Mandrake – American

DescriptionDried mandrake root placed on the mantelpiece will bring protection, happiness, and prosperity to the household. While also preventing demons from entering the home. Placed on top of money, will make the money multiply. Mandrake roots can be used as poppets for sympathetic magic. Carved into various shapes for magical use. The roots were humanlike and often pictured in various texts as a man with a very long beard, or a woman with a very bushy head of hair. If the root was split into two, it was considered female. If not, it was male. The “Female” roots were the most valuable and believed to be a useful charm to promote luck and wealth.The plant was said to grow under the gallows of murderers, sprung from the bodily drippings of criminals and unquiet dead, shrieking when dug up. The sound would kill a man or drive him insane. So, to avoid this fate, you were supposed to tie a dog to the plant and he would pull it up and die in the man’s place. Some legends say that you could harvest only after sunset, or that you must draw a circle with a sword or wand three times around the plant before harvesting. Once harvested, a witch must wash it in wine and wrap it in silk for storage. Little dolls were sometimes made of mandrake roots and kept to aid the household and answer important questions. Possession of one of these mandrake dolls could be used as evidence during witch trials.1 packet of root chips – Podophyllum peltatum – American MandrakeTHIS HERB IS TOXIC USE WITH CARE – DO NOT INGEST Sold as a curio only.