Ancient Healing From The Egyptians

Honey and milk were routinely prescribed by physicians for the treatment of the
respiratory system, and throat irritations. The Ancient Kemetic swnwhad a keen
awareness of how to use suppositories of garlic, herbal dressings and enemas
and they widely made use of castor oil and understood the powers of
aromatherapy in healing issues.

Medications used for the urinary tract show that they, as do their modern
Egyptians, suffered from bilharzia (a parasite). Myrrh was sometimes used as
well as various vermifuge herbs to help expel these parasites. Head injuries were
very often successfully treated by trepanning. This procedure involves the
opening of an area of the skull in order to relieve pressure. This would include
migraine headaches, which very rightly could be attributed to dental trouble, or
accidents or illnesses that involved the eyes.

Ashoma, a specific disease of the eye was a common complaint. This disease
was usually caused by the excessive amount of dust in their environment, as well
as insects such as flies and other water insects or poor hygiene. There are
several prescriptions for this that have been discovered. One of these involved
the use of an animal liver. To this day extracts of liver are used to treat this and
now modern doctors have also discovered its effectiveness in treating certain
forms of cataracts.

It is probably that many of the treatments used by the Ancient Kemetic doctors
are less than appealing to those of us in the modern era. Some however, if
looked in their proper context could be considered to be quite astute. Ancient
Kemetic medicine was acknowledged by both Hippocrates and Galan as having
contributed in large part to their own information and knowledge. They freely
admitted that this had come from Egyptian works which they had studied at the
temple of Imhotep in MenNefer (Memphis).

Thanks to the medical papyri, we know of many of the ancient Egyptian

treatments and prescriptions for diseases. They call for the treatment of many
disorders and the use of a variety of substances, plant, animal, mineral, as well
as the droppings and urine of a number of animals. They knew how to use
suppositories, herbal dressings and enemas and widely used castor oil.

Honey and milk were used for the respiratory system as well as throat irritations.
Honey, a natural antibiotic, was also widely used to dress wounds.
Aloe Vera was used to treat worms, relieve headaches, soothe chest pains,
burns, ulcers and for skin diseases.
Frankincense was used to treat throat and larynx infections, stop bleeding, as
well as treating asthma.
Dill was used to sooth flatulence, also for its laxative and diuretic properties.
Caraway was used to treat flatulence and as a breath freshener.
Balsam Apple or Apple of Jerusalem was used as a laxative.

Garlic was believed to provide vitality, sooth flatulence and aids digestion,
shrinks hemorrhoids, rids body of spirits.
Camphor tree was used to reduce fevers, sooth gums, and treat epilepsy.
Juniper tree was utilized to treat digestive ailments, sooth chest pains, sooth
stomach cramps.
Mustard seeds were used to induce vomiting and relieve chest pains.
Onions could be used to induce perspiration, prevents colds, and as a diuretic.
Parsley was used as a diuretic.
Mint was used to sooth flatulence, aids digestion, stop vomiting, and as a breath
freshener.
Sandalwood was used to aid digestion, stop diarrhea, and to treat gout.
Sesame was used to sooth asthma.
Poppy seeds were used to relieve insomnia, headaches, and as an anesthetic.
Thyme was also used as a pain reliever.

