What is the difference and uses between Licorice Root and Calamus Root.....

Hello Everyone,

Not too long ago, but unfortunately while I was in the care facility with my broken ankle I was asked about Calamus and Licorice Root,  what are they used for or how can they be used.

And I'm getting questions from my family members as well about herbs as they come up to the point where I'm getting a little overwhelmed.

So I am going to post from time to time about different herbs some which you can grow and some which you can purchase. 

So let's start with these two, Calamus and Licorice Root-----

Both are herbs but each has their own different properties in the use of Conjure, yet both are used in either for controlling or dominating others, so in some ways they are very much the same and yet there are some differences.

Licorice Root is used to gain power over and control of someone (an individual) that would include to change their mind.

Calamus Root is used primarily to control a situation as well as or dominate a person.

Calamus is seen more often in spells and rituals than Licorice because by some it’s considered the softer “sister” between the two.   Calamus exerts a more sweeter, subtle, compelling control while Licorice is more of a stern-demanding control.   They are both potent roots in the use of control and some practitioners like to use them together, but they can be used separately depending upon what kind of control one wants to exert.

However some practitioners feel that the reverse is also correct,  my Granny use to say that sometimes some herbs, plants or roots seem to work differently with each practitioner,   it’s what works best for you and you can only find out when you use them individually.  But most prefer to use them together.

So let’s talk about the different properties of Calamus Root and Licorice Root:

    

Let’s start with Calamus Root:

Calamus Root, also known as Sweet Flag, is a perennial root herb that grows in some parts of Europe, Asia and North America.  It’s mentioned in the book of Exodus and is supposed to be one of the ingredients in ritual incense. The Bible also mentions about the root’s stimulating and visionary effect. This visionary effect was also recognized by the Native Americans, who considered the herb sacred. The Ancient Chinese believed that Calamus put one’s energy into balance, allowing one to resonate as a whole. They would chew on Calamus root while breathing deeply, fully and slowly to make anxiety and panic subside.

(Personally I would not do that because there may be some unknown effects that could adversely affect a person)

It is alleged by conjure workers that using this root gives to the worker or user, control over a person or situation. Because of this belief it is a common ingredient in formulas and spells used for controlling others, and it put into oils and powders including Commanding,  Bend-Over, and Follow Me Boy as well as some love formulas.

It can be used in a conjure or mojo bag filled with other Love-Herbs, so that a person, man or woman, can be Dominate in a Love Affair.  Other uses is burning it as an incense while doing a domination candle-spell or to mix it with Commanding Powder then sprinkle it around a room where they will meet with someone they want or wish to control, command or dominate, some people will put it into a mojo bag before going into a mediation situation so they will get their own way.  (especially in divorce cases)

It is known for other spell uses in healing, balance, protection, luck and prosperity. Growing the plant in your garden is said to bring good luck and aids in the protection of the property.  It is claimed that using Calamus root gives protection against an enemy.

To use to increase good luck and attract abundance and help in healing and protection of a person or property, sprinkle the powdered root around the outside perimeter of your home or property to protect from robbers.

Another way to increase one’s finances is to cut up dried calamus root and place them in the corners of the rooms of your house or business to ensure that you have more than enough money when you are worrying about your finances.

On a more practical level it is believe to also discourage fleas and other unwanted pests.  Some years ago a friend of mine lived in Taiwan and his housekeeper would put up here and there around the house  calamus grass tied together in small bundles and outside their doors in the summer months especially during the Dragon Boat Festival to protect the house from a summer pestilence.  He told me that parts of Taiwan can be very swampy, considering that it’s a subtropical country and during the summer months various diseases develop in various towns and villages.  It was traditionally believed that putting these bundles would keep the “sickness” away---the Chinese called calamus “shi chang pu.”

Mrs. Washington who use to live in the South, told me of how she and her Mama would also use calamus as a wash (boiled in hot water) and would wash down their steps and floors and put finely cut pieces all around the house and at the window screens.   The story about Brer Rabbit’s mojo hand could have been a form of keeping fleas and misquotes off of a person, much like how my granny would use eucalyptus leaves under her rugs to keep fleas away.

It can also be used or burned as an incense to encourage spiritual, emotional and physical healing. 

Because Calamus is used for control, many practitioners do not like to use it in a honey jar or a marriage spell because if you use it in a love spell you would be using it to control and dominate the other person.  But if you do then such a honey jar would just have a more controlling/dominating bent to it but you have to remember that it would be interfering with the other person’s free will.

On the medical side Calamus root was considered medicinal.  Some herbalists would powder the root and mix it into a glass of white wine to help settle an upset stomach. Chewing the candied roots would help soothe a sore throat or calm a persistent cough but only get this from a licensed herbalist, it is not wise to self-medicate.

In herbal use medical science has on and off listed Calamus root as being toxic, that is if a lot of it is ingested, if that happens then it encourages the growth of cancerous tumors,  but if taken only in very small doses and only occasionally one should not have that problem---but again do not self-medicate and only get from a licensed herbalist.

