MANDRAGORA


Mandragora homeopathy medicine – drug proving symptoms from Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica by TF Allen, published in 1874. It has contributions from R Hughes, C Hering, C Dunham, and A Lippe….


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.

TF Allen
Dr. Timothy Field Allen, M.D. ( 1837 - 1902)

Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.