A Complete List of Ritual and Spell Herbs Used in Magical Practices

For centuries, herbs have been revered for their spiritual and magical properties, serving as powerful allies in rituals, spells, and everyday magical practices. From enhancing love to banishing negativity, herbs carry unique energies that can amplify your intentions. Whether you’re new to herbal magic or a seasoned practitioner, this guide provides a comprehensive list of over 50 herbs and their magical uses to help you build a deeper connection with nature’s gifts.

In this blog, you’ll discover the traditional uses of each herb, empowering you to incorporate them into your magical toolkit.

The Magical Properties of Herbs

Herbs possess natural vibrations that align with specific intentions. By choosing the right herb for your spell or ritual, you can strengthen the energy of your practice. Before using herbs, consider the following tips:

• Sourcing: Opt for organically grown or wild-harvested herbs to ensure the highest vibrational energy.

• Preparation: Store herbs in airtight containers, preferably glass jars, to maintain their potency.

• Respect: Always show gratitude for the herbs’ energy, especially if you harvest them yourself.
  

The Complete List of Ritual and Spell Herbs

Feel free to combine these herbs to create custom blends for your specific intentions.

A

• Acacia – Protection, Psychic Powers, Money, Love Spells

• Adam & Eve Roots – Love, Happiness

• Adders Tongue – Healing

• African Violet – Spirituality, Protection

• Agaric – Fertility

• Agrimony – Protection, Sleep

• Ague Root – Protection

• Alfalfa – Prosperity, Anti-Hunger, Money

• Alkanet – Purification, Prosperity

• Allspice – Money, Luck, Healing

• Almond – Money, Prosperity, Wisdom

• Aloe – Protection, Luck

• Aloes, Wood – Love, Spirituality

• Althea – Protection, Psychic Powers

• Alyssum – Protection, Moderating Anger

• Amaranth – Healing Heartbreak, Protection, Invisibility

• Anemone – Health, Protection, Healing

• Angelica – Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Visions

• Anise – Protection, Purification, Youth

• Apple – Love, Healing, Garden Magic, Immortality

• Apricot – Love

• Arabic Gum – Spirituality, Purify Negativity and Evil

• Arbutus – Exorcism, Protection

• Asafoetida – Exorcism, Purification, Protection

• Ash – Protection, Prosperity, Sea Rituals, Health

• Aspen – Eloquence, Anti-Theft

• Aster – Love

• Avens – Exorcism, Purification, Love

• Avocado – Love, Lust, Beauty

B

• Bachelor's Buttons – Love

• Balm, Lemon – Love, Success, Healing

• Balm of Gilead – Love, Manifestations, Protection, Healing

• Bamboo – Protection, Luck, Hex-Breaking, Wishes

• Banana – Fertility, Potency, Prosperity

• Banyan – Luck, Happiness

• Barley – Love, Healing, Protection

• Basil – Love, Exorcism, Wealth, Flying, Protection

• Bay – Protection, Psychic Powers, Healing, Purification, Strength

• Bean – Protection, Exorcism, Wart Charming, Reconciliation, Potency, Love

• Bedstraw, Fragrant – Love

• Beech – Wishes

• Beet – Love

• Belladonna – Astral Projection, Visions TOXIC

• Benzoin – Purification, Prosperity

• Bergamot, Orange – Money, Success

• Be-Still – Luck

• Betony, Wood – Protection, Purification, Love

• Birch – Protection, Exorcism, Purification, Cleansing

• Bistort – Psychic Powers, Fertility

• Bittersweet – Protection, Healing

• Blackberry – Healing, Money, Protection

• Bladderwrack – Protection, Sea Spells, Wind Spells, Money, Psychic Powers

• Bleeding Heart – Love

• Bloodroot – Love, Protection, Purification

• Bluebell – Luck, Truth

• Blueberry – Protection

• Blue Flag – Money

• Bodhi – Fertility, Protection, Wisdom, Meditation

• Boneset – Protection, Exorcism

• Borage – Courage, Psychic Powers

• Bracken – Healing, Rune Magic, Prophetic Dreams

• Brazil Nut – Love

• Briony – Image Magic, Money, Protection

• Bromeliad – Protection, Money

• Broom – Purification, Protection, Wind Spells, Divination

• Buchu – Psychic Powers, Prophetic Dreams

• Buckthorn – Protection, Exorcism, Wishes, Legal Matters

• Buckwheat – Money, Protection

• Burdock – Protection, Healing

C

• Cabbage – Luck

• Cactus – Protection, Chastity

• Calamus – Luck, Healing, Money, Protection

• Camellia – Riches

• Camphor – Chastity, Health, Divination

• Caper – Potency, Lust, Luck

• Caraway – Protection, Lust, Health, Anti-Theft, Mental Powers

• Cardamom – Lust, Love

• Carnation – Protection, Strength, Healing

• Carob – Protection, Health

• Carrot – Fertility, Lust

• Cascara Sagrada – Legal Matters, Money, Protection

• Cashew – Money

• Castor – Protection

• Catnip – Cat Magic, Love, Beauty, Happiness

• Cat Tail – Lust

• Cedar – Healing, Purification, Money, Protection

• Celandine – Protection, Escape, Happiness, Legal Matters

• Celery – Mental Powers, Lust, Psychic Powers

• Centaury – Snake Removing

• Chamomile – Money, Sleep, Love, Purification

• Cherry – Love, Divination

• Chestnut – Love

• Chickweed – Fertility, Love

• Chicory – Removing Obstacles, Invisibility, Favors, Frigidity

• Chili Pepper – Fidelity, Hex Breaking, Love

• China Berry – Luck, Change

• Chrysanthemum – Protection

• Cinchona – Luck, Protection

• Cinnamon – Spirituality, Success, Healing, Power, Psychic Powers, Lust, Protection, Love

