Herb Uses

Disclaimer: We at Between 2 Worlds recommend that any herb used for medicinal purposes be cleared with your doctor or herbalist prior to being started. We do not claim to be either of these. We will list here any uses & safety guidelines that we have read or been told about. We claim no responsibility for the success obtained from their use or any adverse reactions from these herbs. Furthermore, we can claim no responsibility for the information given, since the validity of some of it can not be verified. Magical & Misc. uses are given for entertainment purposes (This we say due to legal ramifications, you make your own decisions. We have already made our mind up.)

For more specific information on each of these herbs & their uses, please refer to the above mentioned source books. This list is meant only as a general reference sheet.

Acacia: Gum Arabic, Cape Gum, Egyptian Thorn. Magical Uses: Protection, psychic powers, money & love (platonic) spells. How Used: Burned.

Agnus Cactus: Chaste Berry. Medicinal Uses: PMS, menopause, progesterone deficiency, infertility. How Used: Ingested. Caution: Do not use during pregnancy or if taking blood thinning agents. Avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight. Do not use during pregnancy or if taking blood thinning agents. Avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight.

Agrimony: Cocklebury, Philanthropos, Stickwort, Church Steeples, Sticklewort. Medicinal Uses: Digestion, inflamed gums, coughs & sore throats, cystitis & kidney stones, hepatic & bile stimulant. Magical Uses: Protection, banishing negative energies & spirits, spell reversal. How Used: Ingested or sachets.

Allspice: Medicinal Uses: Chills & flatulence. Magical Uses: Money, luck, healing. How Used: Burned, ingested, mixtures, carried.

Angelica Root: Archangel or Masterwort. Medicinal Uses: Colds, indigestion, rheumatism, liver & uterine stimulant. Magical Uses: Exorcism, protection, healing, visions, gambling. How Used: Ingested, sprinkled, baths, carried, burned, mixtures. Caution: Do not use during pregnancy or if taking blood thinning agents. Avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight.

Anise Seed: Anneys; Aniseed. Medicinal Uses: Digestion, nausea, flatulence, colic, & coughs. Promotes estrogen production. Magical Uses: Protection, purification, youth, freedom from nightmares, meditation, & calling forth spirits. How Used: Burned, ingested, slept on, baths.

Balm of Gilead: Balessan, Balsam Tree, Balsumodendron Galeadensis, Bechan, Mecca Balsam. Medicinal Uses: Sore throats, coughs, laryngitis, chronic bronchitis rheumatism & arthritis, psoriasis and dry eczema. Magical Uses: Love, manifestations, protection, & healing. How Used: Topical, ingestion, carried, burn.

Basil: American Dittany, Sweet Basil, Witches Herb, St. Joseph's Wort, Albahaca, "Our Herb". Medicinal Uses: Adrenal cortex stimulant, mosquito repellent, wormer, treat ringworm, snake bites, insect bites, acne, digestion aid, & antibacterial. Magical Uses: Love, exorcism, wealth, flying, protection. How Used: Ingested, burned, topical, sachets, divination, carried, sprinkled.

Bayberry Bark: W ax Myrtle, Myrica, Candle Berry, Tallow Shrub, Wachsgagle. Medicinal Uses: Circulatory stimulant, diarrhea & dysentery, colitis, sore throats, leucorrhea, & colds. Magical Uses: Prosperity & luck. How Used: Burned, decoctions, gargle, douche.

Bay Leaf: Bay Laurel, Daphne, Laurel, Sweet Bay, Baie, Bay Tree, Greecian Laurel, Laurier d'Apollon, Laurier Sauce, Lorbeer, Noble Laurel, Roman Laurel. Medicinal Uses: Mild narcotic, digestive aid, relieves aching limbs, mild insecticide. & visions. How Used: Burned, ingested, smoked, chewed, decorations, worn, written upon.

