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Mandrake/ mandragora : man (human-like) dragora (dragons)
This root plant, was shrouded with mythology. The plant grows in arid areas around the Mediterranean, used as a hallucinogen, painkiller, aphrodisiac, fertility drug ,& love potion for thousands of years #anesthesia 1/5
This root plant, was shrouded with mythology. The plant grows in arid areas around the Mediterranean, used as a hallucinogen, painkiller, aphrodisiac, fertility drug ,& love potion for thousands of years #anesthesia 1/5
in the Late middle ages and thereafter, some believed that witches applied these ointments or ingested these potions to help them fly to gatherings, and meet with the Devil, or to experience bacchanalian carousal #anesthesia 2/5
In one superstition, ppl who pullup this root will be condemned to hell, & the mandrake root wld scream &cry as it was pulled from the ground, killing anyone who heard it. Therefore, ppl hv tied the roots to animals &then used them to pull the roots from the soil. #mythology 3/5
The Greeks also used it as an aphrodisiac, steeping the root in wine or vinegar—mandrake is known as the “love-apple of the ancients,” and is associated with the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite #mythology #potions 4/5
In FACT the root was one of the earliest hallucingenic and narcotic alkaloids. Contains atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine These chemicals are anticholinergics, hallucinogens, &hypnotics which explains the effects from witchcraft to medicine 5/5 #historyofmedicine #anesthesia
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