Acacua – leguminosae, mimosacceae

• Folk names – cassie flower, catechu, Egyptian thorn, gum Arabic

• Uses

  • to contact the dead

  • open mind to visions

Adder’s tongue – liliaceae

• folk names – dog-tooth violet, rattlesnake violet, serpents tongue, yellow snake-leaf

• Uses

  • Step enemies from mentioning your name

  • Protect from back-biting or meddling in-laws

African Bird Pepper 

African ginger – see ginger

African pepper grains – see grains of paradise

African wishing beans – see mojo beans

Agar agar – algae

• Folk names – Ceylon moss, sea lettuce, sea spirit

• Uses

  • protect against unsettled or evil spirits

  • semi-invisibility

Agar wood – see aloes wood

Agrimony – rosaceae

• folknames – cocklebur, sticklewort

• Uses

  • Shield from threatened curse

  • Repel the evil eye and repair the damage

  • Undo a curse

  • Undo tricks that caused people to slander against your marriage

  • Business – to “hook” in customers

Alfalfa – Leguminosae

• Uses

  • Power to bring about good fortune in all sorts of money matters

Allspice – myrtaceae

• Folkname – Jamaica pepper, clove pepper

• Uses

  • Draw good luck in business and gambling

  • Relax the mind

Aloes wood – thymeleaceae

• Folknames – agarwood, eaglewood, lignaloes, lignum aloes

• Uses

  • Mix aloes & sandlewood, burn to encourage your lover to desire you more deeply

  • To attract a new lover – mix aloes & “come to me” oil. Burn on charcoal in four piles around you as you stand in the moonlight

  • Renew fading love – mix aloes with attraction oil and keep in a dark place for seven nights. Strain out chips and urine or menstrual blood. Cut the oil four times its volume with almond oil. Anoint your lover’s hands and body

  • Keep your spouse safe while traveling – mix aloes with frankincense and burn on charcoal every day your mate is gone.

  • Summon evil spirits

  • Rid a room of evil spirits

Althea – malvaceae

• Folknames – hollyhock, mallow, marsh mellow, rose of Sharon

• Uses

  • To protect from evil spirits

  • To bring helpful spirits to you

  • To summon benevolent spirits

Alum – aluminum sulfate

• Uses

  • To stop gossip

  • Luck in gambling

  • To uncross a rental property

Angelica – umbelliferae

• Folknames – archangel, dong quai, holy ghost root, masterwort

• Uses

  • Bless a new baby

  • Cure fear

  • Protection from unruly man

  • Control your partner

  • Purify your home

  • To quieten poltergeists

  • Prevent enemies from entering home

  • Uncrossing

Anise – umbelliferae

• Uses

  • protection against the evil eye

  • inducing spiritual trances

  • helps with psychic visions

arrow root – marantaceae

• Uses

  • aid in gambling luck

Asafoetida – umbelliferae

• Folknames – asafetidy, devil’s dung

• Uses

  • to prevent disease

  • keep off law

  • stop someone from bothering you

  • get revenge

  • reverse a trick

  • to jinx an enemy

Balm – see lemon balm

Balm of Gilead buds – burse raceae

• Uses

  • protect against the evil eye

  • put an end to sexual discord

  • foster a reconciliation

  • honey jar to renew affection

  • mend a broken friendship

  • soothe love problems

Basil – labiatae

• Folknames – holy basil, sacred basil, sweet basil, tulsi

• Uses

  • happiness and peace in the family

  • protect home from evil

  • personal protection

Bay – lauraceae

• Folknames – bay laurel, bay leaves, Grecian bay, laurel, sweet bay

• Uses

  • brings success

  • gives protection

  • induces visions

 

Bayberry – myricaceae

• Folknames – myrtle candle berry, tallow shrub, wax berry, wax myrtle, vegetable tallow berry