• Acacia (acacia nilotica)- vermifuge, eases diharea and internal bleeding,

also used to treat skin diseases.
• Aloe vera - worms, relieves headaches, soothes chest pains, burns, ulcers
and for skin disease and allergies.
• Basil (ocimum basilicum)- excellent for heart.
• Balsam Apple (malus sylvestris)or Apple of Jerusalem - laxative, skin
allergies, soothes headaches, gums and teeth, for asthma, liver stimulant,
weak digestion.
• Bayberry(Myrica cerifera) - stops diarrhea, soothes ulcers, shrinks
hemorrhoids, repels flies.
• Belladonna - pain reliever;camphor tree - reduces fevers, soothes gums,
soothes epilepsy.
• Caraway (Carum carvi; Umbelliferae)- soothes flatulence, digestive,
breath freshener.
• Cardamom( Eletarria cardamomum; Zingiberacae)- Used as a spice in
foods,digestive, soothes flatulence.
• Colchicum (Citrullus colocynthus) - also known as "Meadow Saffron",
soothes rheumatism, reduces swelling.
• Common Juniper tree (Juniperis phonecia; Juniperus drupacea)-
digestive, soothes chest pains, soothes stomach cramps.
• Cubeb pepper (Piper cubeba; Piperaceae)- urinary tract infections, larynx
and throat infections, gum ulcers and infections, soothes headaches.
• Dill (Anethum graveolens)- soothes flatulence, relieves dyspepsia, laxative
and diuretic properties.
 • Fenugreek(Trigonella foenum-graecum) - respiratory disorders, cleanses
the stomach, calms the liver, soothes pancreas, reduces swelling.
• Frankincense(Boswellia carterii) - throat and larynx infections, stops
bleeding, cuts phlegm, asthma, stops vomiting.
• Garlic (Allium sativa) - gives vitality, soothes flatulence and aids digestion,
mild laxative, shrinks hemorrhoids, rids body of "spirits" (note, during the
building of the Pyramids, the workers were given garlic daily to give them
the vitality and strength to carry on and perform well).
• Henna (Lawsomia inermis) - astringent, stops diarrhea, close open
wounds (and used as a dye).
• Honey was widely used, a natural antibiotic and used to dress wounds
and as a base for healing unguants, as was castor oil, coriander,beer and
other foods.
• Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra - mild laxative, expels phlegm, soothes liver,
pancreas and chest and respiratory problems.
• Mustard (Sinapis alba) - induces vomiting, relieves chest pains.
• Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) - stops diarrhea, relives headaches, soothes
gums, toothaches and backaches.
• Onion (Allium cepa) - diuretic, induces perspiration, prevents colds,
soothes sciatica, relieves pains and other cardiovascular problems.
• Parsley (Apium petroselinum) - diuretic.
• Mint (Mentha piperita) - soothes flatulence, aids digestion, stops vomiting,
breath freshener.
• Sandalwood (Santallum albus) - aids digestion, stops diarrhea, soothes
headaches and gout (used, of course, in incense).
• Sesame (Sesamum indicum)- soothes asthma.
• Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)- laxative.
• Thyme (Thymus/Thimbra) - pain reliever.
• Tumeric (Curcumae longa) - closes open wounds (also was used to dye
skin and cloth).
• Poppy (papaver somniferum) - relieves insomnia, relieves headaches,
anesthetic, soothes respiratory problems, deadens pain.

Gems and their properties:

• Agate, (brown): Said to harden gums and protect vision.

• Amber, (yellow; orange): Improves poor eyesight, deafness, dysentery,
throat afflictions, hay fever, and asthma.
• Amethyst, (purple to blue-violet): Antidote for drunkenness, gives piece of
mind.
• Beryl, (green; yellow; blue; white): For liver complaints, diaphragm.
• Bloodstone, (green and red): For hemorrhages, nose bleeds.
• Carnelian, (red): For hemorrhages, nose bleeds, purifies the blood.
• Chrysolite, (olive green; brown; yellow; red): For fevers, nightmares.
 • Coral, (red; white):Stops bleeding; helps indigestion disorders, epilepsy in
children, ulcers, scars, sore eyes.
• Diamond, (white; blue; yellow): For coughs, mucus, lymph system
disorders, toothaches, insomnia, convulsions.
• Emerald, (green): For eye diseases, (an eye wash can be made by simply
steeping an emerald in water), and general healing.
• Garnet, (red): For asthma and blood diseases.
• Jade, (green): For kidney diseases, stomach pains, blood purifier, muscle
strengthener., urinary problems, eye diseases (an eye wash can be made
same way as with emerald).
• Jasper, (yellow; green): For stomach pains, nervousness.
• Lapis, (deep blue to azure; violet-blue; green-blue): Lapis lazuli, Lapis
linguis: For eye problems, helps attune higher spiritual vibrations, vitality,
strength. Lapis linguis: Cholera, rheumatism.
• Moonstone, (light blue; resembles opal): For "watery" disturbances,
dropsy, gives strength.
• Opal, (red to yellow; black; dark green): For heart, eyes, bubonic plague,
gives protection and harmony.
• Pearl, (white): Soothing, dissipates anger.
• Ruby, (red): For pains, tuberculosis, colic, boils, ulcers, poison, eye
troubles, constipation.
• Sardonyx, (red; brownish red; black): For mental and emotional effects,
banishes grief, brings happiness.
• Sapphire, (blue; violet): For eyes, boils, rheumatism, colic.
• Topaz, (green to white; green; blue, red): For vision, hemorrhages,
bleeding.
• Turquoise, (blue; blue-green; green): For vision, and promotes youth.

