Blessed Thistle

🌾 Blessed Thistle - 5g

Scientific Name: Cnicus benedictus
Also Known As: Holy Thistle, St. Benedict’s Thistle, Bitter Thistle

Description

Once regarded as a sacred herb of healing, Blessed Thistle earned its name from the monks who cultivated it for both medicine and prayer. Its spiny leaves and golden flower embody resilience and spiritual protection, making it a valued ally in both physical and energetic purification.

Magical Properties

Blessed Thistle carries the virtue of divine protection and healing grace. In folk magic, it is burned, carried, or brewed into spiritual washes to repel negative energies and restore strength.

• Element: Fire

• Planetary Correspondence: Mars

• Deities: St. Benedict, Archangel Michael, healing saints and solar protectors

• Uses:

  • Carry or hang in the home for protection against evil and spiritual harm.

  • Burn as incense or add to spell work for banishing illness and restoring vitality.

  • Use in charm bags or bath brews to renew courage and invoke divine blessing.

  • Incorporate into ritual work for cleansing spaces after illness or conflict.

Medicinal Properties

Blessed Thistle has a long history in European herbal medicine as a bitter tonic to stimulate appetite and support digestion.

• Actions: Bitter tonic, stomachic, galactagogue, diaphoretic, antimicrobial.

• Common Uses: Traditionally used to promote healthy digestion, stimulate bile flow, and support lactation. It was also used to strengthen vitality during convalescence.

• Energetics: Warming, drying, and gently stimulating; associated with purification and renewal.