MAGICKAL SUBSTITUTIONS

Are you just starting out in the Craft or a more experienced Practitioner? You either know or will know that herbs are a definite must for any witch. Herbs are fundamental in any witch’s kitchen. A witch can make so many things with just that one little plant, even an everyday herb to an exotic herb. What if you forgot it on your last trip to the store, or you don’t have that herb available and is on a waitlist before it can been sent to you. What are you going to do then? Maybe there is an alternative that can be used for that particular herb.

I’ve given you this useful outline that you can refer back to at anytime whenever you are in doubt about substituting one herb for another. print this page out, If you would like, keeping it near as a useful reference.

Herbal Substitutions

The most commonly used substitutions are the following:

In place of any other herb, Rosemary can be used.

In place of any flower Rose, can be used.

In place of any Gum Resin, Copal or Frankincense can be used.

In place of any mint, Sage can be used.

In place of any poisonous herb, Tobacco can be used.

Herbal Substitution

Acacia-Gum Arabic

Acacia, Gum-Gum Arabic

Aconite-Tobacco

Arabic, Gum-Frankincense; Gum Mastic

Allspice – Cassia, Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace and Nutmeg

Asafoetida-Tobacco; Valerian

Balm Of Gilead-Rose Buds; Gum Mastic

Belladonna-Tobacco

Benzoin-Gum Arabic; Gum Mastic

Camphor Oil-Eucalyptus Oil; Lavender Oil

Carnation-Rose Petals sprinkled 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 Oil-Camphor Oil; Lavender Oil

Euphorbium-Tobacco

Frankincense-Copal; Pine Resin

Galangal-Ginger Root

Grains Of Paradise-Black Pepper

Gum Ammoniac-Asafetida

Gum Bdellium-Copal; Pine Resin; Dragon’s Blood

Hellebore-Tobacco; Nettle

Hemlock-Tobacco

Hemp-Nutmeg; Damiana; Star Anise; Bay

Henbane-Tobacco

Hyssop-Lavender

Ivy-Cinquefoil

Jasmine-Rose

Juniper-Pine

Lavender-Rose

Lemon Grass-Lemon Peel

Lemon Peel-Lemon Peel

Lemon Verbena-Lemon Grass; Lemon Peel

Mace-Nutmeg

Mandrake-Tobacco

Mastic, Gum-Gum Arabic; Frankincense

Mint-Sage

Mistletoe-Mint; Sage

Mugwort-Wormwood

Neroli Oil-Orange Oil

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

Sulfur-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