Benzoin Gum: Gum Benzoin, Ben, Benjamen, Siam Benzoin, Siamese Benzoin. Medicinal Uses: Antiseptic treatment for cracked skin. Magical Uses: Purification & prosperity. How Used: Burned or topical.

Black Cohosh: Black Snake Root, Bugbane, Rattle Root, Squaw Root. Medicinal Uses: Relaxant & normalizer of female reproductive system, painful or delayed menstruation, ovarian cramps or uterine cramps, regaining normal hormonal activity, rheumatic pains, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, & muscular & neurological pain, sciatica & neuralgia, whooping cough, tinnitus. Magical Uses: Love, courage, protection, & potency. How Used: Ingested. Caution: Avoid use if pregnant or nursing.

Bladderwrack: Bladder Fucus, Cutweed,Kelp, Sea Spirit, Seawrack, Seetang. Medicinal Uses: Use for under active thyroid & goiter, weight problems, rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis. Magical Uses: Protection, sea spells, wind spells, money, & psychic powers. How Used: Ingested, topically, carried, tossed, held, scrub, sachets. Caution: Do not use during pregnancy or while nursing. Do not use with hyperthyroidism.

Blessed Thistle: Holy Thistle. Medical Uses: Appetite loss (anorexia, dyspepsia & indigestion, flatus & colic, diarrhea, hemorrhage, antiseptic. Magical Uses: Purification & hex breaking. How Used: External, infusion, worn, baths. Caution: Do not use during pregnancy.

Blood Root: Coon Root, Indian Paint, King Red, Red Pucoon, Red Root, Paucon, Snakebite, Sweet Slumber, Tetterwort. Medical Uses: Bronchitis, Asthma, croup & laryngitis, stimulates peripheral circulation, nasal polyps. Magical Uses: Love, protection, purification, & spell reversal. To make Diabolic wine, a substitute for human blood. How Used: Inhalant, ingested, sprinkled, carried. Caution: Do not use during pregnancy.

Blue Cohosh: Blueberry Root, Pappoose Root, Squaroot. Medical Uses: Fever & labor. How Used: Ingested. Caution: Do not use during pregnancy.

Calamus Root: Sweet Flag, Gladdon, Myrtle Flag, Myrtle Grass, Myrtle, Sedge, Sweet Cane, Sweet Grass, Sweet Root, Sweet Rjush, Sweet Sedge. Medical Uses: Dyspepsia of all kinds, gastric ulcers & gastritis, poor appetite, colic resulting from flatulence. Magical Uses: Luck, healing, money, & protection. Also strengthens spells. How Used: Infusion, mixtures, sachets, burned. Caution: External use only.

Calandula: Marigold, Bride of the Sun, Drunkard, Goldes, Holigolde, Husband-man's Dial, Marybud, Marygold, Mary Gowles, Ruddes, Ruddles, Spousa Solis, Summer's Bride. Medical Uses: Skin inflammation, external bleeding or wounds, bruising or strains, minor burns, gastric or duodenal ulcers, gallbladder problems, indigestion, delayed menstruation, painful periods. Magical Uses: Protection, prophetic dreams, legal matters, psychic powers. How Used: Topical, ingested, sprinkled, baths, carried.

Camphor: Medical Uses: Sinusitis, colds, circulatory aid. Magical Uses: Prophetic dreams, clear negativity, chastity, health, divination. How Used: Inhaled, burned, topical rub, worn.

Caraway: Medical Uses: Flatulent dyspepsia & intestinal colic, poor appetite, diarrhea, laryngitis, bronchitis & bronchial asthma, cramps, poor lactation. Magical Uses: Lust, health, protection, antitheft, and mental powers. How Used: Gargle, ingested, simmered burned, carried, sachets, chewed.

Catnip: Cat, Catmint, Catnep, Catrup, Cat's Wort, Field Balm, Nepeta, Nip. Medical Uses: Colds, flu, fevers, bronchitis, gastric upsets, flatulence, colic, diarrhea. Magical Uses: Cat magick, love, beauty, happiness, & to overcome any obstacles. How Used: Burned, ingested, chewed. Caution: Avoid use during pregnancy.

