Mandrake Mandragora officinarum True Mandrake |
Other names: Circe’s plant, Mandrake ( Traditionaly used for male plants ) Womandrake ( Traditionaly used for female plants ) .
Mandrake, especially its root, but also its leaves, contains the tropane alkaloids scopolamine, atropine, apoatropine, L-hyoscyamine, mandragorine, cuscohygrine, norhyoscyamine, 3A-tigloyloxytropane, and 3,6-ditigloyloxytropane. This alkaloid mixture was previously described under the name mandragorine. ALL PARTS ARE TOXIC !
Distribution: Southern Europe, North Africa, Asia Minor, Middle East.
Mandrake have been used in witchcraft and magic for centuries, everywhere where it could be found.
Mandrake is used in rituals for exorcism, protection, fertility, money, love, health.
Mandrake is a Herb of creativity. Used to increase potency of any magickal working.
Mandrake is helping to make right decisions in any aspect of life .
Mandrake plant brings luck, love, prosperity .
Mandrake plant protects from evil eye , envy , bad spells .
Demons cannot bear the smell or presence of Mandrake.