Mandragora Officinarum Herb vs Henbane

Mythical and toxic Mediterranean plant of ancient medicine used as a powerful sedative, aphrodisiac, and surgical anesthetic.

Highly toxic European herb used cautiously in traditional medicine as an analgesic, antispasmodic, and sedative. Witches used it in flying ointments. Contains tropane alkaloids.

scopolamine, hyoscyamine, atropine, cuscohygrine

hyoscyamine, scopolamine, atropine, hyoscine

surgical anesthetic in ancient Mediterranean medicine, aphrodisiac in European folk magic, sedative and pain treatment

Pain relief in folk medicine, Antispasmodic for bladder, Sedative use, Traditional witchcraft ingredient

anticholinergic, sedative, analgesic

Analgesic, Antispasmodic, Sedative — pharmaceutical scopolamine derived

Medical supervision only - extremely toxic

Pharmaceutical preparations only — DO NOT self-administer raw herb

pregnancy - abortifacient, glaucoma, children, heart disease

All contraindicated without medical supervision — life-threatening in overdose

anticholinergic toxidrome, hallucinations, coma, death

Hallucinations, Rapid heart rate, Death in overdose