Chamomile Flower: Camomyle, Chamaimelon, Ground Apple, Heermannchen (German) Manzanilla (Sp.), Maythen, Roman Camomile, Whig Plant. Medical Uses: Fevers; calms excited, emotional conditions & irritability associated with menses. Magical Uses: Money, sleep, meditation, hex-breaking, love, & purification. How Used: Baths, burn, sprinkle, ingest, inhale.

Chickweed: Adder's Mouth, Indian Chickweed, Passerina, Satin Flower, Star Chickweed, Starweed, Starwort, Stellaire (Fr.), Stitchwort, Tongue Grass, Winterweed. Medical Uses: Cuts, wounds, itching, irritation, eczema or psoriasis, rheumatism. Magical Uses: Fertility & love. How Used: Ingest, topical.

Cinnamon: Sweet Wood. Medical Uses: Coughs, circulation, colds, blood sugar regulation. Magical Uses: Spirituality, success, healing, power, psychic powers, lust, protection, love. How Used: Burned, ingested, chewed, sachets.

Cloves: Medical Uses: Nausea, vomiting, flatulence, digestive stimulation, toothaches. Magical Uses: Protection, exorcism, love, money. How Used: Ingested, topical, burned, carried.

Coltsfoot: Ass's Foot, British Tobacco, Bull's Foot, Butterbur, Coughwort, Pas d' and (Fr.), Sponnc (Irish). Medical Uses: Chronic or acute bronchitis, irritating coughs, whooping coughs & asthma, most respiratory conditions, cystitis, boils, abscesses & suppurating ulcers. Magical Uses: Love & vision. How Used: Topical, sachets, smoked, ingested. Caution: Use with caution. Avoid long term use and if pregnant or nursing.

Comfrey: Assear, Black Wort, Bonset, Bruisewort, Consolida, Consound, Gum Plant, Healing Herb, Knit Back, Knit Bone, Miracle Herb, Slippery Root, Wallwort, Yalluc. Medical Uses: Gastric & duodenal ulcers, hiatus hernia & ulcerative colitis, hemorrhage, bronchitis & irritable coughs, wound healing, scarring, chronic varicose ulcers. Magical Uses: Safety during travel & money. How Used: Carried, topical, ingested. Caution: External use only. In deep wounds, external application can lead to tissue forming over wound before it is healed deeper down, possible abscess formation. Should not be uses on abraded or unbroken skin for prolonged periods. Do not use during pregnancy.

Damiana: Mexican Damiana. Medical Uses: Depression & anxiety where there is a sexual factor, weak male sexual system. Magical Uses: Lust, love, vision. How Used: Ingested & burned.

Dill: Anton, Dill Weed, Dilly, Garden Dill. Medical Uses: Flatulence & colic, low milk production, halitosis. Magical Uses: Protection, money, lust, love. How Used: Chewed, ingested, hung by door, carried, baths.

Dong Quai: Tang Ki. Medical Uses: Circulatory problems, hypertension, constipation, PMS, menopause, menstrual irregularity. How Used: Ingested. Caution: Do not use during pregnancy or if taking blood thinning agents.

Dragon's Blood: Blood, Blume, Calamus Draco, Dracconis Rosina, Sanguis Draconis, Draagon's Blood Palm. Magical Uses: Love, protection, exorcism, potency. How Used: Burned, carried, sprinkled.

Elder Berries: Alhaven, Battree, Boure Tree, Bour 'Tree, Eldrum, Ellhorn, Frau Holle (Ger.), Hildemoer (Ger.), Hollunder (Ger.), Hylder, Lady Ellhorn, Old Gal, Old Lady, Pipe Tree, Rob Elder, Sureau (Fr.), Sweet Elder, Tree of Doom, Yakori bengeskro (Romany -Devil's Eye). Medicinal Uses: Rheumatism, colds & influenza, respiratory inflammation. Magical Uses: Exorcism, Protection, healing, prosperity, sleep. How Used: Worn, hung, carried, scattered, slept on, ingested.

