Plants of the Mandragora genus in the SOLANACEAE family, including Mandragora officinarum L. and Mandragora vernalis Bertol (sometimes called Atropa mandragora). They contain TROPANES that are anticholinergic (CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS). Mandrake may also refer to PODOPHYLLUM.
    

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Ayer's Sarsaparilla gives health and sunny hours / Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co.

Mandrake roots in human form; the mandrake plant; ginseng. Engraving.

M0007115: Manuscript illustration of a mandrake being uprooted by a dog

M0007114: Page from <i>Medicina Antiqua</i> depicting a mandrake being attacked

The mythology of the mandragora / by D.M. Davies.

Forestine Blood Bitters : make the weak strong.

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M0007115: Manuscript illustration of a mandrake being uprooted by a dog

M0007114: Page from Medicina Antiqua depicting a mandrake being attacked

Ayer's Sarsaparilla gives health and sunny hours / Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co.

The mythology of the mandragora / by D.M. Davies.

Forestine Blood Bitters : make the weak strong.