Folk Names: Devil’s Flower, Red Champion, Bluet, Hurtlesickle, Blue Bottle

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

Powers: Love

BALM, LEMON
(*G)

Folk Names: Bee Balm, Lemon Balsom, Melissa, Sweet Balm, Sweet Melissa, Tourengane, Oghoul

Gender: Feminine Planet: Moon Element: Water

Powers: Love, Success and Healing

BALM OF GILEAD
(*G)

Folk Names: Balessan, Balsam Tree, Balsumodendron Gileadensis, Bechan and Mecca Balsam

Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water

Powers: Love, Manifestations, Protection and Healing

BAMBOO
(*G)

Folk Names: Common Bamboo, Ohe, Kauayan - kiling

Gender: Masculine Deity: Hinna

Powers: Protection, Luck, Hex - Breaking and Wishes

BANANA

Folk Names: Maia, Bacove, Sanging

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

Powers: Fertility, Potency and Prosperity

BANYAN
(*G)

Folk Names: Arched Fig, Indian Fig Tree, Indian God Tree, Vada Tree

Gender: Masculine Planet: Jupiter Element: Air Deity: Maui

Power: Luck

BARLEY
Sprouted Seed (*P)

Folk Names: Malt

Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Earth

Powers: Love, Healing and Protection

BASIL
For infants and toddlers in quantities above average food quantities (*P N X)

Folk Names: Albahaca, American Dittany, “Our Herb,” St. Joseph‘s Wort, Sweet Basil, Witches Herb, Njilika, Balanoi, Feslien

Gender: Masculine Planet: Mars Element: Fire Deities: Vishnu and Erzulie

Powers: Love, Exorcism, Wealth, Flying and Protection

BAY
(*G)

Folk Names: Baie, Bay Laurel, Bay Tree, Daphne, Grecian Laurel, Laurel, Laurier d’Apollon, Laurier Sauce, Lorbeer, Noble Laurel, Roman Laurel, Sweet Bay

Gender: Masculine Planet: Sun Element: Fire Deities: Aesculapius, Apollo, Ceres, Faunus, Eros

Powers: Protection, Psychic Powers, Healing, Purification and Strength

BEAN
Beans not used for food may be poisonous

Folk Names: Poor Man’s Meat

Gender: Masculine Planet: Mercury Element: Air Deities: Demeter and Cardea

Powers: Protection, Exorcism, Wart Charming, Reconciliations, Potency and Love

BEDSTRAW, FRAGRANT

Folk Names:Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water

Power: Love

BEECH
Large amounts of the Nut(*X)

Folk Names: Bok, Boke, Buche, Buk, Buke, Faggio, Fagos, Faya, Haya, Hetre

Gender: Feminine Planet: Saturn

Power: Wishes

BEET
Large amounts of leaf (*X)

Folk Names: Mangel and Mangold

Gender: Feminine Planet: Saturn Element: Earth

Power: Love

BELLADONNA
(*Poison)

Folk Names: Banewort, Black Cherry, Deadly Nightshade, Death’s Herb, Devil’s Cherries, Divale, Dwale, Dwaleberry, Dwayberry, Fair Lady, Great Morel, Naughty Man’s Cherries, Sorcerer’s Berry, Witch’s Berry

Gender: Feminine Planet: Saturn Element: Water Deities: Hecate, Bellona and Circe

Powers: Best avoided. Used to be for Astral Projection and Visions

BENZOIN

Folk Names: Ben, Benjamen, Gum Benzoin, Siam Benzoin, Siamese Benzoin

Gender: Masculine Planet: Sun Element: Air

Powers: Purification and Prosperity

BERGAMOT, ORANGE

Folk Names: Bergamot, Orange Mint

Gender: Masculine Planet: Mercury Element: Air

Power: Money

BERGAMOT,WILD
(*P)

Folk Names: Horsemint, Bee Balm and Monarch

Gender: Feminine Element: Air

Power: Clarity

BE - STILL
(*Poison)

Folk Names: Trumpet Flower, Yellow Oleander, Flor Del Peru, Lucky Nut

Power: Luck

BETH ROOT or TRILLIUM
(*P)

Folk Names: Beth, Beth Root, Indian Root and True Love

Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water

Powers: Money, Luck and Love

BETONY, WOOD
(*G)

Folk Names: Bishopwort, Lousewort, Purple Betony

Gender: Masculine Planet: Jupiter Element: Fire

Powers: Protection, Purification and Love

BILBERRY or BLUEBERRY
(*G)

Folk Names: Bilberry

Power: Protection

BIRCH
(*G)

Folk Names: Beithe, Bereza, Berke, Beth, Bouleau, Lady of the Woods

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

Powers: Protection, Exorcism and Purification

BISTORT

Folk Names: Dragonwort, Easter Giant, English Serpentary, Osterick, Passions, Patience Dock, Red Legs, Snakeweed, Sweet Dock