Ephedra: Ma Huang. Medicinal Uses: Asthma, bronchial spasms, bronchitis, whooping cough, allergic reactions, hypo-tension, & circulatory insufficiency. How Used: Ingested. Caution: Consult your physician before using, especially if pregnant, nursing, hypertensive, diabetic, with cardiac or thyroid disease, experiencing difficulty in urination, suffer-ing from anxiety, or taking a MAO inhibitor or other prescription drug. Reduce or discontinue if nervousness, tremor, insomnia, nausea or loss of appetite develop. Not recommended for individuals under 18. Keep away from children.

Eucalyptus: Blue Gum Tree, Stringy Bark Tree. Medicinal Uses: Respiratory problems & insect repellant. Magical Uses: Healing & protection. How Used: Poppets, carried, burned, hung, slept on, simmered. Caution: Not to be used by persons with inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal and bile ducts and sever diseases of the liver.

Fennel Seed: Medicinal Uses: Flatulence & colic, poor digestion or appetite, bronchitis & coughs, low milk production, conjunctivitis & inflammation of eyelids. Magical Uses: Protection, healing, purification. How Used: Ingested, compresses, worn, hung, sachets.

Fenugreek Seed: Bird's Foot, Greek Hay Seed. Medical Uses: Wounds, boils, sores, fistulas, tumors, bronchitis, sore throats, indigestion, poor milk production. Magical Uses: Money. How Used: Gargled, ingested, topical, floor wash, saved.

Galangal Root: Chewing John, China Root, Colic Root, East India Catarrh Root, Galingal, Galingale, Gargaut, India Root, Kaempferia Galanga, Low John the Conqueror, Rhizoma Galangae. Medical Uses: Flatulence, dyspepsia, nausea, sea- sickness. Magical Uses: Protection, Lust, Health Money, psychic Powers, Hex-breaking. How Uses: Worn, carried, ingested, sachets, burned, sprinkled.

Ginger Root: African Ginger. Medical Uses: Bad circulation, chilblains, cramps, feverishness, dyspepsia, flatulence, colic, sore throats, muscle sprains. Magical Uses: Love, money, success, power. How Used: Gargled, ingested, topical.

Grains of Paridise: African Pepper, Guinea Grains, Mallaquetta Pepper, Melequeta. Magical Uses: Lust, luck, love, money, wishes. How Used: Sachets, sprinkled.

Hawthorn Berry: Bread & Cheese Tree, Gaxels, Hagthorn, Halves, Haw, Hazels, Huath, Ladies' Meat, May, May-blossom, May Bush, Mayflower, Quick, Thorn, Tree of Chasitity. Medical Uses: Heart failure or weakness, palpitations, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, & angina pectoris. Magical Uses: Fertility, chastity, fishing magic, happiness. How Used: Sachets, worn, carried.

Hops: Beer Flower, Flor de Cerveza. Medical Uses: Insomnia, tension, anxiety, mucous colitis, skin ulcers. Magical Uses: Healing & sleep. How Used: Ingested, topical slept on, sachets, incense. Caution: Not recommended for use by persons suffering from depression.

Jasmine: Jessamin, Moonlight on the Grove. Medical Uses: Stress, fever . Magical Uses: Love, money, prophetic dreams. How Used: Sachets, carried, burned, worn, smelled, ingested.

Juniper: Enebro, Gemeiner Wachholder (Gr.), Geneva, Gin Berry, Ginepro, Gin Plant. Medical Uses: Cystitis, flatulent colic, rheumatism & arthritis. Magical Uses: Protection, antitheft, love, exorcism, health. How Used: Ingested, incense, hung, burned, carried. Caution: Do not use for more than six weeks in succession. Avoid in any kidney disease or pregnancy.

