Arn: Yerba Santa Eryodictyon californicum
Horse Heal: Spikenard Inula Conyza
Horse Hoof: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Horse Tongue: Hart's Tongue Fern Scolopendrium Vulgare
Hundred Eyes: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor

I
Ibis Bone Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Innocence Bluets Houstonia Caerulea

J
Jack-Jump-About: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica
Jacob's Ladder: Celandine Chelidonium Majus -or- Lily of the valley Convallaria Magalis
Jacob's Staff: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Jesuit's Bark; Cinchona Cinchona pubescens
Joe Pye Weed: Meadowsweet Eupatorium purpureum
John the Conqueror: Galangal Root Alpinia Officianarum, Alpina officinalis, A. galanga
Jove's Flower: Carnation Dianthus spp.
Joy of the Mountain: Sweet Marjoram Origanum Marjorana
Joy on the Ground: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor
Juno's Tears: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Jupiter's Bean: Henbane Hyoscyamus Niger
Jupiter's Beard: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum
Jupiter's Nut: Walnut Juglans Species
Jupiter's Staff: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

K
Key of Heaven: Cowslip Primula Veris
King Root: Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
King's Clover: Melilot Melilotus officinalis, Melilotus alba, Melilotus arvensis
King's Crown: Black Haw Vibrunum Prunifolium
Kitten's Breeches Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Knight's Milfoil: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Kronos' Blood: Sap of the Cedar Tree Thuja occidentalis, Thuja orientalis, Biota orientalis, Thuja articulata,Cupressus thujoides, Juniperus virginiana, Cedrus libani, Cedrela odorata, Libocedrus bidwillii, and many more

L
Ladder to Heaven: Lily of the valley Convallaria Magalis
Ladies' Meat: Hawthorn Crataegus Oxycantha
Ladies' Seal: White Bryony / English Mandrake Bryonia dioica
Lad's Love: Southernwood Artemisia Abrotanum
Lady Bleeding: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus
Lady of the Meadow: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum
Lady of the Woods: Birch Betula Lenta
Lady's Cap: Cowslip Primula Veris
Lady's Foxglove: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Lady's Glove: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Lady's Smock: Cuckoo Flower Cardamine pratensis
Lamb's Ears: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica
Lion's Foot: Lady's Mantle Alchemilla Vulgaris
Lion's Hair: Leaves of a Turnip's taproot Brassica rapa
Leopard's Bane: Arnica Amica Montana
Lion's Herb: Columbine Leaves Aquilegia Vulgaris, Aquilegia canadensis
Lion's Tooth: Dandelion Taraxacum Officinale
Little Dragon: Tarragon Artemisia Dracunculus
Little Queen: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum
Lizard's Leg: Creeping plants such as Ivy
Lords and Ladies: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.
Love in Idleness: Pansy Viola tricolor
Love Leaf: Damiana Turnera Aphrodisiaca, Turnera diffusa
Love Leaves: Burdock Arctium lappa
Love Lies Bleeding: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus -or- Anemone Anemone Pulsatilla
Love Man: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Love Parsley: Lovage Levisticum Officinale
Love Ro,: Lovage Levisticum Officinale
Love Root: Lovage Levisticum Officinale -or- Orris Root Iris florentina
Love-In-Idleness: Pansy Viola tricolor
Low John, Low John the Conqueror: Galangal Root Alpinia Officianarum, Alpina officinalis, A. galanga
Lucky Hand: Male Fern Dryopteris Felix-mas
Lucky Hand Root: Lucky Hand Orchid / Salep Orchid Orchis latifolia
Lucky Nut: Be-Still Thevetia nereifolia
Lurk-in-the-Ditch: Pennyroyal Mentha Pulegium

M
Mad Root: White Bryony / English Mandrake Bryonia dioica
Maiden Hair: True Maidenhair Fern Adiantum Capillus-veneris
Maiden's Gum: Common Elm Ulmus Campestris
Maiden's Ruin: Southernwood Artemisia Abrotanum
Maid's Hair: Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Man's Bile: Turnip Sap Brassica rapa
Man's Health: Ginseng Panax quinquefolium
Master of the Woods: Woodruff Asperula odorata
Masterwort: Angelica Angelica archangelica
May: Black Haw Viburnum prunifolum
May Lily: Lily of the Valley Convallaria magalis
Maypops: Passion Flower Passiflora incarnata
May Rose: Black Haw Viburnum prunifolum
Miracle of Nature: Century Plant / Maguey Agave americana
Mistress of the Night: Tuberose Polianthes tuberosa
Monk's Head: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Monk's Hood: Aconite Aconitum Napellus, Agrimonia eupatoria
Mother of the Herbs: Rue Ruta Graveolens
Mother of the Wood: Blackthorn Prunus Spinosa
Mother's Heart: Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Musk of the Wood: Woodruff Asperula odorata
Mutton Chops: Goosegrass Galium Aparine

