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botanicals by purpose [long post]

updated 7.8.25

attraction: adam & eve root, agar, allspice, almond, aloe, althea root, ambergris, angelica, apple, apricot, balm of gilead tears, basil, bay laurel, bee pollen, benzoin, bergamot, bistort, blackberry, bladderwrack, blue violet, buckeye, catnip, cedar, chamomile, chickweed, clover, cloves, columbine, cotton, cowslip, damiana, deer’s tongue, dill, elecampane, eucalyptus, evening primrose, foxglove, frangipani, gardenia, henna, hibiscus, honey, honeysuckle, hyacinth, iris, jasmine, job’s tears, juniper, lavender, lemon balm, lemon verbena, licorice, lobelia, lovage, mandrake, marigold, marjoram, may flowers, morning glory, mullein, musk, myrtle, nutmeg, oak, olive, orange, orange blossom (neroli), orris root, parsley, passion flower, peony, periwinkle, pineapple, plumeria, rose, safflower, sassafras, strawberry, sweet bugle, sweet pea, thyme, tonka bean, tuberose, vanilla, vervain, vetiver, wheat, yellow dock, yerba mate, ylang ylang

banishing: basil, betel nut, black pepper, black salt, cayenne pepper, chamomile, cactus, cloves, dragon’s blood, elder, garlic, heliotrope, horehound, hyssop, juniper, morning glory, mullein, mugwort, oleander, onion, pine, rosemary, rue, sage, sea salt, st. john’s wort, thyme, tobacco, wood betony, yarrow flower

beauty: avocado, beet, belladonna, catnip, chamomile, evening primrose, flax, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, henna, lady’s mantle, lavender, lemon, lemon verbena, lilac, lucky hand (orchid root), magnolia, maidenhair, myrtle, orange, orange blossom (neroli), orchid, pea, prune, rose, sunflower, violet, yerba santa

binding: agrimony, buttercup (crowfoot), calamus, hydrangea, ivy, knotweed, morning glory, skullcap, snapdragon, solomon’s seal, spanish moss, spiderwort, witch hazel

cleansing/purification: angelica, anise seeds, balsam, black pepper, camphor, cayenne, cedar, chamomile, citronella, cloves, coconut, dragon’s blood, eucalyptus, fennel, fern, frankincense, garlic, ginger, grapefruit, guava, honey, horehound, horseradish, hyssop, lavender, lemon, lemongrass, lemon verbena, lime, marjoram, melon, mesquite, onion, orange, parsley, peppermint, periwinkle, pine, rosemary, sage, sandalwood, sea salt, solomon’s seal root, spearmint, tangerine, thyme, turmeric, vervain, yucca

confidence: basil, bergamot, bindweed, cardamom, cedar, celandine, cinquefoil, coconut, cypress, dogwood, ginger, grapefruit, honeysuckle, motherwort, nutmeg, orange, orange blossom (neroli), sunflower, tobacco, yarrow flower

courage: acorn, allspice, basil, bergamot, blue violet, borage (starflower), cardamom, cinnamon, citronella, cloves, clover, columbine, dragon’s blood, eyebright, fennel, frankincense, garlic, geranium, iris, ivy, mullein, musk, mustard seed, oak, orange, pokeweed, ragweed, raspberry, rose, rosemary, st. john’s wort, sweet pea, tarragon, thyme, turmeric, yarrow flower

creativity: coffee, citronella, dragon’s blood, fig, hemp, kava kava, lavender, lemon balm, lemon verbena, orange, pomegranate, pumpkin, rosemary, tangerine, valerian, vervain, vetiver, wild cherry bark, willow, yellow pepper

cursing: angelica, asafoetida, bayberry, bindweed, blackberry root, black salt, bladderwrack, bloodroot, blueberry, boneset, cayenne, chicory, chili powder, cinnamon, cinquefoil, cloves, cramp bark, dragon’s blood, foxglove, hemlock, henbane, jezebel root, knot weed, lemon, lemon verbena, lime, mace, mandrake, mullein, mustard seed, myrrh, belladonna (nightshade), onion, patchouli, poke root, poppy seed, rue, spanish moss, slippery elm, stinging nettle, sumac, tormentil, vervain, vetiver, wormwood (absinthe), yew, yohimbe bark

divination: almond, angelica, anise seeds, arrow root, basil, bay leaf, belladonna, catnip, cedar, cinnamon, cinquefoil, clary sage, cloves, copal, dandelion, elder, foxglove, frankincense, garlic, hazel, holly, honeysuckle, iris root, lavender, lemongrass, lilac, maple, meadowsweet, mugwort, myrrh, nutmeg, onion, orange, parsley, peppermint, pine, pomegranate, poppy seeds, rose, rowan, safflower, sage, sandalwood, spearmint, star anise, sunflower, thyme, uva ursi, willow, wormwood (absinthe), yarrow flower

