With deep reverence for the Tongues of the Eldar and the healing spirits of the Green, I now present to you the complete:
🌿 A–Z Elvish Herbal Codex
In Sindarin & Quenya, Honoring the Legacy of Tolkien
Each herb bears two names: one in Sindarin, the language of the Grey Elves; and one in Quenya, the ancient High Tongue of the Eldar. Each entry weaves the herb’s Elvish names, poetic meaning, lore among the Elves, energetic quality, and invocation — in Elvish and English.
🌿 1. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
Sindarin Name: Dûrhaeloth — “Dark Strength-Root”
Quenya Name: Mornnórëalda — “Root of Black Valor”
Meaning: “Strength Beneath Still Waters”
From the Red Hills of Imladris to the shadowed woods of Doriath, Dûrhaeloth was revered for its power to still the trembling flame and anchor the weary soul.
✨ Root of silent power, restorer of sacred masculine and steady will
Invocation: “Mornnórëalda, anta nin i melme o i nuquernë nárë.”
(“Root of Black Valor, grant me the love of the unshaken flame.”)
🌿 2. Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri)
Sindarin Name: Galadhreneth — “Tree-Memory”
Quenya Name: Carnildëa — “She Who Shapes Clarity”
Meaning: “Whisper of Eternal Clarity”
Grown near the Mirror of Galadriel, Galadhreneth helped awaken long-lost soul memories and clear inner vision.
✨ Crown-light, lunar clarity, remembrance of the soul’s origin
Invocation: “Carnildëa, elenya órenyallo cára nyárë i núta úvë.”
(“Shaper of Clarity, from my star-heart bring forth the tale that never faded.”)
🌿 3. Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)
Sindarin Name: Lothlîth — “Gentle Flower”
Quenya Name: Lótilindë — “Singing Blossom”
Meaning: “Gentle Light of the Womb”
A cradle herb of the Elves, Lothlîth soothed both child and warrior, a balm for soul and body alike.
✨ Dream-restorer, gentle heart balm, maternal song in herb form
Invocation: “Lótilindë, linduvalyë ni teni urco ar melme.”
(“Singing Blossom, sing me into sleep with peace and love.”)
🌿 4. Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Sindarin Name: Anneroth — “Sun-Tear”
Quenya Name: Carnelossëa — “Red Joy-Grass”
Meaning: “Light Born Through Struggle”
Among the hills of Hollin, Anneroth pushed through stone to offer the golden message: joy reborn from sorrow.
✨ Solar-willed resilience, purifier of bitterness, freedom in bloom
Invocation: “Carnelossëa, calalyë ni ter i huinë, ar nurtalyë i indonya.”
(“Red Joy-Grass, shine me through the shadow, and steady my heart.”)
🌿 5. Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus)
Sindarin Name: Gwathloth — “Mist-Leaf”
Quenya Name: Híselassë — “Fragrance of Mist”
Meaning: “Breath of the Stormbreaker”
In the coastal sanctuaries of the Teleri, Gwathloth was burned to clear grief and awaken true voice.
✨ Wind-cleansing, throat unblocking, auric purifier
Invocation: “Híselassë, púressë órenyallo henta i súrë.”
(“Fragrance of Mist, from the breath of my heart lift the wind.”)
🌿 6. Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
Sindarin Name: Saeruin — “Bitter Flame”
Quenya Name: Narcurnëa — “Fire of the Guts”
Meaning: “Song of Digestive Flame”
Among Elven cooks and healers alike, Saeruin was sung over stew-pots to stoke the inner fires of clarity and courage.
✨ Digestive flame-bringer, clarity kindler, focus restorer
Invocation: “Narcurnëa, nárë coaryallo airë teni cáno.”
(“Fire of the Guts, from the body bring forth the noble song.”)
🌿 7. Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica)
Sindarin Name: Rîvenaeth — “Wanderer’s Vein”
Quenya Name: Nendilassë — “Stream-Leaf”
Meaning: “Vein of the Eternal Stream”
Used by Elven scribes and dreamers, Rîvenaeth guided wandering minds back to the thread of divine memory.
✨ Circulatory wisdom, clarity of path, neural rejuvenation
Invocation: “Nendilassë, sirilyë órenyallo, tultalyë i armaro.”
(“Stream-Leaf, flow from my heart and bring back the memory.”)
🌿 8. Holy Basil (Tulsi) (Ocimum sanctum)
Sindarin Name: Lachgalad — “Flame of Joy”
Quenya Name: Auralindë — “Heart-Singing Flame”
Meaning: “Heartfire of the Divine Breath”
In Valinor’s healing halls, Auralindë was placed in the mouths of initiates to renew their soul’s sacred alignment.
✨ Heart-centering, pranic balance, renewal of the sacred vow
Invocation: “Auralindë, warmilyë indonya ar ancalalyë i estel.”
