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A mandrake is one of several toxic plant species with "man-shaped" roots and some uses in folk remedies. The roots by themselves may also be referred to as "mandrakes". The term primarily refers to ni
The flowers of Mandragora officinarum
A carved mandrake root, 16th or 17th century (Wellcome Collection)
Mandrake illustration and text. Dioscorides De materia medica (7th-century manuscript, Biblioteca Nazionale, Naples).
Euresis (Discovery) handing mandrake to Dioscorides. Note the tethered dog (Cf. Josephus). (Vienna ms., early 6th century).
Mandragora officinarum
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Mandragora officinarum is the type species of the plant genus Mandragora in the nightshade family Solanaceae. It is often known as mandrake, although this name is also used for other plants. As of 201
Mandrake
…The so-called "female" and "male" mandrakes, from a 1583 illustration The flowers of Mandragora officinarum A carved mandrake root, 16th or 17th century (Wellcome Collection) A mandrake is one of several toxic plant species with "man-shaped" roots and some…
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Mandragora plant from Israel that some sources would place in Mandragora autumnalis rather than Mandragora officinarum