N
Naughty Man: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Naughty Man's Cherries: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Noah's Ark: Ladies' Slipper Cypripedium pubescens, Cyprepedium parviflorum
Nose Bleed: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Nose of Turtle: Turtle's Cap / Balmony Chelone Glabra

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Old Gal: Elder Bark Sambucus Nigra
Old Lady: Elder Bark Sambucus Nigra
Old Maid's Nightcap: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum
Old Man: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Old Man's Flannel: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Old Man's Pepper: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Old Uncle Henry: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Old Woman: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium
Oliver: Olive Olea europaea
Osmund the Waterman: Royal Fern Osmunda regalis
Our Lady's Flannel: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Our Lady's Tears: Lily of the Valley Convallaria Magalis

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Palma Christi Castor Ricinus communis
Passions: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta
Password: Primrose Primula Vulgaris
Peter's Staff: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Physician's Bone: Sandstone
Pidgeon's Grass: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Pigeon Berry: Poke Root Phytolacca decandra
Pig's Tail: Leopard's Bane / Arnica Amica Montana
Pitchforks: Beggar's Tick Bidens pilosa
Plague Flower: Butterbur Petasites Vulgaris, Tussilago Petasites
Poor Man's Treacle: Garlic Allium sativum
Priest's Crown: Dandelion Leaves Taraxacum Officinale
Priest's Pintle: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.
Pucha-pat: Patchouli Pogostemon cablin Benth

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Quaker's Bonnet: Lupine Lupinus polyphyllus
Queen of the Meadow: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum
Queen of the Night: Vanilla Cactus Cereus Grandiflorus
Queen's Delight: Queensroot Stillingia sylvatica

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Racoon Berry: Mayapple Podophyllum peltaltum
Ram's Head :American Valerian / Ladies' Slipper Cypripedium pubescens, Cyprepedium parviflorum
Ram's Thorn: Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Rat Root: Calamus Root Acorus calamus
Red Cockscomb: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus
Red Robin: Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Resurection Plant: Rose of Jericho Anastatica hierochuntica
Ring-o-bells: Bluebells Scilla Nutans, Scilla non-scripta, Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Robin-Run-in-the-Grass: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Robin-Run-in-the-Hedge: Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea

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Satan's Apples: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora
Scaldhead: Blackberry Rubus Fructicosus
Scale of Dragon: Tarragon Artemisia Dracunculus
Sea Dew: Rosemary Rosemarinus Officinalis
Sea Spirit: Bladderwrack Fucus Vesiculosis
Seal Root: Solomon's Seal Polygonatum Multiflorum, Polygonatum Commutatum, Polygonatum Biflorum
See Bright: Clary Sage Salvia Sclarea
Seed of Horus: White Horehound Marrubium Vulgare
Semen of Ammon: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum
Semen of Ares: Clover Medicago Sativa
Semen of Helios: White Hellebore Veratrum, album
Semen of Hephaistos: Fleabane Erigeron annuus, Erigeron strigosus
Semen of Herakles: Mustard Rocket / Arrugula Eruca sativa
Semen of Hermes: Dill Peucedanum graveolens
Seven Year's Love: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Shameface: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum
Shepherd's Heart: Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Silver Bells: Black Haw Vibrunum Prunifolium
Sleep Wort: Lettuce Lactuca, sativa
Snake Grape: White Bryony / English Mandrake Bryonia dioica
Snake Head: Balmony Chelone Glabra
Snake Lily: Blue Flag Iris versicolor
Snakeberry: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens
Snake's Ball of Thread: Soapstone steatite
Snake's Head: Leech Hirudo medicinalis
Snowbells: Benzoin Styrax Benzoin
Soapwort: Daisy Bellis Perennis -or- Comfrey Symphytum Officinale
Soldier's Cap: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Son-Before-the-Father: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Sorcerer's Berry: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Sorcerer's Violet: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor
Sparrow's Tongue: Knotweed Polygonum aviculare
St. Bennet's Herb: Hemlock Conium Maculatum
St. James' Wort: Ragwort Senecio jacobaea
St. John's Plant: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
St. John's Herb: Hemp / Agrimony(this is not St. John's Wort)Agrimonia Eupatoria
St. Joseph's Wort: Sweet Basil Ocimum Basilicum
St. George's Herb: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis
St. Mary's Seal: Solomon's Seal Polygonatum Multiflorum, Polygonatum Commutatum, Polygonatum Biflorum
Star Flower: Borage Borago Officinalis
Star of the Earth: Avens Geum urbanum
Starweed: Chickweed Stellaria Media
Starwort: Aster Callistephus chinesis
Summer's Bride: Calendula Calendula Officinalis
Sweethearts: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Swine's Snout: Dandelion leaves Taraxacum Officinale

