The quintessential plant of Witchcraft, mandrake was thought to grow from the semen of hanged men at crossed roads. It was used in secret rites for the acquisition of a familiar spirit, and is one of the poisonous ingredients of the witches' flying ointment. This is real honest-to-god mandrake root from Turkey, and not mayapple root which is commonly sold by irreputable merchants as 'American Mandrake'.