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stomach had been removed, and all approved methods for 
restoration tried, his condition appeared hopeless, when Dr. 
_Tawrie injected one grain of morphia subcutaneously, and 
_ maintained artificial respiration, a second grain of morphia was 
injected, and after 7 hours a third grain. One hour after the 
q last injection the patient was restored to consciousness. 
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MANDRAGORA OFFICINARUM, Linn. 
Fig.—Bulliard Herb., t. 145. Mandrake (Hng.), Mandra- 
gore (Fr.). 
Hab.—Levant. The root. 
Vernacular.—Yebruj (Ind. Bazars), Lakshamana (Hind.), 
Kattai-jati (Tam.). 
_ History, Uses, &c.—In the Nighantas the root of this _ 
plant bears the names of Lakshamana, “ possessed of lucky 
signs or marks”; Putra-da, “child giver” ; Rakta-vindu, ‘a 
drop of blood” ; and Bh4gini, “co-heiress.” It is described as 
_ of the body: bile, blood and phlegm. The Hindus appear to 
have derived their knowledge of the drug from Western 
from the Chinese, as the only Indian species 
nations, or possibly 
to be used 
of Mandragora, M. caulescens, Clarke, is not known 
medicinally. From the time of Hippocrates to the first century 
of the Roman Empire, mandragora was used medicinally by the 
Greek physicians, sometimes as an anzwsthetic before surgical 
operations, but more frequently as an application to painful 
tumours. The root bark was preferred as being the most 
active part, but the leaves were also used, more especially for 
local application. Internally the juice of the root was usu 
administered in wine or vinegar. The description of the action 
‘mandragora juice given by Dioscorides and Pliny leave no 
; of its resemblance to that of belladonna. Theophrastus — 
‘Dioscorides mention that the plant was also used in love 
