 WebMD, which categorises the herb European Mandrake derived from Mandragora officinarum under the heading "Vitamins & Supplements", declares that it is UNSAFE for anyone to use European mandrake for medicinal purposes.In the UK, The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997, in its Schedule 1, identifies ""Mandragora autumnalis"" as a substance which, if included in medicinal products, makes those products prescription only medicines, and therefore only prescribable by those categories of appropriate practitioners specified in Regulation 214 of The Human Medicines Regulations 2012.Medical herbalists are not recognised as "appropriate practitioners" under this legislation.