Lady Slipper Used for protection against hexes, curses and the evil eye.
Lady’s Mantle Aphrodisiac, transmutation. Use in love potions or to increase the power of any magickal workings.

Also Called: Nine Hooks, Dewcup, Lion’s Foot, Bear’s Foot, Stellaria
Larch Protection and anti-theft
Larkspur Health and protection
Laurel Love and protection. Worn by brides to guarantee a long and happy marriage.
Lavender Magickal uses include love, protection, healing, sleep, purification, and peace. Promotes healing from depression. Great in sleep pillows and bath spells. Believed to preserve chastity when mixed with rosemary. Burn the flowers to induce sleep and rest, then scatter the ashes around the home to bring peace and harmony. Use in love spells and sachets, especially those to attract men.

Also Called: Spike, Nardus, Elf Leaf, Nard
Leek Love, protection, exorcism, and strengthening existing love.
Lemon Cleansing, spiritual opening, purification, and removal of blockages. Add lemon peel to love sachets and mixtures. Soak peel in water and use the mixture as a wash for magickal objects to remove unwanted negativity, especially for objects received second-hand. Use an infusion of lemon to induce lust.

Also Called: Citronnier, Neemoo, Leemoo, Limone, Limoun
Lemon Balm Love, success, healing, and psychic/spiritual development. Use in love charms & spells to attract a partner. Use in healing spells & rituals for those suffering from mental or nervous disorders.

Also Called: Melissa, Sweet Balm, Balm Mint, Bee Balm, Blue Balm, Cure-all, Dropsy Plant, Garden Balm, Sweet Balm
Lemon Grass Psychic cleansing and opening, lust potions.
Lemon Verbena Worn to increase attractiveness or to bed to prevent dreams. Added to other herbal mixtures and charms to increase their effectiveness. Used in purification baths. Carried in an amulet to attract the opposite sex.
Lettuce Divination, lunar magick, sleep, protection, love spells, and male sex magick.
Licorice Love, lust, and fidelity. Carry to attract a lover.

Also Called: Licorice Root, Yashtimadhu, Mithilakdi, Mulathi, Liquorice, Sweet Root, Lacris, Lacrisse, Lycorys, Reglisse
Lilac Wisdom, memory, good luck and spiritual aid.

Also Called: Common Lilac
Lily Fertility, renewal, rebirth, marriage, happiness, and prosperity.

Also Called: Easter Lily, Tiger Lily
Lily of the Valley Soothing, calming, draws peace and tranquility, and repels negativity. Assists in empowering happiness and mental powers. Use in magickal workings to stop harassment. Married couples should plant Lily of the Valley in their first garden to promote longevity of the marriage. Note: Poisonous, use with caution.

Also Called: Jacob’s Ladder, Male Lily, Our Lady’s Tears, Ladder-to-Heaven, May Lily, Constancy
Lime Purification and protection, promoting calmness and tranquility, and strengthening love.
Linden Flowers Used in love spells/mixtures and protection spells & incenses. Mix equal parts Linden and Lavender flowers and place in a sachet under your pillowcase to relieve insomnia. Keep Linden on a table to release the energies needed to keep the spirit alive and healthy.

Also Called: Lime Blossoms, Linden Flowers, Tilia
Little John Place in holy water to bring good luck in everything you attempt.
Lo John Money, success, and luck
Lobelia Used for attracting love and preventing storms.

Also Called: Pukeweed, Indian Tobacco, Bladderpod, Wild Tobacco, Emetic Herb, Emetic Weed, Asthma Weed, Rag Root, Vomit Wort
Lotus Love, protection, psychic opening, and spiritual growth. Sacred to Egyptian gods, Indian gods, Hermes, Oshun, and Osiris.
Lotus Root Carry to keep thoughts pleasant and clear. Mark one side ‘Yes’ and the other ‘No’, then toss the root into the air as you make a wish to find out if the wish will come true.
Lovage Prophetic dreams, energy, and purification. Use in bath spells for psychic cleansing. Use in sachets, amulets, or bath magick to enhance attractiveness and make yourself more love-inspiring. Add an infusion of lovage to the bath immediately prior to attending court to help bring victory.
Lucky Hand Root Magickal uses include bringing good luck, protecting owner from all harm, travel safety, and gaining employment. Great for use in mojo & charm bags. Carry for general success and to obtain & maintain employment.

Also Called: Orchid Root
Lungwort Air magick, offering to the Gods of air, blessing while traveling by air
Mace Promotes concentration, focus, and self discipline; great for study and meditation. Used in reuniting rituals.

Also Called: Macis, Muscadier
Magnolia Flowers Magickal uses include health, beauty, love, loyalty, peace, calming anxieties, marital harmony, and overcoming addictions & obsessive behavior.
Magnolia Bark Magickal uses include fidelity, love and hair growth.

Also Called: Cucumber Tree, Blue Magnolia, Swamp Sassafras, Magnolia Tripetata
Maidenhair Fern Brings beauty and love into your life.
Mandrake Magickal uses include protection, prosperity, fertility, and exorcising evil. Carry to attract love. Wear to preserve health.