• Cinquefoil – Money, Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Sleep

• Citron – Psychic Powers, Healing

• Cloth of Gold – Understand Animal Languages

• Clove – Protection, Exorcism, Love, Money

• Clover – Protection, Money, Love, Fidelity, Exorcism, Success, Luck

• Club Moss – Protection, Power

• Coconut – Purification, Protection, Chastity

• Cohosh, Black – Love, Courage, Protection, Potency

• Coltsfoot – Love, Visions

• Columbine – Courage, Love

• Comfrey – Safety During Travel, Money

• Copal – Love, Purification

• Coriander – Love, Health, Healing

• Corn – Protection, Luck, Divination

• Cornflower – Psychism

• Cotton – Luck, Healing, Protection, Rain, Fishing Magic

• Cowslip – Healing, Youth, Treasure Finding

• Crocus – Love, Visions

• Cubeb – Love

• Cuckoo-flower – Fertility, Lover

• Cucumber – Chastity, Healing, Fertility

• Cumin – Protection, Fidelity, Exorcism

• Curry – Protection

• Cyclamen – Fertility, Protection, Happiness, Lust

• Cypress – Longevity, Healing, Comfort, Protection

D

• Daffodil – Love, Fertility, Luck

• Daisy – Lust, Luck

• Damiana – Lust, Love, Visions

• Dandelion – Divination, Wishes, Calling Spirits

• Datura – Hex Breaking, Sleep, Protection

• Deerstongue – Lust, Psychic Powers

• Devils Bit – Exorcism, Love, Protection, Lust

• Devils Shoestring – Protection, Gambling, Luck, Power, Employment

• Dill – Protection, Money, Lust, Luck

• Dittany of Crete – Manifestations, Astral Projection

• Dock – Healing, Fertility, Money

• Dodder – Love, Divination, Knot Magic

• Dogbane – Love

• Dogwood – Wishes, Protection

• Dragons Blood – Love, Protection, Exorcism, Potency

• Dulse – Lust, Harmony

• Dutchmans Breeches – Love

E

• Ebony – Protection, Power

• Echinacea – Strengthening Spells

• Edelweiss – Invisibility, Bullet-Proofing

• Elder – Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Prosperity, Sleep

• Elecampane – Love, Protection, Psychic Powers

• Elm – Love

• Endive – Lust, Love

• Eryngo – Travelers Luck, Peace, Lust, Love

• Eucalyptus – Healing, Protection

• Euphorbia – Purification, Protection

• Eyebright – Mental Powers, Psychic Power

F

• Fennel – Protection, Healing, Purification

• Fenugreek – Money

• Fern – Rain Making, Protection, Luck, Riches, Eternal Youth, Health, Exorcism

• Feverfew – Protection

• Fig – Divination, Fertility, Love

• Figwort – Health, Protection

• Flax – Money, Protection, Beauty, Psychic Powers, Healing

• Fleabane – Exorcism, Protection, Chastity

• Foxglove – Protection

• Frankincense – Protection, Exorcism, Spirituality

• Fumitory – Money, Exorcism

• Fuzzy Weed – Love, Hunting

G

• Galangal – Protection, Lust, Health, Money, Psychic Powers, Hex-Breaking

• Gardenia – Love, Peace, Healing, Spirituality

• Garlic – Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Lust, Anti-Theft

• Gentian – Love, Power

• Geranium – Fertility, Health, Love, Protection

• Ginger – Love, Money, Success, Power

• Ginseng – Love, Wishes, Healing, Beauty, Protection, Lust

• Goats Rue – Healing, Health

• Goldenrod – Money, Divination

• Golden Seal – Healing, Money

• Gorse – Protection, Money

• Gotu Kola – Meditation

• Gourd – Protection

