Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs - Scott Cunningham 1985

Sloe
The Herbs

(Prunus spinosa) Lt; Fresh flowers and seeds: X

Folk Names: Blackthorn, Mother of the Wood, Wishing Thorn

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Mars

Element: Fire

Powers: Exorcism, Protection

Magical Uses: Hung over doorways or carried, the sloe wards off evil and calamity and banishes demons and negative vibrations. The wood is sometimes used to make divining rods and wishing rods. These “wishing rods” are used in spells of all types and are actually all-purpose magical wands.