Working with plants can be an important part of your practice. It's definitely something that we focus on because of the endless spiritual, physical, and mental health benefits of them. You can use herbs and plants for a variety of things like creating loose incense, teas, writing spells on, casting circles, and so much more. Before using plants it's great to know what the properties of them are so you can choose the appropriate one for your rituals although don't be afraid to use what's on-hand in case you don't have something.
Here are 32 plants that we use frequently and that you can incorporate into your practice. Prior to use, be sure to research any cautions to ensure safe use. Some plants are not safe for ingesting, some are toxic went burned, some can cause allergies, etc.
1. Bay Leaves
MAGICKAL USES: Protection, Psychic Powers, Healing, Purification, Strength
NATUROPATHY: Anxiety relief, cancer prevention, aids in managing diabetes, hair growth, alleviates a variety of respiratory conditions, aids in digestion, lowers levels of stress hormones, eliminates bad cholesterol, and aids in reducing inflammation.
2. Benzoin (Resin)
MAGICKAL USES: Purification, Prosperity
NATUROPATHY: Used for skin ulcers, bedsores, and other external wounds.
3. Calendula
MAGICKAL USES: Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Legal Matters, Psychic Powers
NATUROPATHY: Is anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, helps treat sore throat and mouth, menstrual cramps, stomach and duodenal ulcers, heals wounds, sooths eczema, and relieves diaper rash.
4. Catnip
MAGICKAL USES: Cat Magic, Love, Beauty, Happiness
NATUROPATHY: Has a calming effect on the body, improves relaxation, boosts mood, reduces anxiety, restlessness, and nervousness.
5. Chamomile
MAGICKAL USES: Money, Sleep, Love, Purification
NATUROPATHY: Reduces menstrual pain, treats diabetes, lowers blood sugar, slows osteoporosis, reduces inflammation, helps with sleep and relaxation, treats cold symptoms.
6. Cinnamon
MAGICKAL USES: Spirituality, Success, Healing, Power, Psychic Powers, Lust, Protection, Love
NATUROPATHY: Helps relieve inflammation, lowers the risk of heart disease, cancer, and cognitive decline. Helps reduce muscle soreness, decreases menstrual pain, and lessens the severity of allergic reactions.
7. Clove
MAGICKAL USES: Protection, Love, Money
NATUROPATHY: High in antioxidants, may protect against cancer, can kill off bacteria, may improve liver health, regulates blood sugar, promotes bone health, reduces stomach ulcers, and can improve liver health.
8. Copal, Gold (Resin)
MAGICKAL USES: Love, Purification, Intuition, Inspiration
NATUROPATHY: Best used as an incense for magickal uses.
9. Copal, White (Resin)
MAGICKAL USES: Inspiration, Attraction, Love, Purification
NATUROPATHY: Best used as an incense for magickal uses.
10. Damiana
MAGICKAL USES: Lust, Love, Visions
NATUROPATHY: Reduces headaches, depression, nervous stomach, and constipation, for prevention and treatment of sexual problems, boosts and maintains mental and physical stamina, and is an aphrodisiac.
11. Dandelion
MAGICKAL USES: Divination, Wishes, Calling Spirits
NATUROPATHY: Contains potent antioxidants, helps fight inflammation, aids blood sugar control, reduces cholesterol, lowers blood pressure, promotes a healthy liver, aids in weight loss.
12. Elderberries
MAGICKAL USES: Protection, Healing, Purification, Intuition, Hex Breaking, Rebirth
NATUROPATHY: Supports heart health, improves antioxidant status and have a variety of anti-cancer, anti-diabetes and anti-inflammatory effects, is a good source of vitamin C, fiber, and antioxidants.
13. Eucalyptus
MAGICKAL USES: Healing, Protection, Psychic Energy, Balance
NATUROPATHY: Remedies colds and bronchitis, acts as an expectorant for loosening phlegm and easing congestion, flu relief, hair care, relieving muscle pain, and preventing cavities.
14. Fennel Seed
MAGICKAL USES: Protection, Healing, Purification
NATUROPATHY: Aids in digestion, helps with gastrointestinal systems, can treat asthma and other respiratory ailments, combats bad breath, helps fight diabetes, boosts fertility, and regulates blood pressure.
