Mandragora

Mandragora officinarum. Mill. (Also M. vernalis, Berthol.) Atropa mandragora, Linn.

Natural order, Solanaceae.

Common name, Mandrake.

Preparation, Tincture of plant without the root (Dufresne).

Authorities. 1, Dr. L. C. Dufresne, Bib. Horn, de Geneva, 2, 498,1834, effects on self and another from smelling repeatedly at short intervals of the expressed juice of the plant (which has a nauseating odor like reptiles’ (adders’) fleshy 2, Dr. Benjamin W. Richardson, Brit, and For. Med.- Chir. Rev., 1874, p. 242, vol. 53; also vol. 51, effects of the tincture to 20 minims.

Head p. 151

Heaviness and confusion of the head/

A sense of fulness in the vessels of the brain/.

Mandragora causes dilatation of the pujail/.

A peculiarly enlarged and confused vision/.

Ears p. 151

Exaggeration of sounds/.

Nose p. 151

Coryza/.

Face p. 151

The tincture benumbs the tongue when a little is placed upon it/.

Singular taste, and sensation of acidity and dryness, which last for several days

Stool p. 151

Inaction of the bowels, with white hard feces Avhen the bowels are induced to act

Hcsjtii‘(itorif Oi'f/dios.

Hoarseness

Slight cough, with expectoration

Difficult breathing/.

Geoei‘((l Si/iii/donis.

A curious restless excitability, akin to hysteria, perhaps we might say essentially hysterical/.

Lingering uneasiness and coldness after the removal of other symptoms

Bodily weariness

All the unpleasant symptoms go off at night in bed, and are succeeded by a gentle perspiration/.

Great irregularities in diet, such as the use of Avine, coffee, and cigars, caused all the symptoms to disappear in three days in one prover; with a careful diet they lasted eight days, and were then removed by Nux vom. and Belladonna, followed by Camphor

Stool and Anus p. 151

Desire for sleep

Fever p. 151

Lingering coldness and uneasiness after the removal of other symptoms,*. - Shivering sensation in the afternoon