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Lady's Mantle
- Gender: female
- Planet: Venus
- Element: Water
- Also Known As: Bear's Foot, Leontopoddium, Lion's Foot, Nine Hooks, Stellaria
- Properties: love
Lady's Slipper
- Gender: female
- Planet: Saturn
- Element: Water
- Properties: protection
Larch
- Gender: male
- Properties: anti-fire, protection
Larkspur
- Gender: female
- Planet: Venus
- Element: Water
- Also Known As: Delphinium
- Properties: health, protection
Lavender
- Gender: male
- Planet: Mercury
- Element: Air
- Also Known As: Elf Leaf, Nard, Nardus, Spike
- Plant Part: flowery tops
- Properties: Sleep, long life, peace, wishes, protection, love, purification, visions, clarity of thought, harmony, chastity, happiness, magnetic to attract men. Used in purification incenses and baths. To re-ignite passion, anoint a candle with lavender and vanilla. Burn, place on the pillow or temples to induce a restful sleep. Stimulate heartfelt longing with mint, lavender and rosemary. Mix with violet for a powerful love charm. Long ago it was believed if you carried this, you would see ghosts. To protect your health, bathe in lavender-infused water; in Renaissance times lavender was used in a wash potion to ward off the plague. Excellent aromatic, usually mixes well with other floral scents. Has strong antiseptic qualities, great antibiotic, antidepressant, sedative and detoxicant. Stimulates the immune system. Mild infusions (3 tbsp's to 6 cups of water) make a good sedative, headache treatment and digestive aid. This infusion also acts as a tonic and may be used for colds, chills and the flu. Used in oil or tincture form to heal cuts, burns or scalds, and bites. Also mix with violet in a compress to eliminate headaches.
Leek
- Gender: male
- Planet: Mars
- Element: Fire
- Properties: love, protection, exorcism
Lemon
- Gender: female
- Planet: Neptune and Moon
- Element: Water
- Properties: Purification, love, blessings, longevity, friendship. Sweetens breath. Antiseptic, antibacterial and hypo-tensive. Stimulates the digestive system. For chills and sore throat, the juice of a lemon mixed in a glass of honey and warm water taken 3 times daily should help. For nosebleeds, apply a small piece of cotton, soaked in lemon juice. Also makes a good skin cleanser, hair rinse for blondes, and cleaning agent for brass and silver. In oil form it is used for treating warts, insect bites, tension headaches, eliminating cellulite and prevents wrinkles.
Lemon Balm
- Gender: female
- Planet: Neptune and Moon
- Element: Water
- Also Known As: Bee Balm, Lemon Balsan, Melissa, Sweet Balm, Sweet Melissa
- Properties: Love, success, healing, fertility. Both an aphrodisiac and antidepressant. Used in love potions. Drink as an infusion to soothe emotional pains after a relationship ends. Foster weight loss with the Chilean method of drinking lemon balm tea. Give a lemon balm-scented sympathy talisman to a family suffering a loss.
Lemon Verbena
- Gender: male
- Planet: Mercury
- Element: Air
- Also Known As: Cedron, Yerba Louisa, Verbena
- Plant Part: entire plant
- Properties: Youth, beauty, purification, dream protection, attraction, love charms. Wear a sprig or piece of it around your neck or place under a pillow to prevent dreams. Carry the leaves or an amulet of the herb to attract the opposite sex. Dab essential oil behind your ears to revitalize your spirit if your energy is lagging. Add to other herbs when making wishes to enhance the power.
Lemongrass
- Gender: male
- Planet: Mercury
- Element: Air
- Properties: Psychic powers, lust, repelling snakes
Lettuce
- Gender: female
- Planet: Moon
- Element: Water
- Also Known As: Garden Lettuce, Lattouce, Sleep Wort
- Properties: Chastity, protection, love, divination, sleep.
Licorice
- Gender: female
- Planet: Venus
- Element: Water
- Also Known As: Lacris, Licourice, Lycorys, Reglisse, Sweet Root
- Properties: Lust, love, fidelity. A mild natural laxative.
Life Everlasting
- Also Known As: Chafe Weed, Everlasting, Field Blossom, Indian Posy, Old Field Balsam, Sweet Scented Life Everlasting, White Balsam
- Properties: longevity, healing, health
Lilac
- Gender: female
- Planet: Venus
- Element: Water
- Also Known As: Common Lilac
- Properties: Protection, beauty, love, harmony, balance, mental powers, psychic powers, exorcism. Used in warding off evil and banishing rituals.
Lily
- Gender: female
- Planet: Moon
- Element: Water
- Properties: protection, breaking love spells
Lily of the Valley
- Gender: male
- Planet: Mercury
- Element: Air
- Also Known As: Convallaria, Jacob's Ladder, Ladder to Heaven, Lily Constancy, Male Lily, May Lily, Our Lady's Tears
- Properties: POISON. Happiness, mental powers.
Lime
- Gender: male
- Planet: Sun
- Element: Fire
- Properties: healing, love, protection
Linden
- Gender: male
- Planet: Jupiter
- Element: Air
- Properties: Protection, immortality, luck, love, sleep. Also associated with conjugal love or attraction, and longevity.
Liquid Amber
- Gender: male
- Planet: Sun
- Element: Fire
- Also Known As: Styrax, Sweet Gum, Voodoo Witch Burr, Witch Burr
- Properties: protection
Liverwort
- Gender: male
- Planet: Jupiter
- Element: Fire
- Also Known As: Edellebere, Heart Leaf, Herb Trinity, Liverleaf, Liverweed, Trefoil
- Properties: protection, love
Lobelia
- Gender: female
- Planet: Saturn
- Element: Water
- Also Known As: Asthma Weed, Bladderpod, Gagroot, Indian Tobacco, Pukeweed
- Properties: POISON. Love, halting storms
Loosestrife
- Gender: female
- Planet: Moon
- Element: Earth
- Also Known As: Blooming Sally, Lythrum, Partyke, Purple Willow Herb, Rainbow Weed, Sage Willow, Salicaire, Looestrife
- Properties: protection, peace
Lotus
- Gender: female
- Planet: Moon
- Element: Water
- Properties: protection, lock-opening, luck, spirituality
Lovage
- Gender: male
- Planet: Sun
- Element: Fire
- Also Known As: Chinese Lovage, Cornish Lovage, Italian Lovage, Italian Parsley, Lavose, Love Herbs, Love Rod, Love Root, Loving Herbs, Lubestico, Sea Parsley
- Plant Part: leaves and root
- Properties: Love, psychic sleep, energy, purification. Add the dried and powdered root to cleansing and purification baths to release negativity. Carry to attract love and the attention of the opposite sex. Added to other love herbs, it enhances the attractions. Used as a tea for psychic dreams before bedtime or as an energy booster before exams when clear thinking is needed.
Love Seed
- Gender: female
- Planet: Venus
- Element: Water
- Properties: love, friendship
Lucky Hand
- Gender: female
- Planet: Venus
- Element: Water
- Also Known As: Hand of Power, Hand Root, Helping Hand, Salap
- Properties: Employment, luck, protection, money, travel
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