Since the beginning of time, herbs have been used for
magickal as well as medicinal purposes. In researching the
medicinal aspect of this subject, I found I was inundated with
a wealth of information, but, in researching the magickal
aspect, found there was not enough information.
The practice of using herbs for medicinal purposes has lasted
centuries because of their benefit to our bodies. They are
safe, reliable and usually have minimal, if any, side effects.
But, please keep in mind that, as with anything, taking large
doses or taking them for too long a period can have
detrimental effects.I DO NOT, in any way, suggest that using
herbs should replace being under the care of a Health
Practitioner, but, the with your health care practitioner, you
might explore natural alternatives for remaining in good health
or treating ailments. Please keep in mind that there are some
plants that are poisonous and can have fatal effects if
ingested. One should never ingest something without
knowing exactly what they are taking!
Plants contain energies. Magickal Herbalism, as with any
magick, is the use of those energies. These powers are
harnessed to bring about needed changes in our lives.
This is a listing of some herbs and their medicinal and
magickal uses. This is in no way a complete listing of herbs.
There are many resources on medicinal uses and for
magickal uses,
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PREPARATION OF HERBS...........................................................................
Capsules.......................
This is the most popular way to take herbs because it't convenient
and avoids bitter tastes. It also saves on preparation and provides
an exact dose.
Decoction......................
Herbs are usually simmered for 10 to 20 minutes until approx. one
third of the water has evaporated. This method is usually used to
extract essences from harder or courser herbs such as barks and
roots.
Extracts......................
A highly concentrated alcohol base in liquid form derived from
pure herbs. This is another convenient way to take herbs,
especially for those that cannot swallow capsules.
Formentation....................
This is an external application of herbs. A towel or cloth is soaked
in the desired tea and then apply the warm cloth to the affected
area. This is generally used for swelling, pain, colds and flu.
Infusion........................
This is the most common way of preparing herbs. Usually a
teaspoon of the herb is placed in a cup and 1 cup of hot water
added to it. It is the steeped for 3-5 minutes, strained and drunk.
Poultice..........................
A warm mass of powered herb is applied directly to the skin. A
hot, moist towel is then applied over the herb and left on util it
cools. This method is used for swelling, pain, muscle spasms, etc.
Salve.............................
In a pot, blend 3 ounces powered herb, 7 ounces cocoa butter or
pure vegtable shortening and 1 ounce beeswax. Cover and put on
low heat for 1-2 hours. When it is cooled, it should be firm and
ready to use.
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FDA LISTS 9 DANGEROUS HERBS...........................
The food and drug administration has released a list of nine herbs it
says can cause serious adverse reactions. The gerbs include
Chaparral, which has been promoted as a cancer cure and an
acne treatment. Chapparal has been linked to six cases of liver
inflammation, the FDA reports. Comfrey has been tied to at least
seven cases of liver complication. Germander, touted by some
herbalists as a weight loss aid, has been tied to 27 cases of liver
inflammation and one death. Jin Bu Huan, an expensive Chinese
patent medicine, has been tied to three cases of liver inflammation.
Yohimbe, marketed as an aphrodisiac, has been tied to cases of
kidney failure, seizure, and even death. A herbal preparation
containing Stephania and magnolia has been implicated in 48
cases of severe kidney injury. Lobelia can suppress breathing,
speed the heart, and possibly lead to coma or death. Ma huang,
used in products for weight control and enhanced energy, has been
associated with memory loss, high blood pressure, and stroke. The
FDA also warns that willow bark seems capable of producing
adverse reactions, although to date none have been reported.
