Herbs that Start with the Letter H

The letter H holds hearthside energy which is about grounding, protection, and home-centered strength. This energy is achieved through boundaries, endurance and the use of wisdom. Plants beginning with H often reflect this steady, protective frequency, aiding with household blessings, healing, and warding. This page lists herbs along with their magical uses, elemental, and planetary correspondences to support your spiritual and magical practices.

Correspondences for the Letter H

• Element: Earth, Fire
• Planet: Saturn, Sun
• Number: 8
• Color: brown, dark green, gold
• Energy: happy, harmony, healing, health, hearth, heavenly, heroism, holistic, home, honesty, honorable, hope
• Keywords: authority, boundaries, endurance, grounding, illumination, prosperity, stability, vitality, willpower

An Asterisk (*) Denotes the herb is considered poisonous, toxic, or can cause skin irritations. Do Not Consume.

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Letter H

Hackberry: (Celtis occidentalis) good fortune, grounding, protection, strength. Earth, Saturn, Masculine.

Hawthorn: (Crataegus spp.) careers/employment/work, celibacy, chastity, courage, fairy magic, fertility, fishing, happiness, rebirth, remove negativity, repels ghosts/spirits, weddings/handfasting. Earth, Mars, Venus, Masculine.

Hay: (Poaceae spp.) fertility, harvests, pregnancy. Earth, Moon, Feminine.

Hazel: (Corylus avellana) creativity, divination, fertility, inspiration, knowledge, love, luck, protection, wisdom, wishes. Air, Mercury, Sun, Masculine.

Hazelnut: (Corylus avellana) abundance, divination, fertility, inspiration, luck, love, protection, wisdom. Air, Mercury, Sun, Masculine.

Heather: (Calluna vulgaris) connecting with ancestors, healing deep issues, immortality, luck, memory, peace, protection, rain, transmutation, use to prevent rape/violet crimes. Earth, Moon, Venus, Feminine.

Heliotrope: (Heliotropium arborescens) cheerfulness, Drawing Down the Sun Ritual, gaiety, prophetic dreams/visions, prosperity, protection, solar magic. Fire, Sun, Masculine.

Hellebore: (Helleborus spp.) banishing, cleansing, exorcism, protection. Earth, Saturn, Feminine.

Hemlock Tree: (Tsuga spp.) banishing sorrow, grounding, healing, protection. Earth, Saturn, Feminine.

*Hemlock/Poison Hemlock): (Conium maculatum) Highly Poisonous!! astral travel, destroys sex drive, hexing, paralyze a situation, sacred to Hecate. Water, Saturn, Feminine.

*Hemp: (Cannabis sativa) banishing, exorcism, healing, prosperity, protection. Earth, Saturn, Feminine.

*Henbane: (Hyoscyamus niger) consecration of ceremonial tools and vessels, love, rain spells. Water, Saturn, Feminine.

*Henna: (Lawsonia inermis) attracts love, healing, health, prevents illness, protection, temporary tattoos/hair dye, wards of evil eye. Earth, Venus, Feminine.

Hens and Chickens: (Sempervivum tectorum) fertility, protection, wealth. Earth, Jupiter, Masculine.

Hibiscus: (Hibiscus spp.) attracts love, divination, dreams, energy activation, freedom, harmony, independence, lust, passion, relaxation, romance, sexual desire, swift assistance. Water, Venus, Feminine.

Hickory: (Carya spp.) legal matters, love, lust, protection. Earth, Saturn, Masculine.

High John/High John the Conqueror: (Ipomoea jalapa) general purpose herb. conquering problems, confidence, gambling, happiness, health, love, luck, money, prosperity, protection, strength, success, wealth. Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Masculine.

*Holly: (Ilex aquifolium) divine connection, dreams, home protection, love, luck, marriage, masculine energy, protection, purification, sacred spaces, Yule. Earth, Mars, Sun, Masculine.

Hollyhock: (Alcea rosea) family, healing from the past, healing land, increase money flow, memory, new possessions, past life regression, prosperity, protection, reconnection, remembrance, spiritual energy, strengthening confidence, success. Earth, Moon, Feminine.

Honesty: (Lunaria annua) fertility, insight, love, protection. Air, Moon, Feminine.

Honey: (Apis mellifera product) attraction, solar magic. Fire, Sun, Masculine.

Honeydew: (Cucumis melo var. indorus) attraction, cleansing, emotional balance, energy, healing, love, purification, vitality. Water, Moon, Feminine.

*Honeysuckle: (Lonicera spp.) abundance, aids persuasiveness, confidence, endings and beginnings, good luck, home protection, intuition, letting go, money, prosperity, protection, psychic ability, sexuality, success, Third Eye Chakra, wealth. Earth, Jupiter, Masculine.

Hops: (Humulus lupulus) beer, dreams, healing, relaxation, restfulness, sleep. Water, Mars, Moon, Masculine.

Horehound: (Marrubium vulgare) balances energy, healing, home blessings, keeps trouble away, mental clarity, protection, sacred to Horus, stimulates creativity/inspiration. Earth, Mercury, Masculine.

*Horse Chestnut/Buckeye: (Aesculus spp.) divination, good luck, money, wealth. Fire, Jupiter, Masculine.

Horseradish: (Armoracia rusticana) banishing, protection, strength, vitality. Earth, Mars, Masculine.

Horsetail: (Equisetum arvense) healing, longevity, prosperity, purification. Earth, Saturn, Feminine.

Houndstongue: (Cynoglossum officinale) banishing, courage, protection. Fire, Mars, Masculine.

Houseleek: (Sempervivum tectorum) health, luck, protection, wealth. Earth, Sun, Masculine.

Huckleberry: (Vaccinium spp.) abundance, healing, love, protection. Water, Venus, Feminine.

*Hyacinth: (Hyacinthus orientalis) abundance, charm, glamour, gifts, good fortune, happiness, influence, irresistibly, love, luck, luxury, masculine energy, peace of mind, peaceful sleep, protection, happiness, love. Names after Greek God Hyakinthos. Earth, Sun, Feminine.

*Hydrangea: (Hydrangea macrophylla) binding, boundaries, bringing back a lover, deconstructing karmic patterns, fidelity, hex breaking, love drawing, protection, redirecting curses and psychic attacks, restructuring energy fields. Water, Moon, Feminine.

Hyssop: (Hyssopus officinalis) anti-theft, cleansing, consecration (especially tin), dispels evil/negativity, floor wash, lightens energy, protection, purification, spiritual awakening. Fire, Jupiter, Masculine.

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Disclaimer: 

Certain herbs and spices may be toxic, allergenic, or harmful if ingested, inhaled, or applied to the skin. Always research an herb’s safety and potential effects before use. Do not consume, burn, or apply any herbs unless you are certain they are safe for your intended purpose. 

Herbs that are known to be poisonous or toxic are marked with an asterisk (*). We make every effort to identify and label known toxic herbs, but this is not a guarantee that every dangerous herb is marked.

The author of this collection does not provide medical advice or recommend any practices as a replacement for professional medical treatment of physical, emotional, or psychological conditions, either directly or indirectly. The intent of this resource is to offer general information to support your journey toward enhanced emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. If you choose to apply any information from these materials, the author and publisher assume no responsibility for your decisions or actions.