Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Gender
Feminine
Planet
Venus
Element
Water
Powers
Changing Sex, Healing, Luck
Magical Uses
Until recently, in Alabama, it ws supposedly believed that if a girl wished to become a boy all she had to do was to eat nine unripe persimmons. She would surely change her sex within two weeks!
If you are plagued with chills, tie a knot in a piece of string (one for each chill you've had) and tie the string to a persimmon tree. This should halt them.
If you wish to have good luck, bury green persimmons.
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magickal Herbs
Scott Cunningham
ISBN 0-87542-122-9