![]() The Mandrake, has to do with false beliefs, superstitions, and witchcraft, which are still connected with the use of the mandrake in todays world. Every word in the bible has to do with our salvation, no matter how insignificant it may appear to our minds. The plants from which the root is obtained are also called 'mandrakes'. It will be of assistance for a suggested scientific study of potential aphrodisiac effect of mandrake fragrance. God put this and many other small items into the bible for a reason. A mandrake is the root of a plant, historically derived either from plants of the genus Mandragora found in the Mediterranean region, or from other species, such as Bryonia alba, the English mandrake, which have similar properties. Fifty-five principle odoriferous constituents were identified in rather bizarre chemical composition of mandrake aroma. It seems that the Scripture clearly connects the fragrance of mandrake with sexuality, which is the only known account of direct link between odor and human sexual response. Sufficient evidence was found to conclude that the appearance of this plant on the Biblical scene is not due, as was commonly believed, to alleged magic power of its root, but to the unique fragrance furnished by the fruits of mandrake. Mandrake is a member of the nightshade family that includes some of the most poisonous plants such as nightshade, jimsonweed, tobacco and, paradoxically, some of the most common vegetables such as potatoes, tomatoes, green pepper, and eggplants. Rachel said to Leah, Give me some of your son's mandrakes. The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner. And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me for surely I have hired thee with my sons mandrakes. A detailed study of Pentateuch text and the various commentaries allowed us to re-evaluate the role of mandrake in Biblical events. The mandrake, Mandragora officinalis, is a strange plant mentioned only in Genesis 30:14 and Song of Songs 7:13 although it is a common plant in many parts of Israel. Genesis 30:14 - At the time of the wheat harvest Reuben went out and found some mandrake plants in a field and brought them to his mother Leah. And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy sons mandrakes. It is a common plant all over Palestine, growing particularly in the. Genesis 30:14-16 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. 30:14-16) and its Biblical use is generally attributed to its supposed fertility power. Mandrakes are the roots of the Mandragora officinarum, a member of the potato family. For thousands of years, this plant was revered by many cultures, which ascribed to it mysterious and demonic qualities. 243-251 ISSN: 0013-0001 Subject: history, ethnobotany, volatile compounds, odors Abstract: Mandrake (Mandragora officinaruim), nearly forgotten today, is one of the most famous plants known to humanity. Source: Economic botany 1994 v.48 no.3 pp. ![]() , translated as love plants, is mentioned twice in the Jewish scripture. The fragrance of Biblical mandrake Author: Fleisher, A., Fleisher, Z. One of the earliest mentions of mandrake can be dated back to the Bible.
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