Also Called: Mandragora, Satan’s Apple, Manroot, Circeium, Gallows, Herb of Circe, Mandragor, Raccoon Berry, Ladykins, Womandrake, Sorceror’s Root, Wild Lemon
Maple Love, money, wealth, longevity, and good luck
Maple Syrup Longevity, money, and love
Marigold Attracts respect and admiration, provides good luck in court and other legal matters. Great for bath spells — add an infusion of marigold to the bath for 5 days to find “Mr. Right”. Add to sachets, amulets, and incense to attract new love or add life to your current relationship. Place above the bed or in dream pillows for prophetic dreams. Scatter under the bed for protection while sleeping.

Also Called: Bride of the Sun, Ruddes, Marygold
Marjoram Cleansing, purification, and dispelling negativity. Place under pillow to bring revealing dreams. Place in the corners of the home for protection. Use in love spells or place in food to strengthen love. Carry for protection or place in money mixtures and sachets to draw wealth. Put a pinch in the corner of each room in the house each month to attract a husband. Use an infusion in the bath for 7 days to aid in resolving sadness or grief.

Also Called: Joy of the Mountain, Mountain Mint
Marshmallow Root Protection and psychic powers. Burn as an incense for protection and psychic stimulation. Place on the altar during ritual to draw in good spirits.

Also Called: Althea, Sweet Weed, Mallards, Guimauve, Mortification Plant, Schloss Tea, Wymote
May Flowers Attract adventure and chaos to your life
Meadowsweet Used to increase the chances of getting a job. Aids one during times of distress. Useful as an altar offering, especially during love magick. Burn or strew about the house to relieve disharmony in the home or remove tensions. Carry to gain popularity and friendship.

Also Called: Gravel Root, Bride of the Meadow, Bridewort, Little Queen, Gravelweed, Joe-Pye Weed, Purple Boneset, Kidney Root, Trumpet Weed, Trumpet Vine, Meadowsweet
Mesquite Healing. Use in healing incenses and mixtures. Use to fuel ritual fires or burn as an incense for cleansing & purification. Use an infusion of mesquite in the bath for purification.
Milk Thistle Magickal uses include strength, perseverance, wisdom, aid in decision making. It is also thought to enrage snakes, causing them to fight against one another.
Mimosa Protection, purification, love, dream magick. Use in sleep pillows to draw prophetic dreams. Use in bath magick to break hexes and prevent future problems. Scatter around an area for purification.
Mint Promotes energy, communication and vitality. Draws customers to a business. Use dried leaves to stuff a green poppet for healing. Place in wallet or purse or rub on money to bring wealth and prosperity. Use on the altar to draw good spirits to assist in your magick. Place in the home for protection.

Also Called: Garden Mint
Mistletoe Used for fertility, creativity, prevention of illness/misfortune, and protection from negative spells & magick. Hang in the home for protection from lightning & fire. Wear in an amulet to repel negativity & ill will and protect against unwanted advances. Carry for luck in hunting. Use to draw in customers, money and business. Use in ritual baths or prayer bowls for healing. Note: Poisonous, use with caution.

Also Called: Birdlime, Devil’s Fuge, Golden Bough, Holy Wood, Misseltoe, Druid’s Bough, Witch’s Broom, Thunderbesom, Wood of the Cross
Monkshood Magickal uses include invisibility and protection from evil. Use only the flowers in magick, as the roots give off fumes when drying. Excellent for redirecting predators who come after you. Note: Poisonous, use with caution and do not consume.

Also Called: Aconite, Garden Wolf’s Bane, Helmet Flower, Friar’s Cap, Soldier’s Cap, Wolfbane
Morning Glory Used for binding, banishing, and promoting attraction to someone or something. Wrap the vine around a poppet nine times to banish someone. Remember the law of three — use of negative magick is not recommended. Note: Poisonous, use with caution.

Also Called: Devil’s Guts
Motherwort Magickal uses include bolstering ego, building confidence, success and counter magick. Keep in a jar by family pictures to keep the family safe.

Also Called: Lion’s Tail, Lion’s Ear, Throwwort, Roman Motherwort
Mugwort Carried to increase lust & fertility, prevent backache and cure disease & madness. Place around divination and scrying tools to increase their power or near the bed to enable astral travel. Use in sleep pillow or place in a sachet under your pillowcase to bring about prophetic dreams. Use an infusion of mugwort to clean crystal balls and magick mirrors.

Also Called: Artemisia, Felon Herb, St. John’s Plant, Naughty Man, Oild Man, Sailor’s Tobacco
Mullein Protection from nightmares & sorcery, courage, cursing, and invoking spirits. Place beneath pillow or use in dream pillow to guard against nightmares. Carry to instill courage and help attract love from the opposite sex. Use in place of graveyard dust in spells. Wear to keep wild animals at bay in unfamiliar areas. Burn to banish bad influences and bring an immediate halt to bad habits.

