This week’s magical herb is chives. Chives are delicate, aromatic, and have a mild onion flavor with a hint of garlic. The purple flowers are edible and are used as a garnish. Chives are frequently used in sour cream dip and on baked potatoes.

Latin Name: Allium schoenoprasum

Other Names: Wild Chives, Flowering Onion

Gender: Masculine

Element: Earth, Fire

Planet: Saturn, Mars

Sign: Scorpio

Day: Tuesday, Saturday

Deities and Beings: Ares, Cronus, Mars, Saturn

Parts Used: All

Magical Uses: Banishing, breaking bad habits, dispel depression, exorcism, joy, melancholy, protection, sex, ward disease (hang in home), weight loss

If you’re interested in more magickal herbs, check out the full Magical Herb of the Week series.

Want to know even more about magical herbs? Check out The Herbal Magic Correspondences Guide for information on nearly 600 herbs and plants.

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Briana Blair is an author and artisan. She has published more then 30 books and thousands of articles across multiple sites. After practicing Paganism and witchcraft for 25 years, she's now on a journey as an atheist and skeptic. She's eclectic, unpredictable, and always evolving. Facebook - Twitter