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Acadia:protection & psychic power
Adam & Eve Root:love and happiness
Adder`s Tongue:healing
African Violet:protection & spirituality
Agaric:fertility & love
Agrimony: sleep & protection
Ague Root:protection
Alfalfa:prosperity,money & attracting food
All Spice: money,luck,properity and healing
Almond:wisdom,prosperity and healing
Aloe Vera:luck money healing protection banishment
Aloewood:love spirituality & self growth
Alethea:psychic power & protection
Alyssum:moderating anger&protection
Amaranth:healing,protection,invisability
Angelica:healing,protection,invisablity & vision
Apple:love happiness,healing,garden magick & immortality Apple cut in half
makes five pointed star was used for ritual in burning times instead of obvious
penticle.
Apricot:love,soothing the weary spirit
Arabic Gum:purification of negativity & cleansing
Ash:health,protection,prosperity&sea rituals
Aspen:anti-theft
Aster:love and friendship
Avens:love and purification
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Bachlor Buttons:love and friendship
Balm(lemon):success employment & healing
Balm(gilead):mainifestations,protection,healing & love
Bamboo:wishes,luck,hex breaking,protection & prosperity
Banana:potency,fertility prosperity & money
Banyon:luck & prosperity
Basil:love,protection,wealth,flying & travel
Bay:protection,healing,strength energy & purification
Bean:protection,love potency & exorcism
Bed Straw:love & lust
Beech:wishes & friendship
Beet:love lust&ritual
Belladonna:astral projection (extremely poison)
Benzoin:purification & prosperity
Bergomot:money & prosperity
Be Still:luck prosperity
Betany/wood:purification,protection & love
Birch:purification,protection & exorcism
Bistort:fertility,psychic powers & love
Bittersweet:protection,healing & purification
Blackberry:healng prosperity money & protection
Bladderwrack:protection,psychic powers,sea spells & wind spells
Bleedingheart: love and lust
Bloodroot:purication,protection & love
Bluebell: luck & truth
Blueberry:protection,banishment,psychic power,cleansing & purification
Blue Flag Iris:money,luck & prosperity
Bodhi:protection,wisdom,meditation & fertility
Boneset:protection,purification & exorcism
Brachen:healing,divination,prophetic dreams,runes,spells and magick
Brazil nuts: love and lust
Briony:money & prosperity
Bromelaid:money,wealth & protection
Broom:protection,purification,divination,wind spells
Buchu:psychic powers,divination & prophetic dreams
Buchthorn:protection,legal matters,wishes & exorcism
Burdock:protection,healing & purification
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Cabbage:luck & prosperity
Cactus:protection,prospeity & chastity
Camamus:protection,prosperity,money,luck & healing
Camellia:wealth & prosperity
Camphor:health & divination
Caper:potency,lust & luck
Caraway:protection,purification,health,anti theft,lust & psychic powers
Cardomon:lust,love & potency
Carnation:protection,healing,love & strength
Carrot:potency,love,lust & fertility
Cashew:money & prosperity
Castor:protection & banishment
Catnip:happiness,beauty,cat magick well being & love
Cedar:protection,banishment,purification,happiness & healing
Ceradine:protection,happiness,escape & legal matters
Celery:love lust & psychic powers
Centaury:snake removing & pest control
Chamomile:purification,peace,sleep,money rest & love
Cherry:love,lust & divination
Chestnut:love & lust
Chickweed:fertility,lust love & potency
Chicory:favors,invisablity & removing obstacles
Chinaberry:luck & prosperity
Chile Pepper:love lust fidelity & hex breaking
Chrysanthemum:protects and repells insects
Chichona:protection,luck & good fortune
Cinnamon:success,psychic powers strenght energy,,lust love,happiness &
spirituality
Cinquefoil:protection,propetic dreams,sleep,divination & money
Citron:healing & psychic powers
Cloth of Gold:communicating with animal spirit world
Clove:money healing prosperity & protection
ClubMoss:psychic power & personal protection
Cocanut:protection,purification & love
Cobalsh Black:protection,healing,anti aging potency & lovepropterty of
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Coltfoot:love,divination & prophetic dreams
Copal:love lust & purification