• Grain – Protection

• Grains of Paradise – Lust, Luck, Love, Money, Wishes

• Grape – Fertility, Garden Magic, Mental Powers, Money

• Grass – Psychic Powers, Protection

• Ground Ivy – Divination

• Groundsel – Health, Healing

H

• Hawthorn – Fertility, Chastity, Fishing Magic, Happiness

• Hazel – Luck, Fertility, Anti-Lightning, Protection, Wishes

• Heather – Protection, Rain Making, Luck

• Heliotrope – Exorcism, Prophetic Dreams, Healing, Wealth, Invisibility

• Hellebore, Black – Protection TOXIC

• Hemlock – Destroy Sexual Drive TOXIC

• Hemp – Healing, Love, Vision, Meditation

• Henbane – Love Attraction TOXIC

• Henna – Healing

• Hibiscus – Lust, Love, Divination

• Hickory – Legal Matters

• High John the Conqueror – Money, Love, Success, Happiness

• Holly – Protection, Anti-Lightning, Luck, Dream Magic, Balance

• Honesty – Money, Repelling Monsters

• Honeysuckle – Money, Psychic Powers, Protection

• Hops – Healing, Sleep

• Horehound – Protection, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Healing

• Horse Chestnut – Money, Healing

• Horseradish – Purification, Exorcism

• Horsetail – Snake Charming, Fertility

• Houndstongue – Tying Dog's Tongues

• Houseleek – Luck, Protection, Love

• Huckleberry – Luck, Protection, Dream Magic, Hex Breaking

• Hyacinth – Love, Protection, Happiness

• Hydrangea – Hex Breaking

• Hyssop – Purification, Protection

I

• Indian Paint Brush – Love

• Iris – Purification, Wisdom

• Irish Moss – Money, Luck, Protection

• Ivy – Protection, Healing

J

• Jasmine – Love, Money, Prophetic Dreams

• Jobs Tears – Healing, Wishes, Luck

• Joe-Pye Weed – Love, Respect

• Juniper – Protection, Anti-Theft, Love, Exorcism, Health

K

• Kava-Kave – Visions, Protection, Luck

• Knotweed – Binding, Health

L

• Lady’s Mantle – Love

• Lady’s Slipper – Protection

• Larch – Protection, Anti-Theft

• Larkspur – Health, Protection

• Lavender – Love, Protection, Sleep, Chastity, Longevity, Purification, Happiness, Peace

• Leek – Love, Protection, Exorcism

• Lemon – Longevity, Purification, Love, Friendship

• Lemongrass – Repel Snakes, Lust, Psychic Powers

• Lemon Verbena – Purification, Love

• Lettuce – Chastity, Protection, Love, Divination, Sleep

• Licorice – Love, Lust, Fidelity

• Life Everlasting – Longevity, Health, Healing

• Lilac – Exorcism, Protection, Beauty

• Lily – Protection, Breaking Love Spells

• Lily of the Valley – Mental Powers, Happiness

• Lime – Healing, Love, Protection

• Linden – Protection, Immortality, Luck, Love, Sleep

• Liquidamber – Protection

• Liverwort – Protection, Love

• Loosestrife – Peace, Protection

• Lotus – Protection, Lock-Opening

• Lovage – Love

• Love Seed – Love, Friendship

• Lucky Hand – Employment, Luck, Protection, Money, Travel

M

• Mace – Psychic Powers, Mental Powers

• Maguey – Lust

• Magnolia – Fidelity

• Mahogany, Mountain – Anti-Lightning

• Maidenhair – Beauty, Love

• Male Fern – Luck, Love

• Mallow – Love, Protection, Exorcism

• Mandrake – Protection, Love, Money, Fertility, Health

• Maple – Love, Longevity, Money

• Marigold – Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Business and Legal Matters, Psychic Powers

