In search of traces of the mandrake myth: the historical, and ethnobotanical roots of its vernacular names

Mandrake (Mandragora spp.) is one of the most famous medicinal plant in western cultures since Biblical times and throughout written history. In many cultures, mandrake is related to magic and witchcraft, which i...

Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - December 4, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Amots Dafni, Cesar Blanch é, Salekh Aqil Khatib, Theodora Petanidou, Bedrettin Aytaç, Ettore Pacini, Ekaterina Kohazurova, Aharon Geva-Kleinberger, Soli Shahvar, Zora Dajic, Helmut W. Klug and Guillermo Benítez Tags: Research Source Type: research