• Uses

  • to draw in money

Benzoin – styraceae

• Folknames – Benjamin tree, gum Benjamin, styrax

• Uses

  • brings good luck and peace of mind

Betony – see wood betony

Black cohosh – see black snake root

Black pepper – piperaceae

• Folkname – peppercorn

• Uses

  • Can hurt others or give protection

Black snake root – ranunculaceae

• Folknames – black cohosh, bugbane, rattlesnake root

• Uses

  • highly protective and lucky

  • make an unwanted renter move

Blessed thistle – compositae

• Folkname – holy thistle

• Uses

  • protects against evil

Bloodroot – papaveraceae

• Folknames – coon root, puccoon root, red puccoon, red paint root, tetterwort

• Uses

  • stops family troubles and aids in sexual pleasure

Blue cohosh – berberidaceae

• Folknames – papoose root

• Uses – protects objects and places from evil

Boneset – composiate

• Folknames – thoroughwort, white snake root

• Uses

  • protection of jinxing illness

Brick dust – see red brick dust

Buckeye – sapindaceae

• Folknames – conker, horse, chestnut

• Uses

  • gambling charm

  • improves sales in your business

  • aids in getting a job

Burdock – compositae

• Folkname – batweed

• Uses

  • cleansing

  • uncrossing

  • protection

Calamus – araceae

• Folkname – sweet flag

• Uses

  • Controls people

  • Breaks jinxes

  • Lucky

Calendula – compositae

• Folknames – marigold, pot marigold

• Uses

  • Lucky in money matters, court cases and legal matters

Camphor – lauraceae

• Uses

  • Assists with psychic visions

  • Purifies room without incense

Cardamom – zingiberaceae

• Uses

  • Makes women enticing and charming to men

Cedar – coniferae

• Uses

  • Make someone move

  • Rent out a room

  • Make the one you love follow you

 

Celandine – papaveraceae

• Folknames – greater celandine

• Uses

  • Protective

  • Keeps off witches and low officers

  • Mixed with poppy seed to win in court by confusing the testimony of police

Chamomile – compositae

• Folknames – german chamomile, kamille, manzanilla, maythen

• Uses

  • Protection

  • Brings luck in money and games of chance

Chia seed – labiatae

• Uses

  • Stop gossip

Chicory – compositae

• Uses

  • Burn on charcoal with red pepper and other jinxing herbs to strengthen a curse on an enemy

Cilantro seeds – see Coriander

Cinnamon – lauraceae

• Folkname – cassia bark

• Uses

  • Brings good fortune in business and games of chance

Clove pepper – see allspice

Clover, red – Leguminosae

• Folknames – trefoil, shamrock

• Uses

  • Brings good luck in love and marriage

Cloves – myrtaceae

• Uses

  • Money-drawing

  • Prosperity

  • Room-renting

  • Friendship

Cohosh, black – see black snake root

Comfrey – boraginaceae

• Uses

  • Brings money

  • Wards off unknown strangers

  • Peace at home while you travel

Coriander – umbrelliferae

• Folkname – cilantro seeds

• Uses

  • Draw love

  • Bring fidelity in marriage

  • Prevent illness

Cramp bark – see devil’s shoestring

Damiana – turneraceae

• Folkname – love herb

• Uses

  • Luck in love affairs

  • Believed to have aphrodisiac qualities

Dandelion – compositae

• Uses

  • Aid in the development of psychic gifts & grant wishes

Deer’s tongue – compositae

• Folkname – vanilla leaf

  • Luck in love affairs and court cases

Devil’s shoestring – caprifoliaceae

• Folkname – vanilla leaf

• Uses

  • Stop someone from harassing you

  • Break blockage caused by enemy

  • Draw customers to illegal business

  • Draw good customers and keep away bad

Dill – umbelliferae

• Uses

  • Breaks jinxes

  • Removes crossed conditions

  • Brings luck in love, court and wards off disease

Dragon’s Blood – palmaceae

• Folkname – dragon palm

• Uses

  • Wards off evil

  • Brings luck in money and love

Elder berries – caprifoliaceae

• Folkname – popgun elder

• Uses

  • Make a wish come true

  • Protection from intrusion

  • Keep law away

Elm bark – see slippery elm

Eucalyptus – myrtaceae

• Uses

  • wards off evil

  • repels enemies who are troubling you at work or home

Fennel – umbelliferae

• uses

  • ward off troublesome and meddling individuals. Especially those who work for police, immigration services, tax depts and other government agencies

Fern-filices

• Folknames – bracken fern, kings fern, maidenhair fern, male fern, rattlesnake fern, royal fern, shield root fern

• Uses

  •  prevents evil from entering the home

  •  male fern for love spells

  • reverses jinxes

Feverfew – compositae

• Uses

  • prevents accidents

  • break jinx that has caused accidents to occur

Five-finger gross – rosaceae

• Folknames – cinquefoil, potentilla, septfoil, silverweed, tormentil

• Uses

  • obtaining love, luck, money, power and wisdom

Flax seed – linaceae

• Uses

  •  guardian of children, increase psychic abilities

Frankincense – burseraceae

• Folkname – olibanum

• Uses

  • summon a spirit

  • consecration and intensification

  • increase power of conjure work

  • peaceful sleep

Galangal root – see little john chew/root

Ginger – zingiberaceae

• Folkname – Jamaica ginger, jake root, white ginger, African ginger

• Uses

  • gives fiery form of protection

  • heats up love and money spells

Golden seal – ranunculaceae

• Folkname – yellow puccoon

• Uses

  • a powerful guardian and healer when added to any moji hand

Gravel root – compositae

• Folknames – ague weed, joe-pye weed, queen of the meadow

• Uses

  • grants control over job situations

Greater celandine – see celandine

Gum Arabic – see acacia

Gum Benjamin -  see benzoin

Hawthorn berries – rosaceae

• Uses

  • keep a woman from coming around to see your man

Heartsease – see violet

Hibiscus – malvaceae

• Uses

  • place on altar while doing love work

High John the Conqueror root – convolulaceae

• Folknames – bindweed, high john, jalap, john the conqueror, king of the woods, king root, man of the earth, man root

