Here are some main Uses for Herbs, and what
herbs would work best for certain things. There are many
different ideas on this subject, and these are only my beliefs.
Enjoy!

Activatior: Mistletoe, mandrake, dragon's blood

Banishing: black willow, hellebore

Beauty: catnip, ginseng, maidenhair, yerba santa

Courage: cohosh, mullem, thyme, yarrow

Divination: broom, dandelion, hibiscus, meadowsweet,
orris pomegranate, mugwort, dragon's blood, black willow

Employment: devil's shoestring, lucky hand, pecan

Friendship: lemongrass, sweetpea, passionflower

Happiness: catnip, hawthorn, high john the conquerer, lavender,
medowsweet, morning glory, st. john, witch grass

Healing: adders tongue, bay, blackberry, burdock, cedar, fennel,
garlic, hops, horehound, life everlasting, rosemary,
sandalwood, vervain

Health: caraway, galangal, juniper, majoram, nutmeg,
rue sassafras, tansy

Love: Apple, basicl, betony, chamomile, coltsfoot, copal daiania,
gardenia, jasmine, verbena, medowsweet, moonword, poppy,
raspberry, rose, violet

Mental ability: eyebright, horehound, mustard seed, periwinkle

Protection: acacia, ask broom, datura, dogwood, elder, foxglove,
rowan

Psychic ability: borage, honeysuckle (see divination)

Purification: sage, benzoin, copailm iris, thistle, vervain, yucca

Sleep: Agimony, chamomile, hops, lavender, passionflower, pepper,
valerian

Spirituality: frakincense, gardenia, heather, sandalwood

Strenth: carnation, mulberry, pennyroyal, oak, saffron

Success: cinnamon, patchhouli, chamomile, high john the
conquerer root

Wisdom: bodhi, iris, sage, yew

Goddess: Willow, moonwort, hawthorn

God: Holly, Mandrake, buckthorne




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