Lavender: Lavender, also known as elf leaf and nard, has long been used to attract love, either in love potions or worn on the person. Because some of its properties include purification, happiness and peace, it is easy to see why it is often included in love potions. Lavender is also an excellent ingredient for sleeping potions, and can also be used in cooking.

Lemongrass: If you plant this herb around your garden it will help repel snakes, so they can’t surprise you while you tend to your garden.

Liquorice: Liquorice is another simple herb, used only in love potions.

Lily: This herb, unlike the previous two, is used for protection and in potions for breaking love spells.

Mint: This is an herb that can be over the top is overused. It can be used in potions dealing with love, money, travel, protection, or healing. Used at the proper amount can be fine, but over dosing can easily happen and will have bad results. Consider yourself warned.

Mullein: Protects you while you are hiking. Wearing this herb will keep beasts away from you. It can also be used in potions to help banish demons and negativity.

Nettle: Nettle is known for its protective powers, which is why it is often used in potions to strip curses from the body. It also has healing properties which are used in potions to cure minor injuries, such as the boil-cure potion.

Olive: This is an must have ingredient for love potions. Be aware when a love potion calls for olive you must be prepared to marry the person you are using it on. It inspires security in love and family.

Pennyroyal: This is another herb used for protection. It causes a shield and repels negativity. It will calm the mind and nerves as well. This herb should not be consumed by someone who is pregnant.

Peppermint: Also known as brandy mint and lammint, peppermint has long been used in healing lotions and potions. It also has a long history of use in protection spells and wards. Fresh peppermint can aid sleep.

Pine: To no shock to you or me this herb promotes cleanliness. It can also inspire enthusiastic feels and positive thoughts. It is best known for bringing harmony to a home. Its scent can be used in curing a cold or even bronchitis.

Plantain: Plantain can be used in certain potions to help them taste better as it helps sooth inflamed throats and bronchial passages. Plantain can also be found in cleaning potions.

Poke: You can use the berries, leaves, and roots from this plant. Cook all ingredients thoroughly as this plant should not be consumed raw or under cooked. You must boil the parts at least twice to make sure it is fully cooked. This can be used for the illness called mumps. It is also possible to make the parts into a paste and use it externally for scabies.

Polyporus: The fruit from this plant is used as a diuretic and anti-inflammatory. It also works wonders for diarrhea. Chinese herbalists believe strongly that this makes a good cancer treatment.

Pomegranate: Usually juiced or ground up to be used in strengthening solutions.

Poppy: The seeds and flowers of the poppy plant are most often used in sleeping aids.

Primrose: This entire plant can be used and is typically used for those with mental health issues, mainly depression. It has a stimulating effect on the liver and spleen. This is a very edible plant.

Psyllium: Psyllium is used to help thicken potions as well as helping in potions for the blood.

Pyrgeum: Use the bark of this plant. The bark of this plant has three active effects. It can be used as a decongestive agent, anti-inflammatory, and can increase the uptake of testosterone. The bark is crushed into a powder and used as a tea. This is typically found in central and southern Africa.

Red clover: Red clover is a type of herb to help loosen up the respiratory system. It can be used to help breathe underwater but not for long periods of time.

Red Raspberry Leaves: This herb can be used to help protect the baby during a pregnancy, as well as relieve muscle pains. It can also be an alternative form of calcium intake.

Rehmannia: Rehumannia is a type of flowering plant. It is commonly used in memory potions, especially potions used to recall memories long forgotten.

Reishi: This is a very rare Asian herb. This is an herb added to either one of the strongest strengthening potions or one of the strongest memory potions created.

Rosemary: Rosemary is used in cleaning and purifying potions, to rid someone or something of negativity or dark magic. It can also be used in healing and sleeping draughts, and one of its properties is protection, so some believe that if used in a sleeping potion it will keep you safe until you wake.

Saffron: Also known as crocus, saffron can be added to love potions, but its main use is in healing elixirs and as a colouring in cooking. Drinking an infusion of saffron is meant to help with divination.

Sage: Sage’s properties include protection, longevity, wisdom, protection and wishes, which is why it is used in countless healing and luck potions.

Salad Burnet: This herb is used in blood potions (such as blood replenishing potions or tourniquet potions.

Skullcap: This herb has a tranquilizing effect on the nervous system, and can be combined with St. John's-wort to make calming draughts.

Slippery Elm: This herb can be used while working in the garden to ward off insects and pests. Can be combined with red raspberry leaves to make a creme to treat burns and scalds.

Sneezewort: A type of yarrow, in which the leaves are to cause sneezing if powdered. Involved in the inflaming of the brain, and used in confusing and befuddlement draughts.

Southernwood: See Artemisia.

Staghorn: is a species of mushroom with a flat, brownish cap. It is usually used in powdered forms.

Starthistle: The long blooms, when dried are used in a variety of potions. It is known to induce happiness and laughter, though it is wise to bear in mind that prolonged use may result in hysteria and madness.

St. John's-wort: This is one of the main ingredients in anti-anxiety potions, relaxing potions, as well as draught of peace because it increases melatonin in the body.

Sweet Woodruff: Use the leaves, roots and berries. The berries are particularly potent, and high doses of these may result in vertigo and somnolence. Often used for its sedative abilities.