Also Called: Flannel Flower, Shepherd’s Club, Hare’s Beard, Pig Taper, Cow’s Lungwort, Aarons Rod, Velvet Plant, Verbascum Flowers, Woolen Blanket Herb, Bullock’s Lungwort, Hag’s Tapers
Musk Encourages self-esteem and desirability. Can assist in transmuting sexual love into spiritual connection. Stimulates the root chakra.
Mustard Seed Courage, faith, and endurance. Frequently used in voudoun charms. Carry a few grains in a small bag to guard against injury. Sprinkle red mustard seed around the house to ward off burglars. Use yellow mustard seed in an amulet to bring faith followed by success — this is one of the oldest known good luck amulets.

Also Called: Yellow Mustard, White Mustard
Myrrh Spiritual opening, meditation, and healing. This herb has high psychic vibrations that will enhance any magickal working. Burn as a potent incense to bring peace and for consecration, and blessing of talismans, charms, and magickal tools. Increases the power of any incense of which it is a part. Usually burned with Frankincense.

Also Called: Molmol, Mirra, Didthin, Bowl
Myrtle Love, fertility, youth, peace, and money. Carry myrtle leaves to attract love, burn as an incense to bring beauty. Wear myrtle while preparing love spells/mixes to increase their intent. Wear or carry to attract true friendship. Use in sachets to ensure a peaceful and loving atmosphere.

Also Called: Bayberry Tree
Narcissus Calms vibrations and promotes harmony, tranquility, and peace of mind.

Also Called: Asphodel, Daffy Down Lily, Fleur de Coucou, Goose Leek, Lent Lily, Porillon
Neroli Joy, happiness, confidence, and overcoming emotional blockages. Soothes, relaxes, and uplifts the spirit. Instills confidence and courage when carried or worn.
Nettle Magickal uses include dispelling darkness & fear, strengthening the will, and aiding in the ability to handle emergencies. Sprinkle in the home to drive off evil & negativity. Carry in a sachet or use with a poppet to turn back a spell on the one who cast it. Sprinkle on self to remove petty jealousies, gossip, envy, and uncomfortable situations.

Also Called: Nettle Leaves, Common Nettle, Stinging Nettle, Beggar’s Lice
Nutmeg Magickal uses include attracting money/prosperity, bringing luck, protection, and breaking hexes. Include in money magick and sachets. Carry as a good luck charm and/or to increase the intellect. Sprinkle nutmeg powder on green candles for prosperity.

Also Called: Myristica
Oak The most sacred of all trees, its wood is often used in the making of magickal tools. Burn the leaves for purification. Use in fertility amulets. Hang a sprig in the home to ward of negativity and strengthen family unity. Carry for wisdom and strength, for luck, to preserve youthfulness, and/or to increase attractiveness.

Also Called: Duir, Jove’s Nuts
Oak Moss Magickal uses include luck, money, protection and strength.
Oatmeal To invoke or worship Brighid.
Oatstraw Keep a small amount in wallet or purse to draw in money and prosperity.
Olive Fidelity, marriage, peace, money. Assures fidelity in love and is used to attract a marriage partner. Inspires fruitfulness and security in love, family, and business.
Olive Leaf Magickal uses include peace, potency, fertility, healing, protection and lust.
Onion Prosperity, stability, endurance, and protection. Burn onion flowers to banish bad habits and negative influences. Cut onions in half and place in the corners of a room to absorb illness, then bury or burn the onion halves in the morning. Sacred to the moon.
Orange Attracts abundance and happiness through love and marriage. Concentrate on a yes/no question while eating an orange, then count the seeds — an even number of seeds means the answer is no, an odd number of seeds means yes. Use the leaves and flowers in love rituals to bring on a marriage proposal. Add an infusion of orange to the bath to increase attractiveness and beauty.
Orange Bergamot Money drawing. Put leaves in wallet or purse to attract money. Rub fresh leaves on money before it is spent to ensure its return.

Also Called: Bergamot, Orange Mint
Orange Blossoms Attracts prosperity and stability; brings harmony, peace, emotional openness, and love. Use in herbal baths for attractiveness.
Orange Peel Magickal uses include love, divination, luck, money and house & business blessing. Add to love sachets to help someone make up their mind. Use in sachets & amulets to bring luck to business negotiations.
Orchid Concentration, strengthening memory, focus, and will power.
Oregano Joy, strength, vitality, and added energy
Orris Root Cut Promotes popularity, persuasiveness, and personal success. Aids communication and helps to open dialogs. Used to draw (or hold) love and romance. Add to the bath for personal protection.

Also Called: Florentine Iris, Queen Elizabeth Root
Orris Root Powder Used to bring love, romance, companionship and a loving mate. Called ‘Love Drawing Powder’ in voodoo/hoodoo. Add to sachets and sprinkle on sheets and around the house to draw or hold love. Place a pinch in the corners of the room to open a new love. Use in bath magick to attract the opposite sex.

Also Called: Love Drawing Powder, Florentine Iris, Queen Elizabeth Root
Osha Root Protection against evil spirits