The Noble Spices

The Eighteen Noble Spices are those spices which are useful in magic. They are as follows:

• cinnamon.
• cloves.
• cumin.
• ginger.
• grains of paradise.
• liquorice.
• mustard seeds.
• nutmeg.
• pepper.
• peppermint.
• salt.
• star anise.
• strawberry leaves.
• sweet cicely.
• tea bush.
• thyme.
• witch-hazel.
• wormwood.

Some speak of Twenty Noble Spices, counting black, white and green pepper separately.

They are sometimes accepted as currency.