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COMMON NAME:ALFALFA
LATIN NAME: Medicago sativa
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Venus
ELEMENT: Earth
MAGICKAL USES: money, prosperity
MEDICINAL USES:provides vitamins and minerals, detoxifies liver, arthritis, allergies, gout, morning sickness, peptic ulcers, bad breath, blood thinner
COMMON NAME:ALOE
LATIN NAME: Aloe Vera
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Moon
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES:luck, protection
MEDICINAL USES: aids in healing burns and wounds, canker and cold sores, ulcers, acne, constipation, digestive disorders
COMMON NAME: ANISE
LATIN NAME:Pimpinella ansium
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Jupiter
ELEMENT: Air
MAGICKAL USES: protection, purification
MEDICINAL USES: Nausea, colic, sedative, indigestion
COMMON NAME: ANGELICA
LATIN NAME: Angelica archangelica
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Venus
ELEMENT: Fire
MAGICKAL USES: healing, protection, visions
MEDICINAL USES: blood purifier, heartburn, ulcers
COMMON NAME: BAY
LATIN NAME: Laurus nobilis
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Sun
ELEMENT: Fire
MAGICKAL USES: protection, psychic powers, strength
MEDICINAL USES:poultice for bronchitis, chest colds
COMMON NAME: BLACKBERRY
LATIN NAME:Rubus villosus
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Venus
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES: money, protection
MEDICINAL USES:diarrhea
COMMON NAME: BLACK COHOSH
LATIN NAME: Cimicifuga racemosa
GENDER: Masculine
MAGICKAL USES: courage, love, protection
MEDICINAL USES: high blood pressure, hot flashes, spinal meningitis, female estrogen
COMMON NAME: BLESSED THISTLE
LATIN NAME: Centaura benedicta
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Mars
ELEMENT: Fire
MAGICKAL USES: purification, hex-breaking, protection from evil
MEDICINAL USES: strengthen heart and lungs, healing urinary, pulmonary and liver disorders, reduce fever, menstrual cramps, increases gastric secretions
COMMON NAME: BONESET
LATIN NAME: Eupatorium perfoliatum
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Saturn
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES: protection, exorcism
MEDICINAL USES: flu, colds, fever, chills
COMMON NAME: BUCKTHORN
LATIN NAME: Rhamnus cathartica
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Saturn
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES: legal matters, protection, wishes
MEDICINAL USES: gout, skin diseases, rheumatism
COMMON NAME: BURDOCK
LATIN NAME: Arctium lappa
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Venus
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES: protection, healing
MEDICINAL USES: healing burns, blood purifier, arthritis, rheumatism, promotes healthy kidney function, skin blemishes, diuretic, boils, cankers
COMMON NAME: CARAWAY
LATIN NAME: Carum carvi
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Mercury
ELEMENT: Air
MAGICKAL USES: lust, protection, mental powers
MEDICINAL USES: aids digestion
COMMON NAME: CASCARA SAGRADA
LATIN NAME: Cascara sagrada
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Sun
ELEMENT: Fire
MAGICKAL USES: money
MEDICINAL USES: gall stones, increase peristalsis, chronic constipation
COMMON NAME: CATNIP
LATIN NAME: Nepeta cataria
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Venus
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES: beauty, happiness, love, cat magick
MEDICINAL USES: mild sedative, fever, colic, sooth nerves
COMMON NAME: CHAMOMILE
LATIN NAME: Matricaria chamomilla
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Sun
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES:love, money, sleep, meditation
MEDICINAL USES: calming nerves, improves appetite, dandruff, poultice for pain, diarrhea
COMMON NAME: CHICKWEED
LATIN NAME: Stellaria media
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Moon
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES: fidelity, love
MEDICINAL USES: weight reduction, respiratory problems
COMMON NAME: CLUB MOSS
LATIN NAME: Lycopodium clavatum
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Moon
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES: power, protection
MEDICINAL USES: eczema
COMMON NAME: COMFREY
LATIN NAME: Sumphytum officinalis
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Saturn
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES: money, safety when travelling
