Mandrakes That Scream and Look Like People Was An Elaborate 16th Century Scam - a podcast by Cassidy Cash

Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, talks about the shrieking mandrake while Henry IV and Henry VI use the word mandrake as an insult. These very real plants took on legendary qualities due in part to the chemicals in their makeup which make them useful for anesthetics. Our guest this week is an expert in historical plants and historical methods of growing them and we are delighted this week to welcomeMichael Brownto the show, the self-styled Historic Gardner, to share with us about the history of mandrakes.  

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