Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs - Scott Cunningham 1985

Cyclamen
The Herbs

(Cyclamen spp.)Probably X in high doses

Folk Names: Groundbread, Pain-dePorceau (French: Sow Bread), Sow-Bread, Swine Bread

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Deity: Hecate

Powers: Fertility, Protection, Happiness, Lust

Magical Uses: Cyclamen, when grown in the bedroom, protects the sleeper, and where grown, it is said that no noxious spells can have effect.

Cyclamen is also used to promote conception, raise the passions, and the blossoms are used to remove grief of the heart.