Because of this Calamus root is banned or prohibited in some countries or states because of this possible toxic reaction, if you find that it is banned in your area you can substitute Licorice-root, Cubeb Berries, Master Root or Knot-weed.

If you like to grow an herb garden, planting and growing Calamus would make a great addition.

Now let’s talk about Licorice Root:

This root is used for flavoring and also in herbal medicine.  It’s magical properties in control or dominating is much like Calumus Root and would be used the same way.   So except for the type of domination or control that you want there is very little difference in its application.

The root of the Licorice tree must be used in dried form. The first candies were made using Licorice and the process was quite simple then, simply boiling the Licorice and then adding some sugar and anise oil after its been boiled after a while. The reason to use anise oil as an addition is to improve the taste of the licorice root since its original state the taste is quite delicate.  I have chewed Licorice root and it is flavorful but light and not over whelming.

Licorice root medically relieves coughs and arthritis. There are various uses of the root especially as an herbal medicine. The root has been compared to codeine when it comes to stopping coughs and bringing up phlegm to clear the lungs. In China, the Licorice root is used in the treatment for arthritis as they claim it has essential anti-inflammatory components better known as saponins. The root helps in the cure of bronchitis and colds especially when taken in the form of a special tea.  I’ve known some people to chew the root to bring relief to mild ulcers---but its best to get professional help for ulcers.

 Sometimes it’s used as a tranquilizer and allegedly balances nervous system and stimulates liver functions. But be careful drinking it as a tea or eating it in long term usage (over 3 months) it could cause liver damage.

On the other hand, the root has been associated with enhancement of fertility and increase of sexual energy among the humans and is used to bind love charms.

Now to the practical side of Licorice root especially if you want to grow it:

Licorice (sometimes spelled  Liquorice)  come from the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra, from which a sweet flavor can be extracted. The licorice plant is a legume related to beans and peas and is native to southern Europe and parts of Asia. It is not related to Anise, Star Anise or Fennel, which are the source of superficially similar flavoring compounds.

It is an herbaceous perennial, growing to 3 feet in height, the flowers are purple to pale whitish blue.  Licorice grows best in deep, fertile, well-drained soils, with full sun, and is harvested in the autumn, two to three years after planting.   In modern times, liquorice extract is produced by boiling licorice root and subsequently evaporating most of the water. In fact, the name 'liquorice'/'licorice' is derived from the Old French licoresse and from the Ancient Greek glukurrhiza, meaning 'sweet root'.

I knew of a young lady that had been affected by the use of both roots and she wanted to get free, so Granny did the 13 herb uncrossing bath on her,  after the 13^th day (it was one bath a day) we did the Egg Cleansing spell, in the meantime my uncle went to see the guy who was dominating her, on a pretext about doing some work, when the fellow wasn’t looking my uncle put some hot foot powder on the threshold of the guy’s house.   Then Granny did a dominating spell on the guy so he’d leave the girl alone and leave town.   It worked but it took a little time.      Then she created a poppet or doll of the girl so that anything attempted to be done on the young lady would not affect her.   As I said it took time but it worked.

In doing the work Licorice much the same as Calamus Root, but again it depends upon what kind of spell or ritual work you want to do,  sometimes it’s best to use only a little instead of a lot just to be a sweet and gentle persuader.

But you have to remember that if you want to force someone to fall in love with you, and it really is not meant to be, then you are interfering with someone’s free will and it can backlash on you, so again think carefully on what you want to do.

Bright Blessings,

Ms. Q

What is "Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog?" alternate names for Herbs~~~

Dear Ms. Q,

“I came across a book that I think is pretty old and for one of these spells I’m suppose to use the wool of bat and a bad man’s oatmeal? What is this? Did they mean to really get this stuff?

I love nick-names for various things, sometimes when I can’t remember something I’ll say to my niece “Get me that thingamabob” or “Where did I put that doddleybotchit?”   Or her favorite “How does that dohicky work?”   Somehow she seems to know what I mean.

People have a habit of putting nick-names on things, especially on plants, herbs, trees etc.  they became folk names, we still have one that I hear occasionally “sour grass” or “sleeping beauty” which is a folk name for a weed that is a variation of wood sorrel, as a matter of fact, there is a beautiful batch blooming on the patch of dirt between the street and side walk in front of my house, our neighbors boy all of 5 years old, picked a bunch of those yellow flowers to give to his mother,  they are yellow flowers, on a long stem with leaves that look like 3 leaf clover, as kids we would pick them and suck the stem for the sour taste,  of course it was not wise to eat too many.   Gardeners consider them weeds.   But to me it’s a sign that Spring is not far. 

In the really old days, herbalists and midwives didn't use textbook botanical names for herbs. Medicinal and magical plants had colorful descriptive names. Often, old books about magic and herbal healing use the folk names instead of the names commonly used today, it can be confusing.