dreams: anise seeds, bay leaf, buchu, catnip, chamomile, cinquefoil, damiana, dandelion root, elder, goosegrass, grapes, heliotrope, hibiscus, holly, hops, hyacinth, jasmine, lavender, lemon verbena, lovage, mandrake, marigold, marjoram, mimosa, mugwort, mullein, onion, peppermint, rose, rosemary, sage, spearmint, st. john’s wort, star anise, thyme, valerian, vervain, violet, willow, wood betony, yarrow flower

energy: allspice, aloe, amber, angelica, belladonna (nightshade), black walnut, carrot, centaury, cherry bark, coffee, cowslip, cramp bark, daffodil, damiana, dragon’s blood, fig, frankincense, hawthorn, lemon, lime, lovage, mint, oregano, paprika, parsley, peppermint, red pepper, sage, sandalwood, spearmint, spinach, sunflower, tangerine, vanilla, walnut, wintergreen

fertility: acorn, apple, banana, barley, birch, bistort, cabbage, carrot, celery, chickweed, cucumber, cyclamen, daffodil, egg, fenugreek, fig, ginkgo biloba, grapes, hawthorn, hay, hazelnut, ivy, lily, mandrake, mistletoe, mugwort, mulberry, mustard seed, myrtle, oak, olive leaf, palm, parsley, patchouli, peach, pine, pomegranate, poppy seeds, pork, pumpkin, prickly ash bark, rhubarb, rice, rye, sesame seed, shave grass, squaw vine, walnut, watercress, wheat, yellow dock, yohimbe bark

fidelity: cardamom, chili pepper, clover, cumin, hydrangea, licorice root, lime, magnolia bark, olive, rhubarb, rye, vetch, yerba mate

happiness: anise, apple, azalea, banyan, bee pollen, beech, catnip, cherry, cumin, cyclamen, fern, geranium, hawthorn, honey, honeysuckle, hyacinth, jasmine, lavender, lemon, lily, lily of the valley, lime, marjoram, meadowsweet, orange, orange blossom (neroli), palm, peach, persimmon, quince, rose, saffron, st. john’s wort, tangerine, witches grass (dog grass)

healing: adder’s tongue, african violet, agrimony, allspice, almond, angelica, apple, arrow root, aspen, balm of gilead tears, barley, bay leaf, bayberry, belladonna, blackberry, calamus, carnation, cedar, chamomile, chia, chickweed, cinnamon, cotton, cloves, cucumber, cypress, dandelion leaf, eucalyptus, fennel, feverfew, flax seed, foxglove, gardenia, garlic, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, goldenseal, hemp, hops, horse chestnut (buckeye), ivy, lavender, lemon balm, lemon verbena, lime, melon, mesquite, mint, mistletoe, myrrh, olive leaf, onion, peppermint, persimmon, pineapple, plantain, plum, potato, raspberry leaf, rose, rose hips, rosemary, rowan, rue, saffron, sage, sandalwood, sassafras, saw palmetto, spearmint, thistle, thyme, vervain, white willow bark, willow, wood betony, yarrow flower, yerba santa

hex-breaking: asafoetida, bamboo, chili pepper, datura, galangal, holy thistle, huckleberry, hydrangea, mimosa, nutmeg, onion, papaya, peony, pokeroot, prickly ash bark, rue, squill, thistle, thyme, toadflax, true unicorn root, vetiver, willow, wintergreen, witches grass (dog grass), yew, yucca

invisibility: aconite (wolfsbane, monkshood), amaranth, black haw, cherry bark, chicory, fig, heliotrope, poppy seeds, sow thistle, tansy

legal matters: buckthorn, calendula flower, cascara, celandine, galangal, hickory, lovage, marigold, skunk cabbage, tobacco

love: acacia, allspice (pimento), apple, apricot, avocado, balm of gilead, barley, basil, beans, beetroot, bloodroot, buttercup (crowfoot), cabbage, cardamom, celery, cherry, chestnut, chickweed, chili peppers, cilantro (coriander), coltsfoot, copal, corn, cornflower, daffodil, dates, dogbane, dragon’s blood, elm, fig, gardenia, geranium, ginseng, grapes, henbane, hibiscus, high john, honeydew, hyacinth, indian paintbrush, job’s tears, juniper, kiwi, lady’s mantle, lavender, leek, lemon, lemon balm, lemon verbena, lettuce, lime, liverwort, lobelia, lovage, maidenhair, mandrake, mango, maple, marjoram, marshmallow, meadowsweet, mint, mistletoe, moonwort, mullein, mushrooms, myrrh, myrtle, nectarine, nuts, orange, orchid, orris root, pansy, papaya, parsley, pea, peach, pear, peppermint, periwinkle, plum, quassia, quince, radish, raspberry, rose, rosemary, rue, rye, saffron, southern wood, spearmint, spiderwort, st. john’s wort, strawberry, sugarcane, tangerine, thyme, tomato, turnip, vanilla, vervain, vetiver, willow, witches grass (dog grass), wood betony, wormwood (absinthe), yams, yarrow, yerba mate

