Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs - Scott Cunningham 1985

Bracken
The Herbs

(Pteridium aquilinum) X

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Mercury

Element: Air

Powers: Healing, Rain Magic, Prophetic Dreams

Magical Uses: If you burn bracken outside, rain will fall.

Bracken is also used for protection, healing and fertility. If the root is placed beneath the pillow it causes solutions of problems to appear in dreams.