Coriander:love & healing
Corn:banishment,protection,keeping negative forces away,luck & divination
Cotton: healing,luck,rain making,and fishing spells & protection
Cowslip:treasure seeking,youth & healing
Crocus:divination love & prophetic Dreams
Cubeb:lust & love
Cockoo Flower:lust,love potency & fertility
Cucumber:fertility,potency & healing
Curry:protection & banishment
Cyclamen:fertility,happiness,love & prosperity
Daffodils:love,potency & fertility
Daisy:love lust&luck
Damiana:love,lust divination & prophetic dreams
Dandilion:youth,purging negative calling upon spirits divination and wishes
Datura:protection,sleep & hex breaking
Deertongue:love,lust
Devilshoestring:protection,personal power,strength,luck & employment
Dill:luck,lust,protection & money
Dittany of Crete:astral travel,divination & manifestations
Dock:fertility,love money & healing
Dodder:love ,knot magick & divination
Dogwood:protection,banishment & wishes
Dogbane:lust & love
Dragons Blood:protections,seals and adds strength to spells potency & lust
Dulse:love lust & harmony
Dutchma Breeches:lust & love
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Ebony:this is protective wood has been used for amulets and wands
Echinacea:strengthens spells & has been used as offering s by native to
strengthen requests for healing
Edelweisse:invisability & bullet proofing
Elder:prosperity,protection,sleep,exorcism & healing
Elcampane:psychic powers,love & protection
Elm:love
Endive:lust & love
Erngo:luck, travel ,peace, lust & love
Eucalyptus:healing & protection
Eurhporbia:purification & protection
Eyebright:mental powers & psychic powers
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Fennel:purification,protection,cleansing & healing
Fenugreek:money
Fern:rain making,protection,luck,riches,youth,health & exorcism
Fig:fertility,love & protection
Figwort:health & protection
Flax:money beauty,psychic awareness,protection & healing
Feverfew:protection
Gleabane:exorcism,protection & chastity
Foxglove:protection
Frankinsence:exorcism,spirituality & protection
Fumitory:money & exorcism
FuzzyWeed:hunting ,luck & attracting love
~G~
Galangel:lust health,money,psychic powers & hex breaking
Gardenia:healing ,spirituality,love & peace
Garlic:healing,exorcism,lust & anti theft
Gentian:power & love
Geranium:protection,fertility health &love
Ginger:love,money success & power
Ginseng:wishes,healing,beauty,lust & protection
GoatsRue:health & healing
Goldenrod:money & divination
Goldenseal:healing & money
Gorse:money & protection
GotuKola:mediation
Gourd:protecton
Grain:protection
Grains of Paradise:wishes,luck,lust & money
Grape:fertility,garden magick,money mental powers
Grass: portection & psyhic powers
Ground Ivy:divination
Groundsel:health & healing
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Hawthorn:fishing magick,fertility,chastity & happiness
Hazel:anti-lightening,wishes,protection,fertility & luck
Heather:protection,luck & rainmaking
Heliotrope:prophetic dreams,exorcism,healing,wealth & invisability
Hellebore:exorcism and astral projection extremely poison!
Hemlock:astral projection empowering sacred objects. Poison!
Hemp:visions,astral projection,love,healing & mediation
Henbane:burned outdoors attracts rain,brings love to one who collects it skyclad
in moonlight,Poison!
Henna:healing
Hibiscus:love & lust
Hickory:keeps negative away,anti lightening,protection,dream magick & legal
stability
Holly:sacred herbs of Druids for ritual,dream magick and luck
Honesty:repells demons ,monsters & money
Honeysuckle:psychic power,money&protection
Hops:sleep,serenity & healing
Horehound:mental powers,exorcism,healing protection & banishment
Horseradish:purification & exorcism
Horsechestnut:healing & money
Horsetail:fertility&snake charming
Houndstongue:stops dogsfrom barking
Houseleeks:love,luck & protection
Huckleberry:dream magick,luck protection & hex breaking property of
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Hycinth:happiness,love &hex breaking
Hydrangea:banishment,hex breaking & cleansing
Hyssop:puirifcation & protection
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Indian paint brush:attracts love
Iris:wisdom & purification
Iris Blue Flag:luck attracts money & protection
Ivy:protection & healing

