Ritual Herbs - Quassia Bark

Element Associations: Fire
Planetary Associations: Venus
Astrological Associations: Libra | Taurus
Chakra Associations: Heart
Energy: Feminine / Receptive
Magical Properties: Love | Attraction | Fidelity | Healing | Heartwork | Cleansing | Purification
Healing Properties: Digestive Aid | Appetite Stimulant | Bitter Tonic | Mild Insecticidal Uses
Botanical Name: Quassia amara
Deity / Spirit Associations: Venus | Oshun | Ancestral Spirits

Common Magical Uses:

• Love & Fidelity: Used in charms, sachets, or spell work to strengthen romantic bonds, improve communication between partners, and encourage loyalty.
  
• Heart Healing: Supports emotional recovery from heartbreak and enhances self-love and compassion.
  
• Attraction & Desire: Traditionally carried or sprinkled around the home to attract love, attention, or favorable romantic outcomes.
  
• Substitute Components in Rootwork: In some traditions, Quassia bark or root can stand in for hair or other personal items in love, fidelity, or binding spells.
  
• Cleansing & Purification: Its intense bitterness symbolically “clears out” stagnation in emotional and spiritual spaces.

Quassia is an evergreen tree native to Jamaica, growing up to 100 feet tall. The bark and root are the primary components used medicinally and magically. Known for its intense bitter taste (hence the names bitter-ash and bitter-wood), Quassia is traditionally prepared as a tea to aid digestion and increase appetite, but in concentrated form, it can also act as a mild insecticide.

Magically, the bark and root embody Venusian energy, making it ideal for work involving love, fidelity, and heart-centered healing. In folk traditions, it has been used in relationship spells, emotional healing, and ritual preparations where symbolic bitterness represents the clearing of obstacles to emotional connection.

**Always consult a physician before using herbal products, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medication(s). These herbs, resins, roots, flowers, and powders are meant to be used for spell and ritual work.

• "Small" bags are full 2x3" re-sealable zip lock bags—roughly 0.55 oz per bag.