- 맨드레이크, Mandrake
. 학명; Podophyllum peltatum
. 개요; 북미동부원산의 다년생 식물
. 효능; 하제
. 사용법; 의사감독하에 사용
1 학명과 약용부위
- 학명; Podophyllum peltatum
- 약용부위
. Rootstock.
. 뿌리
2 통명
- 영어; American mandrake, duck's foot, ground lemon, hog apple, Indian apple, May apple, raccoon berry, wild lemon, wild mandrake.
- 한글; 맨드레이크
3 개요
- 북미동부원산의 다년생 식물
. 삼림지대에서 자생
- 줄기; 뿌리줄기에서 단순한 원형으로 성장
. 잎; 두개의 잎자루에서 황록색 5-9개의 엽 형성
- 꽃; 5월경 단독의 백색으로 개화
Mandrake is a perennial plant that forms dense copses in open woodlands of eastern North America, as far west as Minnesota and Texas. The dark brown, fibrous, jointed rootstock produces a simple, round stem which forks at the top into two petioles, each supporting a large, round, palmately 5- to 9- lobes, yellowish-green leaf. A solitary, waxy-white or cream-colored flower grows on a short peduncle from the fork in the stem during May or June. Some plants, growing from different rootstocks, are non-flowering. These have only a single leaf on an unforked stem.
4 효능
- 하제
. 북미인디언이 하제나 자살용으로 사용
. 정화기능이 강하여 과다복용금물
- 사마귀제거
. 민감한 사람; 피부염가능
- 임신부 사용; 선천기형유발
Cathartic. The American Indians used mandrake root as a cathartic, and sometimes to commit suicide. In any case, it is unquestionable an energitic purgative, but an overdose is likely to be fatal. Some Indians used the crushed rootstock on warts, but susceptible individuals trying it may end up with dermatitis. If used during pregnancy, mandrake may cause birth defects in the child.
5 사용법
- 의사감독하에 사용
- 지중해원산의 유럽맨드레이크와는 별개의 식물
. 인삼과 유사한 형태의 뿌리
. 황색이나 자주색의 종형 꽃
. 마취제, 수명제, 우울증치료제, 구토제
Recommended for use under medical supervision only.
NOTE; The European mandrake, Mandragora officinarum, also called mandragora or Satan's apple is not related to the American plant. it is native to the countries surrounding the Mediterranean and has been used there for thousands of years. Its large, brown root, growing 3 to 4 feet deep into the ground, often divides and branches and sometimes resembles a human figure. It produces little or no stem; its basal, ovate leaves stand erect at first but tend to lie spread on the ground when mature. The greenish-yellow or purple, bell-shaped flowers grow on stalks 3 to 4 inches high. The fruit is a large, fleshy, yellow to orange-colored berry. Mandrake root was used in ancient times as an anesthetic for surgery, as a "sleeping pill" when in pain, but also as a remedy for melancholy. The fresh root is strongly emetic and purgative; the dried root bark also has emetic properties. Mandrake's use today is limited to homeopatic preparations for hay fever, colic, asthmn, and coughs. In some areas, mandrake root is believed helpful in promoting conception. Like the American plant, European mandrake is poisonous.