So when the witches in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” say as part of their ingredients "Eye of newt, and toe of frog,  Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,  Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,  Lizard's leg, and howlet's wing,--“   They really are mentioning herbs and not body parts, for example Adder’s fork (meaning tongue) was Bistort,  Lizard’s leg was referring to a creeping plant such as Ivy and for you Dog lovers the tongue of dog was dog’s tongue or Hounds tongue, an herb.   Eye of newt was a type of mustard seed and so on.    Even Shakespeare knew his folk herbs.

 Here, for your reading pleasure and a good laugh is an alphabetical listing of those names, along with the common and botanical names in current use. You'll notice that some plants have a variety of names, and some names refer to a variety of plants.

But if you’re putting together your own spells and are writing it down in a book it might be fun to write down Adder’s fork and eye of newt instead of the actual herb name.  Unfortunately I have no idea what a howlet’s wing is.

But as I find out I will add it to this list along with a few others I come across.   

I do want to WARN you, some of these herbs are poisonous so do not handle.

 

A

•A Hawk's Heart: Heart of Wormwood Artemisia absinthium

•A Lion's Hairs: Tongue of a Turnip [i.e., the leaves of the taproot] Brassica napus

•A Man's Bile: Turnip Sap Brassica napus

•A Pig's Tail: Leopard's Bane Arnica montana

•A Titan's Blood: Wild Lettuce Lactuca virosa

•Aaron's Rod: Goldenrod Solidago Virgaurea -or- Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

•A Bone of an Ibis: Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica

•Absinthe: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium

•Adder's Fork: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta

•Adder's Mouth: Chickweed Stellaria Media

•Adder's Tongue: Dogstooth Violet Erythronium multiscapoideum

•Alison Alyssum Alyssum spp

•Angel Food: Angelica Angelica archangelica

•Angel's Trumpet: Jimsonweed / Datura Datura Stamonium

•Apple of Carthage: Pomegranate Punica Granatum

•Archangel: Angelica Angelica archangelica

•Artemis Herb: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris

•Ass's Ear: Comfrey Symphytum Officinale -or- Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara

•Ass's Foot: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara

•An Eagle: Wild Garlic Allium sativum

•Auld Man's Bells: Bluebells Scilla Nutans, Scilla non-scripta, Hyacinthoides non-scripta

B

•Bad Man's Oatmeal: Hemlock Conium Maculatum

•Bad Man's Plaything: Yarrow Achillea millefolium

•Bastard: False or White Dittany Dictamnus Albus

•Bat's Wings: Holly Ilex Aquifolium

•Beard of the Monk: Chicory Cichorium Intybus

•Bear's Foot: Lady's Mantle Alchemilla Vulgaris

•Bear's Grape: Poke Root Phytolacca decandra -or- Uva Ursa Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi

•Bear's Paw: Root Male Fern Dryopteris Felix-mas

•Bear's Weed; Yerba Santa Eryodictyon californicum

•Beggar's Buttons: Burdock Arctium Lappa

•Beggar's Lice: Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale

•Bird's Eye: Germander or Speedwell Teucrium chamaedrys

•Bird's Foot: Fenugreek Trigonella Foenum-graecum

•Bird's Nest: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora

•Bishop's Elder: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica

•Bishop's Leaves: Water Figwort Scrophularia Aquatica

•Bishop's Wort: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica

•Bitter Grass: Ague Root Aletris Farinosa

•Black Sampson: Echinacea Echinacea purpurea, Echinacea pallida, and Echinacea angustifolia

•Blazing Star: Ague Root Aletris Farinosa

•Blind Eyes: Poppies Papaver Spp. & Somniferum

•Blood: Elder sap (or another tree sap) Sambucus Nigra

•Blood from a Head: Lupine Lupinus perennis, Lupinus polyphyllus

•Blood from a Shoulder: Bear's Breach Acanthus spinosus

•Blood of Ares: Purslane Portulaca sativa

•Blood of a Goose: Milk of the Mulberry Tree Morus nigra

•Blood of a Snake: Hematite mineral form of Iron oxide (Fe2O3)

•Blood of an Eye: Tamarisk Gall Tamarix orientalis

•Blood of Ares: Purslane Portulaca Spp.

•Blood of Hephaistos: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium

•Blood of Hestia: Chamomile Anthemis Nobilis

•Bloodwort: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium

•Bloody Butcher: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis

•Bloody Fingers: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

•Blue Bottle: Bachelor's Buttons Centaurea Cyanus

•Boy's Love: Southernwood Artemisia Abrotanum

•Brain Thief: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora

•Bread and Cheese Tree: Hawthorne Crataegus oxyacantha

•Bride of the Meadow: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum

•Bride of the Sun: Calendula Calendula Officinalis

•Brown Dragon: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.

