Mandragora / Mandrake

Mandragora se smatra jednom od najstarijih čudesnih biljaka u svijetu, a u Hrvatskoj raste na samom jugu, u Konavlima.

Mandrake is considered one of the oldest miraculous plants in the world, and in Croatia, it grows in its very south, in Konavle.

Najzanimljiviji dio biljke je njezin korijen, jer podsjeća na tijelo čovjeka.

The most interesting part of the plant is its root because it resembles the human body.

U vrijeme antike ova se biljka zbog svojih halucinogenih svojstava smatrala i dobrim anestetikom pa se koristila i za uspavljivanje pacijenata prije operacija, ali i kao lijek protiv bolova.

In ancient times, this plant was considered a good anesthetic due to its hallucinogenic properties, so it was used to put patients to sleep before surgery, but also as a painkiller.

Shakespeare je pisao o mandragori, a 'Mandrake Root' bila je prva pjesma koju je snimio bend Deep Purple.

Shakespeare wrote about mandrake and 'Mandrake Root' was the first song ever recorded by Deep Purple.

Svi dijelovi biljke smatraju se otrovnim.

All parts of the plants are considered poisonous.

Ova vrlo rijetka biljka raste na planini Sniježnici u Konavlima.

This very rare plant grows on Sniježnica mountain in Konavle.

Zaštićena je.

It is a protected plant.