Ginseng
(Panax quinquefolius)

Folk Names

Sang, Wonder of the World Root
Gender

Masculine
Parts Used

Root
Planet

Sun
Element

Fire
Deities

Powers

Love, Wishes, Healing, Beauty, Protection, Lust
Magickal Uses

The root is carried to attract love, as well as guard one's health, to draw money, and to ensure sexual potency. Ginseng will also bring beauty to all who carry it.

Burn Ginseng to ward off evil spirits and to break hexes and curses.

A tea of ginseng is used as a powerful lust-inducing drink, whether alone or mixed with other like herbs.

Hold a ginseng root in your hands, visualize your wish into the root, and throw it into running water. Or, carve your wish onto a root and toss into the water.

Ginseng can be a substitute for the mandrake.

More Links

Information Pages:

  • Ginseng: Grow Your Own
  • Herbal Information Center - Ginseng

  • Herb Index | Correspondences