Original Class Date: Sunday, June 21, 2026 @ 2pm EST
Mandrake has been famous for millennia leading to many legends, myths, and folktales about this curious nightshade plant. Mandrake’s history and folklore are so fantastical some don’t even realize it’s a real plant! Mandrake was sacred to the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, it was a sex and fertility symbol in the Bible, the root was an all-powerful medieval talisman cherished by Kings, and today it has found renewed popularity in neopaganism, witchcraft, occultism, fantasy fiction, and film.
In this class we will delve into the mysteries of the mandrake root learning about its myths, magic, and medicine throughout history as well as the science behind its effects on the mind and body. Learn about the different poisonous mandrake species in the Mandragora genus, how ancient they are, where they grow, how to grow them yourself, and how they are used in the ethnobotany and traditional medicine of their bioregions.
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