•Bull's Blood: Horehound Marrubium Vulgare

•Bull's Foot: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara

•Bull's Semen: Egg of a Blister Beetle beetles (Coleoptera) of the family Meloidae

•Burning Bush: White Dittany Dictamnus albus

•Buttons Tansy: Tanacetum Vulgare

C

•Calf's Snout: Snapdragon Antirrhinum Magus

•Candelmas Maiden: Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis

•Candlewick Plant: Mullein Verbascum thapsus

•Capon's Tail: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis

•Carpenter's Herb: Sweet Bugle Lycopus Virginicus

•Carpenter's Square: Knotted Figwort Scrophularia nodosa

•Carpenter's Weed: Yarrow Achillea millefolium

•Cat: Catnip Nepta Cataria

•Cat's Foot: White Balsam Gnaphalium polycephalum -or- Canada Snake Root Asarum Canadensis -or- Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea

•Cat's Herb: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis

•Chameleon Star: Bromeliad Vriesia, Billbergia, Aechmae, Annanas, Bromelia, Guzmania, Cryptanthus, Neoreglia spps

•Cheeses: Marsh Mallow Althaea Officinalis

•Christ's Eye: Vervain Sage Salvia Verbenaca

•Christ's Ladder: Centaury Erythraea Centaurium

•Christ's Spear: Adder's Tongue Fern Ophioglossum Vulgatum

•Church Steeples: Agrimony Agrimonia Eupatoria, Agrimonia Gyposepala

•Chocolate Flower: Wild Geranium Geranium manculatum

•Clear Eye: Clary Sage Salvia sclarea

•Cleavers: Bedstraw Galium Verum, G. Triforum

•Click: Goosegrass Galium aparine

•Clot: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

•Cocklebur: Agrimony Agrimonia Eupatoria, Agrimonia Gyposepala

•Colt's Tail: Canadian Fleabane Erigeron Canadense

•Corpse Plant: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora

•Cuddy's Lungs: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

•Crane's Bill: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum

•Crocodile Dung: Ethiopian Soil

•Crowdy Kit: Figwort Scrophularia nodosa

•Crow Foot: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum -or- Wood Anemone Anemone Nemorosa

•Crown for a King: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium

•Cuckoo's Bread: Common Plantain Plantago major

•Cucumber Tree: Magnolia Magnolia acuminata

D

•Dagger Flower: Blue Flag Iris versicolor

•Daphne: Laurel/Bay Laurus nobilis

•Dead Man's Bells: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

•Death Angel: Agaric Amanita Muscaria

•Death Cap: Agaric Amanita Muscaria

•Death Flower: Yarrow Achillea millefolium

•Death's Herb: Belladonna Atropa belladonna

•Delight of the Eye: Rowan Sorbus Spp.

•Devil Plant: Sweet Basil Ocimum Basilicum

•Devil's Apple: Mayapple Podophyllum peltaltum -or- Mandrake Atropa Mandragora

•Devil's Beard: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum

•Devil's Bit: False Unicorn Root Chamaelirium luteum

•Devil's Cherries: Belladonna Atropa belladonna

•Devils Dung: Asafoetida Ferula Foetida

•Devil's Ear: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.

•Devil's Eye: Henbane Hyoscyamus Niger -or- Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor

•Devil's Flower: Bachelor's Buttons Centaurea cyanus

•Devil's Fuge: Mistletoe Viscum Album

•Devil's Guts: Dodder Cuscuta Europaea

•Devil's Herb: Belladonna Atropa belladonna

•Devil's Milk: Celandine Chelidonium Majus

•Devil's Nettle: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium

•Devil's Plaything: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium

•Devil's Shoestring: Black Haw Vibrunum Prunifolium -or- Cramp Bark Viburnum opulus -or- Hobblebush Viburnum alnifolium -or- North American Goat's Rue Tephrosia virginiana

•Dew of the Sea: Rosemary Rosemarinus Officinalis

•Dogberry: Brier Hips Rosa Canina

•Dog's Mouth: Snap Dragon Antirrhinum Magus

•Dog's Tongue: Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale

•Dove's Foot: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum

•Dragon: Tarragon Artemisia Dracunculus

•Dragon Flower: Blue Flag Iris versicolor

•Dragon Wort: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta

•Dragon's Blood: Calamus Acorus calamus

•Dragon's Teeth: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis

•Drunkard: Calendula Calendula Officinalis

•Duck's Foot: Mayapple Podophyllum peltaltum

•Dulcamara: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens

•Dwale: Deadly Nightshade Atropa Belladonna

E

•Eagle: Wild Garlic Allium sativum

•Eardrops: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria

•Earth Smoke: Fumitory Fumaria officinalis

•Earth Star: Bromeliad Vriesia, Billbergia, Aechmae, Annanas, Bromelia, Guzmania, Cryptanthus, Neoreglia spps

•Eerie: Yarrow Achillea millefolium

•Egyptian Thorn: Gum Arabic Acacia senegal

•Egyptian Gum: Gum Arabic Acacia Senegal, A. Vera

•Elf Dock: Elecampane Inula Helenium

•Elf Leaf: Lavender Lavendula officinale or L. vera -or- Rosemary Rosemarinus Officinalis

•Elf's Wort: Elecampane Inula Helenium

•Elven: Common Elm Ulmus Campestris

•Enchanter's Plant: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis

•Englishman's Foot: Common Plantain Plantago major

•Erba Santa Maria: Spearmint Mentha suaveolens

•Everlasting Friendship: Goosegrass Galium Aparine

•Exile Tree: Be-Still Thevetia nereifolia

•Eye of Christ: Germander Speedwell

•Eye of Newt: A type of mustard seed with a black spot Cruciferae; Brassica

•Eye of the Day: Common Daisy Bellis Perennis

•Eye of the Star: White Horehound Marrubium Vulgare

•Eye Root: Goldenseal Hydrastis Canadensis

•Eyes: Any "eye" flowers such as daisies, bachelor's buttons, horehound, aster, eyebright, etc.