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Jasmine:prophetic dreams,money,love &power
Jacobs Ladder:psychic dream`s visions & luck
Job`s Tears:healing wishes & luck
Juniper:love anti theft,exorcism & love
Joe Pye Weed:gain respect & love
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Kava Kava: vision`s protection & luck
Knotweed:healing and binding
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Lady`s mantle:love
Lady`s slipper:protection
Larch:anti-fire & protection
Larkspur:protection & health
Lavender:sleep chastity love longivity &purification,happiness & healing
Leek:love protection & exorcism
Lemon:friendship love,purification & longivity
Lemongrass:repells snakes & psychic powers'
Lemon Verbena: love & protection
Lettuce:love divination chastity protection & sleep
Licorice:love lust & fidelity
Life-Everlasting:healing health & longivity
Lilac:protection cleansing & exorcism
Lily:strength, love banishment of unwanted guests & healing
Lime:protection love &healing
Linden:immortality,luck love sleep & protection
Liquid Amber:protection
Liverwort:love
Lobelia:said to be used in halting oncoming storms*Poison!
Loosestrife:protection & peace
Lotus:opens mental blocks creative and spiritual & protection
Lovage:attracts soul matetraditionalvisionpagan.org
Love seed:friendship love,lust & earth wellness workings
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Mace;mental powers,psychic alertness,&banishing of pests
Maguey:lust
Magnolia:fidelity love
Maidenhair Fern:grace beauty & love
Male Fern:love & luck
Mallow:love,exorcism,lust &protection
Mandrake:money,health,love protection & fertility(Poison*)
Maple:longevity money & love
Marigold:legal matters,prophetic dreams,protection & psychic powers
Marjoram:happiness,health money protection & love
Masterwort:courage,strenght & protection
Mastic:manifestation`s,lust & psychic visions
Mayapple:money (Extremely poison)
MeadowRue:divination & love
Meadowsweet:peace,happiness divination & love
Mesquite;used in burning charcoals for insence during ritual,balance grounding.
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Nettle:lust,healing,protection & exorcism
Nutmeg;fidelity,health,money & luck
Nuts:prosperity,fertility,love & luck
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Oak:potency,healing,luck,money & fertility
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Oleander:love
Olive:healingpotency,protection & peace
Onion:luck,healing prophetic dreams,money & lust
Orange:luck,money,divination & love
Orchid:love
Orris:divination,love & protection
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Palm Date:fertility & potency
Pansy:rain magick & love divination
Papaya:love & protection
Passion Flower:sleep,peace,friendship & love
Parsley:lust protection & purification
Pea:brings good fortune,,wealth power & love
Peach:longevity,fertility wishes & love
Pear:lust & love
Pecan:money & employment
Pennyroyal:strength,protectyion & peace
Peony:protection & exorcism
Pepper:protection & exorcism
Peppertree:healing,protection & purification
Pine:healing.protection exorcism & money
Pineapple:luck money chastity
Pistachio:breaking love spells
Pipsissewa:drawing good spirits & money
Plum:love & protection
Poke(Poison):courage & hex breaking
Pomegranate:divination,luck,wishes,wealth&fertility
Potato:removal of negative,image magick & healing
Prickly Ash:love
Primrose:protection,youth,rejuvination of spirit & love
Purslane:sleep,love,divination,happiness & protection
~Q~
Quassia:used to draw love,peace & happiness
Quince:protection love & happiness
~R~
Radish:protection & lust
Ragweed:bring on courage,used in amulets
Ragwort:protection
Raspberry;protection & love
Rattlesnakeroot`s:protection & money
Rhubarb:fidelity & protection
Rice:protection,rain,money & fertility
Roots:guard from wild animals binding spells,spiritual magick
Rose:love,psychic powers,healing,love divination,luck & protection
Rosemary:love ,lust purification mental power,sleep,youth & healing
Rowan:sacred rituals rites,psychic powers,healing success & protection
Rue:mental Powers,exorcism health,healing &love(used in poppets)
Rye:love & fidelity