15. Frankincense (Resin)
MAGICKAL USES: Protection, Exorcism, Spirituality
NATUROPATHY: Reduces symptoms of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, asthma and arthritis.
16. Hibiscus
MAGICKAL USES: Lust, Love, Divination
NATUROPATHY: Can lower blood pressure, blood fat levels, boosts liver health, promotes weight loss, fights bacteria, and helps prevent cancer.
17. Horehound
MAGICKAL USES: Protection, Mental Powers, Healing
NATUROPATHY: Can help relieve indigestion and constipation, helps reduce inflammation in the colon, and helps protect the immune system.
18. Kava Kava Root
MAGICKAL USES: Visions, Protection, Luck
NATUROPATHY: Helps relax and calm the body, reduces anxiety, promotes sleep, protects neurons from damage, and pain relief.
19. Lavender
MAGICKAL USES: Love, Protection, Sleep,
Longevity, Purification, Happiness, Peace
NATUROPATHY: Is an antiseptic with inflammatory properties, is anti-fungal, and anti-bacterial, reduces anxiety, insomnia, and depression. Can help promote sleep and relaxation.
20. Lemon Balm
MAGICKAL USES: Love, Success, Healing
NATUROPATHY: Helps relieve stress and anxiety, boosts cognitive function, eases insomnia, treats cold sores, helps relieve indigestion, can ease nausea.
21. Marshmallow Root
MAGICKAL USES: Protection, Psychic Powers
NATUROPATHY: Helps relieve coughing, improves dry mouth, protects against ulcers, soothes skin irritation, and can help heal wounds.
22. Myrrh (Resin)
MAGICKAL USES: Protection, Healing, Spirituality
NATUROPATHY: May be effective against gynecologic cancer cells.
23. Myrrh, Sweet (Resin)
MAGICKAL USES: Protection, Healing, Spirituality
NATUROPATHY: Best used as an incense for magickal uses.
24. Nettle
MAGICKAL USES: Protection, Healing, Lust
NATUROPATHY: May reduce inflammation, can treat enlarged prostate symptoms, treats Hay Fever, lowers blood pressure, and aids in blood sugar control.
25. Patchouli
MAGICKAL USES: Money, Fertility, Lust
NATUROPATHY: Helps fight depression, boosts immune system, anti-fungal, reduces inflammation, enhances mood, strengthen hairs, and fights infections.
26. Peppermint
MAGICKAL USES: Purification, Sleep, Love, Healing, Psychic Powers
NATUROPATHY: Can help relieve tension headaches and migraines, relieves clogged sinuses, improves energy, relieves menstrual cramps, fights bacterial infections, and can improve sleep.
27. Raspberry Leaf
MAGICKAL USES: Protection, Love
NATUROPATHY: Helps relieve PMS symptoms such as vomiting, cramping, nausea, and diarrhea. It can help shorten labor, reduces interventions and complications of childbirth, can help combat anemia, and helps balance hormones.
28. Rosebuds
MAGICKAL USES: Love, Psychic Powers, Healing, Love Divination, Luck, Protection
NATUROPATHY: Can help stimulate labor, regulates blood pressure, aids in digestion, boosts immune system, stimulates fertility, and aids in weight loss.
29. Sage, White
MAGICKAL USES: Immortality, Longevity, Wisdom, Protection, Wishes
NATUROPATHY: Boosts cognition, treats inflammation, antioxidant, strengthens immunity, improves bone health, eczema, psoriasis, can help manage diabetes, and aids in digestion.
30. Spearmint
MAGICKAL USES: Healing, Love, Mental Powers
NATUROPATHY: Helps relieve indigestion, high in antioxidants, balances female hormones, improves memory, fights bacterial infections, helps lower blood sugar, and helps reduce stress.
31. Tarragon
MAGICKAL USES: Healing, Courage, Passion, Strength, Love
NATUROPATHY: Can help decrease blood sugar, improves sleep, increases appetite, and can help relieve pain.
32. Valerian Root
MAGICKAL USES: Love, Sleep, Purification, Protection
NATUROPATHY: Helps regulate sleep, restlessness relief, reduces anxiety, reduces headaches, and can help reduce indigestion.