F

•Fairy Bells: Wood Sorrel Oxalis Acetosella

•Fairy Candles: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria

•Fairy Caps: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

•Fairy Cup: Cowslip Primula Veris

•Fairy Smoke: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora

•Fairy Thimbles: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

•Fairy Wand: Devil's bit Chamaelirium luteum -or- False Unicorn Root Chamaelirium luteum

•Fairy's Eggs: Nutmeg Myristica fragrans

•Fairy's Glove: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

•Fat from a Head: Spurge Euphorbia spp.

•Felon Herb: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris

•Felonwood: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens

•Felonwort: Celandine Chelidonium Majus -or- Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens

•Field Hops: Yarrow Achillea millefolium

•Five Fingers Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis -or- Cinquefoil Potentilla Reptans, Potentilla Erecta

•Flesh and Blood: Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis

•Flower of Death: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor

•Flower of Flowers: Ylang-Ylang Cananga odorata

•Flower of Immortality: Wild Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus

•Folk's Glove: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

•Food of the Gods: Asafoetida Ferula Foetida

•Foxes' Claws: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

•Fox's Clote: Burdock Arctium Lappa

•Friar's Cap: Aconite Aconitum Napellus, Agrimonia eupatoria

•Friar's Cowl: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.

•Frog's Foot: Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus spp.

•From the Belly: Earth-apple / Potato Solanum tuberosum

•From the Foot: Houseleek. Sempervivum tectorum

•From the Loins: Chamomile Anthemis Nobilis

•Fruit of the Gods: Apple Pyrus Spp, Malus spp.

•Fruit of the Underworld: Apple Pyrus Spp, Malus spp.

G

•Gall of Goat: Honeysuckle Lonicera Spp. -or- St. John's Wort Hypericum perforatum

•Gallows: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora

•Ghost Flower: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora

•Ghost Pipe: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora

•Goat's Foot: Ash Weed Aegopodium podagraria

•Goat's Leaf: Honeysuckle Lonicera Spp.

•God's Hair: Hart's Tongue Fern Scolopendrium Vulgare

•Golden Star or Goldy Star: Avens Geum

•Good Luck Plant: Solomon's Seal Polygonatum Multiflorum, Polygonatum Commutatum, Polygonatum Biflorum

•Goose Bill: Goosegrass Galium Aparine

•Goose Tongue: Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis

•Gosling Wing: Goosegrass Galium Aparine

•Grains of Paradise: Cardamom Elettaria cardamom

•Granny's Bonnet: Columbine Leaves Aquilegia Vulgaris, Aquilegia canadensis

•Great Ox-eye: Ox-eye Daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum

•Gravelroot: Meadowsweet Eupatorium purpureum

•Graveyard Dust: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

•Gypsy Herb: Sweet Bugle Lycopus Virginicus

H

•Hag's Taper: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

•Hagthorn: Hawthorn Crataegus crusgalli

•Hair of Venus: True Maidenhair Fern Adiantum Capillus-veneris

•Hairs of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Seed Peucedanum graveolens

•Hare's Beard: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

•Hart's Thorn: Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica

•Hawk's Heart: Wormwood Heart Artemisia Absinthium

•Heart Leaf: Liverwort Anemone hepatica, Peltigera canina

•Heart of Osmund: Royal Fern Osmunda regalis

•Heart's Ease: Violet Viola odorata

•Hedgemaids: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria

•Hellweed: Dodder Cuscuta Europaea

•Herb of Angels: Angelica Angelica archangelica

•Herb of Circe: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora

•Herb of Grace; Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis -or- Rue Ruta Graveolens

•Herb of Mary: Pimpernel Anagallis Arvensis, Pimpinella spp.

