La Mandragora Mandrake has from time immemorial considered the magic plant par excellence, because of its root, which often assumes a human form has inspired many great attributes on its powers.
In 'Old Testament, uses the mandrake to induce Lia Jacob to sleep with her, then she sees the fifth son.
In Arabic folklore is considered a powerful aphrodisiac that helps infertile women conceive Legend has it that it is conceived under the gallows, the last ejaculation of semen from a hanged man.
great importance is the ritual to be followed to collect it, it is believed that those who pull out the root pulling from the ground ... fall dead.
The root of the mandrake screams and moans when pulled from the ground and those who hear these cries would be next to madness, and then after removing the soil around the plant had to tie around the neck with a card and the magician after he incited the departed aa dog pull off the plant after it has been eradicated from the earth died screaming for the death of the plant.
According to tradition, the mandrake root is able to increase the wealth and open all doors favorable fertility in infertile women and the sexual stamina of males helplessly.
In the Middle Ages was considered a powerful talisman that was bequeathed to a minor child, and it was said that he would obey these same manner as the father.
Later, during the Inquisition have a mandrake meant being accused of witchcraft.
In Africa it is said that elephants copulate only after eating mandrakes
In Europe it is believed that taking home a mandrake root seeing it duly safeguarded and nourished pour the entire family fortune and wealth and provide protection against enemies.
In all traditions to pick it shall be used in many rituals which ensures that the plant will be treated well and will be respected once eradicated and then it will have positive value, while if it is abused during the rite of extraction it will have negative value and will serve to rituals and negative control
In the end a tradition on the last mandrake much in vogue among the southern witches recommended to fill the hole left by the plant with food (usually milk or bread) potential prejudice to overcome the great loss to mother earth that has nourished
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