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0875700 - Materia Medica
Mandrake
A narcotic short-stemmed European solanaceous herb having a fleshy, often forked, root thought to resemble a human form.
Is a powerful restorative, they form an essential part of most antidotes; "The cry of a full grown Mandrake is fatal to anyone who hears it"
A herb of the potato family found in the Mediterranean area. Once the object of many superstitions, its magical powers are now in disrepute. Women once ate its fruit to promote pregnancy and its roots were much esteemed as a love philter, a promoter of personal prosperity and aid to an oracle's powers of prophecy.
mandrake root: the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
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![Materia Medica<br>Mandrake<br>A narcotic short-stemmed European solanaceous herb having a fleshy, often forked, root thought to resemble a human form. <br>Is a powerful restorative, they form an essential part of most antidotes; "The cry of a full grown Mandrake is fatal to anyone who hears it"<br>A herb of the potato family found in the Mediterranean area. Once the object of many superstitions, its magical powers are now in disrepute. Women once ate its fruit to promote pregnancy and its roots were much esteemed as a love philter, a promoter of personal prosperity and aid to an oracle's powers of prophecy. <br>mandrake root: the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic <br>a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers <br><br>](../images/prevs/0875700.jpg "Materia Medica<br>Mandrake<br>A narcotic short-stemmed European solanaceous herb having a fleshy, often forked, root thought to resemble a human form. <br>Is a powerful restorative, they form an essential part of most antidotes; "The cry of a full grown Mandrake is fatal to anyone who hears it\"<br>A herb of the potato family found in the Mediterranean area. Once the object of many superstitions, its magical powers are now in disrepute. Women once ate its fruit to promote pregnancy and its roots were much esteemed as a love philter, a promoter of personal prosperity and aid to an oracle's powers of prophecy. <br>mandrake root: the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic <br>a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers <br><br>")