• Uses

  • commanding power, gain personal mastery and strengthen nature

  •  a person possessing a john root will never go long without money or a lover

  • extremely lucky in games of chance and in business

Hollyhock – see Althea

Holy Basil – see basil

Holy Thistle – see blessed thistle

Horse Chestnut – see buckeye

Hyssop – labiatae

• Uses

  • remove crossed conditions in a home

Irish Moss – algae

• Folknames – carrageen, isish sea moss, pear moss

• Uses

  • brings good fortune in money matters, business and gambling

Jalap – see High John the Conqueror Root

Jamaica ginger – see ginger

Jamaica pepper – see allspice

Jasmine – oleaceae

• Folkname – jessamine

• Uses

  • helps with psychic dreams

  • enhances the power of lover herb mixtures

Jessamine – see jasmine

John the conqueror – see High John the Conqueror

Juniper – coniferae

• Uses

  •  foster good luck in sexual relations

Kamille – see Chamomile

Khus Khus – see Vetiver

King of the woods – see High John the Conqueror

Knot weed – polygonaceae

• Folknames – crawl gross, knot grass, ladies thumb

• Uses

  • used in spells to bind and restrict someone

  • control a person’s movement in some way

  • symbolically tie things down

Ladies Thump – see knot wood

Lavender – labiatae

• Uses

  • brings good luck in matters of love

  • brings peace to the home

  • faithfulness to a marriage

Lemon Balm – labiatae

• Folknames – balm, bee balm, bergamont mint, lemon mint, sweet Melissa

• Uses

  • cleansing herb

  • clears away bad luck in love

  • draws a new lover

Lemon Grass – gramineae

• Uses

  • wards off evil

  • brings luck in love

Lemon Verbena – verbenaceae

• Uses

  • clears away unwanted things

Licorice – Leguminosae

•  Uses

  • grants the bearer control over a person or situation

Lignaloes – see aloes wood

Lignum aloes – see aloes wood

• Folknames – aplina, chewing john, courtcase root, galangal, low john root, wild ginger

