- Latin name
- Viscum album
- Element
- air
- Planet
- Sun
- Safe to eat?
- No, not for eating or drinking
How to use it
- Hang a sprig above the door at Yule
- Lay a sprig on the altar at the winter solstice
- Hang out of reach as a charm for peace and love
Lore
In Norse myth Frigg asked every living thing to swear not to harm Baldr but overlooked the mistletoe, and Loki used it to make the dart that killed him. Pliny described Druids cutting mistletoe from an oak with a golden sickle on the sixth day of the moon.
Safety
Do not ingest. The berries and leaves are poisonous to people and pets and can cause vomiting, stomach pain and a slowed heart rate. Hang it high out of reach of children, cats and dogs, and pick up any fallen berries.
Not for eating or drinking.
Gods linked with it
More air herbs
- Lavender Lavandula angustifolia
- Sage Salvia officinalis
- Dandelion Taraxacum officinale
- Pine Pinus sylvestris
- Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria