Wood aloe is a plant and an herb.

• botanical information
• astrological correspondences
• magick correspondences and uses
• magick incense
• Ayurvedic herbalism

botanical information:

    Botanical name: Aquilaria agallocha

    Common name: wood aloes

    Use the botanical name when ordering seeds (bulbs, etc.) or when looking up information in the library. Common names vary by nation, culture, and region, and sometimes the same common name is applied to different plants.

astrological correspondences:

    Astrological planet: Sun or Moon

magickal correspondences and uses:

    Perfumes: Aloe perfume corresponds with thursday and is a good perfume for thursdays.

    Incense: White willow incense or herb is appropriate for burning in love spells, such as the Aphrodite New Moon love spell, Hecate black candle love spell, or Isis Full Moon love spell.

    Gender: feminine (traditional western European magickal gender)

    Western element: water

    Solar spells: Wood aloe (as an herb) may be used in as an ingredient or substitute for magick spells and formulas related to solar matters (healing, illumination, magickal power, physical energy, protection, success, and putting an end to legal matters). Be careful about substitutions for preparations that will be ingested or come in contact with the skin. These substitutions do not apply to medical uses. See the article on the Sun for a list of herbal substitutes for wood aloe.

    Lunar spells: See the article on the Moon for a list of herbal substitutes for wood aloe.

    Magickal substitutions: Rosemary usually may be safely substituted for any herb in magick spells and rituals. Roses may safely be substituted for any flower.

Ayurvedic herbalism:

    Ayurvedic Doshas: PKV= Pitta balanced; Kapha balanced; Vata balanced.

    For more information, see the article on Ayurvedic medicine.

Some herbs may be poisonious under some conditions. Exercise appropriate care.

    Wild gathering: Avoid wild gathering. Some plants are endangered species. Some plants can be toxic just by touch. Even experts can make deadly misidentifications of wild plants. Please grow your own herbs in your own goddess garden (or window boxes).

See also: herbs

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