(Fagopyrum spp.) A
Folk Names: Beechwheat, Brank, French
Wheat, Saracen Corn
Gender: Feminine
Planet: Venus
Element: Earth
Powers: Money, Protection
Magical Uses: Grind the seeds (make flour)
and sprinkle around your house in a circle
to keep evil from it. Or, use to form magic
circles on the floor around you while performing
magic.
Add a few grains of buckwheat to
money incenses, and keep some in the
kitchen to guard against poverty.