At Bayou Apothecary, we believe in the power of nature’s gifts to help you align with your intentions and enhance your everyday rituals. From enhancing your intention-setting to grounding your energy, our carefully curated herbs are selected to harmonize with your spiritual practices. We handpick each herb, flower, and stone that we place into our jars, balls, candles, and jewelry with the intention that every element serves to deepen your connection with the earth and the magic within you. Below, you’ll find the plants and trees we frequently use in our blends and products, each chosen for its unique power and purpose.

 

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Acorn
Good luck, personal power, protection, wisdom
Element: Water

Albizia Flower
Anti-anxiety, helps memory, happiness, inner peace & healing, relieves anger

Alder
Divination, rituals for death & dying, teaching, weather magick
Element: Fire, Water / Mars

Alfalfa
Health, good fortune, money magic, prosperity, protection, spiritual growth

Almond
Banish addiction, fertility, healing energy, luck, prosperity, wisdom

Aloe
Cleansing, grounding, resolution of conflicts

Amaranth
Abundance, connection, fertility, healing, protection, summoning spirits, transformation
Element: Air

Anise
Banish evil, psychic awareness, sweet dreams
Element: Air
Also Called: Aniseed, Anise Seed

Apple
Divination, fertility, friendship, garden magick, healing
Element: Water
Also Called: Fruit of the Underworld, Fruit of the Gods

Aster
Love, ward off evil, protection, spiritual awareness, honor Hecate
Also Called: China Aster, Michaelmas Daisy, Starwort

Azalea
First love, happiness, light spirits
Poisonous! Do not consume

Basil
Anxiety, happiness, luck, money, peace, prosperity, success, steady the mind, tranquility
Element: Fire
Also Called: Common Basil, Sweet Basil, St. Josephwort, St. Joseph's Wort, Witches' Herb, American Dittany

Bay Laurel
Abundance, business and home blessings, clarity, manifesting desires, protection, purification, success
Also Called: Bay, Sweet Laurel, Sweet Bay, True Laurel, Lorbeer, Noble Laurel, Baie, Daphne

Bay Leaf
Luck, protection, psychic awareness, purification, success

Beautyberry
Healing, luring, protection, ward off evil

Black Peppercorn
Confidence, exorcism, inner strength, protection, release of negative energy

Black Walnut
Divine energy, wishes

Blessed Thistle
Banish negative energy & evil, hex breaking, purification
Also Called: Holy Thistle, Saint Benedict Thistle, Spotted Thistle, Cardin

Blueberry
Protection

Bog Button
Healing, resilience
Also called: Pipewort, Hat-Pin, Eriocaulon

Boneset
Banish evil spirits, exorcism, protection
Also Called: Feverwort, Crosswort, Eupatorium, Indian Sage, Sweating Plant, Teasel, Thoroughwort

Calendula Flowers
Luck, protection, psychic awareness, purification, success
Also Called: Marigold, Summer's Bride, Bride of the Sun, Sun's Gold

Camellia
Abundance & prosperity

Carnation
Balance, channeling, healing, protection, strength

Catnip
Healing, dream work, tranquility

Cedar
Abundance, confidence, dreams, healing, power, protection, purification

Chamomile
Abundance, banishing, reducing stress

Chicory
Remove blockages & obstacles

Chili Pepper
Hex breaking

Chokeberry
Binding, protection

Chrysanthemum
Protection
Also Called: Mum

Cilantro
Home peace, inner connection, protection

Cinnamon
Love, luck, power, protection, prosperity, spirituality, strength, success, healing
Also Called: Sweet Wood

Clove
Exorcism, love, money, protection

Clover
Fidelity, love, money, protection, success
Also Called: Trefoil, Cleaver Grass, Cowgrass, Shamrock

Cloves
Banishing, protection, raise spiritual vibrations

Coffee
Dispelling negative thoughts, grounding, peace of mind, protection from nightmares, remove blockages

Coriander
Health, immortality, love, peace, protection

Cornflower
Psychic awakening, self-knowledge
Also Called: Bachelor Button, Blue Cap, Bluebottle, Blue Corn Flower

Cypress
Longevity, protection, remove curses, summoning spirits
Also Called: Tree of Death

Daisy
Divination, healing, innocence, love, luck, new baby blessings, protection of children

Dandelion Leaf
Defeating negativity, healing, purification, summoning spirits

Dandelion Root
Divination, wishes, summoning spirits

Dill
Luck, money, protection, lust
Also Called: Aneto, Dill Weed, Dilly, Garden Dill

Dogwood
Good health, good spirits, loyalty, fertility, illusion, protection, wishes
Also Called: Boxwood, Budwood, Flowering Cornel

Echinacea
Enhances charms, enhances psychic abilities, protection
Also Called: Purple Coneflower, Coneflower, Black Sampson, Rudbeckia

Echinops
Protection, self-defense, spiritual connection
Also Called: Globe Thistle

Elder
Business blessing, house blessing, protection against negativity, releasing enchantments, sleep, wisdom

Egg Shells
Creativity, manifesting positive change, new opportunities

Epsom Salt
Healing, purification

Eucalyptus
Healing, protection, abundance, good fortune, mental clarity, cleanse negative energy, ward off evil, purification

Fennel
Courage, longevity, love, protection, strength

Fern
Cleansing, dispelling negativity, mental clarity, purification

Forget-Me-Not
Improves memory, strengthens bonds

Frankincense
Cleansing, exorcism, healing, protection, purification, renewal, spiritual enhancement

Gardenia
Peace, protection from outside influences, repel stress

Garlic
Exorcism, healing, protection against negative energies and unwanted influences or spirits, purification

