Common Kitchen Herbs 🌱

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Not every witch has access to metaphysical shops that sell specialty herbs, or herbs you can’t find in your local grocery store, so here is a list of common herbs and spices that you can easily access, or that you may already have! 

Aside from obtaining these herbs and spices individually, look for bottles of poultry or beef seasoning, and other seasoning blends (Cajun, Italian, etc.) – they usually contain a variety of these herbs in one convenient container. 

• Allspice – prosperity, luck, healing, energy
• Anise Seed – protection, happiness, enhanced psychic ability, cleansing, warding off nightmares and disturbing dreams
• Basil –  love, banishing, wealth, success, sympathy, protection; dispelling confusion, fears, and weakness
• Bay Leaf – wishes, protection, good fortune, success, purification, strength, healing, inducing prophetic dreams, enhanced psychic ability
• Black Pepper – protection, banishing, cursing
• Chamomile – peace, relaxation, restful sleep, love, healing, luck, prosperity, removing curses or negating spells
• Chili Powder – love, fidelity, cursing, removing curses or negating spells
• Cinnamon – success, healing, protection, power, love, luck, strength, prosperity
• Cloves – protection, love, prosperity, banishing, friendship, stopping gossip
• Cumin – love, fidelity, protection, banishing, preventing theft
• Dill – prosperity, protection, luck, lust
• Fennel – strength, vitality, sexual virility; prevents curses and wards off negative energy
• Garlic Powder & Garlic Salt – healing, protection, banishing, cleansing, purification
• Ginger – sensuality, sexuality, personal confidence, prosperity, success, health, protection, new experiences and adventures
• Mace – concentration, focus, self-discipline, studying
• Marjoram – cleansing, purification, dispelling negative energy, protection, love, wealth, revealing the truth through dreams, overcoming sadness and grief
• Mustard Seed – courage, endurance, preventing physical injury, luck, success
• Nutmeg – prosperity, luck, protection, intellect, removing curses
• Onion Powder & Onion Salt – prosperity, stability, endurance, protection, breaking bad habits, cleansing
• Oregano – happiness, strength, energy, vitality 
• Paprika – energy
• Red Pepper – energy, banishing, cursing
• Rosemary – healing, love, lust, improved memory, dispelling negative energy, cleansing, warding off nightmares
• Sage – cleansing, purification, wisdom, healing, dispelling negative energy, wishes, overcoming grief and loss
• Sea Salt – cleansing, purification, banishing, protection
• Sesame Seed – prosperity, lust, passion
• Tarragon – healing, compassion
• Thyme – loyalty, affection, strength, courage, banishing, cleansing, healing, luck, prosperity, restful sleep, warding off nightmares
• Turmeric – cleansing, purification

Common spice brands include: 

• McCormick
• Mrs. Dash
• Lawry’s
• Old Bay