Books of Shadows
 
Magical Properties of Herbs
 

MILK THISTLE

carduus marianus
silybum marianum
sonchus oleraceus


PART USED
The Whole Plant

GENDER: Masculine
ELEMENT: Fire
PLANET: Mars

FOLK NAME
Marian Thistle

POWERS: Snake-enraging

MAGICAL USES
The Anglo Saxons recorded the fact that
if the milk thistle was hung around a man's neck,
all snakes in his presence would begin fighting.


Special Thanks

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs

Uncle Sams Outfitters

'Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over,
it became a butterfly'...

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