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dofe of three grains it mitigated the pains, which afterwards returned. 
A fimilar effe& was produced in other cafes by a proportionate quan- 
tity of the root in the form of a tincture. 
Thefe experiments thew that the Mandrake a¢ts as an opiate, which 
confirms the opinion entertained of it by the ancients; and hence it 
may be concluded, that, if not adminiftered with great care, it may 
prove a deleterious and mortal narcotic. This caution is the more 
neceflary, as the berries of Mandrake are faid to have been eaten 
without producing any bad effect. * . 
+See Ray. I. cy 
" 80LANUM NIGRUM, . . GARDEN NIGHTSHADE. 
SYNONYMA, Solanum. Pharm, Dale. 170. Rutty. 489. 
. Bergius. 149.° Murray. v.i: 427, Lewis. 608. Solanum offici- 
narum, Bauh, Pin. 166, Solanum vulgare, Park, Theat. 346, 
Solanum hortenfe. Gerard. Emac, 339. Ray. Syn. 254. Hift. 672, 
Solanum nigrum. Hail. Helv. n. 579+ Hudfon. Flor. Ang. 78. 
With. Bot. Arr. 236. Flor, Dan, 460. Gurt, Flor. Lond. ii. 16, 
Pentandria Monogynia, Lin. Gen. Pl. 251. 
Lf: Gen. Ch, Cor. rotata. ~Auther@ fubcoalite, apice poro putes 
dehifcentes. Bacca 2-locularis, 
a 
Sp. Ch. S. caule inermi herbaceo, fol. ovatis dentato-angulatis, rae 
cemis diftichis nutantibus. 
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