Feverfew

Origin:

Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Scientific Name: Tanacetum parthenium

Folk Names: Bachelor’s buttons, featherfew, featherfoil, febrifuge, flirtwort

Magical

Element: Water
Day: Friday
Planet: Venus
Zodiac: Scorpio

Parts used: Herb

Magical Properties: Protection, meditation, health, travel, physical healing, love, decisions

Nicholas Culpeper associates feverfew with Venus, due to its extensive list of uses around pregnancy and other issues related to the female reproductive system. A powder of the herb in wine with oxymel is recommended for those that are “troubled with melancholy and heaviness, or sadness of spirits.”