MEDICINAL USES: healing respiratory problems, anemia, aids digestion, blood cleanser, ulcers, burns
COMMON NAME: CORIANDER
LATIN NAME: Coriandrum sativum
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Mars
ELEMENT: Fire
MAGICKAL USES: health, love
MEDICINAL USES: indigestion
COMMON NAME: DANDELION
LATIN NAME: Taraxacum officinale
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Jupiter
ELEMENT: Air
MAGICKAL USES: divination, wishes
MEDICINAL USES: acne, asthma
COMMON NAME: DILL
LATIN NAME: Anethum graveolens
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Mercury
ELEMENT: Fire
MAGICKAL USES: love, lust, money, protection
MEDICINAL USES: indigestion
COMMON NAME: ELECAMPANE
LATIN NAME: Inula helenium
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Mercury
ELEMENT: Air
MAGICKAL USES: love, protection, psychic powers
MEDICINAL USES: asthma
COMMON NAME: ELDER
LATIN NAME: Sambucus nigra
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Venus
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES: healing, protection, prosperity, sleep
MEDICINAL USES: cough
COMMON NAME: EYEBRIGHT
LATIN NAME: Euphrasia officinalis
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Sun
ELEMENT: Air
MAGICKAL USES: mental and psychic powers
MEDICINAL USES: eyewash, allergies, expectorant, aids vision
COMMON NAME: FENUGREEK
LATIN NAME: Trigonella graceum
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Mercury
ELEMENT: Air
MAGICKAL USES: money
MEDICINAL USES: sore throats, skin irritations, bronchitis, fever
COMMON NAME: FEVERFEW
LATIN NAME: Chrysanthemum parthenium
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Venus
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES: protection
MEDICINAL USES: headache, chronic migraines, decreases muscle tension
COMMON NAME: FLAX
LATIN NAME: Linum usitatissimum
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Mercury
ELEMENT: Fire
MAGICKAL USES: beauty, healing, money, protection, psychic powers
MEDICINAL USES: constipation
COMMON NAME: GARLIC
LATIN NAME: Allium sativum
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Mars
ELEMENT: Fire
MAGICKAL USES: healing, lust, protection
MEDICINAL USES: normalizes blood pressure, fever, yeast infection, colds, cough, removes warts, builds antibodies, destroys some cancer cells, cholesterol, increases physical strength, kills harmful bacteria
COMMON NAME: GINGER
LATIN NAME: Zingiber officinale
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Mars
ELEMENT: Fire
MAGICKAL USES:love, money, success, power
MEDICINAL USES: expel gas, diarrhea, colds, nausea, skin inflammation, minor burns, digestive disorders, flu, circulatory system, increase stamina
COMMON NAME: GINSENG
LATIN NAME: Panax ginseng
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Sun
ELEMENT: Fire
MAGICKAL USES: beauty, healing, love, lust, protection, wishes
MEDICINAL USES: stimulates immune system, protects liver from poisons, increase stamina, high blood pressure
COMMON NAME: GOLDENSEAL
LATIN NAME: Hydrastis canadensis
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Sun
ELEMENT: Fire
MAGICKAL USES: healing, money
MEDICINAL USES: has antibiotic action to fight infection
COMMON NAME: GOTU KOLA
LATIN NAME: Centella asiatica
MAGICKAL USES: meditation
MEDICINAL USES: depression, awareness, nervousness, memory lapse, insomnia, circulation in legs
COMMON NAME: HOPS
LATIN NAME: Humulus lupulus
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Mars
ELEMENT: Air
MAGICKAL USES: healing, sleep
MEDICINAL USES: indigestion, sleep, toothache, earache, diuretic, gas, sedative
COMMON NAME: HORSETAIL
LATIN NAME: Equisetum arvense
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Saturn
ELEMENT: Earth
MAGICKAL USES: fertility
MEDICINAL USES: for strong fingernails, hair and skin problems
COMMON NAME: HYSSOP
LATIN NAME: Hyssopus officinalis
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Jupiter
ELEMENT: Fire
MAGICKAL USES: protection, purification
MEDICINAL USES: regulates blood pressure, purifies blood, hoarseness, lungs, skin, mucous buildup
COMMON NAME: LICORICE
LATIN NAME: Glycyrrhiza glabra
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Venus
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES: fidelity, love, lust
MEDICINAL USES: hoarseness, hypoglycemia, increases endurance, sexual stimulant, expel mucous, age spots, coughs, constipation
COMMON NAME: MINT
LATIN NAME: Mentha spp.
