Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum L.): flowering plant with separate fruit, seed and sectioned fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

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[1772]
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16575i
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Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum L.): flowering plant with separate fruit, seed and sectioned fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The mandrake contains hyoscyamine and had former medicinal uses. The mandrake of western literature allegedly screamed when pulled from the ground and deafened human gatherers so that dogs were supposed to extract them

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[Romae (Rome)] : [Bouchard et Gravier], [1772]

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 36.9 x 22.4 cm

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Mandragora, fructu rotundo. J.R.H.76. Ital. Mandragora maschio - Gal. Mandragore Lettering is inscribed on print in blue ink by E. Holmes: "Mandragora officianum L."

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Wellcome Collection 16575i

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