•Herb of the Cross: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis

•Herb Trinity: Liverwort Anemone hepatica, Peltigera canina

•Hind Heal: Tansy Tanacetum Vulgare

•Hind's Tongue: Hart's Tongue Fern Scolopendrium Vulgare

•Hog's Bean: Henbane Hyoscyamus Niger

•Holy Grass: Sweetgrass Hierochloe odorata

•Holy Herb: Yerba Santa Eryodictyon californicum

•Holy Rope: Hemp (Agrimony) Eupatorium cannabinum

•Hook and Arn: Yerba Santa Eryodictyon californicum

•Horny Goat Weed: Common Polypody Fern Polypodium Vulgare

•Horse Heal: Spikenard Inula Conyza

•Horse Hoof: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara

•Horse Tongue: Hart's Tongue Fern Scolopendrium Vulgare

•Hundred Eyes: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor

•Hurtlesickle: Bachelor's Buttons Centaurea Cyanus

I

•Ibis Bone Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica

•Indian God Tree: Banyan Ficus Benghalensis

•Innocence: Bluets Houstonia Caerulea

J

•Jack-Jump-About: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica

•Jacob's Ladder: Celandine Chelidonium Majus -or- Lily of the valley Convallaria Magalis

•Jacob's Staff: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

•Jesuit's Bark; Cinchona Cinchona pubescens

•Joe Pye Weed: Meadowsweet Eupatorium purpureum

•John the Conqueror: Galangal Root Alpinia Officianarum, Alpina officinalis, A. galanga

•Jove's Flower: Carnation Dianthus spp.

•Joy of the Mountain: Sweet Marjoram Origanum Marjorana

•Joy on the Ground: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor

•Juno's Tears: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis

•Jupiter's Bean: Henbane Hyoscyamus Niger

•Jupiter's Beard: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum

•Jupiter's Nut: Walnut Juglans Species

•Jupiter's Staff: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

K

•Key of Heaven: Cowslip Primula Veris

•King Root: Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis

•King's Clover: Melilot Melilotus officinalis, Melilotus alba, Melilotus arvensis

•King's Crown: Black Haw Vibrunum Prunifolium

•Kitten's Breeches Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria

•Knight's Milfoil: Yarrow Achillea millefolium

•Kronos' Blood: Sap of the Cedar Tree Thuja occidentalis, Thuja orientalis, Biota orientalis, Thuja articulata,Cupressus thujoides, Juniperus virginiana, Cedrus libani, Cedrela odorata, Libocedrus bidwillii, and many more.

L

•Ladder to Heaven: Lily of the valley Convallaria Magalis

•Ladies' Meat: Hawthorn Crataegus Oxycantha

•Ladies' Seal: White Bryony / English Mandrake Bryonia dioica

•Lad's Love: Southernwood Artemisia Abrotanum

•Lady Bleeding: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus

•Lady of the Meadow: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum

•Lady of the Woods: Birch Betula Lenta

•Lady's Cap: Cowslip Primula Veris

•Lady's Foxglove: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

•Lady's Glove: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

•Lady's Smock: Cuckoo Flower Cardamine pratensis

•Lamb's Ears: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica

•Laurier Sauce: Bay Laurel Laurus nobilis

•Lion's Foot: Lady's Mantle Alchemilla Vulgaris

•Lion's Hair: Leaves of a Turnip's taproot Brassica rapa

•Leopard's Bane: Arnica Amica Montana

•Lion's Herb: Columbine Leaves Aquilegia Vulgaris, Aquilegia canadensis

•Lion's Tooth: Dandelion Taraxacum Officinale

•Little Dragon: Tarragon Artemisia Dracunculus

•Little Faces: Violet Viola odorata

•Little Queen: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum

•Lizard's Leg: Creeping plants such as Ivy

•Lords and Ladies: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.

•Love in Idleness: Pansy Viola tricolor

•Love Leaf: Damiana Turnera Aphrodisiaca, Turnera diffusa

•Love Leaves: Burdock Arctium lappa

•Love Lies Bleeding: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus -or- Anemone Anemone Pulsatilla

•Love Man: Goosegrass Galium Aparine

•Love Parsley: Lovage Levisticum Officinale

•Love Ro,: Lovage Levisticum Officinale

•Love Root: Lovage Levisticum Officinale -or- Orris Root Iris florentina

•Love-In-Idleness: Pansy Viola tricolor

•Low John, Low John the Conqueror: Galangal Root Alpinia Officianarum, Alpina officinalis, A. galanga

