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Balm of Gilead

Gender: female
Planet: Venus
Element: Water
Uses:
The buds can be carried to mend a broken heart. Can be added to love and protection charms.Love, manifestations, protection, healing

Bamboo

Gender: male
Planet: Mercury
Element: Air
Uses:
Protection, luck, hex-breaking, wishes.

Banana

Gender: female
Planet: Venus
Element: Water
Uses:
Fertility, potency, prosperity

Barley

Gender: female
Planet: Venus
Element: Earth
Uses:
Love, healing, protection

Basil

Gender: male
Planet: Mars
Element: Fire
Uses:
Used in wealth and prosperity rituals. Carrying basil in your pockets is supposed to attract money into them. A wife can supposedly stop her husband being unfaithful by dusting her upper body with powdered basil. It is good as a tea for calming the nerves, settling the stomach, and easing cramps and good for the bladder. In tincture form, also makes a good hair rinse for brunettes. An ingredient of the Purification bath sachet. Add to love sachets and incenses. Protection, love, wealth (if carried in your wallet), healing relationships, courage, fertility, exorcism.

Bay

Gender: male
Planet: Sun
Element: Fire
Uses:
DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY--use as a poultice on chest for bronchitis and chest colds. The leaves can be burned or chewed to induce visions. Worn as an amulet to ward off negativity and evil. Leaves under the pillow are supposed to induce prophetic dreams. Can be used in protection and purification rituals. Growing near a house, it was supposed to protect those within from infection and storms. Z. Budapest gives a spell using bay laurel for use in games of chance: take three laurel leaves and three pieces of parchment. Write on each paper the names of the Triple Goddess: Diana, Isis, Hecate. Keep the leaves and parchment in a red flannel bag in your pocket, and before starting your game of chance say: 'Isis of the Thousand Breasts, make my chance the best one yet'. wisdom, protection, psychic powers

Bean

Gender: male
Planet: Mercury
Element: Air
Uses:
Protection, exorcism, Wart charming, reconciliations, potency, love.

Beech

Gender: female
Planet: Saturn
Element: Air
Uses:
wishes

Beet

Gender: female
Planet: Saturn
Element: Earth
Uses:
love

Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade)

Gender: female
Planet: Saturn
Element: Water
Uses:
astral projection

Benzoin

Gender: male
Planet: Sun
Element: Air
Uses:
Used in purification incenses. A few drops of tincture of benzoin helps to preserve oils and preparations.prosperity

Betony

Gender: Planet: Jupiter
Element: Fire
Uses:
Add to incenses of protection and purification. Sleep on a pillow stuffed with betony to prevent nightmares.

Birch

Gender: female
Planet: Venus
Element: Water
Uses:
protection, exorcism, purification

Blackberry

Gender: female
Planet: Venus
Element: Water
Uses:
Healing, money, protection

Bodhi

Gender: male
Planet: Jupiter
Element: Air
Uses:
Fertility, protection, wisdom, meditation

Bracken

Gender: male
Planet: Mercury
Element: Air
Uses:
healing, rune magic, prophetic dreams

Brazil Nut

Gender: male
Planet: Mercury
Element: Air
Uses:
love

Bromeliad

Gender: male
Planet: Sun
Element: Air
Uses:
protection, money

Buckwheat

Gender: female
Planet: Venus
Element: Earth
Uses:
money, protection

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