Witches Guide

Herbs A-B

A

Acacia
Also Called: Gum Arabic
Protection, money, friendship.

Aconite (Poisonous)
Also Called: Wolfsbane, Monkshood
Magickal wash

Acorn
Good luck, protection, wisdom, personal power.

Adder's Tongue
Also Called: Dogtooth Violet
Stops gossip, promotes healing. Used in divination, healing, lunar, and dream Magick.
Associated with the Serpent Goddess.

African Violet
Spirituality, protection, healing.
Burned during the Spring Equinox Sabbat

Agar
Promotes joy and success, attracts opportunities and blessings to your household.

Agrimony
Overcome fear and inner blockage, dispel negativity. Use as an oil in healing rituals.

Ague
Also Called: Ague Root, Ague Weed
Hex breaking.

Alder
Associated with divination, music, poetry. Wind and weather magick. Used in rituals of death and dying to protect the deceased on their new journey.

Alfalfa
Also Called: Lucerne, Buffalo Herb, Purple Medic
Money, prosperity.

Alkanet
Also Called: Dyers Bugloss, Orchanct
Purification, prosperity. Burn as incense to repeal negativity.

Allspice
Money, luck, healing. Provides determination. 

Almond
Also Called: Greek Nuts, Shakad
Wisdom, money, fruitfulness, prosperity. Invokes healing.
Associated with Candlemas and Beltane

Aloe
Also Called: Burn Plant, Medicine Plant
Protection, luck, healing burns, assist with success.

Alyssum
Moderating anger, protection.

Amaranth
Healing, summoning.

Amber
Protection, mental clarity, transforming negative energy into positive energy.

Ambergris
Enhances dreams.

Anemone
Healing and protection

Angelica (Use with caution)
Also Called: Master wort, Archangel, Garden Angel
Protects against negativity, attracts positive energy, creates a barrier

Anise
Wards off evil eye, finds happiness.
Use to invoke Mercury and Apollo

Apple
Garden magick, friendship, healing.
Used in rituals to honor fertility Gods and Goddess's. Considered food of the dead, a reason Samhain (Sow-in) is also known as the "Feast of Apples." Symbolizes the soul and is burned at Samhain in honor of those who will be reborn in the spring.

Apricot
Love

Arugula
Abundance

B

Bachelor Buttons
Also Called: Devil's Flower, Red Campion
Love

Balm of Gilead Tears
Also Called: Poplar Buds, Balm of Gilead Mecca, Mecca Balm,
Love, protection, manifestation, destressing, healing. Burn as incense to attract spirits.

Balmony
Also Called: Hummingbird Tree, Bitter Herb, Snake Head, Turtle Head, Turtle Bloom
Steadfast, patience, perseverance.
Associated with the turtle and tortoise.

Balsam Fir
Strength, breaks of negativity, insight, progress, brings forth change.

Bamboo
Hex breaking, luck, protection