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Mercury
ELEMENT: Air
MAGICKAL USES: healing, lust, money, protection
MEDICINAL USES: relaxation, relieve cramps, stomach pain, aids in digestion
COMMON NAME: MULLEIN
LATIN NAME:Verbascum thapsus
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Saturn
ELEMENT: Fire
MAGICKAL USES: courage, exorcism, health, love divination, protection
MEDICINAL USES: asthma, bronchitis, diarrhea, pain, anti-inflammatory, clears lungs, to wash open sores, sleep
COMMON NAME: PARSLEY
LATIN NAME: Petroselinum sativum
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Mercury
ELEMENT: Air
MAGICKAL USES: lust, protection, purification
MEDICINAL USES: jaundice, fever, helps prevent cancer, bad breath
COMMON NAME: PASSION FLOWER
LATIN NAME: Passiflora incarnata
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Venus
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES: friendships, peace, sleep
MEDICINAL USES: headaches, high blood pressure, relaxation
COMMON NAME: PEACH BARK
LATIN NAME: Prunus Persica
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Venus
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES: fertility, love, wishes
MEDICINAL USES: diuretic, sedative, morning sickness, lung congestion
COMMON NAME: PLANTAIN
LATIN NAME: Plantago incarnata
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER:Venus
ELEMENT: Earth
MAGICKAL USES: protection, strength
MEDICINAL USES: bronchitis, facial neuralgia
COMMON NAME: RED CLOVER
LATIN NAME: Trifolium pratense
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Mercury
ELEMENT: Air
MAGICKAL USES: fidelity, love, money, protection
MEDICINAL USES: blood purifier, spasms, relaxes nerves, cancer, lung congestion
COMMON NAME: ROSE HIPS
LATIN NAME: Rosa Canina
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Venus
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES: luck, love, protection, psychic powers
MEDICINAL USES: diuretic, digestion, cramps, blood purifier, vitamin C, fight infection
COMMON NAME: ROSEMARY
LATIN NAME: Rosemarinus officinalis
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Sun
ELEMENT: Fire
MAGICKAL USES: love, lust, protection, purification
MEDICINAL USES: headaches, dandruff
COMMON NAME: RUE
LATIN NAME: Ruta graveolens
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Mars
ELEMENT: Fire
MAGICKAL USES: health, love, mental powers
MEDICINAL USES: gas pains
COMMON NAME: SARSAPARILLA
LATIN NAME: Smilax ornata
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Jupiter
ELEMENT: Fire
MAGICKAL USES: love, money
MEDICINAL USES: gout, rheumatism, impotence, inflammation, relieves gas, heartburn, fever, blood purifiers
COMMON NAME: SCULLCAP
LATIN NAME: Scutellaria laterifolia
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Saturn
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES: fidelity, peace, love
MEDICINAL USES: pain, rabies, sleep, nerves
COMMON NAME: SENNA
LATIN NAME: Cassia marilandica
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Mercury
ELEMENT: Air
MAGICKAL USES: love spells
MEDICINAL USES: constipation
COMMON NAME: SLIPPERY ELM
LATIN NAME: Ulmus fulva
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Saturn
ELEMENT: Air
MAGICKAL USES: to stop gossip
MEDICINAL USES: sore throats, coughs, upset stomach, diarrhea, inflammed wounds
COMMON NAME: SOUTHERNWOOD
LATIN NAME: Artemisia abrotanum
GENDER: Masculine
PLANETARY RULER: Mercury
ELEMENT: Air
MAGICKAL USES: love, lust, protection
MEDICINAL USES: mucous solvent
COMMON NAME:SPIKENARD
LATIN NAME: Aralia racemosa
GENDER: Feminine
PLANETARY RULER: Venus
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICKAL USES: fidelity, luck
MEDICINAL USES: asthma