
They are the responsability of the purchaser and will be asked by the customs service of your country. The international import duties and taxes are not included in the shipping fees. These usual delivery times are NOT GUARANTEED. North America and Europe off Euro Zone : 2 or 3 weeks The average time of delivery is approximately When your order is dispatched, we will send you a confirmation email along with all of the relevant details (tracking number, estimated date of delivery where provided by the postal service, and any other useful information). Mediterranean mandrakes are perennial herbaceous plants with ovate leaves arranged in a rosette, a thick upright root, often branched, and bell-shaped flowers. While they look much like cherry tomatoes, their scent is entirely different. The items are carefully packed the prints into sealed cellophane and flat rigid cardboard enveloppes, the curios in bubblewrap and strong cardboard boxes. The round fruits of Mandragora, once known as love apples, ripen to a pale yellow in May, and develop a bewitching fragrance. All our shipments are with tracking number. We send Priority Letters and Parcels all around the world, 1 or 2 business days after the order, via the french postal service (La Poste).


Please ensure the delivery address you have provided is complete and accurate, and if possible supply a contact phone number, as this can be useful for the postal service. Whatever the circumscription, Mandragora officinarum is a perennial herbaceous plant with ovate leaves arranged in a rosette, a thick upright root, often branched, and bell-shaped flowers followed by yellow or orange berries.īecause mandrakes contain deliriant hallucinogenic tropane alkaloids (atropine, scopolamine, and hyoscyamine) which cause delirium and hallucinations, The names autumn mandrake and Mediterranean mandrake are then used. In a broader circumscription, all the plants native to the regions around the Mediterranean Sea are placed in M. Either way, be sure you plant mandrake seeds within six months as they. The main species found around the Mediterranean is called Mandragora autumnalis, the autumn mandrake. You may purchase the seeds or collect them from overly ripe fruit in late summer or fall. As of 2015, sources differed significantly in the species they use for Mandragora plants native to the Mediterranean region. It is often known as mandrake, although this name is also used for other plants. Mandragora officinarum is the type species of the plant genus Mandragora in the nightshade family Solanaceae. The plants are represented in their entirety, accompanied by details of their flowers and their seeds.Ī work most notable for its fine illustrations in the Pierre-Joseph Redouté style of stipple-engraving by Turpin and Anne-Ernestine Panckoucke. Some compounds that are found in the roots have been shown to have anti-tumor properties. It gives to read the description, the history, as well as the use and the virtues of the plants. The ripe fruit is edible, but the rest of the plant is toxic.

The "Flore Médicale" is one of the most important French books on the study of medicinal boards in the nineteenth century. Taken from " Flore médicale" by Chaumeton. AUTHENTIC FINE COPPER ENGRAVING from the 1800s.
