🌿 Mandrake
Mandragora officinarum
Root
🌿 About Mandrake
Mandrake is the legendary witch's root — the most powerful plant ally in traditional witchcraft. Its humanoid-shaped root brings protection, fertility, prosperity, and immense magical power.
📜 Herb Correspondences
🔮 Spell Uses & Rituals
- Keep a mandrake root on your altar as a powerful magical familiar and protector
- Place in the home for protection, fertility, and to attract prosperity
- Carry a small piece for personal power amplification in all magical workings
- Use in image magic — the root's humanoid shape makes it ideal for sympathetic magic
- Dress and feed your mandrake root monthly with oil and offerings to keep it active
💚 Traditional Medicinal Uses
- TOXIC — historical anesthetic only
- Not used medicinally today
- Historical pain reliever
- Contains tropane alkaloids
ⓘ This information is for educational purposes only. Always consult a qualified herbalist or healthcare provider before using herbs medicinally.
🌱 Growing Tips
Partial shade, deep well-drained soil. Hardy but slow. Grows from seed with cold stratification. Mediterranean native.
⚠️ Safety & Precautions
HIGHLY TOXIC — never ingest. All parts are poisonous. Handle the root only, and wash hands after. Keep away from children and pets. Use only in external magic, never internally.
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