Mandrake

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Mandrake

‎Mandrake in Hebrew means “love plant.” The mandrake plant contains hallucinogens, but it can be poisonous. Its roots sometimes contain bifurcations causing them to resemble human figures. According to a legend already spread in the 1st century CE, it is perilous for humans to dig up the plant. One should rather bare the roots, and tie the plant to a dog. The animal could then safely pull out the plant.
‎Gen 30:14–16; Song 7:13

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