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.
Entry Term(s)
Atropa mandragora
Mandragora vernalis
Mandrake, European
Registry Numbers
txid24647
NLM Classification #
QV 85
Previous Indexing
Plants, Toxic (1997-2001)
Public MeSH Note
2002, 1963-1991; see PLANTS, TOXIC 1986-1990; for MANDRAKE, EUROPEAN see PLANTS, TOXIC 1997-2001; see MANDRAGORA 1986-96
History Note
2002, 1963-1996; use PLANTS, TOXIC 1997-2001; for MANDRAKE, EUROPEAN use PLANTS, TOXIC 1986-2001
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.