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Tanner's Bark: Common Oak Quercus, robur
Tartar Root: Ginseng Panax quinquefolium
Tear Grass: Job's Tears coix lachryma jobi
Tears of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Juice Peucedanum graveolens
Thor's Helper: Rowan Sorbus Spp.
Thousand Seal: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Thousand Weed: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Thunder Plant: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum
Tiger's Chaundron; Lady's Mantle Alchemilla Vulgaris
Titan's Blood: Wild Lettuce Lactuca virosa
Toad: Toadflax Comandra Umbellata
Toad Shade: Trillium Trillium Species
Toad b*****d: Toadflax Comandra Umbellata
Toe of Frog; Buttercup Ranunculus Acris
Tongue of Dog: Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale
Tooth of Wolf: Leaf of Wolfsbane Aconitum Napellus, Agrimonia eupatoria
Torches: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Tree of Chastity: Hawthorn Crataegus Oxycantha
Tree of Doom: Elder Sambucus Nigra
Tree of Enchantment: White Willow Salix Alba
Tree of Life: Yellow Cedar Thuja occidentalis
True Love: Bethroot Trillium Species
Turtle Head: Balmony Chelone Glabra

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Unicorn Horn: True Unicorn Root Aletris Farinosa -or- False Unicorn Helonias Dioica
Unicorn Root: Boneset Eupatorium Perfoliatum -or- Ague Root / Star Grass Aletris farinosa
Unshoe-the-Horse: Moonwort Fern Botrychium Lunaria

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Virgin Mary's Nest: Nutmeg Myristica fragrans

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Water Dragon; Marsh Marigold Caltha Palustris
Wax Dolls: Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Weazel Snout: Yellow Dead Nettles/Yellow Archangel Lamium Galeobdolon
Weed: Ox-Eye Daisy Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum
White: Ox-eye Daisy Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum
White Man's Foot: Common Plantain Plantago major
White Wood: White Cinnamon Canella, alba
Witch Bane: Mountain Ash Rowan Sorbus Spp.
Witch Grass: Dog Grass Agropyron repens
Witch Herb: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Witch Tree: Mountain Ash Rowan Sorbus Spp.
Witch Wood: Mountain Ash Rowan Sorbus Spp.
Witches' Asprin: White Willow Bark Salix Alba
Witches' Bells: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Witches' Berry: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Witches' Gloves: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Witches' Herb: Sweet Basil Ocimum Basilicum
Witches' Weed: Cinquefoil Potentilla Reptans, Potentilla Erecta
Wolf Claw: Club Moss Lycopodiella alopecuroides
Wolf Foot: Sweet Bugle Lycopus Virginicus
Wolf Grape: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens
Wolf's Herb: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis
Wolf's Milk: Euphorbia Euphorbia spp.
Wool of Bat: Holly leaves Ilex Aquifolium

Here are some of the Herbs That I Often Use:

Aloe: for burns or sunburns
Basil: in my kitchen for cooking and its all so said if you keep it in the kitchen it keeps evil away
Chamomile: to help me sleep or relax, i will drink it as a tea
Curry: when cooking tacos or Mexican food it can be a yummy addition to the recipe
Dill: its great for deviled eggs and I like to add it to stew
Dragon's Blood Resin: for protection in amulets and protection bags
Eucalyptus: i will smell the oil or use it in a oil diffuse when I have a cold to help clear out my nose
Ginger: grated in tea for headaches and upset stomach
Honeysuckle: i love to drink the nectar right from the flowers they smell and taste so good
Jasmine: i sprinkle some in the water when i have a ritual bath
Lavender: i have a dream pillow full of lavender and the smell of it helps me fall to sleep
Peppermint: i really like the soft mint candy's that have real peppermint oil in them they make your breath more fresh, and is good for headaches and stomach upset, I also love to drink mint tea and drink it hot or cold
Pine: I use pine incense when meditating
Rosemary: I like to use this when cooking meat and I just enjoy growing this plant
Sage: I use it to smudge to cleanse my personal space and as an incense during ritual
Sandalwood: when i want to relax or am in an intimate mood I use this incense to set the mood
Valerian: i use this to relax/for anxiety it stinks and doesn't taste good but it does the job, i put some powder in my tea or take capsules you can get at most health food stores