Globe Thistle
Protection, self-defense
Also Called: Echinops

Goldenrod
Divination, money
Also Called: Aaron's Rod, Woundwort, Sweet Goldenrod, Solidago, Ver d'or

Golden Tickseed
Fertility, intellect, spirituality

Gomphrena
Anti-anxiety, helps with focus
Also called: Globe Amaranth, Red Plumb, Bachelor’s Button, Thousand Day Red

Grapefruit
Cleansing, purification

Hops
Dream work, relaxation, protection, purification, sleep

Hyssop
Use to wash away the remnants of negative spells

Hibiscus Roselle
Love, passion, psychic abilities

Holly
Balance, dreams, protection

Huckleberry
Dreams, hex breaking, luck, protection

Hydrangea
Binding, fidelity, hex-breaking, love drawing, bringing back a lover

Indigo Bush
Spiritual balance, spiritual cleansing
Also Called: Liatris

Iris
Courage, faith, purification, wisdom

Ivy
Fertility, healing, protection

Jasmine
Divination, love, money, prophetic dreams, spiritual awareness

Juniper
Exorcism, health, protection

Knotweed
Binding, protection

Laurel
Love & protection

Lavender
Happiness, longevity, peace, purification, protection, sleep

Lemon
Cleansing, longevity, purification, removal of blockages, spiritual opening
 
Lemon Balm
Love, healing, purification, success

Lemongrass
Cleansing, purification, divination, clarity, communication, spiritual aid

Licorice
Binding, enhance power, love
 
Lily
Cleansing, fertility, protection, renewal

Lotus Seed
Inner peace, meditation, protection, spiritual connection

Liatris
Happiness, love
Element: earth
Also called: Indigo Bush

Lime
Calming, protection, purification, tranquility

Liriope
Calming, endurance, peace, warding off evil spirits

Live Oak
Emotional protection, endurance, protection of spirit, strength, wisdom

Magnolia Flowers
Calming anxieties, marital harmony, overcoming addictions, overcoming obsessive behavior, peace

Marigold
Connecting with the spirit world, divination, dreams, good fortune, love, protection, positivity

Maple
Longevity, love, prosperity

Mimosa
Dream magick, love, protection, purification

Mint
Exorcism, healing, luck, protection, travel

Mistflower
Healing, courage, enhances spiritual gifts
Also called: Blue Mistflower

Mistletoe
Creativity, fertility, protection, protection from negative magick

Motherwort
Emotional healing, harmony, feminine energy, peace
 
Mullein
Divination, exorcism, invokes spirits, prevents nightmares, protection

Mustard Seed
Endurance, emotional protection, faith, fertility, healing of spirit, protection, purification, ward off negative energy

Myrtle
Fertility, love, money, peace, youth
Also Called: Bayberry

Nettle Leaf
Cleansing, connect with nature, dispel unwanted energy, healing, ward off spirits
 
Oak
Healing, health, luck, potency, protection, prosperity, fertility

Oats
Stress and anxiety relief, emotional clarity

Olive Leaf
Healing, lust, peace, potency, protection, fertility

Orange
Abundance, happiness

Orange Peel
Divination, love, luck, prosperity, protection

Patchouli
Abundance, fertility, love

Pepper
Exorcism, protection

Peppermint
Dispel negative energy, spiritual growth, spiritual offering, psychic enhancement, purification, sleep

Petunia
Achievement, abundance, inspiration, joy, peace, protection
 
Phalaris
Binding, energy, protection
Also Called: Canary Grass

Pine
Exorcism, fertility, healing, money, protection

Plantain
Healing, protection, purification, strength
 
Poppy
Abundance, fertility, love, prosperity, sleep

Poppy Pods & Seeds
Heightened awareness, love, luck

Pumpkin Seed
Health

Red Clover
Domestic animal blessings, love, money, protection
Also Called: Cleaver Grass, Marl Grass, Cow Grass, Trefoil, Purple Clover, Wild Clover

Red Pepper (Chili)
Exorcism, banishing

Rice
Fertility, money, protection, rain

Rose
Divination, healing, love, protection, psychic awareness

Rose Hips
Good spirits, healing, luck

Rosemary
Love, mental powers, protection

Safflower
Affection, attraction, healing, love, protection, strengthens relationships

Sage
Healing, longevity, protection, wishes, wisdom

Sea Lavender
Tranquility, grace, memory, enhance spells and charms, dream work, psychic enhancement

Sea Salt
Cleansing crystals, grounding, protection magick, purification

Senna
Attract positive energy, healing, love
 
Sesame
Lust, money, passion

Spanish Moss
Dispel negativity, open blockages, protection

Star Anise
Luck, psychic awareness

St. John’s Wort
dispel negative energy, emotional balance, healing, protection
 
Straw Flower
Longevity, luck, protection

Tea Leaves
Abundance, courage, strength

Thistle
Healing, hex breaking, protection

Thyme
Courage, healing, health, love, purification, psychic ability, sleep

Tobacco
Confidence, healing, peace, personal strength, purification, banishing

Vervain
Dispel negative energy, divination, psychic abilities
 
Violet
Abundance, healing, love, peace, protection, wishes

Wax Myrtle
Attract good spirits, enhance fertility, promote a healthy pregnancy, support conception

Willow
Divination, healing, love, protection

Witches Burr
Banish evil & unwanted spirits, cleansing, remove negativity
Also Called: Sweet Gum Burr

Yarrow Flower
Banishing, courage, exorcism, love, psychic abilities
Also Called: Bloodwort, Death Flower, Devil's Nettle 

Yew
Raising spirits, divination, protection, fertility, power, rebirth, astral travel

Yucca
Transmutation, protection, purification