• Marjoram – Protection, Love, Happiness, Health, Money, Healing

• Master Wort – Strength, Courage, Protection

• Mastic – Psychic Powers, Manifestations, Lust

• May Apple – Money

• Meadow Rue – Divination

• Meadowsweet – Love, Divination, Peace, Happiness

• Mesquite – Healing

• Mimosa – Protection, Love, Prophetic Dreams, Purification

• Mint – Money, Love, Luck, Healing, Exorcism, Travel, Protection

• Mistletoe – Protection, Love, Hunting, Fertility, Health, Exorcism

• Molukka – Protection

• Moonwort – Money, Love

• Moss – Luck, Money

• Mugwort – Strength, Psychic Powers, Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Healing, Astral Projection

• Mulberry – Protection, Strength

• Mullein – Courage, Protection, Health, Love, Divination, Exorcism

• Mustard – Fertility, Protection, Mental Powers

• Myrrh – Protection, Exorcism, Healing, Spirituality

• Myrtle – Love, Fertility, Youth, Peace, Money

N

• Nettle – Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Lust

• Norfolk Island Pine – Protection, Anti-Hunger

• Nuts – Fertility, Prosperity, Love, Luck

O

• Oak – Protection, Health, Money, Healing, Potency, Fertility, Luck

• Oats – Money

• Olive – Healing, Peace, Fertility, Potency, Protection, Lust

• Onion – Protection, Exorcism, Healing, Money, Prophetic Dreams, Lust

• Orange – Love, Divination, Luck, Money

• Orchid – Love

• Oregon Grape – Money, Prosperity

• Orris Root – Love, Protection, Divination

P

• Palm, Date – Fertility, Potency

• Pansy – Love, Rain Magic, Divination

• Papaya – Love, Protection

• Papyrus – Protection

• Parosela – Hunting

• Parsley – Love, Protection, Purification

• Passion Flower – Peace, Sleep, Friendship

• Patchouly – Money, Fertility, Lust

• Pea – Money, Love

• Peach – Love, Exorcism, Longevity, Fertility, Wishes

• Pear – Lust, Love

• Pecan – Money, Employment

• Pennyroyal – Strength, Protection, Peace

• Peony – Protection, Exorcism

• Pepper – Protection, Exorcism

• Peppermint – Purification, Sleep, Love, Healing, Psychic Powers

• Pepper Tree – Purification, Healing, Protection

• Periwinkle – Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Money, Protection

• Persimmon – Changing Sex, Healing, Luck

• Plot Weed – Protection

• Pimento – Love

• Pimpernel – Protection, Health

• Pine – Healing, Fertility, Protection, Exorcism, Money

• Pineapple – Luck, Money, Chastity

• Pipsissewa – Money, Spirit Calling

• Pistachio – Breaking Love Spells

• Plantain – Healing, Protection, Strength, Snake Repelling

• Plum – Healing

• Plumeria – Love

• Poke – Courage, Hex Breaking

• Pomegranate – Divination, Luck, Wishes, Wealth, Fertility

• Poplar – Money, Flying

• Poppy – Fertility, Love, Sleep, Money, Luck, Invisibility

• Potato – Image Magic, Healing

• Prickly Ash – Love

• Primrose – Protection, Love

• Purslane – Sleep, Love, Luck, Protection, Happiness

Q

• Quassia – Love

• Quince – Protection, Love, Happiness

R

• Radish – Protection, Lust

• Ragweed – Courage

• Ragwort – Protection

• Raspberry – Protection, Love

• Rattlesnake Root – Protection, Money

• Rhubarb – Protection, Fidelity

• Rice – Protection, Rain, Fertility, Money

• Roots – Protection, Power, Divination

• Rose – Love, Psychic Powers, Healing, Divination, Luck, Protection

• Rosemary – Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth

• Rowan – Psychic Powers, Healing, Protection, Power, Success

• Rue – Healing, Health, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Love

