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.

Annotation

do not confuse entry term MANDRAKE, EUROPEAN with MANDRAKE, AMERICAN see PODOPHYLLUM

DUI

D026781 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0016972

Previous indexing

Plants, Toxic (1997-2001)

History note

2002, 1963-1996; use PLANTS, TOXIC 1997-2001; for MANDRAKE, EUROPEAN use PLANTS, TOXIC 1986-2001

Public note

2002, 1963-1991; see PLANTS, TOXIC 1986-1990; for MANDRAKE, EUROPEAN see PLANTS, TOXIC 1997-2001; see MANDRAGORA 1986-96