Mandrake (mandragora)

Climate:

• common in Europe

Appearance:

• Shaped like a parsnip with its roots resembling a human
• Above ground it looks similar to tobacco plants
• From 5 to 40 cm high

Properties:

• Grows around men who have been hung
• Causes hallucinations, comas and dream-like states
• Screams can cause death
• Mandrakes will scream until they have a fatality

Uses:

• Sleeping Potions
• Love Potions
• Cures Petrification

History:

• Herbologists used dogs to pull the mandrakes out of the ground, thus killing the dog and silencing the mandrake
• In 1954 Potioneer Amaradus Spencer discovered a humane way to harvest Mandrakes, involving ear muffs and submerging them in aquatandisu potion, which will stop them from screaming. 

Repotting:

• Follow safety instructions
• Use a medium to heavy soil
• Add water equivalent to 75% of the plant's approximate weight

Safety:

• Wear earmuffs and dragon-hide gloves securely at all times
• Contact with the mandrake can cause coma

First Aid:

• Wash effected area and call for a professional healer who will give the victim a tandisu injection