Mandragora
"Mandragora" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D026781
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.905.347
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| Concept/Terms |
Mandragora- Mandragora
- Mandragoras
- Mandrake, European
- European Mandrake
- European Mandrakes
- Mandrakes, European
Mandragora vernalis- Mandragora vernalis
- Mandragora vernali
- vernali, Mandragora
- Atropa mandragora
- Atropa mandragoras
- mandragora, Atropa
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Finch PM, Drummond PD. Topical treatment in pain medicine: from ancient remedies to modern usage. Pain Manag. 2015 Sep; 5(5):359-71.