Kava Kava: Ava, Ava Pepper, Ava Root, Awa Root, Intoxication Pepper. Medical Use: Depression. Magical Use: Viions, protection, luck. How Used: Ingested. Caution: Avoid overuse, may cause kidney damage.

Lavender: Elf Leaf, Nard, Nardus, Spike. Medical Uses: Headaches related to stress, depression, nervous debility & exhaustion, rheumatism. Magical Uses: Love, protection, sleep, chastity, longevity, purification, happiness, peace. How Used: Ingested, topical as oil, sachets, placed in drawers, rubbed, worn, burned, scattered, smelled, carried, baths, slept on.

Lemon Balm: Bee, Balm Lemon, Balsam, Melissa, Sweet Balm, Sweet Melissa. Medical Uses: Flatulent dyspepsia, flu, dyspepsia associated with anxiety & depression, hypertension. Magical Uses: Love, success, healing. How Used: Ingested, carried, incense, sachets, rubbed.

Lemon Grass: Medical Uses: Fevers. Magical Uses: Repel snakes, lust, psychic powers. How Used: Ingested, potions, ingested. Caution: Do not use during pregnancy.

Lycopodium : Club Moss, Foxtail, Lycopod, Selago, Vegetable Sulfur, Wolf Claw. Magical Uses: Protection & power. How Used: Burn, baths.

Lucky Hand Root: Hand of Power, Hand Root, Helping Hand, Salap. Magical Uses: Employment, Luck, protection, money, travel. How Used: Sachets, conjure bags, carried, worn.

Mandrake, American: Mayapple, Duck's Foot, Hog Apple, Mandrake, Racoon Berry, Wild Lemon. Magical Uses: Money, substitute for European mandrake (protection, fertility, money, love, health). How Used: Hung, worn, carried. Caution: Use only under the supervision of an expert qualified in the appropriate use of this substance.

Marjoram: Joy of the Mountain, Knotted Margorame, Marjorlaine, Mountain Mint, Pot Marjoram, Sweet Marjoram, Winter Sweet. Medical Uses: Colds, flu, mouth conditions, infected cuts & wounds, coughs, whooping coughs, headaches due to tension, muscular & rheumatic pain, stings & bites. Magical Uses: Protection, love, happiness, health, money. How Used: Ingested, carried, sprinkled, worn, sachets.

Mistletoe: All heal, Birdlime, Devil's Fuge, Donner Besen, European Mistletoe, Golden Bough, Holy Wood, Wood of the Cross, Lingnam Sanctae Crucis, Misseltoe, Thunder Besem, Withces Broom. Medical Uses: Hypertension, nervous tachycardia, headache, arteriosclerosis, some tumors. Magical Uses: Protection, love, hunting, fertility, health, & exorcism. How Used: Ingested, worn, carried, sprinkled, slept on, burned. Caution: Do not use if you have protein hypersensitivity and chronic-progressive infections such as TB & AIDS.

Motherwort: Lion's Ear, Lion' Tail, Roman Motherwort, Throwort. Medical Uses: Delayed or suppressed menstruation when there is anxiety or tension, menopause, false labor pains, tachycardia with anxiety, heart conditions associated with anxiety & tension. How Used: Ingested. Caution: Do not use during pregnancy.

Mugwort: Artemis Herb, Artemisia, Felon Herb, Muggons, Naughty Man, Old Man, Old Uncle Henry, Sailor's Tobacco, St. John's Plant. Medical Uses: Digestive problems, depression, tension, abnormal menstrual flow. Magical Uses: Strength, psychic powers, protection, prophetic dreams, healing, astral projection. How Used: Worn, slept on, burned, ingested, hung, magical tool wash, sprinkled, carried. Caution: Do not use during pregnancy.

