Botanicals
The herb cabinet
62 plants. The subject list was audited against the public Flint & Flicker herb cabinet. The writing here is original.
Each entry separates a physical description from magical attribution, names a safety limit, and offers one original working. Nothing here is a prescription. Toxic plants are not given as teas, smokes, or baths.
Read Safety first before you burn, brew, or wear anything.
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
FireAllspice
Pimenta dioica
WaterAloe
Aloe vera (syn. Aloe barbadensis); several related Aloe species are sold under the same common name
FireAngelica
Angelica archangelica; other Angelica species are not identical
AirAnise
Pimpinella anisum
WaterApple
Malus domestica, a complex cultivated hybrid; other Malus species are crabapples and ornamentals
FireBasil
Ocimum basilicum and its culinary cultivars
FireBay Laurel
Laurus nobilis
WaterCatnip
Nepeta cataria
FireCedar
True cedars are Cedrus spp.; cedar is also applied to Thuja, Juniperus virginiana, and other trees that are not Cedrus
WaterChamomile
Matricaria chamomilla (German chamomile; syn. Matricaria recutita) and Chamaemelum nobile (Roman chamomile)
FireChrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum × morifolium and related Chrysanthemum species; pyrethrum is often Tanacetum, a different genus
FireCinnamon
Cinnamomum verum (Ceylon cinnamon) and Cinnamomum cassia (cassia), among other Cinnamomum species sold as cinnamon
FireClove
Syzygium aromaticum
EarthClover
Trifolium species, especially Trifolium pratense (red clover) and Trifolium repens (white clover)
EarthComfrey
Symphytum officinale; Russian comfrey and hybrids such as Symphytum × uplandicum are also common
AirDandelion
Taraxacum officinale aggregate; many microspecies exist
FireDill
Anethum graveolens
WaterElderflower
Sambucus nigra flowers; other Sambucus species are not automatically the same
AirEucalyptus Leaf
Eucalyptus species, often Eucalyptus globulus in commerce; many species exist
FireFennel
Foeniculum vulgare
FireFrankincense
Boswellia sacra and related Boswellia species
FireGinger
Zingiber officinale
FireHawthorn
Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus laevigata, and other Crataegus species
FireHolly
Ilex aquifolium and other Ilex species
EarthHoneysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum and other Lonicera species; invasive Lonicera japonica is not invited
AirHops
Humulus lupulus
FireHyssop
Hyssopus officinalis
WaterIvy
Hedera helix
WaterJasmine
Jasminum officinale and Jasminum grandiflorum; other Jasminum species differ
FireJuniper
Juniperus communis and other Juniperus species; savin (Juniperus sabina) is not a substitute
EarthKnotweed
Reynoutria japonica
AirLavender
Lavandula angustifolia
AirLemon Balm
Melissa officinalis
AirLemongrass
Cymbopogon citratus
WaterLicorice
Glycyrrhiza glabra
AirLilac
Syringa vulgaris
FireMarigold
Calendula officinalis
AirMint
Mentha spicata
WaterMotherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
WaterMugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
AirMulberry Leaf
Morus alba
FireNettle
Urtica dioica
FireNutmeg
Myristica fragrans
EarthOak
Quercus robur
AirParsley
Petroselinum crispum
EarthPatchouli
Pogostemon cablin
FirePeppermint
Mentha × piperita
FirePine
Pinus sylvestris
EarthPlantain
Plantago major
WaterRose
Rosa gallica
FireRosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
EarthGarden Sage
Salvia officinalis
EarthSenna
Senna alexandrina
FireSt. John's Wort
Hypericum perforatum
EarthStevia
Stevia rebaudiana
AirThyme
Thymus vulgaris
EarthVervain
Verbena officinalis
WaterWhite Willow Bark
Salix alba
WaterWillow
Salix caprea
FireWormwood
Artemisia absinthium
AirYarrow
Achillea millefolium