(“Heart-Singing Flame, warm my heart and brighten hope.”)
🌿 9. Iris (Iris germanica)
Sindarin Name: Gilgloss — “Star-White”
Quenya Name: Elenyaquessë — “Star-Path”
Meaning: “Path of the Celestial Messenger”
Gilgloss crowned the temples of Elven seers. With its light, messages passed clean between soul and stars.
✨ Vision opener, messenger’s gate, third eye alignment
Invocation: “Elenyaquessë, tar i aiwi calalyë i quetë i airë.”
(“Star-Path, through the clouds shine the word of light.”)
🌿 10. Jasmine (Jasminum officinale)
Sindarin Name: Lothenneth — “Blessed Blossom”
Quenya Name: Yavannírilë — “Little Daughter of Yavanna”
Meaning: “Breath of Enchanted Dawn”
Adored in the gardens of Alqualondë, Lothenneth was said to carry the scent of Yavanna’s own breath.
✨ Heart-light, divine joy, awakening of soul-scent
Invocation: “Yavannírilë, lúmessë ilyë nyérenyallo, alyë calima.”
(“Little Daughter of Yavanna, awaken me in radiant joy.”)
🌿 11. Kava Kava (Piper methysticum)
Sindarin Name: Dûrgaeth — “Dark Peace”
Quenya Name: Morquildë — “Black Tranquility”
Meaning: “Calm Within the Storm”
The Elves of the Outer Havens drank Dûrgaeth before storm rituals, calling it “peace of the deep sea.”
✨ Calm within chaos, nervous healer, twilight of stillness
Invocation: “Morquildë, omessë úvë, leryalyë ni teni sir.”
(“Black Tranquility, in the heart of shadow, carry me in peace.”)
🌿 12. Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
Sindarin Name: Glînros — “Star-sigh”
Quenya Name: Serilómëa — “Evening Light-Song”
Meaning: “Song of Soothing Radiance”
Used in dream-chambers and memory rites, Glînros wrapped the soul in starlight before sleep.
✨ Nervous quiet, third eye balm, dream protection
Invocation: “Serilómëa, leryalyë ni nan lómë calima.”
(“Evening Light-Song, carry me into radiant night.”)
🌿 13. Moringa (Moringa oleifera)
Sindarin Name: Galabrass — “Radiant Leaf”
Quenya Name: Calalassëa — “Shining Leaf”
Meaning: “Tree of Miraculous Light”
Galabrass grew in the southern groves of the Wandering Companies. Among the Eldar, it was known to feed the very fëa (spirit) through body and blood.
✨ Vital nourisher, emerald vitality, solar restoration
Invocation: “Calalassëa, yávë calima nán, yulilyë coanyallo.”
(“Shining Leaf, I am radiant fruit — nourish me from within.”)
🌿 14. Nettle (Urtica dioica)
Sindarin Name: Aegnir — “Sharp Fire”
Quenya Name: Narcëorëa — “Painful Flame”
Meaning: “Warrior’s Breath”
Used in rites of passage, Aegnir stung the skin but awoke the fire of resolve. To the Noldor, its bite was sacred: the first kiss of the battlefield.
✨ Blood-mover, fire of courage, immune reclaimer
Invocation: “Narcëorëa, antalyë nárë teni alcar.”
(“Painful Flame, give fire that becomes glory.”)
🌿 15. Oregano (Origanum vulgare)
Sindarin Name: Gaerlass — “Dread-Leaf”
Quenya Name: Rávëlassëa — “Wild Flame-Leaf”
Meaning: “Flame of the Wild Heart”
Among the woodland warriors, Gaerlass was burned to dispel spirits of fear before sacred hunts or battle songs.
✨ Solar plexus fire, immune protection, voice of courage
Invocation: “Rávëlassëa, cennë nyérë ar qualmë, cendë melme.”
(“Wild Flame-Leaf, burn sorrow and death, ignite love.”)
🌿 16. Peppermint (Mentha piperita)
Sindarin Name: Ringlaes — “Cold Leaf”
Quenya Name: Helcelassë — “Ice-Leaf”
Meaning: “Wind of Clarity”
Ringlaes was laid upon the brow of fevered Elves, and given to orators before speech. It brings breath as crisp as snowlight.
✨ Cooling clarity, mental freshness, lung wind
Invocation: “Helcelassë, hehtalyë i hísë, yantalyë i aiwë.”
(“Ice-Leaf, release the mist, and call forth the hawk.”)
🌿 17. Quassia (Quassia amara)
Sindarin Name: Sarnnâr — “Stone-Fire”
Quenya Name: Ondonárë — “Rock Flame”
Meaning: “Bitter Purification”
Used in the silent fasts of temple-seers, Sarnnâr burned out spiritual toxins and forced shadow from hiding.
✨ Liver cleanser, shadow-breaker, bitter truth
Invocation: “Ondonárë, nartalyë i mornië mi órenya.”