Mustard, Black: Medical Uses: Muscular & skeletal pain, feverishness, colds, flu, chilblains, bronchitis. Magical Uses: Fertility, protection, mental powers. How Used: Carried, sachets, sprinkled, buried, ingested, topical, poultice, baths,

Myrrh: Gum Myrrh Tree, Karan, Mirra Balsom Odendron. Medical Uses: Infections in the mouth, pharyngitis, sinusitis, laryngitis & respiratory complaints, boils, glandular fever, brucellosis, colds, wounds & abrasions. Magical Uses: Protection, exorcism, healing, spirituality. How Used: Ingested, burned, sachets. Caution: Do not use during pregnancy.

Nutmeg: Magical Uses: Luck, money, health, fidelity. How Used: Carried, sprinkled, buried, slept on, ingested, worn, Caution: In Large amounts, it may cause dizziness, stomach pains, rapid pulse, nausea, anxiety, liver pain, double vision, and coma.

Oregano: Medical Uses: Colds, flu, fever, menstrual discomfort, dry skin, respiratory problems. Magical Uses: Forgetting broken relationships. How Used: Ingested, burned, topical, baths, & inhalations.

Orris Root: Florentine Iris, Queen Elizabeth Root. Magical Uses: Love, protection, divination. How Used: Carried, hung, sachets, sprinkled.

Passion Flower: Grandilla, Maracoc, Maypops, Passion Vine. Medical Uses: Insomnia, Parkinson's disease, seizures, hysteria, neuralgia, shingles, & asthma. Magical Uses: Peace, sleep, friendship. How Used: Ingested, carried, hung, slept on.

Pennyroyal: Lurk-In-The-Ditch, Mosquito Plant, Organ Broth Organ Tea, Piliolerian, Pudding Grass, Run-By-The-Ground, Squaw Mint, Tickweed. Medical Uses: Flatulence and abdominal colic, sluggish menstrual process. Magical Uses: Peace, strength, protection. How Used: Ingested, worn, given. Caution: Avoid if pregnant.

Peppermint: Brandy Mint & Lammint. Medical Uses: Intestinal colic, flatulent dyspepsia, vomiting of pregnancy, colds, travel sickness, ulcerative colitis, Chrohn's disease, fevers, flu, nasal catarrh, anxiety, tension, menstrual pains & tension, itching & inflammation. Magical Uses: Purification, sleep, love, healing, psychic powers. How Used: Ingested, inhal-ations, topical, slept on, diffused.

Rose Buds: Magical Uses: Love, psychic powers, healing, love divination, luck, protection. How Used: Worn, ingested, sprinkled, burned.

Rosemary: Compass Weed, Dew of the Sea, Elf Leaf, Guardrobe, Incensier, Libanotis (Gr.), Polar Plant, Sea Dew. Medical Uses: Physiological tension, flatulent dyspepsia, depression associated with debility, muscular pain, sciatica & neuralgia, headache, premature baldness. Magical Uses: Protection, love, lust, mental powers, exorcism, purification, healing, sleep, youth. How Used: Topical, ingested, burned, slept on, hung, bath, worn, incense, poppets.

Sage: Garden Sage, Red Sage, Sawge. Medical Uses: Inflammations of the mouth, gums, tongue, throat, & tonsils, laryngitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis & quinsy, dyspepsia, wounds. Magical Uses: Immortality, longevity, wisdom, protection, wishes. How Used: Ingestion, carried, worn, slept on, gargled, topical.

Sandalwood: Sandal, Santal, White Sandalwood, White Saunders, Yellow Sandalwood. Medical Uses: Fever, heat stroke, kidney & gallstones, infections of the urinary tract. Magical Uses: Protection, healing, exorcism, spirituality, wishes. How Used: Burned, topical, scattered.

Spikenard: Nard, Spignet, Life of Man, Pettymoral, Old Man's Root, Indian Spikenard, Indian Root. Medical Uses: Syphilitic, cutaneous, & rheumatic cases, pulmonary problems. Magical Uses: Fidelity & health. How Used: Worn & ingested.

Sulfur: Brimstone. Medical Uses: Fevers & colds, herpes, rashes, psoriasis, eczema, acne, arthritis, coughs, flatulence, gastrointestinal problems, headaches. Magical Uses: Hex-breaking. How Used: Burned, topical, ingested. Caution: Burn in well ventilated areas.

