Planetary & Elemental Correspondences of Herbs & Roots used in Hoodoo
Total overkill, but one rainy afternoon about 10 years ago I cross-referenced all of the most commonly used hoodoo roots & herbs with their supposed astrological and elemental associations, as well as their genders – 95% of this info is from the Herbal Alchemist’s Handbook By Karen Harrison.
| Ingredient | Type | Gender | Planet | Element |
| Acacia | Herbs | Male | Sun | Air |
| Althaea | Herbs | Female | – | Water |
| Angelica | Herbs | Male | Sun | – |
| Anise | Seed | Male | Jupiter | Air |
| Bay | Herbs | Male | Sun | Fire |
| Black Snake Root | Roots | Male | Mars | Fire |
| Buckeye Nut | Seeds | Male | Jupiter | Fire |
| Calamus Root | Roots | Female | Moon | Water |
| Cubeb Berries | Seeds | Male | Mars | Fire |
| Dandelion Root | Roots | Male | Jupiter | Air |
| Devils Shoestring Root | Roots | Female | Mercury/Venus | Earth/Fire |
| Dragons Blood | Resins | Male | Mars | Fire |
| Five Finger Grass | Herbs | Male | Jupiter | Fire |
| Frankincense | Resins | Male | Sun | Fire |
| Ginger | Roots | Male | Mars | Fire |
| Grains of Paradise | Seeds | Male | Mars | Fire |
| Gravel Root | Roots | Male | Jupiter | Air |
| Irish Moss | Herbs | ? | Moon | Water |
| John the Conqueror Root | Roots | Male | Mars | Fire |
| Licorice Root | Roots | Female | Venus | Water |
| Little John to Chew Root | Roots | Male | Mars | Fire |
| Lovage Root | Roots | Male | Sun | Fire |
| Lucky Hand Root | Roots | Female | Venus | Water |
| Master Root | Roots | Male | Mars | Fire |
| Mugwort | Herbs | Female | Venus | Earth |
| Myrrh | Resins | Female | Moon | Water |
| Peony Root | Roots | Male | Sun | Fire |
| Sampson Snake Root | Roots | Male | Jupiter/Mars | Earth/Fire |
| Solomon Seal Root | Roots | Female | Saturn | Water |
| Southern John Root | Roots | Female | Venus/Saturn | Water |
| Yarrow | Herbs | Female | Venus | Water |
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