Download Article
Most-used witchcraft herbs for magick & healing
Download Article
If you’re interested in using plants in spells for healing, protection, love, and more, it's important to learn about herbs' medicinal and magical properties. Herbs, flowers, and plants have been made into teas, tinctures, sachets, and essential oils to heal and enchant us for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. We’ve put together a list of 50 of the most commonly used witchcraft herbs for spells and healing. Read on to learn more about these incredibly useful plants.
Using Herbs in Witchcraft & Healing
- Use basil to attract money and love or in a protection spell.
- Chamomile draws money and prosperity and helps you combat curses.
- Add a pinch of cinnamon to spells for protection, prosperity, love, and success.
- Weave hawthorn wreaths for emotional healing and happiness in relationships.
- Heather brings peace and good luck to your magical workings.
- Take a magical bath with lavender for peace, healing, love, and a long life.
Steps
Expert Q&A
Ask a Question
200 characters left
Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.
Submit
Advertisement
Tips
Submit a Tip
All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published
Name
Please provide your name and last initial
Thanks for submitting a tip for review!
Warnings
- The medical uses of herbs are for reference only. Talk to your doctor before using any herbal treatments for medical issues.Thanks
Advertisement
References
- ↑ https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/popular-ingredients/what-is-amaranth
- ↑ https://www.celebratepaganholidays.com/rituals/110-magical-flowers-and-how-to-use-them
- ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590157523001293
- ↑ https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/angelica-archangelica/
- ↑ https://theepicentre.com/spice/angelica/
- ↑ https://www.terravara.com/herbs-for-banishing/
- ↑ https://www.nps.gov/places/angelica-at-western-arctic-national-parklands.htm
- ↑ https://www.almanac.com/plant/basil
- ↑ https://www.themagickkitchen.com/magickal-aspects-of-basil/
- ↑ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-of-basil
- ↑ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25959349/
- ↑ https://www.thekitchn.com/tips-bay-leaves-in-the-pantry-69557
- ↑ https://digital-coven.com/2021/03/28/why-bayleaf-is-bae-the-magickal-properties-of-bayleaf/
- ↑ https://www.healthshots.com/healthy-eating/nutrition/9-potential-health-benefits-of-bay-leaf/
- ↑ https://www.bhg.com/gardening/plant-dictionary/perennial/bee-balm/
- ↑ https://thepracticalherbalist.com/advanced-herbalism/medicine-making/bee-balm-extractions-making-medicine-with-monarda-fistulosa/
- ↑ https://seaveg.com/pages/what-is-bladderwrack
- ↑ https://www.peacehealth.org/medical-topics/id/hn-3653002
- ↑ https://plentifulearth.com/magical-properties-calendula/
- ↑ https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/calendula
- ↑ https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/chamomile-matricaria-chamomilla/
- ↑ https://www.themagickkitchen.com/magickal-aspects-of-chamomile/
- ↑ https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/german-chamomile
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/plant/cinnamon
- ↑ https://teaandrosemary.com/magical-properties-of-cinnamon/
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4466762/
- ↑ https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A35365.0001.001/1:8?rgn=div1;subview=detail;type=simple;view=fulltext;q1=clary#h266
- ↑ https://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/comfrey-its-history-uses-benefits/
- ↑ https://www.flyingthehedge.com/2023/05/magical-and-medicinal-properties-of-comfrey.html
- ↑ https://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/comfrey-its-history-uses-benefits/
- ↑ https://britishlocalfood.com/daisy/
- ↑ https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/dandelion
- ↑ https://spells8.com/lessons/dandelion-magical-properties-spiritual/
- ↑ https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/dandelion
- ↑ https://witchesandpagans.com/pagan-paths-blogs/hedge-witch/magical-eucalyptus.html
- ↑ https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/eucalyptus
- ↑ https://www.bloomandwild.com/the-blog/primrose-flower-meaning
- ↑ https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=OEBI
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/fennel
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-32117815
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=1&contentid=1169
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=1&contentid=1169
- ↑ https://thehazeltree.co.uk/2015/04/25/hawthorn-bride-of-the-hedgerow/
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/hawthorn
- ↑ https://treesforlife.org.uk/into-the-forest/trees-plants-animals/plants/heather/heather-mythology-and-folklore/
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4333975/
- ↑ https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/229401822.pdf
- ↑ https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/ethnobotany/Mind_and_Spirit/henbane.shtml
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/blog/articles/7-magic-potions-grown-by-monks/
- ↑ https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Celsus/4*.html#9
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7355696/
- ↑ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/church-history/article/an-herb-for-speaking-to-the-dead-the-liturgical-and-magical-life-of-hyssop-in-the-latin-middle-ages/A6EF97A2B98F91A2962356526648158F
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/hyssopus-officinalis
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/pubs/rp/rp_ne138.pdf
- ↑ https://wiccaliving.com/magical-properties-herbs/
- ↑ https://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/herbgarden/list.html
- ↑ https://adamsfarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Herb-Folklore-by-Sue-Adams-for-Adams-Website.pdf
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/lemon-balm
- ↑ https://adamsfarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Herb-Folklore-by-Sue-Adams-for-Adams-Website.pdf
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6165361/
- ↑ https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/ethnobotany/Mind_and_Spirit/mandrake.shtml
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33506081
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-summary/marjoram-summary-public_en.pdf
- ↑ https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/marshmallow
- ↑ https://foragerchef.com/meadowsweet-flowers/
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8433760/
- ↑ https://www.mimisbrunnr.info/nigon-wyrta-galdor
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.health.com/mugwort-7109946
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/myrrha
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/stinging-nettle
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/plant/patchouli
- ↑ https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Demeter
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/herbgarden/list.html
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023107389
- ↑ https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/environment-quirky-science-supplements/mystique-parsley-sage-rosemary-and-thyme
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/herbgarden/list.html
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/plant/rue
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://txmg.org/randall/staying-connected/gardening-with-the-masters/gardening-tips-2/rue-an-overlooked-herb/
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/herbgarden/list.html
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4027316/
- ↑ https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/natural/845.html
- ↑ https://herbsocietyblog.wordpress.com/2019/06/24/st-johns-wort-and-midsummer-celebrations/
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=1&contentid=1169
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10648513/
- ↑ http://www.pagansworld.org/tag/thyme/
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-summary/thyme-summary-public_en.pdf
- ↑ https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Valerian-HealthProfessional/
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=1&contentid=1169
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/herbgarden/list.html
- ↑ https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/hamamelis_virginiana.shtml
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3214789/
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/plant/wormwood-plant
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7345338/
- ↑ https://herbs.org.nz/herbs/yarrow-international-herb-of-the-year-2024/
- ↑ https://www.wicca.com/herbal/a-z.html#d
- ↑ https://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/herbgarden/list.html
About This Article
Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 3,554 times.
Advertisement