•Lucky Hand: Male Fern Dryopteris Felix-mas

•Lucky Hand Root: Lucky Hand Orchid / Salep Orchid Orchis latifolia

•Lucky Nut: Be-Still Thevetia nereifolia

•Lurk-in-the-Ditch: Pennyroyal Mentha Pulegium

M

•Mad Root: White Bryony / English Mandrake Bryonia dioica

•Madwort: Alyssum Alyssum Spp

•Maiden Hair: True Maidenhair Fern Adiantum Capillus-veneris

•Maiden's Gum: Common Elm Ulmus Campestris

•Maiden's Ruin: Southernwood Artemisia Abrotanum

•Maid's Hair: Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum

•Mangold: Beet Beta Vulgaris

•Man's Bile: Turnip Sap Brassica rapa

•Man's Health: Ginseng Panax quinquefolium

•Master of the Woods: Woodruff Asperula odorata

•Masterwort: Angelica Angelica archangelica

•May: Black Haw Viburnum prunifolum

•May Lily: Lily of the Valley Convallaria magalis

•Maypops: Passion Flower Passiflora incarnata

•May Rose: Black Haw Viburnum prunifolum

•Miracle of Nature: Century Plant / Maguey Agave americana

•Mistress of the Night: Tuberose Polianthes tuberosa

•Monk's Head: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria

•Monk's Hood: Aconite Aconitum Napellus, Agrimonia eupatoria

•Mortification Root: Althea Althaea Officinalis

•Mother of the Herbs: Rue Ruta Graveolens

•Mother of the Wood: Blackthorn Prunus Spinosa

•Mother's Heart: Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris

•Musk of the Wood: Woodruff Asperula odorata

•Mutton Chops: Goosegrass Galium Aparine

N

•Naughty Man: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris

•Naughty Man's Cherries: Belladonna Atropa belladonna

•Noah's Ark: Ladies' Slipper Cypripedium pubescens, Cyprepedium parviflorum

•Nose Bleed: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium

•Nose of Turtle: Turtle's Cap / Balmony Chelone Glabra

O

•Old Gal: Elder Bark Sambucus Nigra

•Old Lady: Elder Bark Sambucus Nigra

•Old Maid's Nightcap: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum

•Old Man: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris

•Old Man's Flannel: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

•Old Man's Mustard: Yarrow Achillea millefolium

•Old Man's Pepper: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium

•Old Uncle Henry: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris

•Old Woman: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium

•Oliver: Olive Olea europaea

•Osmund the Waterman: Royal Fern Osmunda regalis

•Our Herb: Basil Oncimum basilicum

•Our Lady's Flannel: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

•Our Lady's Tears: Lily of the Valley Convallaria Magalis

P

•Palma Christi: Castor Ricinus communis

•Passions: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta

•Password: Primrose Primula Vulgaris

•Peter's Staff: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

•Physician's Bone: Sandstone

•Pidgeon's Grass: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis

•Pigeon Berry: Poke Root Phytolacca decandra

•Pig's Tail: Leopard's Bane / Arnica Amica Montana

•Pitchforks: Beggar's Tick Bidens pilosa

•Plague Flower: Butterbur Petasites Vulgaris, Tussilago Petasites

•Poor Man's Meat: Bean Phaseolus Spp.

•Poor Man's Treacle: Garlic Allium sativum

•Priest's Crown: Dandelion Leaves Taraxacum Officinale

•Priest's Pintle: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.

•Prince's Feather: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus

•Princess Feather: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus

•Pucha-pat: Patchouli Pogostemon cablin Benth

•Purple Medic: Alfalfa Medicago Saliva

Q

•Quaker's Bonnet: Lupine Lupinus polyphyllus

•Queen of the Meadow: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum

•Queen of the Night: Vanilla Cactus Cereus Grandiflorus

•Queen's Delight: Queensroot Stillingia sylvatica

R

•Racoon Berry: Mayapple Podophyllum peltaltum

•Ram's Head :American Valerian / Ladies' Slipper Cypripedium pubescens, Cyprepedium parviflorum

•Ram's Thorn: Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica

•Rat Root: Calamus Root Acorus calamus

•Red Cockscomb: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus

•Red Robin: Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare

•Resurection Plant: Rose of Jericho Anastatica hierochuntica

•Ring-o-bells: Bluebells Scilla Nutans, Scilla non-scripta, Hyacinthoides non-scripta

•Robin-Run-in-the-Grass: Goosegrass Galium Aparine

•Robin-Run-in-the-Hedge: Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea

S

•Satan's Apples: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora

•Scaldhead: Blackberry Rubus Fructicosus

•Scale of Dragon: Tarragon Artemisia Dracunculus

•Sea Dew: Rosemary Rosemarinus Officinalis

•Sea Spirit: Bladderwrack Fucus Vesiculosis

•Seal Root: Solomon's Seal Polygonatum Multiflorum, Polygonatum Commutatum, Polygonatum Biflorum

•See Bright: Clary Sage Salvia Sclarea

•Seed of Horus: White Horehound Marrubium Vulgare

•Semen of Ammon: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum

•Semen of Ares: Clover Medicago Sativa

•Semen of Helios: White Hellebore Veratrum, album

•Semen of Hephaistos: Fleabane Erigeron annuus, Erigeron strigosus

•Semen of Herakles: Mustard Rocket / Arrugula Eruca sativa

•Semen of Hermes: Dill Peucedanum graveolens

•Serpent's Tongue: Dog's Tooth Violet Erythronium Americanum

•Seven Year's Love: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium

•Shameface: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum

•Shepherd's Heart: Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris

•Silver Bells: Black Haw Vibrunum Prunifolium

•Silver Branch: Apple Pyrus Spp, Malus spp.

•Silver Bough: Apple Pyrus Spp, Malus spp.

