Mandragora

BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION

Family :

Solanaceae

Genus :

Mandragora (former: Atropa)

Species :

officinarum (former: mandragora)

EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION

Poison; Deliriant

DESCRIPTION

Traditionally known as an aphrodisiac and closely associated with witchcraft. Poisonous.

CAUTION

Mandragora officinarum is a low perennial herb growing up to 30 cm high with yellow berries. It grows from a thick forked root which is known for sometimes resembling a human form. All parts of the plant contain hyoscyamine and scopolamine and can easily cause death by respiratory paralysis. It has a long history of medicinal and magical use in Europe.

Symbolism of Mandragora

Mandragora symbolizes fertility, reveals the future, brings the fortune. In magic arts mandragora is always token as male element, but the shape is both male and female. As much as root is testable that much mandragora is medical cure and spirituality. Mandragora is poision where you need to be experienced when used.

LEGAL STATUS

U.S. FEDERAL LAW

Mandrake is uncontrolled in the United States. This means all parts of the plant and its extracts are legal to cultivate, buy, possess, and distribute (sell, trade or give) without a license or prescription. If sold as a supplement, sales must conform to U.S. supplement laws. If sold for consumption as a food or drug, sales are regulated by the FDA.

U.S. STATE LAW

Louisiana #

Effective Aug 8, 2005 (signed into law Jun 28, 2005) Louisiana Act No 159 makes 40 plants illegal, including Mandragora officinarum, when intended for human consumption. The law specifically excludes the "possession, planting, cultivation, growing, or harvesting" of these plants if used "strictly for aesthetic, landscaping, or decorative purposes."

Tennessee #

Tennessee did not pass the proposed bill that would have banned dozens of plants as "hallucinogenic" when intended for human consumption. Instead, they banned only Salvia divinorum.