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An engraving depicting MANDRAKE. From Francois Rozier Course Complete d'Agriculture, Paris, 1793. A mandrake is the root of a plant, historically derived either from plants of the genus Mandragora found in the Mediterranean region, or from other species, such as Byronia alba, the English mandrake, which have similar properties. Because mandrakes contain deliriant hallucinogenic tropane alkaloids and the shape of their roots often resembles human figures, they have been associated with a variety of superstitious practices throughout history.
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An engraving depicting MANDRAKE. From Francois Rozier Course Complete d'Agriculture, Paris, 1793. A mandrake is the root of a plant, historically derived either from plants of the genus Mandragora found in the Mediterranean region, or from other species, such as Byronia alba, the English mandrake, which have similar properties. Because mandrakes contain deliriant hallucinogenic tropane alkaloids and the shape of their roots often resembles human figures, they have been associated with a variety of superstitious practices throughout history.
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Album / Universal Images Group / Universal History Archive
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3832 x 5100 px | 55.9 MB
Print size:
32.4 x 43.2 cm | 12.8 x 17.0 in (300 dpi)
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19 CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY. • 19TH • 19TH-CENTURY • BOTANICAL • BOTANY • BOTANY • BOTANY • DIAGRAM • ENGRAVED • ENGRAVING (ARTWORK) • ENGRAVING • ENGRAVING. • ENGRAVINGS • ETCHING • FRANCOIS ROZIER • FRENCH • HISTORY OF MEDICINE • HORTICULTURE • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • MANDRAKE • MEDICINAL • NATURE • NINETEENTH CENTURY • PLANT • PLANTA • PLANTAE • PLANTS • PRINT • ROOT • WILDERNESS • XIX CENTURY
