Angelica
Angelica archangelica
Herb Folklore & Magical Correspondences
Explore the folklore, history, and traditional meanings of 25 herbs, from rosemary and mugwort to yarrow and vervain.
Bay Laurel
Laurus nobilis
Comfrey / Knitbone
Symphytum officinale
Common Sage / Garden Sage
Salvia officinalis
Common Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Deadly Nightshade / Belladonna
Atropa belladonna
Elderberry / European Elder
Sambucus nigra
English Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Frankincense
Boswellia carterii / serrata
German / Roman Chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla / Chamaemelum nobile
Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna / oxyacantha
Holy Basil / Tulsi
Ocimum sanctum / Ocimum tenuiflorum
Mandrake
Mandragora officinarum
Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria
Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
Peppermint
Mentha x piperita
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus / Rosmarinus officinalis
Rue / Herb of Grace
Ruta graveolens
St. John's Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Valerian
Valeriana officinalis
Vervain
Verbena officinalis
White Sage
Salvia apiana
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
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