luck: acorn, agrimony, allspice (pimento), anise seeds, arrow root, bamboo, banana, bay leaf, cabbage, calamus, caraway, carrot, cassia, chamomile, cinnamon, corn, cotton, daffodil, dill, dragon’s blood, fern, frankincense, galangal, hazelnut, kumquat, lime, lucky hand (orchid root), nutmeg, orange, parsley, pear, peppermint, persimmon, pineapple, pomegranate, poppy seeds, pumpkin, red clover, rose, rue, star anise, strawberry, sunflower, vanilla, vetiver, violet, wintergreen, yarrow flower

manifestation/power: acorn, bamboo, balm of gilead, bergamot, black haw, carnation, cayenne, cedar, cinnamon, cinquefoil, club moss, dittany, ebony, echinacea, frankincense, gentian, ginger, goldenseal, lady’s mantle, lime, mastic, mugwort, myrrh, rowan, sandalwood, st. john’s wort, star anise, sunflower, witches burr, wormwood (absinthe)

meditation: acacia, anise seeds, angelica, chamomile, copal, cypress, dittany, eucalyptus, frankincense, hemp, jasmine, lemon verbena, lotus, mugwort, myrrh, nutmeg, parsley, patchouli, red willow bark, rosemary, sage, sandalwood, thyme

mental clarity: amber, balsam, basil, cardamom, cayenne, cinnamon, cloves, fern, eyebright, ginger, ginkgo biloba, grapefruit, lavender, lemon balm, lemongrass, mulberry, peppermint, periwinkle, rosemary, sage, sandalwood, spearmint, thyme, turmeric, willow

mental power: caraway, cayenne, celery, cinnamon, coffee, eyebright, fenugreek, grapes, hazelnut, horehound, lavender, lily of the valley, mace, mustard, peppermint, periwinkle, raisins, rosemary, rue, sage, summer savory, spearmint, thyme, vanilla, walnut, watercress, yellow pepper

peace: aloe, apple, apricot, basil, blueberry, brussel sprouts, celery, chamomile, cilantro (coriander), coffee, coltsfoot, cornflower, cucumber, cumin, eucalyptus, fig, gardenia, heather, hemp, hyacinth, jasmine, kola nut, lavender, lemon verbena, lettuce, lily of the valley, lime, magnolia flowers, maidenhair, marigold, meadowsweet, myrrh, myrtle, narcissus, olive leaf, orange, orange blossom (neroli), oregano, passion flower, passion fruit, pea, pennyroyal, peppermint, plum, rhubarb, rose, sage, skullcap, sweetgrass, tobacco, tuberose, valerian, vervain, violet, willow, ylang ylang

prosperity/wealth/abundance: alfalfa, allspice, almond, balsam, banana, barley, basil, bay leaf, beef, bergamot, blackberry, bladderwrack, cashew, chamomile, cinnamon, cinquefoil, citronella, coltsfoot, comfrey, dill, eggplant, fenugreek, flax, fumitory, galangal, ginger, goldenrod, goldenseal, grains, grapes, green pepper, high john, honeysuckle, horse chestnut (buckeye), hyssop, irish moss, jasmine, kumquat, lavender, lemon, lemon verbena, lime, lucky hand, mandrake, maple, marigold, mint, moss, musk, myrtle, oak, oats, onion, orange, patchouli, pea, peanut, pear, pecan, pine, pineapple, pine nut, pineapple, pomegranate, poppy seeds, pumpkin, red clover, rice, sesame, snakeroot, spinach, tangerine, tomato, wheat, woodruff

