Mandrake Root (Podophyllum peltatum) - 1 oz Dried

Description

Mandrake Root is used in spellworking and ritual practices.  It is purported to possess great powers; both positive and negative.
In North America the name mandrake is often used for the mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) of the barberry family (Berberidaceae).
Podophyllum is highly poisonous when taken by mouth. Nevertheless, some people take it orally for yellowed skin (jaundice), liver ailments, fever, syphilis, hearing loss, and cancer. Podophyllum is also used to empty the bowels, kill parasitic worms in the intestine, and counteract snakebite. Some women take it to cause an abortion.
Podophyllum has been used as a laxative.
Podophyllum is applied directly to the skin for removal of warts, including plantar warts and sexually transmitted (venereal) warts. It is also used topically for treating pre-cancerous white patches on the tongue and mouth (oral hairy leukoplakia).
Intravaginally, podophyllum is used to treat gynecologic infections.