Elemental Herbal Correspondences

Earth: material matters; physical form; wealth; career. Balm of Gilead, bistort, cedar, cinquefoil, clove, fern, High John the Conqueror, honeysuckle, jasmine, mandrake, patchouli, pine, sage, slippery elm.

Air: intellect; mind; creativity; breath; visions; psychic power. Acacia, anise, benzoin, broom, comfrey, elder, eucalyptus, eyebright, hazel, lavender, lemon verbena, marjoram, mastic, mistletoe, mugwort, nutmeg, peppermint, sandalwood, spearmint, thyme, wormwood.

Fire: will; passion; divine within; energy; protection; healing. Alder, angelica, basil, bay laurel, betony, carnation, celadine, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, garlic, holly, hyssop, juniper, marigold, peony, pepper, primrose, rosemary, rowan, rue, saffron, St. Johnswort, thistle, vervain.

Water: emotions; subconscious; dreams; purification; blood; fluids. Apple, ash, burdock, catnip, chamomile, cypress, elecampane, geranium, henbane, hyacinth, ivy, meadowsweet, myrrh, orris root, poppy, rose, star anise, willow, yarrow.