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Mandrake Root, Alchemy Plant

Mandragora (Mandrake) plant from De historia stirpivm commentarii insignes a book by Leonhart Fuchs on herbal plants published in Basel in 1542. The work covers about 497 plants and has over 500 woodcut illustrations. Mandrake is the common name for members of the plant genus Mandragora, particularly the species Mandragora officinarum, belonging to the nightshades family (Solanaceae). The roots sometimes resemble human figures and their roots have long been used in magic rituals. According to the legend, when the root is dug up it screams and kills all who hear it. Literature includes complex directions for harvesting a mandrake root in relative safety. It was a common folklore that mandrake would only grow where the semen of a hanged man had dripped on to the ground. All parts of the mandrake plant are poisonous. Uses in witchcraft and magic include: baneful work, saturn herb, divination and prosperity spells.
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Mandrake Root, Alchemy Plant
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Mandragora (Mandrake) plant from De historia stirpivm commentarii insignes a book by Leonhart Fuchs on herbal plants published in Basel in 1542. The work covers about 497 plants and has over 500 woodcut illustrations. Mandrake is the common name for members of the plant genus Mandragora, particularly the species Mandragora officinarum, belonging to the nightshades family (Solanaceae). The roots sometimes resemble human figures and their roots have long been used in magic rituals. According to the legend, when the root is dug up it screams and kills all who hear it. Literature includes complex directions for harvesting a mandrake root in relative safety. It was a common folklore that mandrake would only grow where the semen of a hanged man had dripped on to the ground. All parts of the mandrake plant are poisonous. Uses in witchcraft and magic include: baneful work, saturn herb, divination and prosperity spells.
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