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Modern Tips For The Modern Witch
Common Substitutions In Witchcraft - Herbs and Oils
Disclaimer: When working with herbs and oils is it imperative to be aware of your own allergies
and sensitivities as well as any dangers posed by the herbs or oils. Be sure to research any herbs
or oils that you plan on using before doing so. It is also important to research the status of herbs
and plants in the wild and to avoid those that are endangered or threatened. Be aware of herbs
that may not be harmful to yourself, but may be harmful to your pets.
“*” - Denotes known herbs with poisonous properties
/essential oils that are poisonous when ingested.
Herbs
General Substitutions:
Rosemary can be used in place of any other herb
Rose can be used in place of any flower
Frankincense or Copal can be used in place of any Gum Resin
Sage can substitute for any mint
Tobacco can be used in place of any poisonous herb
Specific Substitutions:
ACACIA - Gum Arabic
ACONITE* - Tobacco
ALLSPICE – Cassia, Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace and Nutmeg
AMBERGRIS - Cypress, Patchouli
AMMONIAC GUM - Asafetida
ASAFOETIDA* - Tobacco, Valerian
BALM OF GILEAD - Rose Buds, Gum Mastic
BELLADONNA* - Tobacco, Tomato
BENZOIN - Gum Arabic, Gum Mastic
CACHANA ROOT - Angelica
CAMPHOR - Eucalyptus, Lavender
CARNATION - Rose petals anointed with a few drops of Cinnamon Oil
CASSIA - Cinnamon
CASTOR BEANS - A few drops Castor Oil
CEDAR - Sandalwood
CINQUEFOIL - Clover, Trefoil
CITRON - Equal parts Orange Peel and Lemon Peel
CLOVE - Mace, Nutmeg
CLOVER - Cinquefoil
COPAL - Frankincense, Cedar
COWBANE* - Tobacco
CYPRESS - Juniper, Pine Needles
DEERS TONGUE* - Tonka Bean, Woodruff, Vanilla
DITTANY OF CRETE - Gum Mastic
DRAGON’S BLOOD - Equal parts Frankincense and Red Sandalwood
EUCALYPTUS - Camphor, Lavender
EUPHORBIUM* - Tobacco
FRANKINCENSE - Copal, Pine Resin
GALANGAL - Ginger Root
GRAINS OF PARADISE - Black Pepper
GUM AMMONIAC - Asafetida
GUM ARABIC - Frankincense, Gum Mastic
GUM BDELLIUM - Copal, Pine Resin, Dragon’s Blood
GUM MASTIC - Gum Arabic, Frankincense
HELLEBORE* - Tobacco, Nettle
HEMLOCK* - Tobacco
HEMP - Nutmeg, Damiana, Star Anise, Bay
HENBANE* - Tobacco
HYSSOP - Lavender
IVY - Cinquefoil
JASMINE - Rose
JUNIPER - Pine
LABDANUM - Hibiscus
LAVENDER - Rose
LEMON GRASS - Lemon Peel
LEMON PEEL - Lemon Peel
LEMON VERBENA - Lemon Grass, Lemon Peel
MACE - Nutmeg
MANDRAKE* - Tobacco
MINT - Sage
MISTLETOE - Mint, Sage
MUGWORT - Wormwood
NIGHTSHADE* - Tobacco
NUTMEG - Mace, Cinnamon
OAKMOSS - Patchouli
ORANGE - Tangerine Peel
ORANGE FLOWERS - Orange Peel
PATCHOULI - Oak moss
PEPPERMINT - Spearmint
PEPPERWORT - Rue, Grains of Paradise, Black Pepper
PINE - Juniper
PINE RESIN - Frankincense. Copal
RED SANDALWOOD - Sandalwood mixed with a pinch of Dragon’s Blood
ROSE - Yarrow
ROSE GERANIUM - Rose
RUE - Rosemary mixed with a pinch of Black Pepper
SAFFRON - Orange Peel
SANDALWOOD - Cedar
SARSPARILLA - Sassafras
SASSAFRASS - Sarsaparilla
SPEARMINT - Peppermint
SULFER* - Tobacco, Club Moss, Asafetida
THYME - Rosemary
TOBACCO - Bay
TONKA BEAN* - Deer tongue*, Woodruff, Vanilla Bean
TREFOIL - Cinquefoil
VALERIAN - Asafetida
VANILLA - Woodruff, Deer tongue, Tonka Bean
VETIVERT - Calamus*
WOLFSBANE* - Tobacco
WOOD ALOE - Sandalwood sprinkled with Ambergris Oil
WOODRUFF - Deer tongue, Vanilla
WORMWOOD* - Mugwort
YARROW - Rose
YEW* - Tobacco
Essential Oils
Specific Substitutions:
BERGAMOT - Grapefruit
CAJUPUT - Camphor* (White)
CHAMOMILE - Lavender*
CLARY SAGE - Sage, Nutmeg
CYPRESS - Cedarwood
GRAPEFRUIT - Lemon
JASMINE - Ylang Ylang
LIME - Lemon
LEMON - Lime
LEMONGRASS - Lemon
MANDARIN - Tangerine, Orange
MELISSA - Lemon, Petitgrain, Lemon
NEROLI - Petitgrain, Orange
ORANGE - Tangerine
PATCHOULI — Vetiver
ROSE — Rosewood, Geranium
ROSEWOOD - Geranium, Cedarwood
SANDALWOOD - Benzoin, Cedarwood
SPEARMINT - Peppermint
TANGERINE - Orange
TEA TREE* - Lavender*, Camphor* (White)
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