Plant
Mandrake
Plant3 traditions
Mandrake's forked root looks like a human figure, and legend said it shrieked when pulled from the ground. It was the most famous plant of European witchcraft, kept as a household guardian for luck and fertility.
Uses
- Protection of the home
- Fertility
- Money
- Power
Working with it
Place a dried mandrake root, or an image of one, on a shelf as a house guardian. Most root sold as mandrake in North America is mayapple, which is also poisonous.
⚠ Safety note for Mandrake- Botanical name
- Mandragora officinarum
- Planet
- ☿︎ Mercury
- Element
- Fire
- Works for
- ProtectionFertilityProsperityPower
- Forms
- root
- How to use
- Altar or offering
⚠ Safety
- Deadly poisonous. Never ingest or burn it. Handle with gloves and keep it away from children and pets. Work with it symbolically, by name or image.
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