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Llewellyn's Little Book of Herbs by Bellebuono — Magical & Healing Plant Guide
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Llewellyn’s Little Book of Herbs by Holly Bellebuono — a pocket-sized hardcover covering the magical and practical properties of dozens of herbs with folklore, correspondence charts, and ritual uses. Part of Llewellyn’s Little Book series, this compact guide delivers substantial herbal wisdom in an accessible format suited to beginners building their apothecary knowledge and seasoned practitioners needing a quick desk reference. A great gift for herbalists and witches alike.
Description:Quick Specs
- Author: Holly Bellebuono
- Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, 2020
- Format: Hardcover, 264 pages
- Best for: Herbalism beginners, Wiccan and witchcraft practitioners, garden-to-altar work
Llewellyn's Little Book of Herbs: Practical Herbalism with Magical Roots
Holly Bellebuono is a working herbalist with over 26 years of teaching and clinical experience, grounded in growing, harvesting, and preparing plants. She founded the Vineyard Herbs Teas and Apothecary on Martha's Vineyard, and this book draws directly from that foundation. It's a practical herbalism manual that treats magical application as a natural extension of knowing plants well, not as the primary lens.
The book covers identifying herbs suited for beginners, which ones to grow versus forage, how to make teas and salves, and how to connect each plant's practical properties to its historical magical uses. Bellebuono's approach grows out of plant knowledge rather than correspondence tables, which distinguishes it from more ceremonially oriented works. If you've worked through Scott Cunningham's elemental magic framework or sought advanced plant ceremonial texts, this fills the middle ground: grounded, hands-on, rooted in lived practice.
The Little Book Format and What It Delivers
Llewellyn's Little Book series produces compact hardcovers that pack substantial content into a giftable format. At 264 pages, this volume is denser than it looks. Plant profiles, recipes, exercises, gardening tips, and correspondence lists are organized for access rather than linear reading. The hardcover binding is more durable than comparable paperback introductions to herbalism. For more in the herbs and plant magic tradition, browse my herbs and plant magic book collection.
Practitioners who stock a herb cabinet but haven't developed a deeper plant relationship will find this particularly useful. Bellebuono bridges the gap between having dried herbs on a shelf and actually knowing the plants you're working with. The exercises throughout build that relationship incrementally rather than front-loading theory and leaving application to the reader.
How to Use Llewellyn's Little Book of Herbs
How to get the most from this practical herbalism hardcover by Holly Bellebuono.
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Start with the Plant Profiles
Start with the plant profiles to orient yourself. Bellebuono organized for practical access, with notes on identifying, growing, and harvesting. This section works for readers with no prior herbalism background and no existing herb collection.
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Work Through the Recipes
Move to the recipes to see each plant in action. Teas, salves, and other preparations come with clear instructions. The magical uses listed alongside connect practical and ritual applications without needing two separate reference books.
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Use the Appendices as Ongoing Reference
Return to the appendices and herb lists as your practice grows rather than reading them once. Bellebuono's gardening guidance and beginner plant lists are worth revisiting seasonally. The compact hardcover sits on a herb shelf for quick access.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I stock this because Bellebuono's herbalism is grounded in actual plant knowledge rather than borrowed correspondence tables. The magical applications earn their place because they emerge from a practitioner who grows and prepares herbs for a living. At 264 hardcover pages, it's a reference you'll return to repeatedly. If you're ready to put the plants to work alongside the reading, explore my herbs and accessories collection for bulk herbs, packets, and preparation tools.
Frequently Asked Questions
Holly Bellebuono is an herbalist and educator with over 26 years of experience. She founded Vineyard Herbs Teas and Apothecary on Martha's Vineyard. This book draws from her curriculum as a working herbalist rather than from secondary sources.
It covers practical herbalism alongside magical and healing applications. Plant profiles, teas, salves, gardening tips, and magical correspondence lists are all included. Magical material runs throughout rather than sitting in a separate section.
It's a small-format hardcover from Llewellyn's Little Book series, 264 pages. Compact enough to gift or carry, and more durable than comparable paperback introductions. The size fits on a crowded herb shelf without taking over the whole row.
It works well for both. Beginners get clear plant profiles, starter herb lists, and step-by-step recipes. Intermediate practitioners benefit from the magical correspondence sections and exercises, which go beyond identification into applied work.
