The poems about preventing and curing diseases in "Atharva Veda" are generally mantras to keep diseases away from the patient's body. As a curse says, a cough "is like a sharpened arrow, flying quickly into the distance. Cough, fly far away on this vast land." The poems related to having children contain beautiful wishes, such as "Like the earth that nurtures all sprouts, may your fetus be preserved and be born after the pregnancy is over! Like the earth that sustains forest trees, may your fetus be preserved and be pregnant." Give birth after the pregnancy is over! Just as the earth maintains the mountains, may your fetus be preserved and be born after the pregnancy is over.” Most of the mantras for fertility are related to natural phenomena. One mantra says: "Roar, thunder and lightning, and let the sea churn! O rain clouds, drop milk and nourish the earth! Please pour down and send enough rain... The source of thousands of streams is inexhaustible, and our land of thousands of miles is also inexhaustible!"
The spell is also used in military affairs. A spell to make war drums work says: " The beasts of the forest tremble at the sight of men; drums, let them fear the enemy, and cause their hearts to lose their will; like the birds that tremble at the sight of the eagle, and roar like the lion day and night, drum! They have no ideas." Such spells can undoubtedly play a great role in boosting the morale of soldiers.
The poems praising gods in "Atharva Veda" are combined with witchcraft, so the role of gods is generally not expressed in controlling nature and human society, but in helping humans subdue demons. or enemies.
In terms of artistic characteristics, "Atharva Veda" uses exaggeration, metaphor and other techniques, and the words are sonorous and powerful. The combination of the two forms the unique charm of witchcraft poetry.