Mandragora – Mandrake

The mother tincture is prepared from the dried roots of Mandragora officinarum L. and M. autumnalis Bertol., a native of Southern Europe and Asia Minor. N.O. Solanaceae.

The main indications are:

Sensation of fullness with eructations, ameliorated by eating. Sensation of fullness after a few mouthfuls, relieved by bending backwards. Dryness of mucosa of throat and mouth. Constipation with tenesmus. Haemorrhoids which bleed. Duodenal ulcer. Cholangitis, cholecystitis, biliary colic. Reflux oesophagitis. Aggravation from bending forward (driving, sedentary work). Congestion of the head. Depressive mood. Rheumatism of the joints. Arthroses. Pyloric stenosis.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Mandragora e radice siccato, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Fed- eral Gazette) for mandragora: headaches; cardiocirculatory complaints; digestive insufficiency associated with hepatobiliary disorders; sciatica.