Tansy: Buttons. Medical Uses: Worm infestations, dyspepsia, scabies. Magical Uses: Health & longevity. How Used: Topical, ingested, worn. Caution: Do not take for prolonged periods of time. Do not use if pregnant.

Uva Ursi: Artery, Barber, Bear's Grape, Kinnikinnick, Mulberry, Mountain Box, Mountain Cranberry, Red Barber, Sagackhomi, Sandbar. Medical Uses: Kidney stones & ulceration, pyelitis & cystitis, bed-wetting, vaginal ulceration & infection. Magical Uses: Psychic workings. How Used: Douche, ingested, sachets.

Valerian: All-Heal, Amanita, Bloody Butcher, Capon's Trailer, Cat's Valerian, English Valerian, Fragrant Valerian, Garden Heliotrope, Phi, Red Valerian, St. George's Herb, Settee Wale, Set Well, Vandal Root. Medical Uses: Tension & anxiety, over-excitability & hysterical states, insomnia, craps & intestinal colic, migraine & rheumatic pain. Magical Uses: Love, sleep, purification, protection. How Used: Ingested, sachets, hung, slept on, carried.

Vervain: Britannia, Enchanter's Plant, Herb Sacra, Herb of Enchantment, Herb of Grace, Herb of the Cross, Holy Herb, Juno's Tears, Pigeon's Grass, Pigeonwood, Simple's Joy, Van-Van, Verbena, Vervain. Medical Uses: Tension & stress, fevers, depression & melancholia, seizure & hysteria, inflammation of the gallbladder & jaundice, gum disease. Magical Uses: Love, protection, purification, peace, money, youth, chastity, sleep, healing. How Used: Ingested, carried, sprinkled, burned, baths, buried, divination, topical. Caution: Only to be used as a flavoring agent in alcoholic beverages.

Vetiver: Thus-Thus, Vetiver. Magical Uses: Love, hex-breaking, luck, money, antitheft. How Used: Burned, powders, sachets, baths, carried.

Willow, White: Osier, SA ill, Salesian Willow, Sough Tree, Tree of Enchantment, Witches' Aspirin, With, Witty. Medical Uses: Fever, chills, headache, infected wounds, irritations, eczema. Magical Uses: Love, love divination, protection, healing. How Used: Ingested, topical, carried, burn.

Wood Betny: Bishopwort, Lousewort, Purple Betny. Medical Uses: Nervous debility, anxiety, tension, headaches, neuralgia. Magical Uses: Protection, purification, love. How Used: Ingested, worn, slept on, burned, carried.

Woodruff: Herb Walter, Master of the Woods, Sweet Worded, Wood Rove, Wuderove. Magical Uses: Victory, protection, money. How Used: Carried & sachets.

Wormwood: Absinthe, Old Workman, Crown for a King. Medical Uses: Indigestion, worm infestations, fever & infection. Magical Uses: Psychic powers, protection, love, calling spirits. How Used: Ingested, burned, carried, hung. Caution: Use with caution. Avoid excessive or long term use. Do not use if pregnant.

Yarrow: Achilles, Arrowroot, Bad Man's Plaything, Carpenter's Weed, Death Flower, Devil's Nettle, Eerie, Field Hops, Gear, Hundred Leaded Grass, Knight's Milfoil, knighted, Lady's Mantle, Milfoil, Militaries, Military Herb, Millefolium, Noble Yarrow, Nosebleed, Old Man's Mustard, Old Man's Pepper, Sanguinary, Seven Year's Love, Snake's Grass, Tansy, Soldier's Woundwort, Stanch Grass, Stanch Weed, Thousand Seal Wound, Yarrow, Yew. Medical Uses: Fevers, hypertension, cystitis, wounds. Magical Uses: Courage, love, psychic powers, exorcism. How Used: Ingested, worn, hung, hair wash. Caution: Do not use if pregnant.