•Simpler's Joy: Vervain Verbena officinalis

•Sleep Wort: Lettuce Lactuca, sativa

•Snake Grape: White Bryony / English Mandrake Bryonia dioica

•Snake Head: Balmony Chelone Glabra

•Snake Lily: Blue Flag Iris versicolor

•Snakeberry: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens

•Snake's Ball of Thread: Soapstone steatite

•Snake's Grass: Yarrow Achillea millefolium

•Snake's Head: Leech Hirudo medicinalis

•Snowbells: Benzoin Styrax Benzoin

•Soapwort: Daisy Bellis Perennis -or- Comfrey Symphytum Officinale

•Soldier's Cap: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria

•Son-Before-the-Father: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara

•Sorcerer's Berry: Belladonna Atropa belladonna

•Sorcerer's Root: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora

•Sorcerer's Violet: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor

•Sparrow's Tongue: Knotweed Polygonum aviculare

•St. Bennet's Herb: Hemlock Conium Maculatum

•St. James' Wort: Ragwort Senecio jacobaea

•St. John's Plant: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris

•St. John's Herb: Hemp / Agrimony(this is not St. John's Wort)Agrimonia Eupatoria

•St. Joseph's Wort: Sweet Basil Ocimum Basilicum

•St. George's Herb: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis

•St. Mary's Seal: Solomon's Seal Polygonatum Multiflorum, Polygonatum Commutatum, Polygonatum Biflorum

•Star Flower: Borage Borago Officinalis

•Star of the Earth: Avens Geum urbanum

•Starweed: Chickweed Stellaria Media

•Starwort: Aster Callistephus chinesis

•Summer's Bride: Calendula Calendula Officinalis

•Sweet Balm: Lemon Balm Melissa Officinalis

•Sweethearts: Goosegrass Galium Aparine

•Swine's Snout: Dandelion leaves Taraxacum Officinale

T

•Tallow Shrub: Bayberry Myrica cerifera

•Tanner's Bark: Common Oak Quercus, robur

•Tartar Root: Ginseng Panax quinquefolium

•Tear Grass: Job's Tears coix lachryma jobi

•Tears of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Juice Peucedanum graveolens

•Thor's Helper: Rowan Sorbus Spp.

•Thousand Seal: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium

•Thousand Weed: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium

•Thunder Plant: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum

•Tiger's Chaundron; Lady's Mantle Alchemilla Vulgaris

•Titan's Blood: Wild Lettuce Lactuca virosa

•Toad: Toadflax Comandra Umbellata

•Toad Shade: Trillium Trillium Species

•Toad Bastard: Toadflax Comandra Umbellata

•Toe of Frog: Buttercup Ranunculus Acris

•Tongue of Dog: Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale

•Tooth of Wolf: Leaf of Wolfsbane Aconitum Napellus, Agrimonia eupatoria

•Torches: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

•Tree of Chastity: Hawthorn Crataegus Oxycantha

•Tree of Doom: Elder Sambucus Nigra

•Tree of Enchantment: White Willow Salix Alba

•Tree of Life: Yellow Cedar Thuja occidentalis

•Tree of Love: Apple Pyrus Spp, Malus spp.

•True Love: Bethroot Trillium Species

•Turtle Head: Balmony Chelone Glabra

U

•Unicorn Horn: True Unicorn Root Aletris Farinosa -or- False Unicorn Helonias Dioica

•Unicorn Root: Boneset Eupatorium Perfoliatum -or- Ague Root / Star Grass Aletris farinosa

•Unshoe-the-Horse: Moonwort Fern Botrychium Lunaria

V

• Virgin Mary's Nest: Nutmeg Myristica fragrans

W

•Wachsgagle: Bayberry Myrica cerifera

•Water Dragon; Marsh Marigold Caltha Palustris

•Wax Dolls: Fumitory Fumaria officinalis

•Weazel Snout: Yellow Dead Nettles/Yellow Archangel Lamium Galeobdolon

•Weed: Ox-Eye Daisy Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum

•White: Ox-eye Daisy Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum

•White Man's Foot: Common Plantain Plantago major

•White Wood: White Cinnamon Canella, alba

•Winter Bloom: Witch Hazel Hammamelis virginiana

•Witch Bane: Mountain Ash Rowan Sorbus Spp.

•Witch Grass: Dog Grass Agropyron repens

•Witch Herb: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris

•Witch Tree: Mountain Ash Rowan Sorbus Spp.

•Witch Wood: Mountain Ash Rowan Sorbus Spp.

•Witches' Asprin: White Willow Bark Salix Alba

•Witches' Bells: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

•Witches' Berry: Belladonna Atropa belladonna

•Witches' Brier: Brier Hips Rosa Canina

•Witches' Gloves: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata

•Witches' Herb: Sweet Basil Ocimum Basilicum

•Witches' Weed: Cinquefoil Potentilla Reptans, Potentilla Erecta

•Wolf Claw: Club Moss Lycopodiella alopecuroides

•Wolf Foot: Sweet Bugle Lycopus Virginicus

•Wolf Grape: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens

•Wolf's Herb: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis

•Wolf's Milk: Euphorbia Euphorbia spp.

•Wool of Bat: Holly leaves Ilex Aquifolium

Sorry no X, Y, or Z

Blessings to all of you,

Ms. Q