Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs - Scott Cunningham 1985

Sorrel, Wood
The Herbs

(Oxalis acetosella)

Folk Names: Cuckowe’s Meat, Fairy Bells, Sourgrass, Sour Trefoil, Stickwort, Stubwort, Surelle, Three-Leaved Grass, Wood Sour

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Earth

Powers: Healing, Health

Magical Uses: If the leaves of the wood sorrel (dried) are carried they preserve the heart against disease.

Fresh wood sorrel placed in sickrooms aids in recuperation from illnesses and wounds.