{"id":"glltekm","internal_id":"112dbe22-f7de-4f1a-a26f-92ae71a8fe07","links":{"img_thumbnail":"https://digital.sciencehistory.org/downloads/deriv/ffdzo2f/thumb_large_2X?disposition=inline","html_self":"https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/glltekm"},"title":"Mandrake postage stamp, Israel","additional_title":[],"format":["image"],"genre":["Postage stamps"],"medium":[],"extent":["2 cm W x 2.6 cm H"],"language":["Hebrew"],"provenance":"","subject":["Postage stamps","Medicinal plants","Botanical illustration","Mandrakes"],"department":"Archives","series_arrangement":[],"rights":"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/","rights_holder":"","digitization_funder":"","file_creator":"Auerbach, Jahna","description":"Israeli postage stamp issued in a series of the twelve tribes of Israel. This stamp, featuring a mandrake plant, represents the tribe of Ruben. \n\nThe mandrake has a long history of medicinal uses, magical practices, and folklore. Traditionally, mandrake was used as an anesthetic, pain reliever, sedative, and a fertility aid. Historically, it was thought to be a cure-all for many ailments.","description_html":"<p>Israeli postage stamp issued in a series of the twelve tribes of Israel. This stamp, featuring a mandrake plant, represents the tribe of Ruben. </p>\n\n<p>The mandrake has a long history of medicinal uses, magical practices, and folklore. Traditionally, mandrake was used as an anesthetic, pain reliever, sedative, and a fertility aid. Historically, it was thought to be a cure-all for many ailments.</p>","published_at":"2026-04-08T15:37:35Z","updated_at":"2026-04-08T15:37:35Z","creator":[],"date_of_work":[{"start":"1957","start_qualifier":"","finish":"","finish_qualifier":"","note":"","formatted":"1957"}],"place":[{"category":"place_of_creation","value":"Israel"}],"inscription":[],"related_link":[],"additional_credit":[],"physical_container":{"box":"5","folder":"","volume":"","part":"","page":"","shelfmark":"","reel":"","formatted":"Box 5"}}