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| yass | Feb 10 2011, 09:05 AM Post #1 |
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Though it's not the first on the list, it is probably the first of my remarkable discoveries. It is highly unlikely that the "æppel" referred to is the crab apple! I first went chasing down the Indian Love Apple, something I read about in the Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog, but which was amiss in the catalog the following year, and so I went looking for it by the description and found it in a variety of places with the exact same description and warnings. It has steroidal properties and allegedly, the Indians (India) used the burnt seeds to treat nose ulcers. I wasn't satisfied with that repeat advertising, but in the process of looking it up again, I discovered an apple i did not know about before, a strange and mysterious apple, which, if you read enough about it, you may conjecture as I did, that it is none other than apple of the adam and eve tale. It will all make sense, and come into context if you learn enough about it. It is available, you only have to search for it. note - since originally studying and posting this information I have come across a better candidate for the "æppel" of Woden's Nine Herbs Charm. Now, if I can only remember what it was and where I found it... it wasn't too long ago... 
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| yass | Feb 10 2011, 09:13 AM Post #2 |
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| yass | Feb 10 2011, 09:18 AM Post #3 |
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Mandrake Mandrake was much used by the Ancients, who considered it an anodyne and soporific. In large doses it is said to excite delirium and madness. They used it for procuring rest and sleep in continued pain, also in melancholy, convulsions, rheumatic pains and scrofulous tumours. They mostly employed the bark of the root, either expressing the juice or infusing it in wine or water. The root finely scraped into a pulp and mixed with brandy was said to be efficacious in chronic rheumatism. http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/m/mandra10.html |
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| yass | Feb 10 2011, 09:19 AM Post #4 |
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Mandragora officinarum var. autumnalis Black Mandrake This native of Southern Europe and long-time resident in many a witch's garden has a great variety of magickal uses. It has been part of flying ointments, made into poppets, worn in the cap for protection and love, carried for fertility, and consumed to induce love or lust. One of the baneful herbs, this Saturn plant is sacred to Hekate, but it is also associated with Diana, and Aphrodite as well as Mercury (apparently because of the androgynous shape of the root). http://www.alchemy-works.com/mandragora_autumnalis.html |
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| yass | Feb 10 2011, 09:20 AM Post #5 |
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Mandragora officinarum var. vernalis White Mandrake This herb has a long history in Old World magick and is a must in the witch's garden. In the Middle East, this plant, especially its ripe fruit, is still considered to be an aphrodisiac and fertility herb on account of its shape and the story in the bible: Leah (who later had the reputation as a real babymaker) used mandrake fruits her son had harvested in their field to "buy" the sexual services of the husband she shared with Rachel, who wanted the mandrakes to increase her own fertility (Genesis 30:14-16). In contrast, mandrake roots are sometimes connected to Mars because they have allegedly been used as an instrument of war--in battlefield medicine to deaden the pain of wounds and cause sleep, for one. Hannibal staged a fake retreat from an African enemy, leaving wine tainted with mandrake root behind. The enemy drank it and became stupefied, allowing Hannibal to return and kill them all. It was said to protect against possession by demons, but more likely a tincture of the root was simply given to people who were schizophrenic on the principle of like driving out like. In Germany, people washed freshly harvested mandrake roots in wine and dressed them in red and white silk clothing. The roots were then supposed to be able to answer questions about the future. In Germany and Austria, this root was said to make spent money return to the owner (the "female" root was used in love charms), and it was valued enough (and obviously already uncommon enough) that children inherited the root from their parent. In England, a dried mandrake root placed on the mantel was supposed to bring prosperity to the household and keep away evil. A root under the pillow helps engender prophetic dreams, and worn as a charm, it helps create invisibility. http://www.alchemy-works.com/mandragora_officinarum.html |
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| yass | Feb 10 2011, 09:21 AM Post #6 |
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Excerpts: "The mysterious mandrake or mandragora, the queen of all magical plants, is not a character form a fairy tale but a real plant that is found especially in the eastern Mediterranean region." "The mandrake beer that was consecrated to her played an important role in the famous myth describing the destruction of the human race and the creation of heaven." "The mandrake was also the plant of Circe, the daughter of Helios. It was also associated with rituals in Germany at early date." "Few plants in ancient times had such a wide spectrum of uses as the mandrake. It was used as a sleeping agent, analgesic and anesthetic, antidote, abortifacient, aphrodisiac, and inebriant and also in love magic. The medical indications for which it was used were correspondingly numerous and included the following ailments: abscesses, arthritis, inflammations and diseases of the eyes, discharge, anxiety, possession, depression, swollen glands, inflammation, uterine inflammation, complications during labor, painful joints, tumors, ulcers, gout, hemorrhoid, skin inflammations, hip pains, hysteria, impotence, bone pain, headaches, cramps, liver pains, stomach ailments, melancholy, menstrual problems, amenorrhea, spleen pains, sleeplessness, snakebite, pain, side pains, scrofula, tubercles, infertility, poisoning, callosities, loss of speech, worms, wounds, erysipelas, and toothaches!" Read more: http://cgi.ebay.com/Mandrake-Root-Mandrago...p3286.m20.l1116 |
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| yass | Feb 10 2011, 09:22 AM Post #7 |
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Mandragora officinarum [Synonyms : Atropa mandragora, Mandragora acaulis, Mandragora vernalis] MANDRAKE Both the plant and its fruit are depicted in murals found in the tomb of Tut’ankhamun (the boy-king who died in c.1340 BC) and others after him. There are also descriptions of the plant in Assyrian clay tablets dating from about 800 BC. Another of the plant’s qualities familiar thousands of years ago was its anaesthetic attributes. One story suggests that the famous Carthaginian soldier, Hannibal (247-182 BC) could have used this to his advantage. He is said to have feigned retreat from rebellious African troops and left behind large quantities of wine adulterated with an extract of mandrake root. The advancing soldiers stupefied themselves on this booty which allowed Hannibal upon his return to overpower them unopposed. http://www.plantlives.com/docs/M/Mandragora_officinarum.pdf |
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