Yarrow

achillea millefolium

PLANET: Venus
ELEMENT: Water
GENDER: Feminine

FOLK NAMES
Achillea, Arrowroot, Bad Man's Plaything, Carpenter's Weed,
Death Flower, Devil's Nettle, Eerie, Field Hops, Gearwe,
Hundred Leaved Grass, Knight's Milfoil, Knyghten,
Lady's Mantle, Milfoil, Militaris, Military Herb, Millefolium,
Noble Yarrow, Nosebleed, Old Man's Mustard,
Old Man's Pepper, Sanguinary, Seven Year's Love,
Snake's Grass, Soldier's Woundwort, Stanch Griss,
Stanch Weed, Tansy, Thousand Seal,
Wound Wort, Yarroway, Yerw

USE IN MAGIC:
Healing, Divination, Courage, Love, Psychic powers, Exorcism

When worn, yarrow protects the wearer, and when held
in the hand it stops all fear and grants courage.

A bunch of dried yarrow hung over the bed or yarrow used
in wedding decorations ensures a love lasting at least seven years.
Yarrow is used in love spells.

Carrying yarrow not only brings love but also attracts
friends and distant relations you wish to contact.
It draws the attention of those you most want to see.

The flowers are made into an infusion and the resulting tea
is drunk to improve psychic powers.

Washing the head with a yarrow infusion will prevent
baldness but won't cure it if it has already begun.

Yarrow is used to exorcise evil and negativity
from a person, place or thing.


Source(s)

Special Thanks
Onyx
GreenWitchGarden

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs This comprehensive guide to the magical uses of over 400 herbs and plants from all parts of the world includes details into the finer aspects of Magical Herbalism. The volume is fully indexed and cross-indexed by herb name, common names, use, and rulership, and fully and attractively illustrated for easy identification of every herb.

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