Yarrow

Origin: Europe, northern Asia, and North America

Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Supertribe: Asterodae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Scientific Name: Achillea millefolium

Folk Names: Band man’s plaything, bloodwort, carpenter’s weed, devil’s nettle, devil’s plaything, green arrow, little feather, nosebleed, old man’s pepper, soldier’s woundwort, staunch-weed, thousand-leaf, wound-wort

Magical

Element: Water
Day: Friday
Planet: Venus
Zodiac: Libra
Associated Celebrations: SumSol
Deities: Achilles, Cernunnos

Parts used: Herb

Magical Properties: Harmony, healing, divination, intuition, love, friendship, exorcism, psychic skills, marriage

Substitutions: Rose