Chili Pepper (Capsicum spp.)

Folk name: Red pepper

Gender: masculine

Planet: Mars

Element: fire

Powers: Fidelity, Hex-breaking, Love

Magical powers: If you feel your mate is looking for greener pastures, buy two large dried chili peppers. Cross them and tie together with a red or pink ribbon. Place this beneath your pillow and this should help keep fidelity in your marriage. 

If you’ve been cursed, scatter red pepper around your house to break the spell.

Red pepper is also used in love powders to enflame the beloved, or to ensure that the love you find will be spicy. 

(Source: Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs)