Substitutions for herbs used in rituals

This alphabetical list of substitutions was obtained originally from a mailing list and has been added to by myself and several others. I am told that Scott Cunningham is the author of most of these. This is listed here so that you are not running all over trying to find specific "ingredients" for spell work or spending a fortune to have everything "just in case". In all honesty-if it feels right to you then just use it. No one can tell you what is or isn't right for you or any workings that you decide to do. Here are four of the most commonly used substitutions * Rosemary can be used in place of any other herb * Rose can be used in place of any flower * Frankincense or Copal can be used in place of any Gum Resin * Sage can substitute for any mint. * Tobacco can be used in place of any poisonous herb ACACIA - Gum Arabic ACACIA GUM - Gum Arabic ACONITE - Tobacco ARABIC, GUM - Frankincense; Gum Mastic; Gum Tragacanth (for binding wet ingredients, not for incense use) AMBERGRIS - Artificial Ambergris, Cypress Oil with a few drops of Pachouli Oil AMMONIAC, GUM - Asafoetida ASAFOETIDA -Tobacco; Valerian BALM OF GILEAD - Rose buds; Gum Mastic BDELLIUM GUM - Copal, Pine Resin, Dragon's Blood BELLADONNA - Tobacco BENZOIN - Gum Arabic; Gum Mastic CACHANA - Angelica root CAMPHOR OIL - Eucalyptus oil; Lavender oil CARNATION - Rose petals anointed with a few drops Clove oil CASSIA - Cinnamon (Cinnamon sold in the U.S. is actually less expensive cassua) CASTOR BEAN - A few drops Castor oil CEDAR - Sandalwood CINQUEFOIL - Clover; Trefoil CINTRON - Equal parts Orange peel and Lemon peel CLOVE - Mace; Nutmeg CLOVER - Cinquefoil COPAL - Frankincense; Cedar COWBANE - Tobacco CYPRESS - Juniper; Pine needles DITTANY OF CRETE - Gum Mastic DRAGON'S BLOOD - Equal parts Frankincense and Red Sandalwood EUCALYPTUS OIL - Camphor oil; Lavender oil EUPHORBIUM - Tobacco FRANKINCENSE - Copal, Pine Resin GALANGAL - Ginger Root GRAINS OF PARADISE - Black Pepper GUM ACACIA - Gum Arabic GUM AMMONIAC - Asafoetida GUM ARABIC - Frankincense, Gum Mastic GUM BDELLUM - Copal, Pine Resin, Dragon's Blood HELLBORE - Tobacco, Nettle HEMLOCK - Tobacco HEMP - Nutmeg, Damiana, Star Anise, Bay HENBANE - Tobacco HYSSOP - Lavender IVY - Cinquefoil JASMINE - Rose JUNIPER - Pine LAVENDER - Rose LEMONGRASS - Lemon Peel LEMON PEEL - Lemongrass LEMON VERBENA - Lemongrass, Lemon Peel LODESTONE - A magnet or hematite MACE - Nutmeg MANDRAKE - Tobacco MASTIC GUM - Gum Arabic, Frankincense MISTLETOE - Mint, Sage MUGWORT - Wormwood NEROLI OIL - Orange Oil NIGHTSHADE - Tobacco NUTMEG - Mace, Cinnamon OAKMOSS - Patchouli ORANGE - Tangerine Peel ORANGE FLOWERS - Orange Peel PATCHOULI - Oakmoss PEPPERWORT - Rue, Grains Of Paradise, Black Pepper PINE - Juniper PINE RESIN - Frankincense, Copal RED SANDALWOOD - Sandalwood with a pinch of Dragon's Blood ROSE - Yarrow ROSE GERANIUM - Rose RUE - Rosemary with a pinch of Black Pepper SAFFRON - Orange Peel SANDALWOOD - Cedar SARSAPARILLA - Sassafras SASSAFRASS - Sarsaparilla SPEARMINT - Peppermint SULFUR - Tobacco, Club Moss, Asafoetida THYME - Rosemary TOBACCO - Bay TONKA BEAN - Deerstongue, Woodruff, Vanila Bean VALERIAN - Asafoetida VANILLA - Woodruff, Deerstongue, Tonka Bean VETIVERT - Calamus WOLFSBANE - Tobacco WOOD ALOE - Sandalwood sprinkled with Ambergris Oil WOODRUFF - Deerstongue, Vanilla WORMWOOD - Mugwort YARROW - Rose YEW - Tobacco