protection: acacia (gum arabic), aconite (wolfsbane, monkshood), acorn, african violet, aloe, amber, angelica, anise seeds, ash, balsam, bamboo, barley, basil, bay leaf, belladonna, bergamot, black haw (devil’s shoestring), black pepper, blackberry, blessed thistle, bloodroot, blue violet, blueberry, boneset, brimstone (sulfur powder), buckwheat, cactus, calamus, calendula, carnation, caraway, catnip, cedar, chia, chives, chrysanthemum, cilantro (coriander), cinnamon, cloves, clover, coconut, comfrey, corn, cotton, cramp bark, cranberry, cumin, curry, cypress, dandelion root, datura, devil’s bit, devil’s claw, dill, dogwood, dragon’s blood, ebony, elder, eucalyptus, fennel, fern, feverfew, fleabane, foxglove, frankincense, gardenia, garlic, geranium, ginger, ginseng, heather, heliotrope, henna, hickory, high john the conqueror, holly, horseradish, irish moss, ivy, juniper, kava kava, kelp, lady slipper, larch, larkspur, laurel, lavender, leek, lemon verbena, lettuce, lime, lotus, mandrake, marigold, marjoram, marshmallow root, mimosa, mint, mistletoe, mullein, musk, nutmeg, oak moss, olive leaf, onion, papyrus, peat moss, peony, periwinkle, pimpernel, pine, pineapple, plantain, quince, radish, raspberry leaf, rhubarb, rice, rowan, rue, sandalwood, saw palmetto, sea salt, slippery elm, snapdragon, solomon’s seal, spanish moss, spearmint, st. john’s wort, straw flower, sunflower, tangerine, thistle, valerian, venus fly trap, vervain, violet, willow, wintergreen, witch hazel, wood aloe, woodruff, wormwood (absinthe), yarrow, yerba santa, yew, yucca

psychic abilities: acacia (gum arabic), alder, ambergris, anise seeds, arnica flowers, ash, bay leaf, belladonna, bistort, bladderwrack, borage (starflower), buchu, butcher’s broom, calendula, camphor, cherry, celery/celery seed, cinnamon, coconut, cypress, damiana, dandelion root, deer’s tongue, eyebright, fig, flaxseed, foxglove, galangal, goldenrod, hazel, hemp, honeysuckle, horse chestnut (buckeye), ivy, kava kava, kelp, lemon balm, lemongrass, lettuce, lotus, lovage, marigold, marshmallow root, meadowsweet, mulberry, mugwort, mullein, mushrooms, musk, myrrh, nutmeg, orange, orris root, palm, pansy, pomegranate, rose, rosemary, rowan, saffron, sage, st. john’s wort, star anise, thyme, tuberose, uva ursi, willow, wisteria, wormwood (absinthe), yarrow flower, yerba santa

relaxation/calming: basil, blue violet, cauliflower, cedar, chamomile, clary sage, cucumber, cypress, hemp, hops, hyssop, juniper, kava kava, kola nut, lavender, lemon balm, lily of the valley, lime, mandarin, mugwort, narcissus, orange blossom (neroli), parsley, passion flower, rose, thyme, tuberose, skullcap, st. john’s wort, valerian, vanilla, ylang ylang

spell-breaking: ague, angelica, asafoetida, bamboo, basil, bay leaf, benzoin, boneset, brimstone (sulfur powder), burdock, chili pepper, cinquefoil, comfrey, datura, frankincense, galangal, garlic, geranium, holy thistle, huckleberry, hydrangea, iris root (orris root), lemon, lemon verbena , lilac, lily, lucky hand (orchid root), myrrh, oak moss, onion, oregano, patchouli, rue, safflower, solomon’s seal, st. john’s wort, stinging nettle, squill, thistle, toadflax, turmeric, vervain, vetiver, willow, wormwood (absinthe), yarrow flower

strength: balsam, bay leaf, beef, bee pollen, blessed thistle, borage (starflower), broccoli, calamus, calendula flower, camphor, carnation, cedar, cinnamon, dates, echinacea, endives, fennel, fig, gentian, ginger, heliotrope, high john, irish moss, leek, lime, marjoram, milk thistle, mulberry, oak, oak moss, orchid, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, pine, pine nut, red peppers, saffron, sow thistle, spearmint, st. john’s wort, stinging nettle, tangerine, tea leaves, thyme, tobacco, vanilla, willow, wood betony

success: angelica, apple, basil, bay leaf, benzoin, cedar, cinnamon, frankincense, garlic, ginger, high john, lemon balm, lemon verbena (vervain), lucky hand (orchid root), marigold, mistletoe, mustard, myrrh, oak, onion, orange, sandalwood, solomon’s seal, st. john’s wort, strawberry, sunflower, valerian, vetiver, wood aloe

wisdom: acacia, acorn, almond, angelica, bay leaf, benzoin, cassia, cinnamon, cinquefoil, elder, frankincense, goosegrass, hazelnut, honey, iris, lilac, milk thistle, mulberry, peach, oak, sage, solomon’s seal, sunflower

wishes: bamboo, bat’s head root, bay leaf, beech, black walnut, blowball, buckthorn, dandelion leaf/root, dogwood, ginseng, job’s tears, lotus root, peppermint, pomegranate, sage, sandalwood, spearmint, star anise, sunflower, tonka bean, walnut, willow

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