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What plant is Qinghai mandrake? A guide to mandrake

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Scientific name: Mandragora chinhaiebsis Family and genus: Solanaceae, Mandragora Genus Blooming period: May-June Distribution: Grows on riverside grasslands at an altitude of 3650-4000 m, or in rock crevices, under forests, etc. Distributed in Qinghai and Tibet. Introduction: Perennial herbaceous plant. Roots fleshy, much branched. Rhizome shortened, densely covered with scale-like leaves; stems 3-6 cm tall. Leaves clustered at the top of the stem, oblong or spatulate-oblong, 3-6 cm long, about 1.5 cm wide. 5

Scientific name: Mandragora chinhaiebsis

Family and genus: Solanaceae, Mandragora Genus

Blooming period: May-June

Distribution: Grows on riverside grasslands at an altitude of 3650-4000 m, or in rock crevices, under forests, etc. Distributed in Qinghai and Tibet.

Introduction: Perennial herbaceous plant. Roots fleshy, much branched. Rhizome shortened, densely covered with scale-like leaves; stems 3-6 cm tall. Leaves clustered at the top of the stem, oblong or spatulate-oblong, 3-6 cm long, about 1.5 cm wide. It blooms from May to June, with flowers solitary in the leaf axils, nodding; calyx campanulate, about 7 mm long, about 7 mm in diameter, 5-lobed, lobes oblong; corolla yellow, campanulate, about 1 cm long, about 8 mm in diameter, 5-lobed, lobes broadly ovate, about 3.5 mm long, constricted at the base, apex obtuse-rounded, pubescent outside. Berry globose, 1-1.5 cm in diameter.

Uses: The whole plant is used medicinally to treat lung abscess.

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