30 August 2010

Mandrake root

From the files of the Science Museum (London), via A London Salmagundi.

3 comments:

  1. FesterAugust 30, 2010 at 3:17 PM

    Creepy looking thing. Looks nothing like the old comic strip magician. It does, however resemble a famous Goya painting:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Devouring_His_Son

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  2. AaronSApril 11, 2019 at 9:55 PM

    Leah used them to attract her husband, Jacob, in Genesis.

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  3. Trace HentzNovember 12, 2024 at 5:00 PM

    I am doing research on this plant right now - I knew you'd have something! Thanks!

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