Solanaceae FAMILY

Mandragora caulescens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

All parts of the plant contain alkaloids and are poisonous[ 19 Title Poisonous Plants. Publication Author Stary. F. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1983 ISBN 0-600-35666-3 Description Not very comprehensive, but easy reading. , 21 Title The Herb Book. Publication Author Lust. J. Publisher Bantam books Year 1983 ISBN 0-553-23827-2 Description Lots of information tightly crammed into a fairly small book. ].

Botanical Description

Mandragora caulescens is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a deep, often branched taproot. Unlike other members of this genus, it often forms a central stem, which is occasionally branched; the plant can grow 20 - 60cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1316 Title A revision of the genus Mandragora (Solanaceae) Publication Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Lond. (Bot.) 28(1): 17-40 Author Ungricht S.; Knapp S; Press J.R. Publisher Year 1998 ISBN 0968-0446 Description A detailed study of the genus, including information on the historical and modern medicinal uses ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, and possibly as a source of compounds for the pharmaceutical industry.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Qinghai, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan), northern India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar

HabitatGrassy and stony slopes, open moorland, pastures and screes. Subalpine and alpine zone, especially among Rhododendron shrubs; at elevations from 2,200 - 4,900 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1316 Title A revision of the genus Mandragora (Solanaceae) Publication Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Lond. (Bot.) 28(1): 17-40 Author Ungricht S.; Knapp S; Press J.R. Publisher Year 1998 ISBN 0968-0446 Description A detailed study of the genus, including information on the historical and modern medicinal uses ].