Anemone

Includes:

Folk Names: Windflower
Scientific Names: Anemone Nemorosa (Wood Anemone)

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Magical Uses: Roman Charm Against Disease (Inkwright); European Disease-bringer (Inkwright)

Additional Notes: divider

While admired in gardens, Wood Anemone (also known as “Windflower”) is rarely used in medicine as in Europe it was believed to carry diseases. People would hold their breath to pass them, as the air about them was deemed poisonous. The Ancient Romans, however, ironically picked them as charms against disease.

'Folk Magic and Healing: An Unusual History of Everyday Plants' by Fez Inkwright