Mandragora officinarum

Related to Mandragora officinarum: mandrake root

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Mandragora officinarum - a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers

devil's apples, mandrake

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

genus Mandragora, Mandragora - a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae

mandrake, mandrake root - the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic

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Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), belladonna or deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum), and thorn apple or jimsonweed (Datura spp.) are all members of the same plant family.

Chapter 21: Plants of medicine, culture, and industry

The mandrake (Mandragora officinarum), sometimes called the devil's apple, belongs to the nightshade family (Solanaceae) and is a relative of the tomato, potato and deadly nightshade.

Beware the mandrake

The mandrake (Mandragora officinarum L.) is a plant from the family Solanaceae whose roots are rich in alkaloids; allopathic medicine considers it to be dangerous rather than beneficial; however, homeopathy exploits its narcotic and analgesic properties.