• Rye – Love, Fidelity

S

• Saffron – Love, Healing, Happiness, Wind Raising, Lust, Strength, Psychic Powers

• Sage – Immortality, Longevity, Wisdom, Protection, Wishes

• Sagebrush – Purification, Exorcism

• St. John’s Wort – Health, Power, Protection, Strength, Love, Divination, Happiness

• Sandalwood – Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Spirituality

• Sarsaparilla – Love, Money

• Sassafras – Health, Money

• Savory, Summer – Mental Powers

• Scullcap – Love, Fidelity, Peace

• Senna – Love

• Sesame – Money, Lust

• Shallot – Purification

• Skunk Cabbage – Legal Matters

• Slippery Elm – Halts Gossip

• Sloe – Exorcism, Protection

• Snakeroot – Luck, Money

• Snakeroot, Black – Love, Lust, Money

• Snapdragon – Protection

• Solomon’s Seal – Protection, Exorcism

• Sorrel Wood – Healing, Health

• Southern Wood – Love, Lust, Protection

• Spanish Moss – Protection

• Spearmint – Healing, Love, Mental Powers

• Spiderwort – Love

• Spikenard – Love

• Squill – Money, Protection, Hex Breaking

• Star Anise – Psychic Powers, Luck

• Stillengia – Psychic Powers

• Straw – Luck, Image Magic

• Strawberry – Love, Luck

• Sugar Cane – Love, Lust

• Sumbul – Love, Luck, Health, Psychic Powers

• Sunflower – Fertility, Wishes, Health, Wisdom

• Sweetgrass – Calling Spirits

• Sweetpea – Friendship, Chastity, Courage, Strength

T

• Tamarind – Love

• Tamarisk – Exorcism, Protection

• Tansy – Health, Longevity

• Tea – Riches, Courage, Strength

• Thistle – Strength, Protection, Hex Breaking, Healing

• Thistle, Holy – Purification, Hex Breaking

• Thistle, Milk – Snake Enraging

• Thyme – Health, Healing, Sleep, Psychic Powers, Love, Purification, Courage

• Ti – Protection, Healing

• Toadflax – Protection, Hex Breaking

• Toadstool – Rain Making

• Tobacco – Healing, Purification

• Turmeric – Purification

• Turnip – Protection, Ending Relationships

U

• Urva Ursa – Psychic Workings

V

• Valerian – Love, Sleep, Purification, Protection

• Vanilla – Love, Lust, Mental Powers

• Venus Flytrap – Protection, Love

• Vervain – Love, Protection, Purification, Peace, Money, Youth, Chastity, Sleep, Healing

• Vetch, Giant – Fidelity

• Vetivert – Love, Hex Breaking, Luck, Money, Anti-Theft

• Violet – Protection, Luck, Love, Lust, Wishes, Peace, Healing

W

• Wahoo – Hex-breaking, Courage, Success

• Walnut – Health, Mental Powers, Infertility, Wishes

• Wax Plant – Protection

• Wheat – Fertility, Money

• Willow – Love, Divination, Protection, Healing

• Wintergreen – Protection, Healing, Hex Breaking

• Winter’s Bark – Success

• Witch Grass – Happiness, Lust, Love, Exorcism

• Witch Hazel – Protection, Chastity

• Wolfs Bane – Protection, Invisibility

• Wood Rose – Luck

• Woodruff – Victory, Protection, Money

• Wormwood – Psychic Powers, Protection, Love, Calling Spirits

X–Z

• Yarrow – Courage, Love, Psychic Powers, Exorcism

• Yellow Evening Primrose – Hunting

• Yerba Mate – Fidelity, Love, Lust

• Yerba Santa – Beauty, Healing, Psychic Powers, Protection

• Yew – Raising the Dead

• Yohimbe – Love, Lust

• Yucca – Transmutation, Protection, Purification

How to Use These Herbs in Rituals

• Burning as Incense: Release the herb’s energy through smoke.

• Infusions and Teas: Brew herbs for internal use (check safety first).

• Charm Bags and Sachets: Combine herbs for portable magical energy.

• Spell Jars: Layer herbs with crystals and intentions for a visual spell.

Herbs are a powerful and accessible tool for magical practices. By learning their properties, you can create personalized rituals that align with your intentions. Explore, experiment, and connect with these gifts from nature to enhance your magical journey.