"Also known as Devil's apple or Devil's turnip, it was said that anyone who pulled a mandrake out of the ground would go mad when they heard its cry.
To prevent this, a dog was tied to the plant and then frightened so that it would run away and dig it up.
When a mandrake is dug from the earth, it s
hould be placed in a fountain immediately, for a day and a night, so that every evil and contrary humour is expelled from it.”
- Hildegard von Bingen
12 mai 2022
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