Herbs & Ingredients - E

Associated with the underworld. Excellent for use at Samhain. Infusion is useful as a wash for consecrating ritual tools. Use in purification rituals when moving into a new residence.

Make an infusion, then sprinkle the infusion around the house and rub on the bottom of shoes to bring quick financial gain.

Also Called: Fumitory

Protection, power. Use in protection amulets.

Also Called: Obeah Wood

Adds powerful strength to charms, sachets, and herb mixes. Useful for money drawing magic. Dried flowers can be burned as incense. Use on the altar as an offering to the spirits.

Also Called: Purple Coneflower, Coneflower, Black Sampson, Rudbeckia

Sleep, releasing enchantments, protection against negativity, wisdom, house blessing and business blessing. Elder flowers are useful in dream pillows. Wear to provide protection against evil, negativity, attackers, and the temptation to commit adultery. Used in rites of death & dying to protect the loved one during transport to the Otherworld. Note: Elder leaves, bark, roots, and raw berries are poisonous. Use with caution.

Also Called: Sweet Elder, Tree of Doom, Pipe Tree, Witch’s Tree, Old Lady, Devil’s Eye

magically used for banishing and to dispel angry or violent vibrations. Associated with elves. Use in a sachet to attract love or in incense to purify initiates. Strong association with the Elven world and Tarot. Useful for baby blessings. Hide a sachet of elecampane or sprinkle it around doorways to keep out bad vibrations. Ground together with vervain and mistletoe for a powerful love powder.

Also Called: Yellow Starwort, Elfdock, Elfwort, Horse-elder, Horseheal, Scabwort, Elecampane, Velvet Dock

Love, protection from lightning. Strong correspondence with the Elven world. To stop slander, bury elm bark in a box with a piece of paper containing the name of the person who is speaking adversely about you.

Also Called: Elven, European Elm, English Elm

Love spells, sex magic

Common ingredient in ritual baths and bath salt recipes.

Attracts healing vibrations, great for protection and healing sachets. Use to purify any space. Use dried leaves to stuff healing poppets, pillows, or sachets. Arrange a ring of dried leaves around a blue candle and burn the candle for healing vibrations. Carry in a sachet or amulet to help reconcile difficulties in a relationship, for protection, and/or to maintain health.

Also Called: Blue Gum, Curly Mallee, River Red Gum, Mottlecah, Maiden’s Gum, Fever Tree, Stringy Bark Tree

magical uses include love and attracting faeries. Use in ritual baths to increase inner beauty & desirability.

Also Called: Fever Plant, Field Primrose, King’s Cureall, Night Willow-herb, Scabish, Scurvish, Tree Primrose, Primrose

Carry this herb to increase psychic ability, improve memory, encourage rationality and increase positive outlook. Carry to bring a humorous and bright outlook when life seems dark and negative.

Also Called: Eye Bright, Euphrasia, Casse-lunette