====== Briony ======
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latin_names: Bryony spp. dioica
folk_names: Gout Root, Ladies' Seal, Mad Root, Snake Grape, Tamus, Tetterberry, Wild Hops, Wild Vine, Wood Vine, English Mandrake
gender_tags: Masculine
planet_tags: Mars
element_tags: Fire
deity_tags:
effect_tags: Image Magic, Money, Protection
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===== Magical Uses =====
The briony root is often used as a substitute for the rare mandrake root in various image magic operations.
Money placed near a briony root will increase, as long as it is left there. The root is also hung in houses and gardens as a protection against the effects of bad weather.