Gender: Feminine Planet: Saturn Element: Earth

Powers: Psychic Powers and Fertility

BITTERSWEET
American Bittersweet (*Poison)

Folk Names: For American Bittersweet: Wax Work, False Bittersweet. For European Bittersweet: Violet Bloom, Felonwort, Woody Nightshade Scarlet Berry, Dulcamara, Bitter Nightshade

Gender: Masculine Planet: Mercury Element: Air

Powers: Protection and Healing

BLACKBERRY
(*G)

Folk Names: Bly, Bramble, Bramble - Kite, Bumble - Kite, Cloudberry, Dewberry, Goutberry, High Blackberry and Thimbleberry

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

Powers: Healing, Money and Protection

BLADDERWRACK
(*P N H)

Folk Names: Bladder Fucus, Cutweed, Kelp, Sea Spirit, Seawrack, Seetang, Meeriche, Sea Oak and Black Tang

Gender: Feminine Planet: Moon Element: Water

Powers: Protection, Sea Spells, Wind Spells, Money and Psychic Powers

BLEEDING HEART
(*X)

Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water

Power: Love

BLESSED THISTLE or HOLY THISTLE
(*P)

Folk Names: Blessed Thisle

Gender: Masculine Planet: Mars Element: Fire

Powers: Purification and Hex - Breaking

BLOODROOT
(*Poison P V)

Folk Names: King Root, Red Root and Tetterwort

Gender: Masculine Planet: Mars Element: Fire

Powers: Love, Protection and Purification

BLUEBELL

Folk Names: Harebell

Powers: Luck and Truth

BLUE FLAG
(*Poison P V)

Folk Names: Flag Lily, Fleur - de - Lys, Iris, Liver Lily, Poison Lily, Poison Flag, Snake Lily, Water Flag, Water Iris

Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water

Power: Money

BODHI

Folk Names: Bo - Tree, Peepul Tree, Pipul, Sacred Tree

Gender: Masculine Planet: Jupiter Element: Air Deities: Buddha and Vishnu

Powers: Fertility, Protection, Wisdom and Meditation

BONESET
(*X)

Folk Names: Agueweed, Crosswort, Feverwort, Indian Sage, Sweating Plant, Teasel, Thoroughwort, and Wood Boneset

Gender: Feminine Planet: Saturn Element: Water

Powers: Protection and Exorcism

BORAGE
Herb (*X) Seed oil (*G)

Folk Names: Bugloss, Burrage, Herb of Gladness, Star Flower, Borak, Lisan selvi and Lesan - El - Tour

Gender: Masculine Planet: Jupiter Element: Air

Powers: Courage and Psychic Powers

BRACKEN
(*X)

Gender: Masculine Planet: Mercury Element: Air

Powers: Healing, Rain Magic, and Prophetic Dreams

BRAZIL NUT
Eat only the processed nut

Gender: Masculine Planet: Mercury Element: Air

Powers: Love

BRIMSTONE or SULFUR POWDER
(*X)

Powers: Dispells or prevents a power over you and destroys an enemy's power over you

BRIONY
(*Poison)

Folk Names: Gout Root, Ladies’ Seal, Mad Root, Snake Grape, Tamus, Tetterberry, Wild Hops, Wild Vine, Wood Vine, English Mandrake

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

Powers: Image Magic, Money and Protection

BROMELIAD

Folk Names: Chameleon Star, Earth Star

Gender: Masculine Planet: Sun Element: Air

Powers: Protection and Money

BROOM
(*Poison)

Folk Names: Banal, Basam, Besom, Bisom, Bizzon, Breeam, Broom Tops, Brum, Genista Green Broom, Irish Broom, Irish Tops, Link, Scotch Broom, Hog Weed

Gender: Masculine Planet: Mars Element: Air

Powers: Purification, Protection, Wind Spells and Divination

BUCHU
(*P K)

Folk Names: Bookoo, Bucoo, Buku, Oval Buchu, Short Buchu, Sab and Pinkaou

Gender: Feminine Planet: Moon Element: Water

Powers: Psychic Powers and Prophetic Dreams

BUCKEYE or HORSE CHESTNUT
(*Poison)

Folk Names: Buckeye

Gender: Masculine Planet: Jupiter Element: Fire

Powers: Money and Healing

BUCKTHORN
(*P N Lt I Ab Ii Ch-12)

Folk Names: Hart's Thorn

Gender: Feminine Planet: Saturn Element: Water

Powers: Protection, Exorcism, Wishes and Legal Matters

BUCKWHEAT
(*A)

Folk Names: Beechwheat, Brank, French Wheat and Saracen Corn

Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Earth

Powers: Money and Protection

BURDOCK
(*G)

Folk Names: Bardana, Beggar's Buttons, Burrseed, Clotbur, Cockleburr, Great Burdock, Happy Major, Hardock, Hurrburr an Personata

Gender: Feminine Planet: Venus Element: Water

Powers: Protection and Healing

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