Along with a variety of incenses and resins, you will need a supply of herbs. Here I have provided a list of some of the commonly used herbs and plants and their magickal properties that you should know about and have on hand for your blends and mojo hands. Note that many can be used for more than one purpose, sometimes depending upon the properties of the other herbs and plants they are blended with.
Adam and Eve Root – love
Allspice berries – good fortune in games of chance and business; relieves psychological stress
Alfalfa – general good luck; luck in gambling; business success; financial security; prevent poverty and money troubles
Alkanet root – good fortune in games of chance, money matters, and business; source of red dye
Allspice – general good luck; luck in gambling; health
Aloe Vera - protection
Amber – love
Anise – protection; general good luck; luck in gambling; increase psychic abilities; protect against evil eye
Basil – Love; protection; happiness; peace; associated with Erzulie and Vishnu
Bay leaves – protection; health; protection; success; enhance spiritual gifts; increase wisdom, clarity of thought, and insight; ward off evil; drive away enemies; victory
Birch – protection
Black pepper corns – prevent unwanted visitors; cause pain and sorrow to an enemy; revenge
Cactus – protection; spines used for jinxing
Catnip – Love; makes women attractive to men
Cayenne pepper – jinxing enemies, driving enemies away; cause confusion in enemy household
Cedar – protection; cleansing; blessing; health; source of benevolent power
Chamomile - general good luck; luck in gambling; protection; remove money hinges
Cinnamon – protection; health; spicing up love; brings good fortune in business and games of chance
Cloves – love; money drawing; friendship
Clover – love
Dandelion – wish granting; increase psychic visions
Devil’s Shoestring - general good luck; luck in gambling
Dill – love; protection; break love jinx; restore sexual feelings; luck in court cases; ward off illness
Dragon’s blood – protection; general good luck; luck in gambling
Eucalyptus – protection from jinxes; cast off evil; break bad habits
Fennel – protection; keep the law away; ward of troublesome and meddling people
Five finger grass – protection; health; gaining favors; gambling luck; traveler’s protection; money drawing; I'm crossing
Garlic – protection; ward off evil
Ginger – fiery protection; heats up love; gambling luck
Ginger root - general good luck; luck in gambling
Ginseng – protection
Holly - general good luck; protection of the home
High John the Conqueror – love; protection; health; luck in gambling and games of chance; bring great strength; success; personal power; money
Irish moss – good fortune in money, business, and gambling
Ivy – protection
Jasmine – love
Job’s tears – wishing; gambling luck
Juniper – love; protection, blessing; cleansing; healing; berries bring good luck in sexual relations
Lavender – love; protection, peace
Lemon balm – clears away bad luck in love; draws in new lover; cleansing; health
Licorice root – commanding; controlling; dominating
Lilac – protection
Lucky hand root – protection; general good luck; luck in gambling
Magnolia leaves – protection; keep a husband faithful
Mandrake root – love; protection; made into a doll for love or to conjure wealth
Marigold – protection
May apple - general good luck; luck in gambling
Mimosa – protection
Mint – protection; repel enemies; uncrossing, enhance psychic abilities; ward off unwanted spirits
Mistletoe – protection from enemies, evil, and love jinxes
Mustard Seed (white) – protection; love; restore male sexual energy; general good luck; ward off evil; luck in gambling
Myrrh – protection, blessing,; purification
Nutmeg – love; general good luck; luck in gambling
Oak - general good luck; luck in gambling; uncrossing; removing unwanted spirits from home or place of business
Orange peel - general good luck; luck in gambling
Onion – protection
Parsley – protection; love, fertility; death; rent a house
Patchouli – protection; draw love and money; uncrossing
Pine - general good luck; luck in gambling
Raspberry leaves – brings good luck and fidelity
Rose – drawing love; luck and protection
Rosemary – empowers women; powerful guardian, protection; ward off evil, brings good luck in family matters; brings good dreams
Sage – protection, cleansing; blessing; wisdom; gives strength to women
Snakeroot - general good luck; luck in gambling; protection; health; domination; virility; money-finding
Spanish moss –stuffing Voodoo dolls; jinxing; money-drawing
Spearmint – love
Star Anise - general good luck; luck in gambling; lucky dreams; ward off envy
Thyme – peace of mind; increase and protect money; stops nightmares
Vanilla – love
Yarrow – courage; bravery; divination; protection
The best reference book for herbs and roots by far that I highly recommend is Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic: A Materia Magica of African-American Conjure by Catherine Yronwode. If you don’t have it yet and are serious about learning, go and get it now.
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