(“Rock Flame, burn the darkness within my heart.”)
🌿 18. Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Sindarin Name: Eliadlos — “Star-Memory”
Quenya Name: Elendómenta — “Gift of the Star-West”
Meaning: “Remembrance of the Eternal Sun”
Eliadlos was offered during memorial songs. It opened the senses to past lives and sang of lost kin across the Sea.
✨ Memory, solar radiance, ancestral link
Invocation: “Elendómenta, tulalyë i nénar i núta lómë.”
(“Gift of the Star-West, bring back the tears of the faded night.”)
🌿 19. Sage (Salvia officinalis)
Sindarin Name: Minlaeg — “Wise Flame”
Quenya Name: Sainëcalmëa — “Holy Flame of Thought”
Meaning: “Breath of the Wise Flame”
Burned upon stone altars, Minlaeg cast out deception and summoned ancestral insight. A plant of kings and keepers.
✨ Wisdom purifier, throat clarity, sacred mind
Invocation: “Sainëcalmëa, quetalyë órenyallo teni calima.”
(“Holy Flame of Thought, speak from my heart in light.”)
🌿 20. Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum)
Sindarin Name: Laegloth — “Green Flame”
Quenya Name: Calamintëa — “Bright Blessed Herb”
Meaning: “Heartfire of the Divine Breath”
Like a verdant prayer, Laegloth was offered in moonlit chants by river-priests and sung into waters to purify the spirit.
✨ Pranic purity, emotional balance, sacred breath
Invocation: “Calamintëa, súrilyë ar mólë teni indonya.”
(“Bright Blessed Herb, breathe and soften into my heart.”)
🌿 21. Uva Ursi (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Sindarin Name: Nînbrassen — “Wet Flame”
Quenya Name: Nénnárëa — “Water Fire”
Meaning: “Bearer of Sacred Waters”
Brassen was used in lunar rites to cleanse the body’s dark waters. A guardian of inward flow and subtle movement.
✨ Kidney and bladder ally, sacred flow, feminine current
Invocation: “Nénnárëa, mólalyë i celvar, ar órenyallo túla i sir.”
(“Water Flame, soften the rivers, and let the stream rise from my heart.”)
🌿 22. Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
Sindarin Name: Sîrloss — “Gentle Dream”
Quenya Name: Lómenindalëa — “Sleep Star-Singer”
Meaning: “Sleep’s Gentle Embrace”
Given to Elves after battle or loss, Sîrloss wrapped the fëa in peace and closed the gates of rest without fear.
✨ Nervous quiet, sleep anchor, dream gatekeeper
Invocation: “Lómenindalëa, nan lómë leryalyë ni mi silmë.”
(“Sleep Star-Singer, in the night carry me in starlight.”)
🌿 23. White Willow (Salix alba)
Sindarin Name: Taltír — “Painwood”
Quenya Name: Qualmendoron — “Tree of Suffering”
Meaning: “Bark of the Pain Bearer”
A tree of noble grief. Taltír gave comfort not by escape, but through quiet endurance and truth in sorrow.
✨ Pain transmuter, grief companion, body-soother
Invocation: “Qualmendoron, hlaril nyérë ar nurtalel i indonyallo.”
(“Tree of Suffering, hear my sorrow and lift it from my heart.”)
🌿 24. Xanthium (Xanthium strumarium)
Sindarin Name: Caurdir — “Thorn-Guard”
Quenya Name: Lassëturco — “Leaf-Shield”
Meaning: “Protector of Boundaries”
Woven into belts and worn by border-guards, Caurdir repelled foul spirits and marked the edge of sacred spaces.
✨ Auric shield, psychic protection, guardian leaf
Invocation: “Lassëturco, carilyë santë ve i aiwë orontoro.”
(“Leaf-Shield, make me holy as the hawk on the mountain.”)
🌿 25. Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Sindarin Name: Bellnîn — “Pale Wound”
Quenya Name: Nessaqualmëa — “Delicate Pain-Healer”
Meaning: “Healer of the Wounded Path”
Bellnîn was gifted to those who bore inner scars. It mended spirit with silver light and sealed broken trust.
✨ Heart-sealer, wound mender, courage awakener
Invocation: “Nessaqualmëa, notalyë nyérë teni indil.”
(“Delicate Pain-Healer, stitch sorrow into a flower.”)
🌿 26. Zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria)
Sindarin Name: Carnnarth — “Red Fire Root”
Quenya Name: Nárëahtië — “Burning Root”
Meaning: “Root of Mystical Fire”
Given to those walking through deep transformation, Carnnarth burned illusions and lit the fire of becoming.
✨ Digestive flame, rebirth igniter, sacred root
Invocation: “Nárëahtië, nartalyë i nwalma, ar nénalyë nin calima.”
(“Burning Root, burn the pain, and bathe me in light.”)
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