Common name: Mandrake.
Introduction
Mandragora officinarum, Millefolium (Also M. vernalis, Berthol.) Atropa mandragora, Linn. Natural order: Solanaceae. Preparation: Tincture of plant without the root (Dufresne).
Head
Heaviness and confusion of the head. A sense of fullness in the vessels of the brain.
Eye
Mandragora causes dilatation of the pupil. A peculiarly enlarged and confused vision.
Ear
Exaggeration of sounds.
Nose
Coryza.
Mouth
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
In action of the bowels, with white hard faeces when the bowels are induced to act.
Respiratory Organs
Hoarseness. Slight cough, with expectoration. Difficult breathing.
General Symptoms
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 wine, 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-v. and Belladonna, followed by Camphor.
Sleep
Desire for sleep.
Fever
Lingering coldness and uneasiness after the removal of other symptoms. Shivering sensation in the afternoon.