Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Mandrake

Plant

Family

Potato Family (Solanaceae)

English

Mandrake, Autumn mandrake, Crazy apple, Devil's apple, Mandragora officinarum, Mediterranean mandrake, Spring mandrake

Latin

Mandragora officinarum L., Mandrago officinalis, Mandragora agetes tenuifolia, Mandragora officinalis

Plantparts

Leaf, Ripe fruit, Root, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Ache, Aches, anaesthetic, Analgesic, anesthetic, Anodyne, Antalgic, Antiarthritic, Antidepressant, Antidepressive, Anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorders, Anxious, Aperient, aphrodisiac, arthritis, Arthrosis, Calmative, Calming of nerves, catharic, Cathartic, Chronic pain, depression, Emetic, Freight, good for the stomach, Increases sexual desire, induce vomiting, Inflammed joints, insomnia, Joint inflammation, Joint inflammations, laxative, Love drug, movements of the bowel, Nervousness, No medical use, no medicinal use, Pain, painful disorders, painkiller, pain relief, pain relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, purgative, relaxes the nervous system, sciatica, Sciatic neuritis, sedative, Sleeplessness, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, stomach atony, stomach debility, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, vomitive, Weakness of the liver, weak stomach

Homoeopathically uses

Asthma, cough

Warnings

Hallucinogen, hallucinogenic, induce hallucinations, Poison, Poisonous, Toxic

Other uses

Narcotic, narcotic effect

Religion, Magic & Witchcraft

Magic, magic power, magic use, Witchcraft, Witchery

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Showbak, Jordan, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Ingredients

 alkaloid, atropine, Belladonnine, fat, Hyoscine, hyoscyamine, Mandragorine, poisonous alkaloid, protein, Scopoletin, Scopolin

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0304

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