Mystic Mandrake

The lore and use of the Mandrake root throughout history and around the world. Illustrated. Sample contents: Mandragora - derivation of the name - description of the plant and its habitat; Mandrake of the Hebrews - the Mandrake of the Bible - Rachel and the mandrakes; Mandrake in Ancient Egypt, Assyria and Persia; Mandrake and the gallows legend; Mandrake in Italy - among Southern Slavs and the Armenians; Mandrake in the drama, poetry and story; Mandragora in the light of modern science.