A Witches Herbal Reference/C
*G/P/E= Gender/Planet/Element
CARAWAY
G/P/E: Masculine, Mercury, Air
Magical attributes: Protection, Passion
CARNATION
G/P/E: Masculine, Sun, Fire.
Magical attributes: Worn by witches for protection during the
CATNIP
G/P/E: Feminine, Venus, Water.
Magical attributes: Cat magic, familiars, joy, friendship, love.
CAMOMILE
G/P/E: Masculine, Sun or Venus, Water.
Magical attributes: Good as a meditation incense, for centering,
CARAWAY
G/P/E: Masculine, Mercury, Air.
Magical attributes:Used in love charms to attract a lover.
CELANDINE
G/P/E: Masculine, Sun, Fire.
Magical attributes:Helps the wearer escape unfair imprisonment and
CINQUEFOIL
G/P/E: Masculine, Jupiter, Earth.
Magical attributes:Hang around the doors and windows for protection
CINNAMON
G/P/E: Masculine, Sun, Fire.
Magical attributes: Spiritual quests, augmenting power, love, success,
CLOVER
G/P/E: Masculine, Mercury, Air.
Magical attributes: Associated with the Triple Goddess. Use in rituals
CLOVE
G/P/E: Masculine, Sun, Fire.
Magical attributes: Wear in an amulet or charm to dispel negativity and
COMFREY
G/P/E: Feminine, Saturn, Water.
Magical attributes: Safe travel spells, money, healing, honoring the
CORIANDER
G/P/E: Masculine, Mars, Fire.
Magical attributes: Protection of home and serenity, peace , good in
COWSLIP
G/P/E: Feminine, Venus, Water.
Magical uses: Luck in love, a woman who washes her face with milk infused
CYPRESS
G/P/E: Masculine, Saturn, Earth.
Magical uses:Connected to death in all of its aspects. The smoke of
Uses: Add to love sachets and charms to attract a lover in the more
physical aspect. Also a mild stimulant for digestion.
"Burning Times", adds energy and power when used during a ritual
as an incense.
Uses: Its flowers and leaves have often been used to treat colds and
insomnia. It lowers fevers, dries up post nasal drip, gets rid of bad
headaches and relieves sore aching bones due to colds and flus, when
taken in tea form, 2-3 times daily. As an incense it may be used to
consecrate magical tools.
peace, sprinkle in your home for protection, healing, money.Uses:
Is an excellent herb both internally and externally for calming.
Great for digestion, fevers, burns, rs, anti-inflammatory for wounds,
and sedative for nervous disorders. And releaves stomachaches and diarrhea
in infants and small children (always using in diluted form). In tea form,
made of 2 teaspoons of the herb steeped for 5 minutes in a cup of boiling
water is a gentle sleep inducer. Chamomile also makes an excellent insect
repellent, simply splash some tea on face arms and feet. It is also a good
hair rinse for blondes. Plant camomile in your garden to be the guardian
of the land, and you will have certain success.
Uses: Culinary herb.
entrapment, cures depression.
from evil. Use in spells and charms for prosperity, purification and
protection.
psychic work, healing, cleansing. Used in incenses for healing,
clairvoyance, high spiritual vibrations. Reputed to be a male aphrodisiac.
Use in prosperity charms.Uses: It is recommended as a skin astringent and
digestive aid in tea form. Ground, or taken with milk, good balance after
a heavy meal or dessert. Also used for diarrhea, dysentery or general
indigestion. It is an excellent aromatic and makes a good anointing oil
for any magical working.
for beauty, youth, healing injuries, curing madness. A Four-leaved clover
enables one to see fairies, and as a general good-luck charm.
bind those who speak ill of you. Cloves strung on a red thread can be worn
as a protective charm. Money matters, visions, cleansing and purification.
Uses: It has a mild antiseptic quality for toothaches (chew), or in tea
form it is an expectorant for colds, also good foe nausea or vomiting.
It is an antibacterial,antiseptic, and analgesic, which means it helps
prevent disease and infection.
Crone aspect of the Goddess.Uses: Has been known to slow bleeding, aid
colds, ease burns. As a poultice or a tea, comfrey may be applied to
bites, sores, rashes, broken bones, and cuts. Also a good ingredient for
lotions to soothe sunburn.
ritual drinks, incenses for longevity and love spells.Uses: If added to
wine, it makes a good love potion for 2 consenting parties. To use in
this fashion, grind 7 grains of coriander and mix into a wine and drink.
Also used in love sachets and charms.
with cowslip will draw her beloved closer to her. Induces contact with
departed loved ones during dreams.
Cypress can be used to consecrate ritual objects.