I hope you find this helpful! 3nodding

Coriander (Coriandrum Sativum, also known as Cilantro, Chinese parsley, and Yee Sai) was used as early as 1550 B.C. (It is mentioned in early Sanskrit writings dating from about 1500 B.C.) for culinary and medicinal purposes. Remnants of Coriander have been found in archelogical digs of ancient Egypt and those from the tribes of the Israelites. The Chinese believed Coriander seeds could confer immortality, and the Egyptians used it as an aphrodisiac.
Magikal Uses:
Coriander is a herb of immortality, love, protection, and a Greene Herbe. If you have access to fresh grown Coriander it may be tied with a ribbon and hung in the home to bring peace and protection to the house. Coriander is a good seed to add to any love charm or spell. The seeds are also used to promote peace among peoples who are unable to get along. Coriander can be used in the ritual cup or the seeds may be ground and added to incense. Coriander is used to help one find romance and love, and it is an excellent herb to add to an elixer shared when the Great Rite is celebrated. In rituals of union, it may be strewn in lieu of rice or added to the Handfasting cake. Coriander seeds are slightly narcotic in effect.
Medicinal and Other Uses:
Coriander is a stimulant to help digestion, and it is effective as a dyspepsia and an antinausea. It aids the digestive system get rid of wind and eases the spasm pain (colic) that accompanies it. It will also work on diarrhea, especially in children. Its seed is a natural diuretic. Coriander's leaves, used as a spice known as Cilantro, are a common ingredient in Latin American and Asian cooking. They are used for salsas, many Mexican dishes, and Chinese, Indian, Egyptian, and Mediterranean dishes. Coriander's dried, powdered seeds are used in sweet breads, cakes, cookies, baked fruit, candies, cheeses, meats, sausage, and pickles. In England, Coriander seeds are sugar-coated to make "comfits," a popular confection which became "jawbreakers" in America. Its seeds contain an oil that is extracted and used in the preparation of some liqueurs. It is extensively cultivated in India and grown to some extent in Europe and Brazil, with only a few acres grown commercially in the United States.
** Coriander's flowers attract beneficial predatory insects such as ladybirds and lacewings into the garden. If you want a regular supply of Cilantro, sow the seed every two weeks through the summer, as plants bolt fairly quickly.

Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense, also called Trefoil, Cleaver Grass, Marl Grass, Cowgrass, and Three Leaved Grasse) is best known for it's Lucky Four sectioned leaves, and a suit of playing cards was fashioned after the Clover...the Clubs. What do you get if you cross a four leaved Clover with Poison Ivy? A Rash of good luck! (ducking) *grin* Some think that it was Clover, and not the Shamrock, which St. Patrick held up before the Irish when he preached to them of the Trinity. There are three types of Red Clover: wild, early flowering, and late flowering.
Magikal Uses:
Red Clover is an excellent Money Drawing herb
Since ancient pagan times Clover has been credited with the ability to protect against evil spirits and negativity. Red Clover is a herb of consecration and is a visionary herb. Clover is a good money drawing and good luck herb. Some say four leaved Clovers help them see the Fae. (If you wish to see fairies, lay seven grains of wheat on a four-leaf Clover, and they may appear to you) One may offer a flower stalk when seeking a promise of fidelity from one's partner. If one agrees to monogamy a White Clover bloom may be given in exchange. For this purpose it is best to gather the Clover when the Moon is Full. In Ireland Clover is associated with the Vernal Equinox and may be used to celebrate Eostara. Clover is an excellent herb because of it's strong association with elemental Earth, and it is useful in the consecration of any ritual tools made of Copper. Clover should be included when ritually consecrating a Pentacle.
Medicinal and Other Uses:
Red Clover contains Vitamins C, and B, and the minerals: Magnesium, Zinc, Copper, Selenium, Chorine, and Calcium. Red Clover is used to combat muscle spasms, dysmenorraghia, endometriosis, fibroids, menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, fibrocystic disease of the breast, menstrual disorders, endocrine activity, and as a uterine tonic. (It is a general fertility promoter used as a uterine conditioner) It is being studied for it's actions with respect to: reproductive organs, an anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, for it's estrogenic activity, and as an expectorant. It contains large amounts of tocopherol, (a potent antioxidant form of Vitamin E) that has been shown to prevent tumor formation in animal studies. Red Clover is used as a cleansing herb for skin conditions, and the flowers are useful for coughs, bronchitis, and whooping cough. In the 1930s it's flowers became popular as an anticancer remedy and it is still prescribed to breast, ovarian, and lymphatic cancer sufferers. It is used as a diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and may affect estrogenic activity. Native Americans use it for sore eyes and as a salve for burns. Red Clover is used by farmers as hay and to enrich the soil. (Red Clover is planted with other plants because Red Clover pulls in an excess amount of nitrogen into the soil which other plants can use)
**Caution: if you are taking anticoagulants don't use Clover.