Saffron:strength,psychic powers,lust,raising power during rituals & wind

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Sage:protection,purification & protection,immortality,healing wishes,used alot
during native healing smudging with sage removed negative energies
SageBrush:purification & protection
St John s Wort:strength protection,health & happiness
Sandlewood:wishes,healing,spiritual awakening & exorcism
Sasparilla:love & money
Sassafras:health & money
Summer Savory:mental powers
Scullcap:love fidelity & peace
Senna:love
Sesame:money & lust
Shallot:purification
Skunk Cabbage:legal dealings
Slippery Elm:halts gossip & repels negativity
Sloe:protection & exorcism
Snakeroot:luck & money
Snapdragon:protection
Solomon s seal:exorcism&protection
Sorrelwood:health & healing
Southernwood:lust love & protection
Spanish moss:protection
Spearmint:mental powers,sleep,healing & love
Spiderwort:love
Spikenard:fidelity & hea;lth
Squill:hexbreaking
Star Anise:psychic powers
Stillengia:psychic powers
Straw:image magick & luck
Strawberry:luck & lust
SugarKane:love & lust
Sumbal:health,luck,love & psychic powers
Sunflower:wisdom,fertility,health & wishes
Sweetgrass:calling of spirits,grounding,blessings sacred grounds,praying,very
much a part of native uses,cleansing
Sweetpea:friendship,chastity,courage strength & protection
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Tamerind:love
Tamarac:protection & exorcism
Tansy:longivity,health & youth
Tea:riches,courage & strength
Thistle:hex breaking,protection healing & strength
Thistleholy:purification,protection & hex breaking
Thistlemilk:entrancing and enraging snakes
Thyme:courage,health,love,sleep & psychic visions
Ti:healing & protection
Toadflax:hex breaking & protection
Tobacco:sacred offerings calling spirits,protection,cleansing, is very much used
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Tomato:prosperity,love & protection
TonkaBean:love,money wishes & courage
Tormental:love & prtoection
Tulip:love & protection
Turnip:protection & ending relationships,used at samhain!
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Uva Ursa:(Poison) ceremonial uses,increase psychic powers
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Valerian:love,sleep,purification&protection
Vanilla:love,lust & mental powers
Venus Fly Trap:protection & love
Vervain:chastity,youth,healing,love,lust,peace & purification
Vetch Giant:fidelity
Vetivert:love,hex breaking repels negativity,money,luck & anti theft
Violet:lust,luck,protection,wishes & peace
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Wahoo(Poison*):success courage &hexbreaking
Walnut:used during rites by witches dancing under the walnut
tree,health,healing,mental power,infertility,strenght,purification
Wax Plant:protection used in amulets
Wheat:fertility & money used in sachets
Willow:healing,love,enchantment divination,used in death ceremonies property
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Wintergreen:healing,hex breaking & protection
Winter Bark:success
Witch Grass:hapiness,love lust & exorcism
Witch Hazel:protection & chastity
Wolf Bane(Poison*)protection invisablity image magick
Wood Rose:luck
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Yew:(Poison*)raising the dead, communicating with ancestors
Yucca:protection,shapehshifting,astral & purification
proper