Common Herb & Oil Substitutions in Witchcraft! (Patreon)

A lot of questions come up asking what can you substitute certain herbs and oils with for spells, rituals and other witchy recipes. Here is a little article found that lists of some common substitutions if you ever have to replace something in your craft!

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:

A

ACACIA - Gum Arabic

ACONITE* - Tobacco

ALLSPICE – Cassia, Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace and Nutmeg

AMBERGRIS - Cypress, Patchouli

AMMONIAC GUM - Asafetida

ASAFOETIDA* - Tobacco, Valerian

B

BALM OF GILEAD - Rose Buds, Gum Mastic

BELLADONNA* - Tobacco, Tomato

BENZOIN - Gum Arabic, Gum Mastic

C

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

D

DEERS TONGUE* - Tonka Bean, Woodruff, Vanilla

DITTANY OF CRETE - Gum Mastic

DRAGON’S BLOOD - Equal parts Frankincense and Red Sandalwood

E

EUCALYPTUS - Camphor, Lavender

EUPHORBIUM* - Tobacco

F

FRANKINCENSE - Copal, Pine Resin

G

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

H

HELLEBORE* - Tobacco, Nettle

HEMLOCK* - Tobacco

HEMP - Nutmeg, Damiana, Star Anise, Bay

HENBANE* - Tobacco

HYSSOP - Lavender

I

IVY - Cinquefoil

J

JASMINE - Rose

JUNIPER - Pine

L

LABDANUM - Hibiscus

LAVENDER - Rose

LEMON GRASS - Lemon Peel

LEMON PEEL - Lemon Peel

LEMON VERBENA - Lemon Grass, Lemon Peel

M

MACE - Nutmeg

MANDRAKE* - Tobacco

MINT - Sage

MISTLETOE - Mint, Sage

MUGWORT - Wormwood

N

NIGHTSHADE* - Tobacco

NUTMEG - Mace, Cinnamon

O

OAKMOSS - Patchouli

ORANGE - Tangerine Peel

ORANGE FLOWERS - Orange Peel

P

PATCHOULI - Oak moss

PEPPERMINT - Spearmint

PEPPERWORT - Rue, Grains of Paradise, Black Pepper

PINE - Juniper

PINE RESIN - Frankincense. Copal

R

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

S

SAFFRON - Orange Peel

SANDALWOOD - Cedar

SARSPARILLA - Sassafras

SASSAFRASS - Sarsaparilla

SPEARMINT - Peppermint

SULFER* - Tobacco, Club Moss, Asafetida

T

THYME - Rosemary

TOBACCO - Bay

TONKA BEAN* - Deer tongue*, Woodruff, Vanilla Bean

TREFOIL - Cinquefoil

V

VALERIAN - Asafetida

VANILLA - Woodruff, Deer tongue, Tonka Bean

VETIVERT - Calamus*

W

WOLFSBANE* - Tobacco

WOOD ALOE - Sandalwood sprinkled with Ambergris Oil

WOODRUFF - Deer tongue, Vanilla

WORMWOOD* - Mugwort

Y

YARROW - Rose

YEW* - Tobacco

Essential Oils

Specific Substitutions:

B

BERGAMOT - Grapefruit

C

CAJUPUT - Camphor* (White)

CHAMOMILE - Lavender*

CLARY SAGE - Sage, Nutmeg

CYPRESS - Cedarwood

G

GRAPEFRUIT - Lemon

J

JASMINE - Ylang Ylang

L

LIME - Lemon

LEMON - Lime

LEMONGRASS - Lemon

M

MANDARIN - Tangerine, Orange

MELISSA - Lemon, Petitgrain, Lemon

N

NEROLI - Petitgrain, Orange

O

ORANGE - Tangerine

P

PATCHOULI — Vetiver

R

ROSE — Rosewood, Geranium

ROSEWOOD - Geranium, Cedarwood

S

SANDALWOOD - Benzoin, Cedarwood

SPEARMINT - Peppermint

T

TANGERINE - Orange

TEA TREE* - Lavender*, Camphor* (White)

Source:

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