NAME:  ALFALFA LEAF

FOLK NAMES:  buffalo herb, lucerne, purple medic, jat, qadb

BOTANICAL NAME:  medicago sativa

DESCRIPTION:  leaf, cut and sifted

TRADITIONAL USES:  pet supplements, human medicine, tea and tincture preparations; good "all-around" herb due to its relatively high vitamin and mineral content.

MAGICAL USES:  prosperity, anti-hunger, money

WARNINGS:  none

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NAME:  ANISE STAR

FOLK NAMES:  badiana

BOTANICAL NAME:  illicum verum

DESCRIPTION:  standard, full "stars"

TRADITIONAL USES:  asian cooking, potpourri, mulling spice

MAGICAL USES:  psychic powers, luck

WARNINGS:  none

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NAME:  BASIL

FOLK NAMES:  St. Joseph's wort, sweet basil, witches herb, balanoi, feslien 

BOTANICAL NAME:  ocimum basilicum

DESCRIPTION:  leaf, cut and sifted

TRADITIONAL USES:  culinary, medicinal

MAGICAL USES:  love, exorcism, wealth, flying, protection

WARNINGS:  use small amounts if pregnant or nursing, not for ingestion by infants or toddlers

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NAME:  BAY LEAF

FOLK NAMES:  laurus nobilis

BOTANICAL NAME:  baie, bay laurel, daphne, laurel, sweey bay

DESCRIPTION:  whole leaf

TRADITIONAL USES:  culinary, pickling, potpourri

MAGICAL USES:  protection, psychic powers, healing, purification, strength

WARNINGS:  none

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NAME:  BEE POLLEN

FOLK NAMES:  n/a

BOTANICAL NAME:  n/a

DESCRIPTION:  pollen "seeds"

TRADITIONAL USES:  skin care, weight control, sexual appetite, allergies

MAGICAL USES:  friendship, attraction, love, strength, happiness, overcoming depression

WARNINGS:  none

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NAME:  BLACK COHOSH ROOT

FOLK NAMES:  black snake root, bugbane, squaw root, cimicifuga

BOTANICAL NAME:  cimicifuga racemosa

DESCRIPTION:  root, cut and sifted

TRADITIONAL USES:  feminine ailments

MAGICAL USES:  love, courage, protection, potency

WARNINGS:  do not use if pregnant or nursing

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NAME:  BLESSED THISTLE

FOLK NAMES:  hloy thistle 

BOTANICAL NAME:  cnicus benedictus

DESCRIPTION:  leaf, cut and sifted

TRADITIONAL USES:  natural health, component of Bitters

MAGICAL USES:  purification, hex-breaking

WARNINGS:  do not use if pregnant

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NAME:  CALENDULA PETALS

FOLK NAMES:  pot marigold 

BOTANICAL NAME:  calendula officinalis

DESCRIPTION:  full petals

TRADITIONAL USES:  natural health, cosmetics, tea, and tinctures for skin problems

MAGICAL USES:  prophecy, legal matters, psychic energy, love

WARNINGS:  none

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NAME:  CASCARA SAGRADA BARK

FOLK NAMES:  sacred bark, bitter bark, yellow bark, cittim bark, bearberry

BOTANICAL NAME:  rhamnus purshiana

DESCRIPTION:  bark, cut and sifted, aged 1 yr

TRADITIONAL USES:  laxative

MAGICAL USES:  legal matter, money, protection

WARNINGS:  do not use if pregnant or nursing. Not to be used for long periods of time. Do not use if you have intestinal obstructions, abdominal pain, or intestinal inflammation. Not for children under the age of 12.

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NAME:  CATNIP

FOLK NAMES:  catmint, cat's wort, field blam, nepeta, nip

BOTANICAL NAME:  nepeta cataria

DESCRIPTION:  leaf, buds, & stem, cut and sifted

TRADITIONAL USES:  pet toys, herbal tea

MAGICAL USES:  cat magic, love, beauty, happiness

WARNINGS:  not for use while pregnant

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NAME:  CHAMOMILE FLOWERS

FOLK NAMES:  ground apple, chamaimelon

BOTANICAL NAME:  matricaria chamomilla

DESCRIPTION:  flowers

TRADITIONAL USES:  tea, sachets, cosmetics, dream pillows

MAGICAL USES:  money, sleep, love, purification

WARNINGS:  none

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NAME:  CINNAMON BARK STICKS

FOLK NAMES:  sweet wood, ceylon cinnamon

BOTANICAL NAME:  cinnamomum cassia

DESCRIPTION:  bark, cut and/or chipped 

TRADITIONAL USES:  mulling spice, crafts, tea, potpourri, asian cooking

MAGICAL USES:  spirituality, success, healing, power, psychic powers, lust, protection, love

WARNINGS:  not recommended for use if pregnant

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NAME:  CLOVES, WHOLE

FOLK NAMES:  mykhet, carenfil

BOTANICAL NAME:  syzygium aromaticum / caryophyllus aromaticus

DESCRIPTION:  whole clove

TRADITIONAL USES:  natural health, culinary, baking

MAGICAL USES:  protection, exorcism, love, money

WARNINGS:  none

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NAME:  CLOVER TOPS, RED

FOLK NAMES:  honeystalks, shamrock, trefoil, trifoil

BOTANICAL NAME:  trifolium pratense

DESCRIPTION:  herb and blossoms

TRADITIONAL USES:  natural health, cosmetics, tea, menopause

MAGICAL USES:  protection, money, love, fidelity, success

WARNINGS:  not for if pregnant or if using blood-thinning medication

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NAME:  COLTSFOOT LEAF

FOLK NAMES:  ass's foot, british tobacco, bull's foot, butterbur

BOTANICAL NAME:  tussilago farfara

DESCRIPTION:  leaf, cut and sifted

TRADITIONAL USES:  medicinal, respiratory ailments

MAGICAL USES:  love, visions

WARNINGS:  not recommended for internal use, not for use if pregnant or nursing

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NAME:  COMFREY LEAF

FOLK NAMES:  black wort, boneset, bruisewort, slippery root, wallwort

BOTANICAL NAME:  symphytum officinale

DESCRIPTION:  leaf, cut and sifted 

TRADITIONAL USES:  natural health, bone ailments, aches, pains, horse medicine

MAGICAL USES:  safety during travel, money

WARNINGS:  not recommended for internal use

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NAME:  COPAL RESIN

FOLK NAMES:  n/a

BOTANICAL NAME:  bursea odorata

DESCRIPTION:  copal resin pieces

TRADITIONAL USES:  incense, medicine, glue

MAGICAL USES:  love, purification, attraction,  money

WARNINGS:  none

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