Folk Names: Cape Gum, Egyptian Thron, Gum Arabic Tree, Kikwata, Mkwatia, Mgunga, Mokala

Gender: Masculine Planet: Sun Element: Air Deities: Osiris, Astarte, Ishtar, Diana, Ra

Powers: Protection, Psychic Powers

ADAM & EVE ROOTS
(*Poison)

Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water

Powers: Love and Happiness

ADDER'S TONGUE

Folk Names: American Adder's Tongue, Serpent's Tongue, Adder's Mouth, Yellow Snowdrop, Dog's Tooth Violet

Gender: Feminine Planet: Moon Element: Water

Power: Healing

AFRICAN VIOLET
(*G)

Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water

Powers: Spirituality and Protection

AGARIC
(*Poison)

Folk Names: Death Angel, Death Cap, Magic Mushroom, Redcap Mushroom, Sacred Mushroom, Fly Fungus

Gender: Masculine Planet: Mercury Element: Air Deity: Dionysus

Power: Fertility

AGRIMONY
(*G)

Folk Names: Church Steeples, Cocklebur, Garclive, Philanthropos, Sticklewort, Stickwort, Umakhuthula and Ntola

Gender: Masculine Planet: Jupiter Element: Air

Powers: Protection and Sleep

AGUE ROOT
(*DI) May antagonize some oxytocins (pitocin)

Folk Names: Ague Grass, Bitter Grass, Blackroot, Crow Corn, Stargrass, Starwort, Ture Unicorn Root, Unicorn Root, Aletris, Blazing Star

Power: Protection

ALFALFA
(*G)

Folk Names: Buffalo Herb, Lucerne, Purple Medic, Jat and Qadb

Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Earth

Powers: Prosperity, Anti - Hunger and Money

ALKANET
(*X)

Folk Names: Dyer's Bugloss, Orcanet, Dyer's Alkanet

Gender: Feminine Element: Water

Powers: Purification and Prosperity

ALLSPICE
(*G)

Folk Names: Eddo, Madere, Basheen, Kouroubaga

Gender: Masculine Planet: Mars Element: Fire

Powers: Money, Luck and Healing

ALMOND
Bitter Almond: Not for internal use - Contains cyanogenic clycosides(*G)

Folk Names: Greek Nuts

Gender: Masculine Planet: Mercury Element: Air Deities: Attis, Mercury, Thoth and Hermes

Powers: Money, Prosperity and Wisdom

ALOE
Fresh(*X); Dried (*P N Dh X)

Folk Names: Burn Plant, Medicine Plant, Saqal, Zabila

Gender: Feminine Planet: Moon Element: Water

Powers: Protection and Luck

ALOES, WOOD

Folk Names: Lignum Aloes, Lolu, Mapou

Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water

Powers: Love and Spirituality

ALTHEA
(*G)

Folk Names: Marshmallow, Mortification Root, Sweet Weed, Wymote, Heemst, Slaz

Gender: Feminine Element: Water

Powers: Protection and Psychic Powers

ALYSSUM
(*G)

Folk Names: Alison, Madwort

Powers: Protection and Moderating Anger

AMARANTH

Folk Names: Flower of Immortality, Huauhtli, Love - Lies Bleeding, Red Cockscomb, Velvet Flower, Princess Feather, Floramon

Gender: Feminine Planet: Saturn Element: Fire Deity: Artemis

Powers: Healing, Protection and Invisibility

ANEMONE
(*X)

Folk Names: Meadow Anemone, Pasque Flower, Passe Flower, Wind Flower

Gender: Masculine Planet: Mars Element: Fire

Powers: Health, Protection and Healing

ANGELICA
(*P S)

Folk Names: Archangel, Masterwort, Garden Angelica

Gender: Masculine Planet: Sun Element: Fire Deity: Venus

Powers: Exorcism, Protection, Healing and Visions

ANISE
(*P)

Folk Names: Anneys, Aniseseed, Yanisin, Sweet Cumin

Gender: Masculine Planet: Jupiter Element: Air

Powers: Protection, Purification and Youth

APPLE
Seeds, in large amounts(*Poison)

Folk Names: Fruit of the Gods, Fruit of the Underworld, Silver Branch, The Silver Bough, Tree of Love

Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water Deities: Venus, Dionysus, Olwen, Apollo, Hera, Athena, Aphrodite, Diana, Zeus and Iduna

Powers: Love, Healing, Garden Magic and Immortality

APRICOT
Seeds(*X)

Folk Names: Umublinkosi, Xing Ren

Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water Deity: Venus

Power: Love

ARABIC, GUM
(*G)

Folk Names: Arabic, Egyptian Gum and Indian Gum

Gender: Masculine Planet: Sun Element: Air

Powers: Spirituality and Purification

ARBUTUS
(*G)

Gender: Masculine Planet: Mars Element: Fire Deity: Cardea

Powers: Exorcism and Protection

ASAFOETIDA
(*P) Do not feed to a child with colic

Folk Names: Assyfetida, Devil's Dung, Food of the Gods, Ungoozeh

Gender: Masculine Planet: Mars Element: Fire

Powers: Exorcism, Purification and Protection

ASH
Bark (*G)

Folk Names: Nion, Asktroed, Jasen Beli, Freixo

Gender: Masculine Planet: Sun Element: Fire Deities: Uranus, Poseidon, Thor, Woden, Neptune, Mars, Gwydion

Powers: Protection, Prosperity, Sea Rituals and Health

ASPEN
(*G)

Folk Names: European Aspen, Poplar, Quaking Aspen

Gender: Masculine Planet: Mercury Element: Air

Powers: Eloquence and Anti - Theft

ASTER
(*G)

Folk Names: China Aster, Michaelmas Daisy, Starwort

Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water Deity: Venus

Power: Love

AVENS
(*X)

Folk Names: Assaranaccara, Bennet, Blessed Herb, Clove Root, Colewort, Golden Star, Goldy Star, Harefoot, Herb Bennet, Minarta, Pesleporis, Star of the Earth, Way Bennet, Yellow Avens

Gender: Masculine Planet: Jupiter Element: Fire

Powers: Exorcism, Purification and Love

AVOCADO
Leaves, Branches, Seeds (*X)

Folk Names: Ahuacotl, Testicle Tree, Alligator Pear, Persea, Zaboca

Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water

Powers: Love, Lust and Beauty

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