• Uses

  • lucky in courtcase

  • break a jinx or turn away an enemy from harming you

Lousewort – see wood betony

Lovage – umbelliferae 

• Folknames – bo’hog root, gout weed, lavose smellage

• Uses

  • to aid romantic conditions by strengthening sexual power

  • enhances love luck

Love Herb – see damiana

Love Root – see Queen Elizabeth root

Low John Root – see Little John to Chew

Lucerne – see Alfalfa

Mace – myristicaceae

• Uses – to draw money

Mallow – see Althea

Mandrake – berberidaceae

• Flkname – may apple

• Uses

  • for love

  • conjure wealth

Man of the Woods – see high john conqueror

Man Root – see high john conqueror

Manzinalla – see chamomile

Marigold – see calendula

Marjoram – labiatae

• Uses

  • to confer protection from harm

  • enhance love in marriage

  •  to assuage grief and sorrow

Marsh mallow – see althea

Master of the Woods – rubiaceae

• Folknames – sweet woodruff, woodruff, woods master

• Uses

  • a commanding and ruling herb

Master Root – umbelliferae

• Folknames – masterwort, imperial masterwort, pellitory of Spain, rulers wort

• Uses

  • power enhancing

  • protection

  • aid in psychism

May Apple – see mandrake

Maythen – see chamomile

Mint Labiatae

• Folkname – spearmint, peppermint

• Uses

  • breaks jinxes

  • purifies people

  • protects money

  • psychic abilities

Mugwort – compositae

• Uses

  • provides safe travel

    • aid in psychic work

Mullein – scrophulariaceae

• Uses

  • protects and controls

Mustard Seed – cruciferae

• Folkname – yellow mustard, white mustard

• Uses

  • wards off evil

  • brings good luck

Myrrh – burseraceae

• Uses

  • to bring about peace, healing, relaxing and protective

Nettle – urticaceae

• Folkname – stinging nettle

• Uses

  • jinx breaker

Olibanum – see Frankincense

Orange – rutaceae

• Uses

  • attracts a man

  • to get married

  • remain happy in your marriage

Oregano – labiatae

• Uses

  • wards off troublesome, meddling individuals

  • keeps away the law

Orris Root – see queen Elizabeth root

Papoose Root – see blue cohosh

Parsley – umbelliferae

• Uses

  • protection, love, fertility or death

    • rent out a house

Passion Flower – passifloraceae

• Uses

  • luck in love

  • house blessing

Patchouli – labiate

• Uses

  • love-drawing

  • money-drawing

  • jinx breaking

Pearl Moss – see irish moss

Pellitory of Spain – see master root

Pennyroyal – labiatae

• Uses

  • powerful guardian that wards off evil and breaks jinxes

  • brings tranquility in the home

  • helps resolve marital problems

  • draws good luck in family matters

Plantain – plantaginaceae

• Uses

  • protects against snakes, thieves and fever

Poppy Seed – papaveraceae

• Uses

  • luck in love, money and health matters

  • cause confusion

Pot Marigold – see calendula

Potentilla – see five finger grass

Quassia – simarubeae

• Folknames – bitter ash, bitter wood, bitter root, quassia amara

• Uses

  • to use in place of a person’s hair in love spells

  • controlling a lover

Queen Elizabeth Root – iridaceae

• Folknames – iris root, love root, orris root, queens root

• Uses

  • luck in love affairs, romance, marriage and matters of passion

Red Puccoon – see blood root

Roman Chamomile – see chamomile

Rose – rosaceae

• Uses – good fortune in matters of the heart

Rose of Jericho – cruciferae

• Uses – to draw money. Usually watterd on Fridays

Rosemary – labiatae

• Uses

  • powerful guardian to women

  • ward off evil

  • brings good luck in family matters

Rue – rutaceae

• Uses

  • protect

  • cleansing

  • help in love and health

Rulers Root – see master root

Sacred Basil – ses basil

Sage – labiatae

• Uses

  •  enhances wisdom

  • protects against evil

  • purifies the air

  • gives strength to women

  • reversing

Saltpeter

• Uses

  • purification

  • protection

  • incense making

Sandlewood – santalaceae

• Uses

  • peaceful home

  • wish-making

Sassafras – lauraceae

• Uses

  • good fortune in money matters

Sea Lettuce – see agar agar

Sea-Spirit – see agar agar

Septfoil – see five finger grass

Serpent’s Tongue – see adder’s tongue

Shamrock – see clover

Silverweed – see five finger grass

Skullcap – labiate

• Uses

  • gifts of money

  • keep lovers faithful

Slippery Elm – ulmaceae

• Uses

  • stop gossip and slander

Spearmint – see mint

Spikenard – valerianaceae

• Uses

  • improves love life

  • enhance sexual fidelity

  • encourage proposals of marriage

Star Anise – magnoliaceae

• Folknames – anise Estrella, badiana, Chinese anise

• Uses

  • help with psychic visions

  • ward off evil

  • bring bad luck

Stinging Nettle

Styrarx – see Benzoin

Sulfur

• Folkname – brimstone

• Uses

  • to do evil work

Sweet Basil – see basil

Sweet Bay – see bay

Sweet Flag – see calamus

Sweet Woodruff – see master of the woods

Tallow Shrub – see bayberry

Tetterwort – see blood root

Thyme – labiatae

• Uses

  • lucky in 2 ways – peace of mind during sleep

  • increase and protect your money

Thoroughwort – see boneset

Tormentil – see five finger grass

Trefoil – see clover

Tulsi – see basil

Vandal Root – valerianacae

• Folknames – valerian root, all heal, heal-all

• Uses

  • to jinx an enemy

  • uncrossing

  • stop unwanted visitors

  • stop marital fighting

  • drank in a tea for nerve-calming

Vanilla Pods – orchidaceae

• Uses

  • make one more loving

Vegetable Tallow Leaf – see bayberry

Verbena – verbenacreae

• Fokname – vervain

• Use

  • love and protection

  • break a jinx

  • help children in school

  • happy marriage

Verbena, lemon – see lemon verbena

Vervain – see verbena

Vetiver – gramineae

• Folkname – cus cus, Khus Khus, vetivert

• Uses

  • marital faithfulness

  • reverse jinxes

  • draw business

Viburnum – see devil’s shoe strings

Violet – violaceae

• Folkname – heartsease, pansy, rattlesnake violet, viola

• Uses

  • all matters of love

Wax Berry – see bayberry

Wax Myrtle – see bayberry

White Snake Root – see boneset

Willow – Salicaceae

• Uses

  • represent a person – like a doll-baby

  • control

Wintergreen – ericaceae

• Uses

  • draws money

  • good luck

  • aids in sexual matters

Witches’ Hobble – see Devil’s Shoe Strings

Wood Betony – labiatae

• Folknames – betony, jousewort

• Uses

  • protects against evil spirits and disease

Woodruff – see master of the woods

Wormwood – compositae

• Uses

  • protects from accidents

  • summon helpful spirits

Yarrow – compositae

• Uses

  • protects from wounds

  • makes one brave

Yellow Puccoon – see golden seal

Yellow Snakeleaf – see adder’s tongue