Organisms

Mandragora

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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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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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Mandrake, European
  • European Mandrake
  • European Mandrakes
  • Mandragoras
  • Mandrakes, European
  • Atropa mandragora
  • Mandragora vernalis
  • Atropa mandragoras
  • Mandragora vernali
  • mandragora, Atropa
  • vernali, Mandragora

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

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

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History Note

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

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Previous Indexing

  • Plants, Toxic (1997-2001)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mandragora. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D026781. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D026781
  2. Mandragora. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandragora_(genus)
  3. Mandragora. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212742